Scarface

Then when you get the money, you get the power. When you get the power, you get the women.”- Scarface The 1983 film Scarface is a perfect example of how many people may confuse that power brings money, when really it’s the money that brings the power. In the film the protagonist named Tony is offered a deal for a green card. Although, a green card is not money it is a material good and leads up to him getting money. The deal is if Tony kills a man named Emilio Rebenga he will receive his green card, which he does kill him. People will do anything if it means bettering their lives and their wealth. After all the corrupt things Tony ends up doing to gain wealth such as selling drugs and being involved with mafias, he ends up dying by falling into a pool with a quote that reads below him that says “The world is yours”. A good life in the United States…

This was depicted by gangsters going on murderous rampages with horrific results. It was this moral standing which Scarface was influenced by, reflecting the terrible repercussions of a criminal lifestyle. The infamous scene of Tony’s friend Angel getting dismembered by a chainsaw underlined such horrifying realities. This scene made use of close­ups, emphasising the chainsaw and suspenseful music to convey terror within Tony seeing Angel brutally murdered and potentially suffering the same…

Donnie Brasco was an alias of undercover agent Joseph Pistone. Joseph Pistone was born in 1939 in Era, Pennsylvania and grew up in Paterson New Jersey. He graduated from Paterson state college. He left with a B.A. in elementary education social studies in 1965. He then worked as a teacher for one year before taking a position at the office of naval intelligence. He joined the FBI in 1969 after serving many other different roles. In 1974 there was an increase in truck hijackings. During that year…

The character selected for this essay is Antony “Tony” Soprano, the main protagonist in HBO’s TV show “The Sopranos”. David Chase was the producer of this crime and drama television. The show started airing in 1999 and aired for six seasons, ending in 2007. The Sopranos won numerous awards during its airing, among which includes 21 Primetime Emmy Awards. Due to exemplary writing by David Chase and his team of showrunners, The Sopranos was voted the best-written television series of all time. …

Anthony (Tony) Bernard Watts was born December 21, 1934 to James Arthur Watts and Elizabeth Ann White in Atlanta, Georgia. The family relocated to New York when Tony was three years old. He was educated in the New York Public School System where he graduated from James Monroe High School in 1973. During High School Tony worked Part-Time for Pathmark Supermarket, and after graduating High School Tony continued his employment with Pathmark and advanced to Produce Manager where he made many…

What could cause a mob boss such as Paul Vitti to make him unable to torture his enemies and lead his family of mobsters? Well, let us analyze this using modern psychology and see. The film Analyze This in addition to creating the impression to its viewers that by simply going to therapy you will receive all of life’s answers, asks the audiences to sympathize with the unrepentant mobsters. We're asked to root for the cold-blooded killer known as Paul Vitti because, in this story, he is the…

Cristal Cruz Mest 60 11/26/15 Film title and year of release: Scarface 1983 1. What are the main themes of the film? What are the central ideas or the message you think you are left with after watching? A theme is not the plot; it has more to do with figuring out what the main point of the film is. For example, do you think there is a moral lesson? The main theme of the film is that money doesn’t bring happiness. The protagonist did anything or killed anybody to obtain money, but…

Scarface (1983) and The Godfather (1972) INTRODUCTION The films Scarface (1983) and The Godfather (1972) are both crime-drama films which focus on the rise of their respective characters up the criminal ladder, becoming leaders on their own right and experiencing parallels on their stories while interacting with characters with duality in rules for both films. Scarface’s Tony Montana opted for drug trade and started his own empire on the back and blood of the people he killed, while Michael…

In “Scarliotti and the Sinkhole” by Padgett Powell, we are introduce to an egocentric and often crude man, who while recovering from an accident, is convinced that his trailer home is in danger of being consumed by a giant sinkhole. The main character Rod has contrived an alter-ego by the name of “Scarliotti”. Scarliotti and Rod are polar opposites of each other. In the main character’s mind, Rod is a “joke”, but Scarliotti is cool and is a man who can be respected. Rod often fantasizes about…

The main one that comes to mind is Tony Montana in “ Scarface.” This character is the leader of a large drug cartel. His ego and paranoia cause his ultimate downfall. Jorden Belfort the lead character in the movie “ The Wolf of Wall Street.” The movie is based on a true story. An excessively confident banker loves money and lavishing in the life of luxury. His illegal drug trafficking, ruthless manipulation, and fraud, eventually causes his imprisonment.Warden Norton in the “Shawshank…