Gangs of New York - Ending

[nextmovebestmove]

Very powerful ending, I remember seeing this in the movies and we were all waiting to see if they would end the skyline without the Twin Towers, and being glad they kept them in. This scene is the most anticlimatic I've ever viewed, and tells a story in itself.

[MrFAtBuu]

best ending ever

[P1Sephiroth]

how did DDL not get best actor oscar for this some1 remind me?!?!

[jjobie]

@P1Sephiroth Because "Chicago" had such better actors.

Not.

[P1Sephiroth]

@jjobie lol 

[NeoConnor1]

Adrien Brody won that year for the Pianist.

[P1Sephiroth]

@NeoConnor1 yeah such a great actor brody he should of won a oscar for predators aswell lmao. In all seriousness The pianist is a great film and Brody was very good in it, BUT no where near as good as DDL as the Butcher! DDL's co stars were scared of him while the camera's stopped rolling because he did not break character! Best actor alive today imho and i think he will prove that by winning his 3rd oscar nxt yr for Lincoln!

[NeoConnor1]

Yeah,I can't wait to see Lincoln. He is the perfect choice for the role.

[P1Sephiroth]

@NeoConnor1 Yeah im so glad that Liam Neeson turned down the role, even though he would have been v good but not DDL good lol, watched gangs again last night, quite ironic how he throws a knife at a picture of Lincoln.

[lexpocalik]

Funny how Priest & Bill fought & died for NYC & got laid to rest in Jersey

[jjobie]

@lexpocalik Actually it looks like Brooklyn, that's the Brooklyn Bridge there on the left.

[liduck52]

@lexpocalik That isn't New Jersey.Its Brooklyn where the graves are.

[robandrene]

The Greatest City on the Planet. You hurt us, we came back. New York can not be defeated. Fuggadabit.

[UTVOLFAN1212]

What a great film

[Lastbreath187]

One of the greatest movies of all time ! Fuck awards! Awards are given by people who dont even know movies !!!

[Lapp6192]

This was a great film. This ending segment is my favorite part of the movie. We are only here for a blink of an eye and the World continues to evolve and grow and doesn't seem effected by how great we think we are, or what we've done with our lives. We turn to dust and are eventually forgotten, but the World is still here.

[pinheadlfc]

apsulute amasing film unbeliveble song by u2

[perfecttrunks2000]

The hands that built America are still at work! It takes the poor but ambitious and those from across the world seeking a better life and uses them as the bricks and mortar to transform this country! These hands will never stop and will continue changing this great nation long after we are all dead and forgotten!

[nightwolf32]

awesome ending to an awesome movie................that's it

[Comrades91]

bad times specially during the civil war

[AngelHatchets]

i know what Scorsese was going for with the Twin Towers shot. To me not showing the skyline after 9/11 and ending it with the Twin Towers still in tact was like saying "You dented us severely but you didn't break us."

[gina4595]

This part always gives me goose bumps!

[thadgiles513]

This video went viral on Bulgaria

[Gamebox27]

@bonsekify Scum of Europeans, or Europeans that were curious about the new world and wanted more land or free worship far away from Anglican or Catholic clerics? Sir Walter Raleigh was a protestant aristocrat. Others like him were very well off before leaving for the new world. Not everyone was a street urchin looking for a magic land of "opportunity" to go from rags to riches.

[Gamebox27]

New Amsterdam/New York had a 250-year history before this movie even took place (Civil War times). This movie covers a transitional time that ushered in a period of heavy immigration to the city (pre-Ellis Island). New York history and American history are inseparable in a lot of ways. I've always seen New York as America's true capital. Washington is just a meeting point between the old southern colonies and the northern ones.

[mauro1970mgvr]

The Gangs of NY was NOT a great movie. Quite tedious at times. Chicago was by far a better movie.

[lyricsma]

@mauro1970mgvr Chicago was lots of fun, I loved it! However, Gangs of New York was amazing!!! A superior movie in every way, shape & form.

[warlordgorgutz1]

Lol...Jay Cocks...

[warlordgorgutz1]

@warlordgorgutz1 Referring to 1:58

[LoveIsrael89]

Great! I sad Great!

[toby099]

This ending is more sad then anything else. All those people with hopes, ambitions, full lives, forgotten and the world moves on.

[mrrogue72]

@toby099 That's why we have to leave our mark....somehow. Titanic ending is great also. With Rose growing older..memories.

[doodlebuggy15]

@harvbanger our descendents will just as long as we continue with stories to tell and traditions to pass on to! Awesome ending sad but really well done!

[SudanCarib]

LOLOL it would be fucked up if they showed 9/11 while they were showing the present new york in the end..hahaha

[ChainsawingRico]

Can't. Stop. Rewinding. It.

[DeathScytheHell23]

Had a friend that said he went with a metal detector there...never found the knife. Too bad.

[jebsievers]

I always liked Master & Commander's ending.

[RyanStileswliia]

This is why I will never let History be forgotten.... even if that history was hollywoodized for this film.

[DanIrish409]

@SuperGuitarguy94 Irish mixed with New York, Irish-American accent, it's supposed to sound like that.

[adambelfast1]

@DanIrish409 its still awful, i think was trying to put on only an irish accent not a mixed accent

[SuperGuitarguy94]

Great Film, Awful Irish Accent.

[Matagonzo]

What a great ending

[riteguard101]

RIP Twin Towers. One of the factors of that attack was probably to do with the insane jealousy they had against the city, one of the most astounding cities ever built by the hands of man. I'd like to see them try and build something as great as this in their little shithole. Excuse my french.

[gccanary54]

What was 98.75% forgettable cinematic ho-hum was saved by a most poetic and sublime final three minutes. Whoever wrote it was brilliant!

[bigpun241]

amazing



[harvbanger]

I stayed up late tonight to re-watch this movie on TV. I was mesmerized by this final scene. I must have hit rewind 10 or 12 straight times to view the final 35 seconds of this film. The powerful music combined with the tranistional imagery of the cemetary & NY skyline is fascinating and sad. Who will remember us many years from now...when we're all gone?

[flatsfishingonline]

@harvbanger I could not agree more...talk about the encaopsulated brilliance of grabbing the human condition with such a musical tsunami ?

[krnxanga]

Nation that built by blood

[JackRussellTerrier2]

This is supposed to be Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn (where many of the characters are actually buried.) This view would not be visible from this location, but rather from the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn.

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What years are these meant to represent?

It would be interesting to see what the next view in this progression would be.

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There is a 35 year time lapse available showing the construction of skyscrapers in Shinjuku Japan that would compliment this sequence well. Careful w

[YouCanCallMeReTro]

Top five favorite endings of all time. and I've seen a LOT of movies

[DiegitoHorchata]

New York City, born of blood and tribulation. Amen

[lordvoldemort578]

Thumbs up for New York City, Our Great City.

[LoveIsrael89]

does anyone know the name of this tune?

[mohawkinbird]

@LoveIsrael89 The Hands that Built America -U2

[pcworld88]

@LoveIsrael89 The hands that built America (instrumental) -U2

[LoveIsrael89]

@pcworld88 thank you

[thebakerman1]

This was a great movie and I also thought this ending sequence was unbelievably cool with the progression of time. Although I've seen this movie before I just saw it again a short while ago and wanted to see if this ending sequence was posted on YouTube because I felt it was so good

To be honest it kinda of makes me feel sad not only for the people that actually lived during that time period, but for the never-ending passage of *time* as it relates to OUR lives today. Someday WE will be gone too

[superben9000]

where is this spot



[mohawkinbird]

@superben9000 not there. ive checked.

[Clee4000]

Best ending in history.

[ChainsawingRico]

How shocking would it be if after they showed the shot with the twin towers, then made another transition to the city without them? Bring it up to when the movie was made. 2002.

[ChainsawingRico]

I like how with every transition of the city the graves slowly fade away, and eventually completely disappear.

[Th3DoM1naToR]

I thought they were going to show the WTC disappear LOL

[juliagabriel90]

really good scene and great Scorsese. thanks for this movie.

a girl from Italy

[NorthDakota132]

wow talk about a proud city, now i know why Americans are so cocky look at what they can build. They Turned a series of islands into a vast Metropolis in just 200 short years.

[1oktay1]

@NorthDakota132 yes they did with slavery

[truckereleven]

One of my favorite movie scenes. So much history that was important to the participants has disappeared forever and with it the knowledge of how difficult life was in the past.

[fra2603]

Incredible movie scene. One of the best of all time.

[RandomMindz]

Gangs of New York....Two Towers....The Pianist....academy award nominated movies....losing to Chicago.....BULLSHIT!

[AFinleyProductions]

@RandomMindz i know any of these should have beet chicago

[JFMatador]

what's the music coming from the last scene?

[doox420]

nyc is a myth

[Rafathaman94]

The empire state building is edited. It's not that close to the WTC.

[whattf73]

thumbs up if you got goosebumps when you saw the twin towers!

[diskostew86]

2 minutes of cinema which encapsulates the unwavering strength of a nation tested time and again throughout its short history, a history it has written for itself... and a powerful testatment to the fact that time, events and people are transient notions, whilst the spirit of a nation borne of strength, will, tenacity, and the notion of freedom, persists long after people, as well as buildings, are gone. (... and I'm not even American.)

[ColinRayko]

@diskostew86 You're still not getting a thumbs up...

[finaltorment]

@diskostew86 Nationalism is nice and all but it can also brings awful notions too if left unleashed. I count myself as part of the human family before couting myself part of this country, state, city or whatever. The human family is the only social group that does not inherently identify oneself in opposition to a human alterity.

[Cameronomics]

@diskostew86 lol don't be such an arse kisser.

[mikecaps47]

@Cameronomics HAHAHAHHAHA!!!!!!

[flatsfishingonline]

@diskostew86 So eloquently said- thank you.

[perfecttrunks2000]

@diskostew86 well u ve got the american spirit ! :)

[VampireLord66]

One of the best finale's in Cinematic history!

[nytransplnt]

The best ending in cinematic history.

[rapidk1ll3rz]

In my opionion there are only 2 movies that can compete for the title best movie GANGS OF NEW YORK and THE DARK KNIGHT those are the only two movies that i could watch more then 5 times in a day and still not have enought of it

[lordvoldemort578]

@TheWorldsEnemy99 Fuck you too.

[14mn00b]

Saw this movie yesterday night, first time in a while, LOVE this movie!

[DaveGoodeNC]

they sould make one last shot of the skyline and show the freedom tower under construction in place of the Twin Towers.

[Atelana]

Wonderful ending !

[RoarTheMighty]

the twin towers :(

[ninja11251]

what is this movie about

[olliewinstanley]

@ninja11251 Gangs in new york... hehe set in 1800s, prpa epic. watch it NOW!

[kubrickfan1092]

My father told me we was all born of blood and tribulations and so then to was our great city-Simply amazing.This movie is made with so much love by marty.why people criticize it as messy.This final scene makes our eyes wet whenever we see.

[kubrickfan1092]

My father told me we was all born of blood and tribulations and so then to was our great city-Simply amazing.This movie is made with so much love by marty.why people criticize it as messy.This final scene makes our eyes wet whenever we see.

[BriannaLakester]

I hate how new york city is today its at the worst ever but this movie always make me cry

[ThinDiezel]

I remember getting emotional in the theater seeing the towers.  Everyone cheered.

[bluegrassreb1]

@ThinDiezel yes!

the film was releasd 2002. but the towers were there!!!

hats off to the greatest city ever!!!!!(and thats from a SOUTHERN boy)

[lordvoldemort578]

@bluegrassreb1 Sadly a couple of Inhumane Monsters destroy and threaten our people. NEVER FORGET 9/11

[DrZaius75]

I must say that I agree with the video's description.

[danAWESOMEcollier]

It's so sad that this story had to be retold when it should be remembered for the rest of time

[flatsfishingonline]

1 more dislike- chalk up another souless cunt !

[FaTmaN9009]

@flatsfishingonline get over it u fucking loser

[animewarrior08]

I love how they showed the twin towers at the end even though this was made after the attacks.

[kwalanj]

@animewarrior08 No it wasnt. It released in 2000

[CoolerKing37]

@kwalanj Check again.

[thebritish25]

@kwalanj 20th december 2002

[erich03]

Long Live the World Trade.

[azn1011]

R.I.P. Twin Towers. the skyline will never be the same. but this video makes me proud to be a New Yorker.

[multicamman]

@azn1011 haha what are u saying this is not real ;)

[wisewarriormuzic]

@multicamman Ur retarded

[SnipeShot314]

@azn1011 yeah i was reading about this movie and the reason that they did not remove the towers was because of this movie was about the people that were building up New York not the ones that were trying to tear it down.

[delta9999]

overrated bullshit

[UniversalHourglass]

@delta9999 Nope, sorry. I'm afraid your mom is in another video.

[gravyhouse]

Martin Scorsese is a genius, and he will be until he dies

[jazzythegreatest]

those twin towers at the end was tear jerking...this was just over a year after 9/11, and to put that in the end of this movie shows what new york is all about. great film.

[NeoConnor1]

Complete bull this didn't win any Oscars. 10 nominations,and not a single win. At least give a Oscar for best song.Between that and only giving Two Towers 2 awards,that is just dumb. I don't see how Chicago deserved best picture of that year over THIS?!?! Although Two Towers was my favorite film that year,Return of the King was better,and thus,the Oscar went to the right movie,but Scorsese made a masterpiece that will only grow in importance. Can't see happening to Chciago.

[cgshreryy]

5 boston cunts lol

[SeveredMember]

nice cinamatic sceen =)

[swafdawg23]

daniel day lewis!



[monkeyjoe70]

i dont quite get the ending..can anyone explain it to me?

[fluchderkaribik12]

@monkeyjoe70 well time goes on and everything changes, but as you can see, the graves are still visible in the last shot. so at least something remains from the fights between the gangs. this ending is a great transition to our modern world which makes the movie look more realistic and and it almost feels like you've got a connection between this story and our time.

[flatsfishingonline]

@monkeyjoe70 This is the thing- when your ending comes-just like this film- will they say it'll be like nobody knew you were ever here? Think about it...

[ZachChis]

@monkeyjoe70

All of us are eventually forgotten in history, but what we do resonates long after we're dead. Everyone in the movie - good or bad - helped build New York.

[flatsfishingonline]

@ZachChis Thank you for that...

[darrenmaccann1]

Have to admit - great ending to a very badly put together movie - wish he would release the REAL movie! The one the studio did not cut!!!!

[bullsmit57]

When I first watched this movie, I rewinded the ending at least 8 times.

[92chillwill]

After the events of 9/11, and the horrible ordeals that the city of New York were put through, this ending manages to be both uplifting and heartbreaking. Anyone who doesn't feel a rise of emotion from this ending doesn't have a soul. Say what you will about the movie altogether (it was a flawed masterpiece), but this ending is perfect.

[flatsfishingonline]

@92chillwill So well-put!...and, yes, the ending is perfect !

[canaillou1991]

One of the mightiests ending I ever see.

[xcalabur19]

Five people have their ears filled with cunny juice

[VAD6909]

and just to think martin scorsese would have killed himself with his cocaine addiction after "new york new york" bombed horribly back in the 70's. hes made nothing but hit movies to this day.. I guess you gotta hit rock bottom sometimes to surface your fullest potentials

[xIeuaan]

im 16 and this ending gets me everytime! greatest ending ever!

[adambelfast1]

@xIeuaan what was the point of you stating your age

[slangshotstudios]

Bill the Butcher isn't dead. He's alive and well. We just can't see him.

[englishlion2988]

@slangshotstudios yeh bill the butcher is alive, he's working in wall street as a banker.

[kidnick101]

Greatest movie ever in my opinion. I grew up loving this movie. Every year i make sure to watch it at least once.

[Stols001]

the ending to this movie gives me goosebumps....so fuckin raw

[booseyido]

Can someone tell me why the towers where in this video when this film came out in 2002? was it maybe filmed before september 2001?

[NeoConnor1]

The film was finished in 2001,but got delayed. Scorsese decided to leave the towers in,as he thought the scene represented the growth of New York,and not what was taken from us. I agree with him,as that was what Amsterdam and all of his group fought for:a city that emerge out of the "furnance" that was the New York of old.That movie is so much more important than it is given credit for.

[animewarrior08]

@booseyido when i saw the twin towers at the end of the movie i asked my mom the same question and she said that the towers were a part of new york i guess thats why. hope i helped

[Baneio]

Why are the towers in the vid? over tht epic ending

[flatsfishingonline]

" for the rest of time, it would be like no one even knew we was ever here "

I wonder how many people permit themselves to think that thought......

[Kellztube11]

Many will note that the political corruption in this movie did stem from democrats in power,to that i say go fuck urself,anyway the republicans of today wud have fit right in with william cutting

[Kellztube11]

In case anybody is wondering,these are all fictional characters-exept for "boss tweed" he was famous for being corrupt and openly "bribe-able"

[andyandcarl]

@Kellztube11 Bill the butcher was real, his name was William Poole.

[Ninga0809]

wow..cant believe how much has changed in almost 150 years!....very powerful ending!

thank god i was born now and not back then

[pilotrs1]

awesome movie

[naughtydog201]

perfect ending, expertly filmed and real

[JasonNisa]

Actually Bill The Butcher has a proper burial site. It is a historical cemetery.

[WarchiefFilms]

5 people are gay.

[LeeEdwards2]

This ending is wonderful.

Greetings from Brazil

[IIIMAVER1CK]

can anybody tell me the points of social control that the government used in this movie i know only war, law and class consciouns

[IIIMAVER1CK]

First time Hollywood actually got history right

[flatsfishingonline]

I have to say that Leo's reading of those lines is near-perfect ......

[Thespankonater]

5 people are not true americans



[dhksrksalem]

america was built by many fails, bloods and tears

[jdababy2]

Gets me every time, such an overwhelmingly powerful ending. Whoever chose the end song is an absolute genius.

[MsGypsyBiker]

I think I've watched this like 40 times - every time it gives me chills, or makes me cry

[flatsfishingonline]

@MsGypsyBiker right you are

[TheScarfaceNinja]

Chills have been sent down my spine.

[washingtonboy09]

The most powerfull abd beautiful ending Ive ever seen

[SamThePuppetMan]

Hey could somebody tell me the name of the piece being played before 'The Hands That Built America', lasts until about 0:35? Thanks.

[CoolerKing37]

@SamThePuppetMan I believe it's part of Howard Shore's original score but I could be wrong. Try checking the soundtrack online.

[homeworksucksass]

Was this movie in Manhattan?

[CoolerKing37]

@homeworksucksass It's set in Lower Manhattan's Five Points district, but it was filmed in studios in Queens and Rome, Italy.

[TheDurationPlusFive]

This movie's the "Yankee" answer to Gone With the Wind...

[flatsfishingonline]

5 dislikes ? Cunts !

[onelifelived]

@flatsfishingonline massive cunts!

[Black123Beard]

@onelifelived The cuntiest cunts alive!

[Lost24break]

@flatsfishingonline Oh you've got a murderous rage in you and i like it.

[FrankSilvyNY]

@flatsfishingonline despicable cunts!

[Rballaj]

To the twin towers and those within..lest we forget