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There is a lot to say about the non-linear structure, and to this day, I haven't heard any convincing interpretation of the last scene. I'm not convinced that Noodles actually dies in the garbage truck, but I'm also sure it is not a vision from Noodles' opium dream, as many have claimed.
Apr 28, 2024 · Sergio Leone's epic film Once Upon a Time in America faced challenges in production and distribution, resulting in multiple versions of the film. The film's original intended length of six hours was drastically cut down by studios, but a restored version is now considered the definitive cut.
Noodles' 1968 meeting with Deborah was excised, and the scene with Max as Senator Bailey ends with him shooting himself (with the sound of a gunshot off screen) rather than the garbage truck conclusion. On thing that struck me was how dull the US version is.
Apr 28, 2024 · The deeply mysterious ending of “Once Upon a Time in America” has puzzled viewers for decades. The film, which begins with an image of De Niro as a young man in 1930s New York silencing the terror of his tormented criminal life by suckling on a long pipe in an opium den, also ends with the same scene—although this time, Noodles is lying ...
The ending is an impotent wet dream confected from our modern infantile inability to morally come to terms with an unfortunate cultural phenomenon and a consequentially very real and tragic event. I hated it originally but even I've succumbed to it's "entertainment" value.
Apr 26, 2024 · Once Upon a Time in America (Italian: C’era una volta in America) is a 1984 epic crime drama film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods.
