The short story is that Scarface is about the American dream. The other short story is that it's about the illicit drug trade of the '80s, addiction, and too much of a good thing. Tony Montana was a Cuban refugee who ended up in Miami and rose through the ranks of a criminal empire.
Scarface is about ambition in the wrong hands. It is the story of Tony Montana, a self-proclaimed political refugee who claws his way from the gutters of Castro's Cuba to conquer the American dream, but dreams can become nightmares, and men like Montana will always want more.
Remain true to yourself and don't break your word for nobody. Tony Montana had a lot of flaws that ultimately led to his demise but he still had one big quality. Even in a life of crime, he always stayed true to his promises and kept his word.
How Al Pacino Became Tony Montana in SCARFACE (1983)
What is the message in Scarface?
The movie explores the American dream and the consequences of pursuing wealth and power at all costs. Scarface has left a significant legacy, influencing various forms of media, from music and video games to comic books, and continues to be referenced and admired by filmmakers and artists.
Played by Al Pacino, Tony Montana's rise to success through the Cuban-American drug trade and the mob grabbed public attention and made the character a symbol of crime and corruption, as well as the struggle for success.
Summary. Gangster movies, like the original Scarface from 1932, often faced censorship and bans due to their violent content and portrayal of mafia life. Censors believed that Scarface glorified violence, leading to changes in the film's ending and the addition of a prologue condemning gangsters.
Scarface is an unashamed 170-minute commercial for over-indulgence. Audiences, particularly in communities of color, are attracted to it because of Tony's excess and the unfiltered joy he takes in getting even with his enemies.
Final Stand. Undoubtedly, the most iconic scene in the entire movie is Tony's final stand. After failing to carry out the assassination for Sosa, Tony's mansion is attacked by a hit squad. After his sister is killed, a cocaine-fuelled Tony becomes a one-man army against his attackers.
At the end of the film Gina herself suggests Tony must indeed want her because he can't stand for another man to be with her. Tony has a genuine look of confusion on his face and even asks what she's talking about. Therefore he likely did not have sexual feelings towards her.
So *Spoilers for Scarface movie* Tony Montana dies at the end of Scarface. Overkill has stated that the events of the Scarface movie happened but our Tony isn't that Tony Montana. Unless they were referring to the Scarface video game, which they stated is non canon.
It is a drug-fuelled frenzy and somehow, Tony Montana manages to emerge as every man's hero to this day: he is like a gangster Superman. The point of the story, I guess, is his motivation. He has no limits, he always wants more and he wants it immediately. So, men.
Scarface premiered in New York City on December 1, 1983, and was released on December 9 by Universal Pictures. The film grossed $45 million at the domestic box office and $66 million worldwide. Initial critical response was negative due to its excessive violence, profanity, and graphic drug usage.
The fact so many people like "Scarface" is testament to the intensity of Pacino's performance more than the intelligence behind it. In the DVD documentary, Pacino readily admits to the character being two-dimensional. For some, that's great.
At the time of its premiere, some believed it portrayed Cubans, particularly those who fled during the Mariel boatlift to the United States in 1980, in a harsh light. That view persists today, decades later. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who is of Cuban heritage, said Scarface misrepresented the Cuban community.
Both the film and novel are loosely based upon the life of gangster Al Capone, whose nickname was "Scarface". The names of characters and locations were changed only minimally. Capone became Camonte, Torrio became Lovo, and Moran became Doran.
Tony Montana is a fictional character in the movie Scarface who is played by actor Al Pacino. Montana is a Cuban immigrant to the United States. He has antisocial and narcissistic personality disorders and is a drug lord who ruthlessly uses violence to gain wealth.
When he arrives, he is questioned by U.S. officials and says that he is a "political prisoner". Tony claims that because he has an American father, he has the right to a green card. However, his request is denied because of a trident-style tattoo on his right hand, which indicates that he was an assassin in prison.
Capone inadvertently insulted a woman while working the door, and he was slashed with a knife three times on the left side of his face by her brother, Frank Galluccio; the wounds led to the nickname "Scarface", which Capone loathed.
Goals. Build a powerful drug empire of his own (succeeded). Make more and more money and drugs in order to become a much more powerful drug lord than he is right now (succeeded temporarily). Kill Alejandro Sosa as revenge for his betrayal (failed in the movie, succeeded in the game).
His nearly three-hour biography qualifies as tragedy, the story of a rage-choked cocaine addict with minimal self-control and a possible incest kink who methodically alienates everyone he's ever held dear until he is gruesomely murdered for his impulsivity and hubris.
