Choose at least one noir film and one classical gangster film and discuss how this “psychologicaldisturbance in the perception of the world” transforms the static aspect of the gangster genreand the image of the American Dream.

Choose at least one noir film and one classical gangster film and discuss how this “psychologicaldisturbance in the perception of the world” transforms the static aspect of the gangster genreand the image of the American Dream. Give specific examples from the films and from thereadings. 1. Introduction: The Classical GangsterFilms: Little Caesar (Mervyn LeRoy, 1930) Public Enemy (William Wellman, 1931) Scarface (Howard Hawks, 1932)2. Socio/Psychological TransformationsFilms: The Roaring Twenties (Raoul Walsh, 1939) High Sierra (Raoul Walsh, 1941) White Heat (Raoul Walsh, 1949)3. Gangster NoirFilms: The Killers (Robert Siodmak, 1946)The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950)On the Waterfront (Elia Kazan, 1954)