1. LO: Revise key themes and scenes in American Gangster

2. Key Characters Frank Lucas Richie Roberts Kills himself
Detective Trupo
Javier Rivera
Nicky Barnes
Eva
Dominic Cattano
Kills himself
Dies from heroine overdose
Club owner- “Red Magic”
Mafia Boss

3. Context Modern 1970s Drugs Gangs Racism Vietnam War
Corruption and overhaul of the piolice system
Richard Nixon and the Watergate scandal

4. Crime and corruption One of the most dominant themes in the film
Links all characters and themes together
Main difference between ‘American Gangster’ and ‘The Godfather’

5. Characters associated
Crime and Corruption
Messages and Values
Key Scenes
Characters associated

6. Power and honour This theme links the film to its modern context
Honour is only awarded to Richie Roberts at the end
Power is interchangeable through out the film

7. Power and Honour
Key Scenes
Messages and Values
Who holds power?

8. America All characters are American
Show the failure of the dream in Harlem
Shows acquisition of the dream through Frank Lucas
The dream is fragile as we see from Frank,

9. America
Key Scenes
Messages and Values
Characters effected

10. Family We see 2 very different representations of family
The surface analysis suggests Lucas is a family man
We see Frank maintain a conventional family (marriage, family dinners etc)

11. Representations of family
Key Scenes
Messages and Values
Representations of family