I have been watching a lot of gritty movies lately.
Oh yea which ones?
Mostly movies where main characters have to overcome a lot of obstacles in order to achieve their goals.
Yea but like which specific movies have you been watching.
Well let me start with A Bronx Tale.
Where is the obstacle in that movie?
I think that's pretty obvious, racial segregation in NYC is not such an easy landscape to navigate.
Well that is true what other ones?
Another good movie like that is Casino.
Let me guess, the main character is great with money but terrible with love.
Exactly, here is a guy who can deal with anything but he becomes blind to a wife that is robbing him.
That must be one of the toughest obstacles to overcome, poor family dynamics.
I think so, but there are also socio-economic factors that come in to play.
And those factors are?
Poverty in the case of Goodfellas, some can see glorification in the life of crime, but there is a clear economic theme in that some people have to break the law in order to gain wealth.
I think those are some diverse, yet NYC related movies.