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1932 Scarface vs. 2013 Gangster Squad: The Major Differences and Minor Similarities in Filmmaking
Eliana Flores
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2023.03.010
West Texas A & M University, Canyon, TX, U.S.A.
Gangster films in the Pre-Code Era were historically produced to address social and economic issues during the Great Depression. A particularly controversial gangster film, Scarface: The Shame of the Nation (1932), was produced/directed by Howard Hawks and Howard Hughes. The producers/directors created realistic and raw scenes of violence, smuggling, and explosions that were entertaining to the audience but contained a strong, passionate message. Although Scarface: The Shame of the Nation was wildly popular, films such as the 2013 Gangster Squad, also about organized crime, contained a somewhat different message due to it having been produced in a different era. Scarface conveyed a message addressing the issues of society while Gangster Squad’s message was the telling of Italian mobster Mickey Cohen’s story for entertainment.
Gangster films, film history, gender, race
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, March 2023, Vol. 13, No. 3, 190-198
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