Typical Gangster Plot

Typical Crime and Gangster films are based upon the actions of criminals that are seen breaking the law through violent and ruthless behaviour, hurting other people on the journey through life to get to were they need to be and reached the goals they are trying to achieve, This genre can sometimes glamorise crime it can also glorify the rise and fall of a specific criminals typically gangs, bank robbers, murderers and lawbreakers experiencing personal power struggles or conflict with law and order figures, a competitive colleague, or a rival gang etc. The setting of this kind of genre is usually locations such as large crowded cities, warehouses or deserted areas, Dark nightclubs also tend to be stereotypical along with fast cars, stacks of money, big houses or very upper class living conditions. 

Stereotypical gangsters tend to be street smart and know the ins and outs of things that a non criminal wouldn’t necessarily know or think of; Gangsters in these types of films tend to have high expectations in life they seem to be materialistic, megalomaniacal, and self-destructive. A typical gangster plot would normally consist of someone or something getting in the way of someone trying to achieve there goal, Crime plots typically include questions, for example how the criminal will be apprehended by police, special agents or lawful authorities, or mysteries such as who stole the valued object or who slaughtered the victim and how, Sometimes in these plots the gangsters true colours are shown and they can sometimes express there sensitivity and gentleness. Although they are doomed to failure and inevitable to a violent death, the criminal gangsters can sometimes be portrayed as the victims of circumstance, as the stories are told from their point of view.