when martin scorsese set out to make a movie you know it will be anything but ordinary . actually when i turn on gang of new york i think it would just be a period drama where character wear funny clothes and talk with funny accent . i be dead wrong . scorsese bring u a gritty and gory and and honest film about racism towards the irish and black during the civil war and the sway of tammany hall . gang of new york center around the fledgeling city during the civil war . a the nation be tear apart by one war and new york city be tear by two while the war between the union and confederacy and the war between rival gang . one gang be lead by amsterdam vallon ( leonardo dicaprio ) . they be a gang of irishman who have be long victimize in the city . bill the butcher cutting ( daniel day lewis ) lead the gang of terrorizers and racist towards the irish and black . the film all come together during epic and realistic battle between the two rival gang . both day lewis and dicaprio give stellar performance a the two leading male . amsterdam be honest and eager to fight . his action be drive by passion and vengeance . bill and however and be drive by his own sense of deserving and that he be superior to the black and irish . there be a wonderful balance between the two actor and when they share the screen the definition of amovie magic become all to real . there be a wonderful list of support actor like cameron diaz and john c. reilly that also make this film a hollywood gem . scorsese be the conductor who orchestrate this wonderful concerto of violence and greed and passion and murder and love and and hatred . scorsese have prove time and time again that he be probably the most talented director in hollywood and isn not go anywhere anytime soon . positive .