Scarface: Say Hello To Universal's Remake
The unending string of remakes continues with a second remake to the 1932 classic Scarface. The version that is most known and loved to audiences all over the world is the 1983 remake of Scarface starring Al Pacino as the iconic Tony Montana. Can a new version measure up to the Pacino classic?
Okay, the first thing that comes to mind is: Another remake? Seriously? Is Hollywood still driving on E in the creative gas tank?
The truth is that the story of the rise from rags to riches in the world of organized crime in Scarface is adaptable to literally any era. This means that if the remake is done properly, there could be a great opportunity for a fresh and original approach to a classic idea.
It would be quite hard to imagine any other face other than Al Pacino and the piercing use of his eyes in his portrayal of Tony Montana. In Scarface, Pacino’s portrayal of Montana being an organized crime kingpin was very interesting on a psychological level.
How?
Pacino played Montana as an unorganized man with a plan in a world of organized crime. It’s kind of a psychological oxymoron; for lack of a better term, if the term even actually exists.
Montana was a man with a plan; he knew what he wanted out of his life. At the same time he was achieving his dream of the riches that he never had, he was actually still learning how to achieve them. This is why Pacino’s Tony Montana is perhaps one of the most relatable characters in cinema history.
People often have a plan in their head and know what they want to achieve, yet have no idea how they will achieve it so they just come up with things while on the move. This is a true lifestyle for most people, though for many it is on the legal side of the equation as opposed to organized crime.
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