A Scene From Martin Scorcese's "Mean Streets"
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Considered to be one of the most consistently inventive American
directors in the last thirty years, Martin Scorsese has brought to life
some of the most violently thought provoking stories onto the screen. Many
of his films deal with life in the Mafia. Some have dealt with psychotics
and killers. ....
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.... control.
In terms of style, Scorsese likes to experiment. In his mobster
movies, Scorsese likes to film and edit much of it like a documentary. This
is effective in helping the viewer to get acquainted with the criminal life.
Parts of Goodfellas and Mean Streets were in this style as was, to a more
obvious degree, the first half hour of Casino. Usually the narration plays
a large part in this style of filmmaking. The use of narration, in general,
is another one of Scorsese's styles ....
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