Public Enemies (2009)

Public Enemies is a gangster film directed by Michael Mann and released in the U.S in 2009. The aspects I found interesting is how the movie basically has two heroes, a bad and a good guy. There are not too many movies that have both a bad guy and good guy be the main character.  Most gangsters movies are from black and white days of films, so this is a gangster genres that Is somewhat updated than other gangster genres. Also this gangster drama tends to use more cursing and nudity that the gangster genres of the black and white days had. The theme of the movie is the history about John Dillinger. The movie is not a documentary necessarily of john Dillinger but Michael Mann wanted to show the world who john Dillinger was in a historical themed movie about gangsters. The action and camera angels in this movie are well done. It’s done in such a way to make it look realistic and the camera angles itself are easy on the eyes and are not hard to follow like some other films that have action and shooting. The cultural significance of the film is obviously the culture of gangsters and law enforcement back in the 1930’s. Public enemies is a very well put together movie that is a must watch for any gangster fan.