Scarface: The World Is Yours

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 what it would be like to live in the sinkhole. The main character does not languish in despair at the thought of being swallowed whole by the earth beneath him; instead he playfully ponders all the possibilities of what life would be like, once he is living in the ground. The persona Scarliotti and the sinkhole have one fundamental similarity; they are both means of escape from reality for the troubled main character. Rod tends to hear the trailer home moving and bending primarily, after he has been drinking beer. His constant drinking is also another form of escape for the main character. The man lives in an almost endless state of fantasies and daydreams. The secret life of Scarliotti! From creating a refined personage, to becoming a quarter millionaire “pert”, to walking around naked in a giant gaping sinkhole. The sinkhole takes on a nonchalant tone. The story reads “he was imagining life in the hole – how cool? how dark? how wet? Bats or blind catfish? The most positive speculation…

The American gangster has always been viewed as an integral icon in American entertainment, from its beginning in classic Hollywood films such as Scarface: Shame of a Nation and on into present day films such as Good fellas. However, there is one important point one must take into account when discussing the great American mobster film, and that is the historical accuracy of the film when it is in reference to a real life gangster. Many mob movies feature characters who strike a quite startling…

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…

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…

substantial amounts of wealth. The lavish parties and extravagant celebrations were a very popular practice during the Roaring Twenties. These measures were usually used to create envy and desire from friends and foes alike. Gatsby’s attempt to woo Daisy by demonstrating his immense wealth by lighting up his monumental house is a testament to how materialistic and superficial the time was, and the people in it. “When I came home to West Egg that night I was afraid for a moment my house was on…

gangsta and drug addict lifestyles, and addressed how one reaffirmed their existence. During this period, the group consisted of Willie D, Scarface, and Bushwick Bill. They acknowledged their issues, such as coping, vulnerability, and reasons for living. Through this song, one is able to deduce that the lyrics and beat complement one another, and the first few verses set the tone of the entire track. Although there was a tendency for intoxication and profanity during the late 1980s and early…

“I am like any other man, all I do is supply a demand” was one of the many famous quotes said by one of the most powerful gangsters during the nineteenth century- Al “Scarface” Capone. While this quote might seem innocent, Al Capone was far from that. The demand he supplies often costs peoples lives, lots of money and emotional/physical distress. While the consequences of his actions meant disaster for some, he was still an important figure in the 1920s American History because he was known as…

The basis of the American Dream is that every United States citizen has the equal opportunity to become anything they want, through hard work, determination and initiative. Becoming “American” has been a constant topic brought up in mafia films such as Scarface, The codfather part I and II. The Corleone is a family run and operated business, founded on trust, support and protection. The Godfather displays the dark side of how the American Dream can affect who you become. Michael let the idea of…

“Money makes the world go round” -Cabaret In my eyes money is the second most powerful thing on earth. People will give their lives trying to make large sums of money. Money is defined differently throughout different cultures and different countries. Some may define money as anything that has value and can be traded through the fingers of people, whether that be the actual green paper itself and coins, materials such as gold or diamonds, sexual intercourse, or any other way you can get out of…

His family of a great size of nine children, he was born fourth.” Being raised on the American Dream, Al believed in living life by gaining money, but never leaving his family behind. “While attending school when he was fourteen, Al had a fight with a teacher and after getting disciplined by the principle, he dropped out and joined the Five Point Juniors gang.” During his time with the Juniors, he learned racketeering. He even kept a real job to have extra money. According to The Encyclopedia…