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Scarface Movie Themes

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The film Scarface directed by Howard Hanks displays the rise and fall of gangster Tony Camonte. One of the main themes I picked up on in the film was the incestuous interest between Tony and his sister Cesca. To me, Tony is very protective of his sister comparable to a jealous boyfriend. At one point he catches his sister kissing another man and scares him off. Cesca and Tony then proceed to get into an argument where he aggressively rips off a piece of her clothing. Another incident that occurred between the two was when Tony returned home after a month of being away to find his partner Guino living with Cesca. Tony then proceeds to shoot Guino and kills him in front of Cesca who claimed to have loved him. Lastly at the end of the movie where Cesca is about to shoot Tony but instead refuses only to run into his arms. Later a police bullet hits Cesca in the chest resulting in her death and one of the last things Tony says to her is “without you I am completely alone”. Why I thought this played a big impact in the movie was because to me it seemed as if Tony was searching for some sort of love from his sister. At one point Cesca says she doesn’t even recognize him as her brother anymore. I believe this is why Tony felt no remorse for all the people he murdered, he felt empty and alone which is what he says to Cesca in her final moments. …show more content…

During the time period where Americans were losing their prized processions, Tony was showering himself in expensive clothing, jewelry, etc. This lead to the interest from many women who enjoyed the expensive lifestyle Tony lived. One of those women was named Poppy. She was with Johnny Lovo, Tony’s boss at the time. At first Poppy seemed very uninterested in Tony, but throughout the movie especially after the death of Lovo, she begins to take a liking in Tony. It seemed to me that whatever Tony wanted eventually he got it accept

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