Scarface. The rise and fall od a drug lord and it's protrayal of the american dream

"Make way for the bad guy." Tony Montana, the dynamic character that became an icon in cinema was introduced in 1983; in the film Scarface, which captivated millions of fans around the world. Twenty years later, the film still effects today's culture, by being re-released in movie theaters across America. A, "political refugee," from Cuba, Montana came in search of the American Dream, as he beautifully put it, "In this country, you gotta make the money …

…have it coming' to him, you got that? All I have in this world is my balls, and my word, and I don't break them for no one, you understand?" There is no question why this character is so admired, he has the traits that everyman ever wanted. He was brave and ruthless and was honest. This showed immigrants and people world wide that, "The world is yours.", and anything can be accomplished in America.