Theatrical poster of American Gangster
The Harsh Reality (idea one)
Genre: Crime/Drama
Location: London
Target audience: 16-24 year olds
Plot: double-stranded- Follows Reggie, a London crime family’s boss, highly repsected and rich. On the other hand, the plot follows Billy a 21 year old male, a foot soldier for a local street gang. The Crime family use the street gang to sell their drugs and keep the heat away from them. Their paths cross once, just once. One of them will regret them ever meeting. Billy wants to move up the chain of command, so he seeks help from Reggie. On how to make ‘big’ in the Narcotics trade. But, Reggie questions Billy’s toughness and business acumen so Reggie decides to put Billy through a series of tests…that Billy has no idea he is about to recieve.
Influences: American Gangster (film), Marxism- idea’s of the ruling class and working class.