Thursday, October 9, 2014

1. Kill the Irishman was a solid film in the realm of popular, mafia,  films. I could relate to the film easily because of its Cleveland setting. The characters may have not been relatable, but just being from Cleveland and watching a movie portraying historical events that occurred within adequate driving distance, was something unique and special. I did not even know that Cleveland had a collection of organized crime groups, until I watched this film. This film provided me with a very different perspective of Cleveland, a side of Cleveland I did not know ever existed. Kill the Irishman will never be as successful as The Godfather series was, but I think any Clevelander will find this film interesting and relatable, especially those of older generations. The best part of the film had to be at the end when the mobsters were taken down and the organized crime era in Cleveland quickly diminished. The entire film I was wondering how these criminals were getting away with sometimes horrific crimes and it started to irritate me. I was glad to see justice served at the end and as for Greene dying, I was relieved by that too. No matter how generous a murderer is, they are still a murderer!
2. Danny Greene can be described a serious man, who must get his way or conflicts arise. I would consider him to be excessively confident and this is evident by how he reacts in the first scene, after the attempted car bombing. He screams no one can kill him, but of course this is false. Greene is considered by many lower class citizens to be very generous and some even compare him to Robin Hood. I would not describe him being a Robin Hood like character, other than the fact that he did help up the community's citizens is some ways. Greene looks like a tough guy, but not the typical tan, accented,  italian mobster type.

 

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