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You miss thepoint...and the history....

Posted by jamesgarvin on January 18, 2010 at 12:56:33:
The point is that while Dillinger did bad things, he did them with a smile on his face, was good natured, and he was smart enough to nurture a favorable public image. Which is why folks in the towns he stayed in did not turn him in.

You must remember that Dillinger did his work during the great depression, and many people saw banks as their enemies. So, when he stole from the banks, many people saw him as a good guy screwing those institutions that screwed the little guy. He intentionally did not steal from and kill citizens in the banks because he wanted to preserve the good grace he had from citizens.

Floyd and Nelson liked killing people, and stole from everyone in the bank - customers included.

The point, of course, is that Dillinger did not act like a gangster, though he most certainly was a gangster. If he did not act like a gangster, when why should Depp portray him as a garden variety gangster, which is apparently what you expect.

You commented that Depp is not act like a gangster in the film, curiously omitting any discussion whether Depp acted like Dillinger. Perhaps you could explain in what way did not Depp not act like Dillinger, or how did Dillinger act in such a way that Depp failed to capture. You could also explain whether Depp brought the character that appeared on the page to screen, and if so, whether that depiction is really a screenwriting issue rather than an acting issue. Do you think Depp should added nuances to a real life character that were not there in the first place in order to satisfy someone's preconceived notions of what a 20's era gangster acted like?