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 1982. After three months of living a camp for illegal refugees, Tony is offered a green card and a job in Miami if he assassinates one of Fidel Castro's top men sent to America. He takes the offer and kills the man.
He is now a full American citizen working as a dishwasher in Miami. He quits the job after being offered a better underground job. He must go buy two kilos of cocaine from some Columbians for Frank Lopez, his new boss. After the drug deal goes bad Tony proves himself by delivering the cocaine and the money to Mr. Lopez after killing the Columbians. Because of that he began to make a lot of money. .
Only a short time passes before Tony's lust for power, money, and Frank's girlfriend puts him at odds with his boss. He solves this problem by doing what he does best, killing. After Frank puts a hit out on Tony, he kills his assailants, and then proceeds to kill Frank and take over his business and girlfriend. .
Now he's made it, he has everything he wants, except the continuous need for more money. He now pushes 200 kilos while bringing in a cool $15 million dollars for each transaction every month. His lust for money and reckless means of earning it soon lands him in trouble with the law, which also puts him at ends with his South American cocaine manufacturer. After a hit on a politician, who was revealing the identity of top players in the cocaine business, goes foul, Tony is at war with his South American counterpart. Tony dies shooting as a final battle ensues in his mansion.
This story relates to many sociological topics; values, minorities, discrimination, drugs and drug violence, organized crime, the criminal justice system, and the list goes on. I will be focusing on a few main topics, namely values, crime, and minorities.
