Cocaine and its Power
Cocaine is one hell of a drug. This can be seen in many movies throughout time; two of which include, Blow a movie directed by Ted Demme following the rise and fall of Boston native George Jung, played by Johnny Depp, as he takes storm of the late 1970’s- 1980’s selling cocaine, and Scarface a movie featuring Al Pacino as Tony Montana; a cocaine dealing Cuban native who had fled to Florida to escape the refugee camps. As addicting and similar the two kingpins lives’ were, they had some key differences including their motives for entering the underground drug world, the things of most value to them, and, the ending of their reign in the drug game.
Now one may ask why a person would ever think to join the risky lifestyle …show more content…
Another person held high on a pedestal in Jung’s eyes is his daughter Kristina. Although seconds after his daughters birth Jung fell into an overdose on Cocaine, he describes the experience as “...the best feeling I ever had. Followed abruptly by the worst.” He was forever ashamed of that moment in himself but proud to be a father. He held Kristina as a reason to look for the light at the end of the tunnel in which he would better himself; although, this wasn’t fully the case. Upon many marital problems surrounding the addictive drug he was selling, he split up with his wife; Kristina being young unknowing of what may happen had a conversation with Jung,
GEORGE: Everything’s going to be okay, sweetheart. Don’t be upset. KRISTINA: What’s happening to us?
GEORGE: I don’t know.
KRISTINA: Are we gonna split up too?
GEORGE: No, never. Don’t even think about that, it’s impossible. I love your mother and you are my heart. Could I live without my heart? Could I? (Blow)
Although, until recently when Jung was released from prison this sadly did happen. However, Jung still kept his daughter one of the most important aspects in his life and track to well being. …show more content…
I’m still standin’! I’m still standin’!...” (Scarface).
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However, one fatal shot to his back sent in over a ledge into a fountain below that read, “The World is Yours”. So maybe Montana had an unpleasant ending to his reign, but he seemed that he was king of the world.
The drugs, the money, the greed, and the fast lifestyle of the ’70’s and ’80’s was a blessing and a curse. As addicting and similar the two kingpins lives’ were, they had some key differences including their motives for entering the underground drug world, the things of most value to them, and, the ending of their reign in the drug game. Through losses, and morals, and falls of empires, these men teach what drugs can do, and how dangerous they are not only in themselves, but how they can change a person’s entire
Cocaine is one hell of a drug. This can be seen in many movies throughout time; two of which include, Blow a movie directed by Ted Demme following the rise and fall of Boston native George Jung, played by Johnny Depp, as he takes storm of the late 1970’s- 1980’s selling cocaine, and Scarface a movie featuring Al Pacino as Tony Montana; a cocaine dealing Cuban native who had fled to Florida to escape the refugee camps. As addicting and similar the two kingpins lives’ were, they had some key differences including their motives for entering the underground drug world, the things of most value to them, and, the ending of their reign in the drug game.
Now one may ask why a person would ever think to join the risky lifestyle …show more content…
Another person held high on a pedestal in Jung’s eyes is his daughter Kristina. Although seconds after his daughters birth Jung fell into an overdose on Cocaine, he describes the experience as “...the best feeling I ever had. Followed abruptly by the worst.” He was forever ashamed of that moment in himself but proud to be a father. He held Kristina as a reason to look for the light at the end of the tunnel in which he would better himself; although, this wasn’t fully the case. Upon many marital problems surrounding the addictive drug he was selling, he split up with his wife; Kristina being young unknowing of what may happen had a conversation with Jung,
GEORGE: Everything’s going to be okay, sweetheart. Don’t be upset. KRISTINA: What’s happening to us?
GEORGE: I don’t know.
KRISTINA: Are we gonna split up too?
GEORGE: No, never. Don’t even think about that, it’s impossible. I love your mother and you are my heart. Could I live without my heart? Could I? (Blow)
Although, until recently when Jung was released from prison this sadly did happen. However, Jung still kept his daughter one of the most important aspects in his life and track to well being. …show more content…
I’m still standin’! I’m still standin’!...” (Scarface).
4
However, one fatal shot to his back sent in over a ledge into a fountain below that read, “The World is Yours”. So maybe Montana had an unpleasant ending to his reign, but he seemed that he was king of the world.
The drugs, the money, the greed, and the fast lifestyle of the ’70’s and ’80’s was a blessing and a curse. As addicting and similar the two kingpins lives’ were, they had some key differences including their motives for entering the underground drug world, the things of most value to them, and, the ending of their reign in the drug game. Through losses, and morals, and falls of empires, these men teach what drugs can do, and how dangerous they are not only in themselves, but how they can change a person’s entire