America has always been a sort of fantasy land for foreigners who come from less fortunate and less established countries. These countries include, but are not limited to, countries in the Middle East and South America. In the case of Scarface, the main character comes from Cuba, a country notorious for an unfair, communist government. Calling it a communist country is almost too nice sounding compared to the true reality of the state of the country. It is, in all senses of the term, a dictatorship lead by Fidel Castro, an egotistical leader who only looks after his own needs. Al Pacino's character is caught up in this political fiasco.
During the 80's, Miami was a sort of safe haven for Cubans coming to America. They were dubbed "political refugees". This was a very controversial act at the time, considering many of these refugees were ex-criminals that Cuba dumped on America just to get rid of them. Our main character in Scarface is one of them. Despite this fact, his story has a Cinderella theme to it. He comes over to America with absolutely nothing. From this point he does what he has to do, become a drug lord, and achieves the "American Dream". It can be said that this story contains another message. This message may be calling out to people, telling them not to become too greedy. At the end of the story, Tony Montana did not heed the call of this message, and because of it, lost everything. We should all listen to this message too, while pursuing our goals and dreams.
All I can say is that i really like this post. It actually makes sense but its not anything I would have thought of. I probably wouldn't mind seeing Al Pacino dancing around in a poofy dress and glass slippers. What do you think, size 12?
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