Violence In The Movie Scarface

When we think of the mafia and gangs, one name comes to mind, Al Capone. Al Capone, also known as Scarface, was an infamous mafia leader who was active in Chicago during the Prohibition era. Having committed numerous criminal deeds and being the man behind countless murders, Capone was finally arrested for tax evasion . Now, you might ask, “How was he able to commit all these violent deeds without being imprisoned?” Well, we first have to go to the beginning of Capone’s life.

The Gangster film ‘Scarface’ (DePalma) is about the rise and eventual fall of Cuban immigrant, Tony Montana. Throughout the film the viewer witnesses how Tony Montana goes from a criminal in Cuba to a drug overlord in America. The average viewer cannot connect to the arc of Tony Montana. But, the average viewer can connect to what Tony Montana is working for, the American dream. Brain DePalma chooses purposefully to have a hyper-masculine, narcissistic, megalomaniac immigrant as the main character of a story of American dream. In ‘Scarface’, DePalma show the universality of the American dream. By utilizing various filming techniques, DePalma shows how the American dream is available for everyone.

As Tony leaves, he tells Maria to meet him at Doc's so they can run away to the country. In spite of her attempts to conceal it, Anita sees that Tony has been with Maria, and launches an angry tirade against him ("A Boy Like That"). Maria counters by telling Anita how powerful love is ("I Have a Love"), and Anita realizes that Maria loves Tony as much as she had loved Bernardo. She admits that Chino has a gun and is looking for Tony. Lt. Schrank arrives to question Maria about her brother's death, and Anita agrees to go to Doc's to tell Tony to wait. Unfortunately, the Jets, who have found Tony, have congregated at Doc's, and they taunt Anita with racist slurs and eventually simulate rape. Doc arrives and stops them. Anita is furious, and in anger spitefully delivers the wrong message, telling the Jets that Chino has shot Maria dead.

The Untouchables was about Eliot Ness is very tired of Al Capone committing crimes and getting away with it. Ness makes a team to take down Al Capone however, Al Capone kills two of Ness’s men who were on the investigation but this motivates Ness to get him into custody. Honestly, this movie was generally a good movie because it teaches you about prohibition, organize crimes, and Al Capone. These things are very important to have insight about because these rules explains why our society is the way it is today. Therefore, I think this was a very put together movie that can give you an insight on how one man had America on edge.

Alphonse Capone is one of the most know gangsters in the world. He was a savage to his enemies. He started hustlin the streets of Brooklyn then he became the king Chicago. Scarface is was born in Brooklyn in 1899 he grew up in a family of 9 with his parents Gabriel and Teresa Capone. Growing up in Brooklyn his Dad was respected man in the community he was affiliated with a gang or anything he grew up a poor italian family. It was a hard knock life for Al he grew up in the a tenement with his family and attended a catholic school till 14. Al then moved to one of the most influential places in his life. At 21 Place Garfield this is where he meet the most influential people of his life Johnny Torrio and Mae Coughlin. Torrio would later be Capone's

Al Capone was notorious for his bootlegging and annihilating his competition; in order to do that, he had to kill them. Before Capone became the big time bootlegger/ murderer/ assassination coordinator, he had already taken a couple of lives. Capone had begun working for Torrio as an enforcer, bouncer, and bartender; he was in a bar fight that got him his scar and his nickname “Scarface”. Shortly after this incident, in 1919, in New York he was arrested because there were suspicions that he

It not only left an impact on its viewers but also on many of today’s popular celebrities. In the article “The healing of 'Scarface'; Twenty years ago, critics thrashed Brian De Palma's immigrant saga. Now it's embraced by hip-hop fans” writer Elaine Dutka mentions several things done by some of the known people today inspired by Scarface (Dutka). She mentions how LA Lakers previous basketball player Shaquille O’Neal named his clothing line “The World is Mine” which is known an extremely prominent line in the movie (Dutka). Contemporary famous band Blink-182 got their name from the number of times the movie’s main character, Al Pacino, used a curse word (Dutka). A similar movie called The Godfather also portrayed the life of a mafia leader; however, while its theme was about family, Scarface’s theme was more about modern day drug dealers. In another article called “20 Years Later, Pacino's Scarface Resonates With a Young Audience” writer Bernard Weinraub says, Scarface developed a cult following among younger audiences, notably hip-hop stars and college students, and it is already an underground classic. A remastered print was released over the weekend in 10 cities, including New York and Los Angeles” (Weinraub). Weinraub talks about the ongoing success of the movie and how it has been modernized and recreated. The article also mentions a more relevant event which was that Universal Home Studios released a film 30 years after the movie was released which included a documentary talking about how current hip hop artists were inspired by the famous Al Pacino (Weinraub). Scarface had an influence not only on the viewers of its time but also on current generations including young teens and famous

Al Capone was the center of the movie, as a man who went against all

One big difference between the two movies is the main characters. 1932 Scarface’s main character goes by the name of Tony Comante. He is an Italian mobster making his way up in the mafia that is based out of Chicago’s south side. In contrast, the 1983 Scarface’s main character is a Cuban refugee named Tony Montana who is based out of Miami. Tony Montana is desperately trying to make it to the top and he won’t stop at anything to get there. Due to being fifty years apart, another big difference is in the original tony is involved with bootlegging and selling beer. Where as, tony in the remake is dealing cocaine. This difference shows light on the context of when each movie was produced and how crime has changed over the years. A noticeable difference

Scarface is a crime-drama film that is famously known for being one of the most violent and profanes films during its time of release. Focusing on the rise of Tony Montana (Al Pacino) on the criminal ladder and becoming more psychotic as his career as the leader of his drug empire progresses, leading to his eventual downfall. Directed by Brian de Palma, written by Oliver Stone and with performance of the cast with the lead Al Pacino, Scarface became a cult classic among the masses.

One day, when Tony and Louis were together in Tony 's car, Tony shot Louis in the head and then shot himself in the arm. He went immediately to Tony 's mansion and told everyone that they had been shot by a group of gangsters. Everyone believed the story except Nick which still believed that something else had happened. Soon after, it was decided that Tony Montana was going to replace Louis. Tony had realized his goal. For the next 6 months, everything was perfect. He continued the drug business and moved to the mansion with his wife. Nick was his top dealer but he still sensed some bitterness from Nick 's part. Nick believed that Montana was the murderer but couldn 't prove it. Montana kept getting more money each day and Lady Montana was happy buying all the clothes and jewelry she could.

Second, I want to cover the cause and effects registered in this movie. A very reoccurring cause and effect in this movie is whenever Scarface gets angry or mad he snorts more and more cocaine. I found this relatively funny because by the end of the movie he is snorting a ton of cocaine that leads up to his demise. Another effect that is shown throughout the movie is Scarface growing in success and reputation. The cause of this is the many successful business deals that he undertakes and engages in. Another effect is that he makes more and more enemies along the way. This is due to his reputation and power rising. Another cause and effect occurs when Scarface has an argument with his wife and yells at her about her not being able to produce any children for him. This later on causes him to fail a mission because he is not able to bring himself to kill children. A major cause and effect in the story occurs when Scarface sees that his best friend is with his sister. At this point Scarface kills his best friend, which causes his sister to go into major depression, and which pushes him to indulge in even more cocaine which leads to disaster.

Tony needed to see, and came to her balcony, and they ended up confessing their love for each other. Maria tells Tony to meet her at her bridal shop where she works the next day, where they practically had their unofficial wedding. Tony end us dying, but not by his own hand. After believing that Maria is dead, he goes to find Chino, but at the last second he sees Maria. They embraced each other, but Chino shoots Tony.

The crime genre is about a crime that is being committed or was committed and may sometimes be an account of a criminal's life. Scarface displays many criminal that can blow one's mind and is in many ways an account of Montana's life as a drug lord. The film falls into the subgenre of crime, as a "gangster" film for the simple fact that it portrays a criminal organization with a level of organization and resources that

'The Godfather' is the most revolutionary gangster film of all time, it rewrote the gangster genre in such a stylized way that all latter gangster films have conformed to this genre but also evolved it as films have progressed. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola 'The Godfather' re-invented the gangster genre elevating it to a Hollywood status and making it commercially profitable. It looks into the life of the 'Corleone' family and represents America at that point in time. It portrays the violence and power, corruption and justice, honour and obligation apparent at that time. Previous to 'The Godfather's' release the 'American Dream' was born, to idealists America was the country of