Lessons In Manhood From Scarface
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Scarface debuted in 1983 to lackluster reviews and the usual tsk-tsking about allthe violence and profanity (although legend has it MartinScorsese was an immediate fan, and he’s a man who knows a thing or two aboutgangster movies). But it’s all water under the bridge now, because almost 30 yearslater, Brian De Palma’s gangster epic has taken its rightful place in film historyas a movie that helped redefine a genre and became one of the ultimate guy-movie classics.Despite Oliver Stone’s endlessly quotable script and De Palma’s expertdirection, the 180 can largely be traced back to one place: the film’s notoriousantihero, Tony Montana. Al Pacino gave oneof the most memorable performances of his career as Montana, aCuban-refugee-turned-drug-lord, whose rags-to-riches tale struck a serious chord withgenerations of men.And with the epic crime drama now available on Blu-ray, wethought it’d be fitting to revisit Scarface to see what lessonstoday’s man can learn from one of cinema’s most infamous bad guys. Continue Reading
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