Returning Properties in Martin Scorsese movies

I am looking for five properties which repeated in Martin Scorsese movies. I found already two:

I would love if you could help me find another three characteristics.

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Best Answer

Bobby Burns at CinemaSins has these suggestions on how to make your own Scorsese film!

Rolling Stones music (specifically, "Gimme Shelter")
Use Leonardo DiCaprio or Robert De Niro
"Italian Regulars" (i.e. Joe Pesci)
A blonde leading lady
Cast your parents as someone's parents
Borrow a story from a book or another movie
Glorify criminals/gangs
Exploit the Italian-American stereotype (short tempers, good cooks, kissing, devoutly religious)
Background cameos of yourself
Keep it "raw" and use the take with the best acting, don't worry about technical problems like the camera appearing in the shot or actors looking directly at the camera.
Post-production story fixing with freeze-frames or voice-over
Use the movie to take out your pent-up aggression (via drug imagery, domestic violence, point-blank shootings, and profanity)