The Irishman (2019)
Figures
Form & technique
- The film's overall slow, meditative pacing and elegiac tone
- Frank Sheeran's non-linear, voiceover-driven narrative
- Recurring narrative and stylistic patterns across Scorsese's gangster films
Tropes
- The de-aged faces of the main characters
- Frank Sheeran's alienation from his daughter, Peggy → The Fragile Alpha
- Peggy Sheeran's persistent, silent, and judgmental gaze
- The film's treatment of labor, violence, and professionalism
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