A man determined to take revenge will cross any limit to achieve it is something the audience of the 2000s got to witness with the movie titled Gangs Of New York, which was a masterpiece of that time. Martin Scorsese directed the movie; the film focuses on two gangs getting into a truffle which ends with the death of the leader of one of the gangs following which years later, his son returns to take revenge on the responsibility for killing his father.
Written by Jay Cocks, and Steven Zaillian, the film was adapted from Herbert Asbury’s novel with the same title. Produced by Alberto Grimaldi and Harvey Weinstein, the film did brilliantly at the box office with an earning of $193.8 M and an initial investment of $97 M. Gangs Of New York was first released on 20 December 2002 with a run time of 167 minutes.
Michael Ballhaus did the cinematography for Gangs of New York. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio playing the role of Amsterdam Vallon, an immigrant; Daniel Day-Lewis playing the role of William, an anti-immigrant gang leader, Cameron Diaz playing the role of Jenny Everdeane, Jim Broadbent playing the role of William, John C. Reily playing the role of Jack Mulraney, Henry Thomas playing the role of William Tweed, Jim Broadbent playing the role of William, Gary Lewis playing the role of McGloin, Alec McCowen playing the role of Reverend Raleigh, and Michael Byrne playing the role of Horace Greeley.
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Gangs Of New York Ending Explained:
The film begins in the year 1846 with the introduction of Priest William, the leader of Dead Rabbit, as he teaches a young Amsterdam the principles of thier gang that Vallon is set to inherit in the future. In the slum of Five Points, the two gangs function and are against each other’s principles. Bill, the leader of the Protestant Confederation of American Natives, engages in a final battle with Priest Vallon to see which one of the two gangs will hold sway over the territory of Five Points.
This tussle ends with the death of Amsterdam Vallon and Bill emerging as the new leader of the Five Slum territory. The murder of Vallon is witnessed by his son Amsterdam, who was in hiding as instructed by his father; he comes out and hides the knife responsible for killing his dad. After the death of Priest Vallon, his son Amsterdam is taken to live on the Blackwell’s island.
Amsterdam returns to Five Points in 1862 to avenge his father’s death as he retrieves the knife he hid years ago after Priest Vallon’s death. Amsterdam meets with Johnny, an old acquaintance who helps him in getting familiarized with local gangs who pay respect to William. Following his meeting with the local clan Amsterdam is introduced to the killer of his father, the only leader of Five Points, William, or the great William, the butcher.
Amsterdam, with the intention of getting recruited into William’s gang, keeps his real identity hidden. With his hidden identity as a shield, Amsterdam begins investigating and realizes that the former allies of his dad have now turned against him and paid their respect to Bill. Bill celebrates his win over Dead Rabbits every year, and this is where Amsterdam plans to end his life in front of everyone.
As the film goes on, Jenny’s entry takes place, and she is a grifter to whom both John and Amsterdam are attracted to. Amsterdam becomes Bill’s protege after gaining his trust as he saves him from an assassination attempt. Jonny, in a jealous fit over Jenny’s affection towards Amsterdam, reveals Amsterdam’s identity to Bill during the anniversary celebration of his win on the Dead Rabbits, who, in turn, gets him beaten.
Bill orders John to be beaten and run through a pike, thus ending him. Bill meets with Amsterdam and the gang of dead rabbits to challenge them that he will return stronger than before and end him. Amsterdam plots to end Bill’s influence in Five Points by making Tweed back Monk McGinn’s candidacy for the new sheriff of Five Points. Well, as it turns out, McGinn wins the candidacy, but Bill, in a fit of rage at losing, murders him.
Did Amsterdam Avenge The Death Of His Father?
As the gangs of Dead Rabbit and Bill The Butcher prepare for the end battle, the Civil War draft riots break out, and the soldiers of the Union Army get deployed to control the rioters. The battle between the two gangs is interrupted by a cannon fire shot from a ship. The naval fire ends up killing several gang members from both sides. The moment of truth and the end of the battle approaches as Bill and Amsterdam come face to face.
As both of them fight, Bill gets injured by a shrapnel piece, and Amsterdam takes advantage of this situation and kills Bill using the knife that killed his father. The film ends with Amsterdam burying the bone alongside his father in the cemetery. Jenny and Amsterdam leave as the color of the sky changes, and a new New York gets developed over the years.
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