Fear Factor

The other day, I watched this movie about a drug lord who ran one of the most outrageous dope smuggling gangs in Harlem, NY. His name is Mr. Frank Lucas and the movie is American Gangster. The making/storyline of this movie is no different from a typical gangsta estyle movies- the incumbent who built this gang brick-by-brick falls either sick or dies (suddenly), one among the henchmen (the hero) who is by his side all the time, learning insides of the trade, takes over. As it is true with any corporation to restructure or reorganize based on changing market needs/demands to survive or increase the profit margins, this organization is no different. The rookie boss alters few rules of the game by eliminating the middlemen and thus in a short period increases the revenues many folds. Not only professionally but also in personal life he makes some strides- happens to meet this good looking lady (apna number kab aayega??) and being rich and powerful, it is just a matter of couple of scenes before she falls for him. While all this is happening hastily on the bad guys side, there is someone who has an eye on their activities. Good guys (Cops, FBI etc.,) on the contrary maintains low profile, waiting for a right opportunity to conquer...they close in few times but (for various reasons) are not successful until the end of the movie...At last like in any other movie, the good prevails over the evil. All this is stretched (that is what I felt) over 160 mins. There are few (interesting) aspects in this genre of movies and hence irrespective of the popular opinion I watch whenever there is one playing. Primarily the modus operandi of these gangs- they demarcate the markets and operate within their respective zones; strictly no trespassing is entertained (Sab ganda hai per dandha hai hey!). Since no attorneys or written statements or stamp papers are involved, trust is the key to all their transactions; promises made are not meant to be broken and the deadlines are not flexible. All transactions are cash only. Since the stakes are pretty high there is no excuse for any kind of lapse in work for the team members. By the way, membership in the team is for life time and there is no other choice (Yeh woh raasta hai jahan mudna mushkil!). The other aspect is their lifestyle- date & drink::women and alcohol respectively. All the so called socialites they get to meet, date and mate is certainly a thing to be envious about their profession. I think apart from huge amount of money involved, the one other incentive to work as gangster is the free flow of alcohol in parties (and no ID is necessary to drink). Seems like work hard and party harder is their motto! But I know this is a kind of lifestyle which is adorable on reel and not in real. Although sounds stupid, worth a try... if not for real, may be in 'Second Life'...
Finally, I think the one influencing factor in all their activities is the fear factor- fear of death, fear of life...because there is no second chance!
I want to skribble more but seems like my body is against the idea..I am not going to argue with it because I know it is an argument that I am not going to win..So going to sleep now...