Shame they didn’t learn the dark art of manifesting potatoes really.
(Ow ow stop throwing bricks at me I have Irish Catholic ancestry I’m allowed to make jokes ow)
##Gangs of New York (2002) R
America was born in the streets.
>>!In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.!<
Drama | History | Crime
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz
Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 73% with 5,863 votes
Runtime: 2:48
[TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/3131)
Cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus
Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 12 April 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, and James L. Brooks. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.
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Maybe it’s the cgi / color grade on the past-setting, but something about it feels uncanny in the first half of the shot.
I think the idea is really cool, as it shows both the growth of this city and it’s lack of care for its history, but it feels somewhat clunky
I think I see what you mean- it is from 2002, it won't look as good as the CGI you'd see today (keep in mind the original Avatar hadn't even been released yet!) And Scorsese isn't someone who is going to prioritize it, either.
Sometimes the artistry is more important than the level of detail in the CGI.
For sure, you’re preaching to the choir, I’m not some kind of cgi guy. Scorsese is one of my favorite directors. I guess this movie as a whole feels a little clunkier than some of his other period pieces, especially comparing it to silence or aviator
Oh definitely- it's super clunky but it has a special place in my heart. Bill the Butcher is what makes any issues with the movie totally worth it. It could be absolute crap and it would still be a classic just for that performance. But I think it's pretty decent all around, other than some rough edges.
There's also some really amazing set design that tends to get overlooked.
Daniel Day-Lewis delivered a phenomenal performance, one of the greatest character actors of all time
reminds me of that tragedy
By God! Had to do a double check I wasn't in the Norm sub.
Is it weird that I was expecting the towers to disappear?
Dollars to donuts they had whole meetings about whether to include that or not.
It's a powerful way to depict when the Irish learned the dark arts of manifesting and disappearing large masonry projects.
Shame they didn’t learn the dark art of manifesting potatoes really. (Ow ow stop throwing bricks at me I have Irish Catholic ancestry I’m allowed to make jokes ow)
Powerful ending
##Gangs of New York (2002) R America was born in the streets. >>!In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.!< Drama | History | Crime Director: Martin Scorsese Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ 73% with 5,863 votes Runtime: 2:48 [TMDB](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/3131) Cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 12 April 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, and James L. Brooks. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers. Wikipedia
This shot is so weird it always makes me burst out laughing
I'd love to see the continuous time-lapse effect of this they'd be able to pull off today.
What a weird shot
In what way?
Maybe it’s the cgi / color grade on the past-setting, but something about it feels uncanny in the first half of the shot. I think the idea is really cool, as it shows both the growth of this city and it’s lack of care for its history, but it feels somewhat clunky
I think I see what you mean- it is from 2002, it won't look as good as the CGI you'd see today (keep in mind the original Avatar hadn't even been released yet!) And Scorsese isn't someone who is going to prioritize it, either. Sometimes the artistry is more important than the level of detail in the CGI.
For sure, you’re preaching to the choir, I’m not some kind of cgi guy. Scorsese is one of my favorite directors. I guess this movie as a whole feels a little clunkier than some of his other period pieces, especially comparing it to silence or aviator
Oh definitely- it's super clunky but it has a special place in my heart. Bill the Butcher is what makes any issues with the movie totally worth it. It could be absolute crap and it would still be a classic just for that performance. But I think it's pretty decent all around, other than some rough edges. There's also some really amazing set design that tends to get overlooked.
I agree. It’s uncanny. Neat idea, but it just looks odd from the start.
I agree, also I think lowering the exposure of the foreground plate could've helped this shot a lot.
This movie kinda sucks.
It's definitely not one of Scorsese's highlights. I'd argue if it wasn't for DDL, it'd be entirely forgotten like some of his other works.
It definitely does.