Once Upon A Time in America: The Use of the Mirror

Directed by Sergio Leone, Once Upon a Time in America is a film that is placed as one of the top mobster movies ever assembled. The epic film chronicles the lives and loves of a band of Jewish mobsters from Brooklyn. Beginning with their boyhood in the 1920's, the film covers the story from the point of view of the aging troupe's clever ringleader, Noodles. He recounts the tale of a life filled with brutality, …showed first 75 words of 554 total…

…showed last 75 words of 554 total…all this years. To conclude, we find trails of this expressive subtlety in the treatment of an element repeated in this Leone's films: the own image, which is demonstrated through the use of mirrors in this film. The mirrors help point out the important themes of brutality, violence, and love. It is clear that Sergio Leone, has created one of the top mobster movies ever assembled, through the film, Once Upon a Time in America.