Violence in 'Get Carter' and 'The Italian job'

There are many similarities between the films 'Get Carter' and 'The Italian job'. The well known actor Michael Caine stared in both films, resorting to violence to get what he wanted.
The violence however differed between the films as the criminal activity was glamorised more in the film 'The Italian job'.

I found that the film 'Get Carter' was at a much slower pace than 'The Italian job'. The slow pace however made 'Get Carter' seem more realistic. In today’s society it has become increasingly more common for violent films to be shown in a more glamorised manor. Not only in 'The Italian job' but in other recent films such as 'Oceans 11', 'The Bourne Ultimatum' and many others the criminal activity present in the films is shown in a way that makes the audience what them to get away with the crime. In 'The Italian job' the main character (Michael Caine), even when he first appears in the film, he was coming out of prison and was then rewarded with a visit from many women (prostitutes). Straight away his character is a person who impressionable young boys would look up to.
The violence in the film also shows little repercussions, so the audience is aware of the violence however isn't shown how bad the result of these actions are.

In the film 'Get Carter' the violence is made to seem more real. This is done by the slow pace of the film and also the dark shots that were used. The dark shots help the film show the real side of crime. The violence is also more real as it shows some of the repercussions of crime, for example when it showed Jack's brothers dead body. The dead body made the crime and violence in the film seem more real as the audience was aware of what had happened to Jack's brother at the start of the film and therefore knew what would happen to the characters that get hurt. The death of the brother is also constantly on the audiences mind as it was shown at the start of the film and the plot is based around this death, this also makes the film seem less glamorous.