Thursday, December 9, 2010

Film Analysis-American Gangster

Ordinary World- Frank Lucas is the apprentice to Bumby Johnson. He is the driver for him and that is about his normal life.

Call to Adventure- Frank realizes that he can go straight to the source to get his heroin and that he can do it a lot cheaper than anything else.

Meeting the Mentor- Frank's mentor Bumby tells him to be an entrepreneurship and teaches him many things, then his mentor dies.

Cross the Threshold- Frank takes a journey to Vietnam and visits the fields where they grow the heroin.

Tests, Allies, Enemies-  The Chinese man who he buys his heroin from gives him lots of advice and is his friend as well as the army soliders who help transport the heroin. Once its in the USA, his brothers set up shops, as car companies, laundry mat, etc and distribute the heroin, selling and making dough.

Approach to the Inmost Cave- Frank then goes to a boxing fight and sits front row with his girlfriend. This attracts attention to him from Richie Robberts, the cop who is after the drugs business.

The Ordeal- Frank gets shot at by another gang but survives, Richie Roberts finds out about his organization and get evidence. He arrests Frank and his family and crooked cops take all his money.

Reward- Frank goes to jail, but doesn't die. He is caught for his bad deeds but testifies for all the dirty cops in the city. All the dirty cops go to jail for a long time or kill themselves.

The road back- As Frank is in jail he helps the cops and in turn comes back a to new insight.

Reserection- There really isn't one

Return with elixer- He doesnt have to serve his usual 90 years in jail but gets out after 15 for his help.

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