GoodFellas

Goodfellas slowly shows the inevitable demise of “gangster” and the causes of it. The overall vibe of the film can be clearly cut in two once The Lufthansa Heist occurs. When Henry’s a kid mob life is idealized “as far back as I could remember I always wanted to be a gangster” and his in the organized crime life begins. Henry works at the cab stand, and it’s not so much the help that he gives, but being with ‘made’ guys and being associated in the outside world. Kids go and carry groceries across the town just to show respect to Henry. When he gets pinched Henry gets rewarded which is on the contrary of what we would expect. Jimmy explains to Henry and indirectly the viewer that this is because he “doesn’t rat on his friends.” During his time in the Conway crew everything’s on the up-and-up, with him being able to park illegally on a street and then take the back entrance to a front row seat at the Copacabana. When Henry scores he chips up to Paulie creating trust between the two. I’m too tired to finish this.