![]() Whenever I think about the ending of this film, I always think, what else could have happened? The lifestyle that Tony wanted to live, lead to his demise. This is a scene where Tony could have also gotten killed, or could have at least lost lots of his credibility, but by being as honest and as bold as he was, Tony has now developed a relationship with a drug lord that will help him become the most powerful cocaine dealer in Miami.Īnd now finally, the ending. This is a big moment for Tony, because Sosa basically asks him “How can I trust you?” Tony passionately replies “I have two things in this world, my word and balls, and I don’t break them for nobody!” Tony gives Sosa a speech that convinces him that he is honest, trustworthy, passionate, and a great partner for business. Sosa finds out that Omar used to be a police informant and kills him in front of Tony. The scene in Scarface that taught me this is when Tony is with fellow drug businessman Omar, in Bolivia. Not only can you make a very entertaining scene, but it is a great way to create and to further develop a character. We just see that he was.įor me, a storytelling lesson that I learned was to put your protagonist under pressure. We are not ever directly told about why Tony was so crazy about Gina. This relationship is the best example of action over dialogue in Scarface. My feeling is that Tony didn’t want her to become like himself, and to become corrupted like like he was. Tony doesn’t say anything about this for most of the film, but at the end of the film, what he does do is kill his best friend Manny. He becomes overprotective of her, extremely overprotective. For Tony, Gina is everything that he isn’t. There is only one part where Tony’s character isn’t as direct. When Lopez betrays him, Tony kills him, kills the crooked cop (Bernstein) who was with Lopez, then goes upstairs, and takes Lopez’s woman, Elvria, to be his own. Just like the dialouge, Tony’s character behavior and actions are very direct and specific for his character. Like the character of Sosa says “There’s now lying in you, Tony.” Tony describes Lopez as being “soft” and that he wants “the world, and everything in it.” He hides very few things from the others characters and from us. The scene that best shows this is when Tony talks his best friend Manny, just after they have met a powerful drug dealer named Lopez. He is expressive, honest, headstrong, driven, and confident. This really helps to show the type of character he is. All of his intentions, desires, and goals are all honestly said by Tony. It’s the main way that Tony express’ himself. The dialogue in Scarface is vital to the story. A detailed back story was not necessary to introduce Tony in Scarface, because when we begin to see and hear Tony, then we begin to really understand who he is. This is not even reliable information because we find out later that he does have a mother and a sister, both living in Miami. There we learn that he has some kind of criminal past, that he has no family, and that he hates Cuba and loves America. It’s the scene where Tony is being interviewed. Only the very beginning takes time to introduce Tony’s back story. The story also focus’ mainly on the present. (By the way, I feel the point where the story switches to the fall is that great montage of Tony getting married and enjoying his wealth.) The film almost feels like two separate films because of this. However, the main emphasis of the story is the rise and the fall of Tony Montana. The structure of Scarface itself is a loose three act structure. However, the structure of the script focus’ on the specific events that get Tony to the top, and what eventually lead to his fall. The story is only about the main character and his story of reaching to the top Miami’s drug industry. Scarface is both a narrative and experience driven film. The film is about his rise and fall as a cocaine lord. Scarface is a gangster film about Tony Montana (Al Pacino), a Cuban refugee who has just arrived in 1980’s Miami. 2 weeks later, I bought the movie on DVD. He showed me the box, with that iconic cover. “When you”re older, watch this movie called Scarface”. Just as I was about to go, he told me something that I will never forget. There, I met an employee, who helped me find a movie to rent (The Scorpion King by the way). One day, I went to Blockbuster, looking to rent some mindless action film for a fun night with my friends. ![]() I was drawn to this film when I was 12 or 13.
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