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The Untouchables (1987)

Film

DirectorBrian De Palma

Meta takes5

Figures

Characters

The character of Jim Malone

Form & technique

Union Station Shootout Scene → The Postmodern Collage
The film's overall narrative structure
Point-of-view shot of the assassin in Malone's apartment
Al Capone's baseball bat speech scene → The Carnivalesque

Tropes

The relationship between Eliot Ness and Jim Malone → Homosocial Triangulation
Characterization of Eliot Ness
The main "Heroism" theme by Ennio Morricone → The Sonic Calling Card
Eliot Ness pushing Frank Nitti off the courthouse roof → The State of Exception

Films most connected to The Untouchables

Miller's Crossing (1990) — via The Postmodern Collage, Homosocial Triangulation
Batman (1989) — via The Sonic Calling Card, The Postmodern Collage
V for Vendetta (2005) — via The State of Exception, The Carnivalesque
Triangle of Sadness (2022) — via The State of Exception, The Carnivalesque
Blue Velvet (1986) — via Homosocial Triangulation
Primal Fear (1996) — via Homosocial Triangulation
Sixteen Candles (1984) — via Homosocial Triangulation
Hot Fuzz (2007) — via Homosocial Triangulation