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=E. Conclusion (150-200 words) Tips]=

In conclusion, The Public Enemy alone fails to give a complete view of the prohibition era; it seems to give a very clear and complete view on the way that the gangsters rose during the prohibition era, with accurate facts based on real life events and characters, yet it lacks in terms of the other aspects such as the actual prohibition act or the law enforcement, this due to the fact that the film was not allowed to show those kind of things to the audiences. This does create a historical debate, since films must simplify the issues it deals with due to the circumstances they are produced in or the targeted audience, thus leaving certain important parts of the history behind, therefore raising the question whether they could be considered a good source of information. In my opinion they are, but only in the area they deal with specifically, in the case of my study, the Public Enemy gives a detailed account of how gangster were created and their life-style but misses important points about everything else.