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RocknRolla demonstrates the fundamental concepts of white supremecy, colonialism and embodies an overall look as to how society works from the view of mobsters, rather then politicians, as a way to show that the mobsters own all the politicians, judges, and lawyers. The film embodies homosexual relations as a comfortable mechanism for society, but not as a fundamental societal norm. It often portrays how a society works, through the unconventional norms, and therefore creates crime as a means to deal with society. Although it is a crime movie, it shows us how crime often runs society, rather then the opposite.
RocknRolla demonstrates the fundamental concepts of white supremecy, colonialism and embodies an overall look as to how society works from the view of mobsters, rather then politicians, as a way to show that the mobsters own all the politicians, judges, and lawyers. The film embodies homosexual relations as a comfortable mechanism for society, but not as a fundamental societal norm. It often portrays how a society works, through the unconventional norms, and therefore creates crime as a means to deal with society. Although it is a crime movie, it shows us how crime often runs society, rather then the opposite. As would any hierarchy would, the characters who are in control are often shown with high stature, and with some mild racism.
The film starts off with the introduction of Lenny Cole, who is a crime boss who calls the shots in London's underworld and real estate market. We learn all about Lenny from Archy his second in command, who serves as the film's narrator. When a wealthy Russian property dealer by the name of Yuri Omovich looks to seek Lenny for help on a major new deal, Lenny is eager to assist (we learn from Archy that Lenny will take every penny form the Russian) . Yuri agrees to pay, and as a sign of good faith, he insists that Lenny borrow his "lucky" painting. Yuri then asks his accountant, Stella, to transfer the money to Lenny, but...