Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 biographical gangster film directed by Sergio Leon and starring Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Tasty Wilder, and others.
The story takes place in the United States in the 1920s, where the male protagonist "Noodles" and Max lead a group of friends to live on the street. During a gunfight, the youngest brother was killed, and "Noodles" killed each other in a fit of rage, for which he spent several years in prison. By the time he came out of prison, everyone was already a young man with flesh and blood.
"Noodles" and Max continue to lead the brothers to "fight the country", but "Noodles" thieves also have a way, often quarreling with the vicious and cunning Max. Max wanted to make a big deal out of it, and actually targeted the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States. "Noodles" tried to stop it, but had to secretly call the police to force Max to stop it. Unexpectedly, the brothers engaged the police in a fire, and all the brothers, including Max, were killed.
"Noodles" left his hometown in the case of extreme self-blame. Decades later, the dying "Noodles" returned home and was surprised to find that the brothers had died tragically and snatched the mouth was the secret situation directed by Max.
After watching this movie, many friends can't help but think of the "epic" movie "The Godfather" with the same genre. "The Godfather" has been praised as "the Bible of Men", and the "Godfather" image in the movie has also been worshipped by many fans as "the eternal God in the heart". This article is the original release of "Elephant Watching Drama". What he sees elsewhere will be plagiarism. Please report it!
In comparison, although "Once Upon a Time in America" does not have the grand scene of "The Godfather", it is not at all lost to "The Godfather". Moreover, the expression of "Once Upon a Time in America" is more poetic and the exploration of human nature is more profound.
The story revolves around the two main characters of "Noodles" and Max, who are actually two sides of a coin, and looking at each other is like seeing another side of themselves. One is serious about righteousness, one is calculating; one is debauched, one is deliberate. After all, it is two completely different temperaments, and the two cannot coordinate and coexist. Differences in taoism do not conspire against each other, and conflicts and ruptures are inevitable.
The name of the film is very atmospheric, and its thick story, profound connotation and the audience's thinking about life and human nature and the times can fully bear this atmospheric name: "Once Upon a Time in America". This article is the original release of "Elephant Watching Drama". What he sees elsewhere will be plagiarism. Please report it! Have you seen all these classic movies? 【Elephant watching the play】Only look at the classics, ask you to talk about it...