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boobesque | 21:58 Mon 31st Oct 2005 | History
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is this film an accurate representation of new york during the times it is meant to be based?
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it's as accurate as the portrayals of Victorian London in movies like Oliver Twist.


scorsese is a master storyteller and uses every element of film making to get his story across to you.


he is not trying to give you a crash course in american history

I read the same book that scorsese read which inspired him to make the film. It's pretty remarkable in that it's a non-fiction account of most of the personalities about at the time. I think it was written in about 1930 when there were still some people about who remembered the period if youre interested it's here


http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0099436744/qid=1130851152/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_10_2/026-3622632-4862069


Scorcese's mixed a few characters about for dramatic effect and he doesn't give you a feel of the utter squalour but most of his characters are taken straight from the book and while some of the dates of the events have had a few liberties taken with but I'd say it's not far off the mark

Take Daniel Day Lewis out of this film and it is meaningless rubbish, even with him in it, it's not that much of a story and not that well told.

Exactly how do you reach that conclusion coyn?


How does Daniel Day Lewis give the film meaning?

no idea but daniel day lewis's trosers...fabulous.....they deserved an oscar
What I should have said Jake that DDL carried the film in my opinion but I still didn't rate it much

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