"Gangs of New York" - The Story About a Man vs The Devil

Gangs of New York is one of Scorsese's most underrated films. We breakdown the Biblical allegory running through the entire story and how Daniel Day-Lewis is essentially the devil on earth. We tell the story of how this movie almost made Scorsese quit Hollywood as he went to war with Harvey Weinstein during production. And we reveal all the insane method acting tactics Daniel Day-Lewis did in preparation for this role that almost got him killed.

Chapters:

00:00 INTRO

3:06 An allegory of The Bible: A Man vs The Devil

15:58 The corrupt nature of nations & government

21:05 A subversion of Scorsese gangster movies

23:21 Stories about the cast

30:09 The "Forget About it Cuh" Line in This Movie

34:47 Who's the real GOAT of acting?

36:22 The insane method acting of Daniel Day Lewis

40:30 Rough movie to release right after 9/11

42:05 This movie almost made Scorsese quit Hollywood

51:37 Spiderman brought Daniel Day Lewis out of retirement

56:33 Is this Scorsese's most brutal opening?

1:03:06 Truly exceptionally written scenes

1:09:33 More CRWN Awards for this movie

1:18:24 Our official ranking & final thoughts