``Mean Streets'' Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro's first collaboration reveals the origins of gangster movies

"Mean Streets" synopsis

New York's Little Italy. Charlie (Harvey Keitel), a thug who dreams of getting promoted, is trying to put an end to his current life. However, his best friend Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro) doesn't seem to care about this and spends his days being chased by debt collectors. Johnny is overwhelmed with debt, but Charlie is the only one who continues to protect him, and the two of them are gradually pushed into a corner.

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• The origin of gangster movies by the great duo Scorsese and De Niro
• Scorsese's autobiographical street film about Little Italy
• Roger Corman and John Cassavetes recognized young Scorsese
• The best music movie where you can enjoy Scorsese's vivid sensations.
• The raw brilliance of the famous actor Robert De Niro

The origin of gangster movies by the great duo Scorsese and De Niro

``Mean Streets'', which has received great acclaim overseas, is the 1973 breakthrough film of director Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro. It was released in Japan in 1980, seven years later than in its home country. Moreover, it was screened quietly at theaters that were small enough to be considered roadshow theaters (such as Marunouchi Shochiku).

`` Taxi Driver '' (1976) and `` New York, New York '' (1977) had already been released, and as for De Niro, this was released after he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for `` The Godfather Part II '' (1974). Although it was recognized as one of Scorsese and De Niro's late masterpieces, it did not receive as much attention at the time as it did in its home country, perhaps because the more complete film ``Taxi Driver'' had been released first.

Afterwards, some people may have become fans after discovering it on video, DVD, or streaming, but the blockbuster film ` `The Irishman '' (2019), in which Scorsese and De Niro teamed up for the ninth time, became a hot topic. For this reason, I would like you to review this work again. This is because it has a lot of the essence of Scorsese's later gangster films.

De Niro co-stars with Scorsese's Harvey Keitel, who also appeared in The Irishman, and the two share a common thread in their depictions of gangsters living on the streets of East Coast cities.

Also, the use of old rock and Italian popular songs, which is a trademark of Scorsese's films, is brilliant. Scorsese's film method, which has been carried over not only in his new work but also in gangster films such as `` Goodfellas '' (1990) and `` Casino '' (1995), is packed into this early work, and you can discover the brilliance of the raw material. It has become a work of art.

Scorsese's autobiographical street film about Little Italy