Masculinity In Den Of Thieves

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‘Den of Thieves' is a 2018 heist movie directed and produced by Christian Gudegast. The movie is about a team of robbers in Los Angeles, who play cat and mouse with the police throughout the film. The gang is led by Ray, and they make an attack hijacking an armoured vehicle. A shootout ensues leading to the death of a police officer. The shootout attracts the sheriff's department, and Detective Nick is on the case. Ray and his crew are planning on stealing bills worth $30 million from the Federal Reserve considering the cash to be free and untraceable as the serial numbers would be deleted from the systems of the bank.
Donnie gains access to the Federal Reserve posing as a Chinese food delivery man. Nick realizes that Donnie might have something to do with the robbers and kidnaps him for questioning. Donnie tells the cops nothing and proves that to the gang. Later on, the robbers carry out their plan, stealing from …show more content…

It is amazing how most of the major characters are only men. The whole plot revolves around men and their conflicts towards each other. The dominant ideology is well represented by the males in the film. Nick represents how the system (police) dominated by males fails in its duties to protect the society from crime. On the other hand, Donnie is a culprit of betrayal, betraying his team for personal gain in the Federal Reserve heist. The role of male depicted in the film includes that self-sustainability where they can work on their own. Nick argues with other officers trying to show them that he is more knowledgeable when it comes to crime compared to them and that he does not need any help to take down Merriman and his gang. Most heroes in the movie are male. Donnie is considered as a criminal hero as he manages to evade the authority; he is a man. The men also have power over the women in that they can control women's life as shown by the relationship between Levi and his

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