Goodfellas, why I love this film so much?
I'm not the only one who loves this film, Goodfellas. The film is often found in the list of best 100 (or 50 or 200) films published by some magazine or newspaper. I cannot tell exactly why so many people love this film, but at least I can try to analyze why I love this film so much.
What's the meaning of life? What is life? We all ask these questions, and I certainly ask these questions to myself quite often (maybe not lately, but I thought about these things a lot in the past). Henry Hill, the main character of the film played by Ray Liotta, does not have social security number; he only has fake one. He does not pay taxes. While he seems to own a house and all, nothing is registered under his name; he doesn't really own anything technically. He has no formal education; he doesn't even finish high school. Yet he knows exactly what he wants to do, who he want to become. He wants to become a gangster. That's all he wants. How many people can say what exactly he/she wants in his life or who he wants to become? Not many.
Music. I'm not exactly a big music fan. Nor do I know a whole lot about music, so I cannot analyze this like some writer writing for Rolling Stone, but music is one of things I often remember about Martin Scorsese films. Goodfellas plays number of great songs, and they really fit into the story.
I said that Henry Hill knows exactly what he wants to, who he want to become, but some bitter stories are told in the film, and that makes me realize that the film is about a real life story. For example, he can never become a member of mafia, because he is not 100% Italian. His body, Tommy DeVito, played by Joe Pesci, comes very close, but he gets killed(or should I say he's taken care of?) and he never becomes an official mafia member. One of Henry Hill's defining movements is that he gets arrested when he is very young, but he never ever tells anything about other gangsters; that's how he proves himself and he's accepted in the gang. Yet, he does the exact opposite later in his life; he has no other choice, but it's a bitter story.
Henry Hill says life other than that of gangster is boring. He says those who have 9 - 5 jobs (he probably includes executives who have high income and even those who run business as well) are dead. He's (probably) right. It's not that I'm the kind of person who's fit to become a gangster. Nor do I have desire to become one, but I always felt that life other than that of gangster is somewhat boring.
What's the meaning of life? What is life? We all ask these questions, and I certainly ask these questions to myself quite often (maybe not lately, but I thought about these things a lot in the past). Henry Hill, the main character of the film played by Ray Liotta, does not have social security number; he only has fake one. He does not pay taxes. While he seems to own a house and all, nothing is registered under his name; he doesn't really own anything technically. He has no formal education; he doesn't even finish high school. Yet he knows exactly what he wants to do, who he want to become. He wants to become a gangster. That's all he wants. How many people can say what exactly he/she wants in his life or who he wants to become? Not many.
Music. I'm not exactly a big music fan. Nor do I know a whole lot about music, so I cannot analyze this like some writer writing for Rolling Stone, but music is one of things I often remember about Martin Scorsese films. Goodfellas plays number of great songs, and they really fit into the story.
I said that Henry Hill knows exactly what he wants to, who he want to become, but some bitter stories are told in the film, and that makes me realize that the film is about a real life story. For example, he can never become a member of mafia, because he is not 100% Italian. His body, Tommy DeVito, played by Joe Pesci, comes very close, but he gets killed(or should I say he's taken care of?) and he never becomes an official mafia member. One of Henry Hill's defining movements is that he gets arrested when he is very young, but he never ever tells anything about other gangsters; that's how he proves himself and he's accepted in the gang. Yet, he does the exact opposite later in his life; he has no other choice, but it's a bitter story.
Henry Hill says life other than that of gangster is boring. He says those who have 9 - 5 jobs (he probably includes executives who have high income and even those who run business as well) are dead. He's (probably) right. It's not that I'm the kind of person who's fit to become a gangster. Nor do I have desire to become one, but I always felt that life other than that of gangster is somewhat boring.
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