Goodfellas- 1990- Tori Douglas
Theme: Crime
Director Martin Scorsese developed a unique classic with this film. Scorsese is a great director who created popular films throughout many decades, but by coincidence they all starred Robert De Niro. The other cast of the film Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci also play a crucial role in this Mafia movie. Based on facts from Pileggi's 1985 non-fictional book Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family.
Goodfellas is full of strong characters that engage in violent and illegal acts.
Scorsese keeps the film at a fast pace, with an enticing story line. Henry Hill, Liotta, who is a small time gangster, takes part in a robbery with Jimmy (James) Conway, De Niro, and Tommy De Vito, Pesci. Conway and De Vito, strive to get higher in the food chain and wind up climbing higher up in the Mob.
Goodfellas is a darker film with a lot of high intensity elements. The film has all essentials that makes a great film with all the necessary shots and scenes. The editing of the movie created a good flow from scene to scene so viewers get an understanding of the characters they are watching, along with the different points of view’s of characters. The interesting aspect of the movie was the direct talking to the camera, which was voiced-over narrative by Henry Hill.
In addition to the voice-over narration, the sound track of this movie also makes quite a bit of difference in the uniqueness of the movie. The soundtrack consists of pop/rock oldies over four decades of music. It is all over the spectrum from Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett to Sid Vicious.
After the movie was released it gained six Academy Award nominations, winning one. Along with being nominated for many others such as BAFTA, and American Cinema Editors, USA.
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