The Crime and Gangster Genre in film still exist in today's culture using past ideas to construct our modern films and now each and every crime and gangster film has their own trademark placed on them.
"The films usually contain two types of crime, Mala in se that is acts which are defined as bad or ‘crime against the laws of nature’ the most common of these would be murder.
Another is Mala prohibita, that is offences ‘against the laws of society’ the most common of these would be prostitution."
Mala in se is a latin word meaning evil or wrong doing and Mala prohibita is translated as wrong because it's prohibitied.
[Thompson, Kirsten Moana, page 1-2]
"The films usually contain two types of crime, Mala in se that is acts which are defined as bad or ‘crime against the laws of nature’ the most common of these would be murder.
Another is Mala prohibita, that is offences ‘against the laws of society’ the most common of these would be prostitution."
Mala in se is a latin word meaning evil or wrong doing and Mala prohibita is translated as wrong because it's prohibitied.
[Thompson, Kirsten Moana, page 1-2]
In crime films there is usually something or someone that stands for justice that will stop the criminal these are usually people who have power like the police or the goverment, when there is evil there is good and when there is a crime there is a punishment.
"From punishment to deterrence, the law has multiple functions, and shapes public behaviour by the criminal justice system is a history of dominant power structures and cultural norms."
[Thompson, Kirsten Moana, page 2]
In crime there are eight major types:
"Mystery detective story, the thriller, the caper, the tale of justice violated/restored, The disguised western, tales of revenge, vigilantism, criminal biopic."
The creators of the film needs to know what approach in crime they want to take and develop on it.
[Thompson, Kirsten Moanna, page 2]
"Violence is a ‘signature gesture’ of the crime film."
There are some major visual signs that let audience what genre of film they are watching one of the common visual signs in crime film is violence.
[Thompson, Kirsten Moanna, page 3]
Other's may view crime films in a different way.
"Criminal acts as a sacrificial scapegoat whose violent acts symbolically enact the desires and rivalries of the community, but whose execution fulfils society’s need for ritual bloodletting and punishment."
Like offering sacrificed animals to god past into modern day a sacrifice of a criminal to enforce the law.
[French theorist and critic rene Girard - 1976-1986]
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