Scorsese's ending recontextualizes history.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York is a complex and heavy film whose ending could use some explaining. The 2002 drama stars Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role of Amsterdam Vallon, alongside Daniel Day-Lewis as the dastardly villain William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting. At the start of the film, Bill murders Amsterdam's father, and this sets the tone for the remainder of the movie.
Johnny figures out who Amsterdam is when they meet, and later in the film, he reveals Amsterdam's true identity to Bill as well as his plans to kill him. However, during the final fight at the end of Gangs of New York, Bill is injured by shrapnel, giving Amsterdam the opportunity to finally defeat him. Amsterdam uses his father's knife to kill Bill in a pretty full-circle ending for the film.
Jenny stands by Amsterdam as he buries the knife, and they walk away together when he's done. The two fade away as Amsterdam's final line of the film plays in a voice-over, suggesting they stay together and most likely follow through with Jenny's plan. There's nothing left for Amsterdam in New York now that he's finally gotten revenge for his father's death. It would be best for both of them if they didn't stick around, haunted by the tragedies they were a part of.
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