Hands, Which Were Built America

"The earth rotates, but we do not notice," "America was born on the streets of" New York, 1846 … North leads a brutal war with the South, and from Ireland are coming more and more new ships, filled with people fleeing from the British yoke. A young "Amsterdam" (Leonardo DiCaprio) desires to avenge his father's murderer, who heads a gang of "local" and hold down the entire New York area and Five Corners Cutting Bill the butcher. "Gangs of New York" – is not only story of the settling of scores and the problem of moral choice between duty to the person you brought up, and devotion to the extremely charismatic villain, who seemed not so bad, just the truth he has another. This is an epic story of the birth of American democracy. There was confusion all: opposition to "true" Americans and the nativists, Irish Catholics and Protestants, local acceptance of people of color, the feud with the legitimate government at war with the South and drove people into the army, and finally, personal vendettas and devotion to his convictions.

This is the story of a time when the offer to speak the language of democracy, in New York could get the ax in the back and the streets were turned into slaughterhouses and soldiers marching over the corpses to their ankles in blood. And the story of personal revenge, "Amsterdam" Uellota butcher-Bill (Daniel Day-Lewis) in his eyes turned to the other, is not private in American history, completes a magnificent music of Howard Shore ("Lord of the Rings," "The Departed") and U2 with the final composition The Hands That Built America (The hands that built America"). Remember the covenant of the Holy Father Uellota – the blood must remain on the cutting edge? Why – because, as a knight – not a butcher, and the blade, as well as conscience should be clean? Because remembering her shame, and taking it for granted, you can find the strength to go on. Become a better can only be mindful of their mistakes. And it does not only to members of the brotherhood "of dead birds." This is a general message of the film, directed to understanding the historical heritage. No need to deny their past, as it happens. To accept, interpret and move on. But never forget …