Frank Costello, portrayed by Jack Nicholson, acts as the film's philosophical anchor. He represents Nietzsche’s "Will to Power," viewing morality as a tool for the weak. His famous opening line— "I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me" —sets the stage for a world where characters are forced to decide if they are "rats" or men. In Scorsese's Boston, everyone is eventually revealed to be a "rat" for someone else, whether it’s the FBI, the mob, or their own personal ambitions. Mortality and the "Soupy Morality"

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Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg Runtime: 151 minutes