No genre in the film industry is as recognizable or alluring as the gangster genre.
Becoming a gangster was the only desirable path in Tom’s troubled existence.
Frank’s lucrative empire made his journey from humble beginnings to look like a modern-day success story.
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Once at the top, however, his recklessness and violent temper soon proved his downfall.
Tony had a gung-ho attitude and preferred to shoot first and ask questions later when solving his problems.
He chose to go headfirst into a fight and felt joy and excitement when committing heinous crimes.
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His scheming and conniving nature made him atruly intelligent villainwho always had an ace up his sleeve.
He showed no remorse for ordering the deaths of others as he rationalized these decisions as strictly business.
Don Corleone was a reasonable, subtle man who mostly preferred peace to showing the barrel of a gun.
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