Scarface: Breaking the Gangster Blueprint

from The Minimum Commitment: Film Theory in Small Doses · host Donn Lawler Podcasts

Scarface is loud, violent, and unforgettable—but it’s also smarter than it looks. In this episode, we explore how Brian De Palma’s crime saga plays with genre expectations, tUrning Tony Montana into a symbol of excess, ambition, and emotional contradiction. What happens when we root for a man we know will fall? And why do we feel bad when he does?

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