Gangs of New York gets a lot of bad and harsh critics but I like this one a lot. It is for certain no movie with super deep story and it may not be historical accurate (I can't judge that because lack of knowledge) but it is imo an epic movie with a fine cast (Daniel Day-Lewis, Liam Neeson, John C. Reily, DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and some more) and on top a perfect cinematography and big production.Again Martin Scorsese got me enchanted with this one (like with some of his later works: Shutter Island, The Departed, Hugo). Gangs of New York is maybe not one of his top works but beats easy 99% of all movies released in the categories drama and crime.Love, hate, revenge, crime, the fight for survival in a dark world - a movie the word epic is forged for.

This movie was a bit slow in the beginning. For me, the movie did not exactly capture and hold my attention. This was mainly because is was also hard to follow. There were many parts of the movie where I was a little confused. I wasn't sure who was who or what exactly was going on. I do however think that Gangs of New York was very educational. I think that it accurately depicted New York in that time period and what it was like to live there at the time. It showed the different ethnicities and religions that were in New York, and how they interacted and got along (or lack thereof). It also helped give an image to the revolts that took place after drafts. On another note, there were definitely some sections of the movie that were a bit of a stretch and hard to believe. For example, the first big fight of the movie between the two rival gangs took place in the winter and there was snow on the ground, so you'd think that you'd see all the blood people lost. However, for the amount of people that were lying dead on the ground there was not nearly enough blood. Then comes a scene where two people are fist fighting and there is a ton of blood! Also, there is a part where The Butcher is shot in the chest, and lives. Now I don't know a lot about medicine, but I know back then people weren't exactly getting shot and then going out and drinking the next night. It was hard to believe that The Butcher could get shot and then seem to be fine the next day, only having a sling on his arm.Overall, this movie was definitely a little slow in the beginning, but it does pick up. It gives a decent portrayal of life around the Civil War in New York, but it is a little unrealistic at points.

The movie started out slow, but got better as it went along. The setting in the Civil War period was a key component of the plot and context of this movie as well. The period when the north was instituting a draft caused a motive for the antagonist and conflicts for several characters. This was also a period when there was high immigration from Ireland. This movie really helped to illustrate these components, from the blatant racism and xenophobia to the internal conflicts about the draft. While the movie itself was hard to follow due to the jumping of scenes, its depiction of a key point in the Civil War helps to make the details memorable.

"America was forged in the streets". This quote belongs to one of the main character in the film looks like a good headline to sum up Gangs of New York. If you add up tons of blood, sharp and acute dialogues here and there, a winding and appealing plot, a young hero played by then teen idol Leonardo Di Caprio, a great and unforgettable antihero played by the not less great Daniel Day Lewis whose character is driven as much by blood as it is by a twisted sense of honour and, of course, the legendary expertise behind thee cameras of Martin Scorsese what you get is a good film. I wouldn't go as far as to say this movie is one of his great works (that spot belongs to The Goodfellas or Taxi Driver). but it'll be one who will be part of our memories (at least, I hope so).It tells the story of New York and, by extension, America between 1846- 1862. Popular belief holds the notion that politics, that is, Democracy "create" American. This is challenged is the film by showing us a scenario where ruthless violence, irrational behaviour, daily corruption, disrespect for Democracy itself with a bunch of characters talking openly of rigging elections, corruption is as part of people's lives as it is breathing. At the heart of it all one place stands out over the rest: Five Points. A place where Gangs made up or rugged, ragged, blood- thirsty Americans, Irisman...often meet up to kill each other in a frenzy of violence, slashing, noses and ears cut off from bodies that one would think more fitting to the Middle Ages. All the plot lines unfolds against a backdrop of massive immigration to America (Irish, but also Chinese). and the street riots against the 1862 draft.Is the current American democracy any better than the one we get to explore in Gangs of New York? One would certainly like to think so. Even whit all its flaws, the arrival of Donald Trump and so on and so forth, things have undoubtedly got better. Do you agree?