Gangster Genre Study- Scarface- Initial Screening Part 2

Target audience: MALE LEAD CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

• Beneath Tony's tough exterior, he is a very caring character and loves his family (his mother and sister) and he wants to make them proud and protect them.
• His family life is also clearly troubled.
• Later in the story, Tony begins to take part in important Cocaine deals.
• Tony eventually becomes more and more aggressive and careless.

Genre conventions: STORY DEVELOPMENT

• Tony starts to act very arrogant and 'too big for his boots' during a point of the film.
• Tony's associates are killed off to teach him a lesson on who he can trust.

Representation: HOW ARE FEMALE CHARACTERS REPRESENTED LATER IN THE FILM?

• Tony's mother is an angry and upset woman, mostly due to Tony's lifestyle.
• Female lead character (Elvira) and Tony slowly fall for each other because of their shared hatred of Frank.
• Tony's sister, Gina becomes resentful and rebellious towards him, which goes heavily against Tony's protective behaviour.

Narrative: RISE AND FALL OF THE PROTAGONIST

• Tony slowly begins to make more money.
• Tony moves up in the ranks of the criminal underworld, small time punk= public property.
• Tony becomes a fearless, feared abusive man.