Who Is Paul Muni's Scarface?

Tony is very smart but also quite poor. His family didn't have enough money to send him to school but since he was smart and the nuns had faith in him they were able to provide him with a scholarship: “His family could not afford to send him to school. But the nuns believed in him because he was smart and a good boy.” (McKay 44). This shows how tony was viewed as a person before everything with the LRA happened. Tony also had a dream to become a priest when he was older. He never openly said it but it was very obvious to others; “ He has never actually said to his friends, but everyone knew that tony really wanted to become a priest.” (McKay 45). This shows that Tony wanted to go to school to repay god and how much of a good kid we was and how he didn't deserve to have to become a rebel soldier.

Tony was around 30 years old at the time. Tony was having a normal day at the fire station. His job for the day was to answer 911 calls. Tony was working at the Fire Station full time. Tony was encouraged by his dad to be a fireman because he was a police officer. Tony interviewed for a job opening, and got the job because he scored high on his exam. When Tony was at the firehouse with other firemen, Suddenly he got a call from a mother about a baby having trouble breathing. The baby had pneumonia, causing him to have a blocked airway. The mom was yelling at Tony saying “My Baby can't breath and he is turning blue!” Since tony was on the phone with the mom and couldn't be there to physically help the baby he had to think fast to tell the mom what to do. Tony explained to her mom how to open up the baby's airway to save him. The mom followed tony's instructions until her baby could breathe. Tony and the mom ended up saving the baby and an ambulance came to make sure he was ok. Before the mom ended the call Tony could hear the baby crying so he knew he was ok. Knowing the baby was ok and could live a normal life gave Tony lots of Confidence. Tony didn't make a big deal out of this, but the Fire Chief did. There was lots of press and it became a big deal. During the call Tony got no help from other fireman. After saving the baby tony felt like this is where he belongs, and it reinforced his comitment to his job. Tony learned 3 major things from this. Stay calm, depend on your training and never give up on what you are

Danny Devito is perfect in this role because he has quite a seedy voice this is good to illustrate the sleaziness of film-noir, it shows the real voice of L.A.

“ They rely on a viewer's preconceived idea of how a particular person or ethnic group should act and merely fulfill these expectations. External signs and cues are used to indicate and suggest the veneer of culture. Dress, eating habits, and language accents are exaggerated…” Even though the directors of the movie did not directly refer to Italian Americans, the way they portrayed the characters based on their language, clothes, food and etc. indirectly told the audience that the characters were of Italian background. By seeing this occur in every movie and show, the public got accustomed to seeing Italian Americans as the mafia and failed to recognize that the mafia was only a small percentage of Italian Americans and the rest were just like ordinary people trying to make a better life.

The gangster genre within films in America has accomplished numerous positive criticisms and constant willing audiences due to containing outstanding spectacles and mind-blowing action. The Godfather, being second on the IMDb Top 250 Movies, has set a new popular concept to life within the Mafia from their point of view. Doing so, creating a positive association. Yet within Italy, the same topic contains a complete different view. Movies such as I Cento Passi demonstrate unenthusiastic view by those whom are outside yet negatively affected by those members. Unlike American films, the gangsters are not as often viewed at the protagonist and are the main causes for the problematic events. But how different is Italian Mafia and American

The gangster movie genre is one of the most popular among the modern movies and some of the best film directors have produced some very excellent gangster movies. For my first film analysis, I decided to analyze my favorite gangster movie of all time. The movie that I analyzed is called “Scarface” and is directed by Brian De Palma. It was released in 1983 and is still a super hit movie today. Let me go through a short summary of the movie.

Al Capone, also known as Scarface, was a notorious hero. Capone has given himself to something bigger or other than himself such as sacrificing himself to stand up for others rights, help others who struggled financially, and create a better security throughout cities.

All "gangster movies" have been judged by the standards of this one, it has a very strong script that is well plotted, although at times difficult to understand. Two other gangster directors are Quentin Tarantino, famous for many films but 'Pulp Fiction' stands out, and Guy Ritchie, the writer of 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels .' and 'Snatch'.

An influential member of a Sicilian anti-racket association was arrested on Wednesday morning, after it emerged he was in cahoots with the Cosa Nostra.

Drugs, violence, drugs, materialism, drugs, immorality and more drugs. The movie explores a lot of themes, crime, politics, psychology and the “American Dream”, all which is portrayed in a bloody and foul-mouthed manner. Scarface is a glorified portrayal and subversion of crime life at the same time. Tony Montana is an immigrant that has nowhere else to go, he then goes to a life of crime, got rich, and then goes down. It is a common misconception that the movie glorifies violence. The conceptions are wrong; the movie portrays violent scenes as a major turning point for characters, both tragic and bittersweet. Like the tagline of the movie. Tony loved “The American Dream, with a

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.

Francis Ford Coppola directed the gangster crime drama film, The Godfather (1972), inspired by the novel of the same name, written by Author Mario Puzo. The film plays out in the beginning how Don Corleone declined to join the narcotics business with notorious drug lord Sollozzo. With this in mind, one of the greatest gangster films created by a man who decided to lead, and not follows. Moreover, explaining the formalist approach for this film which covers an array of elements that include plot structure, camera techniques, editing, mise en scene, and sound. The following film critique will analyze “The Godfather,” beginning by utilizing the formalist approach theory, camera technique and sound gradually introducing additional theories

I selected "The Godfather", my interpretation is how Don Corleone rises to the top by utilizing family, traditional values and his absolute power. Consequently, the music indicates an event is going to occur, whether it be a happy event or murder. In addition to the romance genre, the gangster genre is captivating to audiences, we love murder, death, kill and an incredible love story to sing to the emotional portion of our hearts. Moreover, other cultures are interesting to the audiences, learning how others adapt and respect each other is the mystery that we long to solve. Nevertheless, with times changing in the Sicilian families and cultures, additional clever means of abuse and murder are cultivated to ensure the power remains with

In the beginning of Iron Man, the main protagonist, Tony Stark, was generally a bad person. He was an extreme example of the celebrity stereotype-- flashy, arrogant, self-absorbed, and rude. Stark took personal honors, as well as relationships with others, for granted. But that all changed when Stark was kidnapped by a terroristic rebel group. During his time as a prisoner, Tony saw what horrors his technology could be used for, and later escaped captivity humbled and changed. From the moment he returned, Stark’s character started growing into a caring and heroic figure. Specifically, Tony Stark emerged as a new man, actually caring for his assistant, Pepper Pots, being concerned about what

Throughout the film, Michael Corleone played brilliantly by Al Pacino, experiences a major change in his way of thinking. Michael changes from believing that what his family does is wrong, to believing that his family's crimes are a necessary evil. He begins by insisting to his girlfriend that his family's crimes belong to his family, not to him. He was not involved in the business and did not want anything to do with it.