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Scarface

            
             Derives from the Latin mater meaning mother.
             At first brush the Matrix is equivalent to Hinduism's Maya, the world of illusion. The Matrix is unreal in the sense that it is 'only in the mind' of humans. The reality on the planet during the 23rd century is that homo sapiens are being grown by machines to harvest energy to power themselves. The machines are keeping and tending a human farm. The 'life' that humans perceive is a production by an outside force to keep them unconscious.
             Thomas "Neil" Andersen.
             He is of course the vaunted Messiah that has been prophesied to save the world (humanity). The name Thomas is Jewish meaning 'twin.' This name is significant given that Andersen has two personalities. As one of the Agents had explicitly told Thomas during the interrogation he has a legitimate life as a software engineer for a big company and simultaneously the underground life of a computer hacker. We can also say that Thomas has a twin personality in that on the one hand he was living an illusion wherein the only reality for him was the Matrix, and on the other hand he was destined to break out of the Matrix and to break the stranglehold of the Matrix, of Maya, on the whole of humanity.
             Furthermore, and more importantly, the name Thomas alludes to the idiom 'doubting Thomas.' Andersen does not believe he is the Savior. He is actually initially nonplused at the suggestion. Only when he commits to saving Morpheus from the Agents does he gradually realize his mission, his purpose, his destiny, his vocation in life. As in real life unless one is in the thick of things, until one has become aware of the risks of commitment yet nevertheless musters the courage to commit one will not know nor taste fulfillment (or defeat). Two roads diverged says Robert Frost; to stand forever at the fork is to forfeit the right to one's destiny.
             'Neil' is an Irish name meaning 'champion.' Andersen opts to go by this name rather than by his given name.


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1. Movie Summary - Scarface

... engraved into it, while Tony's body floats lifelessly on the surface of the water. Conflict The source to main conflict in the movie "Scarface" is greed. Greed appears in different ways all throughout the movie and even within multiple characters. First and foremost greed appears in the movies ... . When the hitmen fail to succeed in killing Tony, Tony finds Frank and fatally shots him. Greed plays an important role throughput the movie Scarface. Almost every character presents signs of greed. Characters such as Tony's mother, sister and best friend Manny, don't show signs of greed to ......

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2. Scarface

... his feelings about Columbians. When asked why he had a problem with the prospect of dealing with them, his reply was "I hate fuckin Columbians" (Scarface). Because of his education, or lack thereof, Montana relies on reading people, more specifically their faces. He, himself, has a very powerful and impressive ... (Mastrantonio), but unsurprisingly for a Stone-scripted film, the boys tend to have all the fun; partying, spending, snorting, drugging and womanizing. Scarface strays from Brian DePalma's traditional style of film that was more often about carefully crafted set pieces, remini...

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3. Critical Analysis of Scarface As An Aristotelian Tragedy

... by its emotional effect on the audience. Aristotle did however; allow room for tragedies that do not exactly meet his requirements called flawed tragedies. This paper will analyze the movie, Scarface (1983) in the Aristotelian sense of a tragedy. The ideal plot should have one plot whose action extends over no more than a day or two and occurs in no more than ... . This is the unity of time, place and action. The concentration of an action within a relatively small location and time period produced a stronger emotional response, according to Aristotle. The movie, Scarface, the plot doesn...

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4. Scarface Review

... historical, Drama, and action-packed movie is Scarface. Starred by Al Pacino and written by Kashif Ahmed, this movie was put together in 1983 to make a thrilling mobster movie and reworking of the 1932 Howard ... Afternoon", "Serpico" and "Cruising". One of Pacino's greatest hits in my opinion is the "Godfather", which was denied an Oscar performance. Other great actors which star in Scarface is Michelle Pfeiffer "which plays the addicted wife that is out of control", Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Logan and Steven Bauer. Even though this movie was based in downtown Miami ... refin...

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5. Scarface

... and strongly pushes the fact that what goes up must always come down. It portrays the ideology of the American Dream as viewed from a select Cuban refugees plight. Scarface depicts the ideology that happiness is earned through hard honest work, not killing or breaking the law to get to the top. This refugee, Tony Montana is unsatisfied with his ... . Lopez is the Hebrew letter "hay" around his neck on the gold chain indicating that he is Jewish. However, I have not been able to identify the significance. The lighting in Scarface is very interesting, for this type of film you would expec...

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6. Scarface

Scarface is a story about Tony Montana and his rise and fall living the American dream. Tony was one of over 125,000 Cuban refugees exiled from Cuba by Fidel Castro in ... the total population of the United States has only grown 13%. Cubans make up about 4.3% of the Hispanic population with the greatest growth of them in the early eighties when Scarface took place. Being a Cuban refugee, Tony faced discrimination and segregation for months before being allowed to be an American citizen, and that was only because of the illegal deed he ... . Because of this many begin to sell drugs or perform...

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7. Scarface

... has more meaning to it than this. This story goes in to detail on what some people are willing to do in chase of the American dream. Tony montana, or Scarface was a man who knew what he wanted, but did not have the patients to get it honorably. This discription fits many of today's Americans. The fact that so many people ... can relate to this I believe, is the reason this movie is considered a classic. The movie's main character, Tony Montana also know as Scarface, is a Cuban immagrant who fled to America on the Mariel boatlift. He and his best friend Mannolo were forced to stay under ...

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8. Scarface

... has more meaning to it than this. This story goes in to detail on what some people are willing to do in chase of the American dream. Tony montana, or Scarface was a man who knew what he wanted, but did not have the patients to get it honorably. This discription fits many of today's Americans. The fact that so many people ... can relate to this I believe, is the reason this movie is considered a classic. The movie's main character, Tony Montana also know as Scarface, is a Cuban immagrant who fled to America on the Mariel boatlift. He and his best friend Mannolo were forced to stay under ...

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9. Scarface Review

Scarface, an epic and memorable tale of a rags to riches and personal self-destruction like no other stars Al Pacino in debatably his best performance. Set in the sun washed avenues ... corruption rather than hard work. These three elements of greed, lies and corruption are repeatedly put forward to us all through the movie. This method of repetition is presented in scarface in one aspect by a common quote, "the world is yours". This statement is communicated to the viewer consistently in the film, where Montana is portrayed as a peasant washing dishes through ... characters, and the direct...

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10. Stereotypes In Movies

... No film better conveys the lengths to which these individuals will go to in their quest for money better than the 1983 Oliver Stone film Scarface. In Scarface, Al Pacino plays Tony Montana, a poor Cuban convict whose rise to power involves murdering selling drugs and stealing his bosses mistress. The movie ... and when a drug deal goes arry these Cubans see no problem with pulling out a chain saw and cutting off a mans arms. In the movie Scarface, going on stereotypes alone, you would see these people as having no conscience and being the devil incarnate. Now when somebody asks me perso...

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