Have you ever done one of those essays in secondary school that sounds like ' kita harus membasmi kegiatan samseng atau buli ' ?I sure did. The common mentality we all had was that gangsters were bad and all they did was beat people up. Correct me if i'm wrong but wouldn't that be the work of a deranged junkie or depressed virgin ? I guess after watching the movie American Gangster, my perception about gangsters shifted quite a lot. I've seen local 'gangsters' but they don't quite hit the spot for a fearless figure in our society.

In the movie, Denzel Washington did a tremendous role in portraying the famous drug kingpin Frank Lucas during the early 70's (disco era). What he portrayed wasn't the typical gold chained, baggy dressed and stick totting muthafucka. Gangsters those times were seen with class and a sense of control of themselves. They'd walk around in flashy suits and act like how every other person on the street acts. The only thing that stands out is the way they project themselves in public that makes people lower their heads. An enlarged ego accompanies them anywhere they go. It's people like this that are feared for their ways. It's the ways they use to get what they want. Steal, kill, cheat, lie. At the same time, they command a great amount of respect for the achievements. I think it's the ways that separate a gangster from a billionaire.