![]() ![]() ![]() He kills Manny without a second thought upon seeing him with Gina, only finding out afterward that the two had just been married. However, his Hair-Trigger Temper gets in the way. Bad Boss: One of the less-egregious examples of this trope as most of the time, he is a reasonable one.In general, he's more than ready to use lethal weapons, mostly guns. Ax-Crazy: He is the embodiment of this trope in the second half of the movie.At Least I Admit It: His entire "say goodnight to the bad guy" speech boils down to Tony telling everyone giving him funny looks at the restaurant that at least he acknowledges his own faults and slip-ups instead of pinning blames.Sosa even calls him a "fucking little monkey". Animal Motifs: Pacino watched the original film and noted that Paul Muni came off as "a big ape", so he tried to emulate that in his performance.There's nobody left to call: Manny and Gina are dead, Frank is dead, Sosa wants him killed, his mother has disowned him, and Elvira has left him for good. Shortly before that, he picks up the phone on his office desk for a moment, then sets it back down. Alas, Poor Villain: He gets shot in the back after losing everything and descending to madness trying to stay in power.Adaptational Nice Guy: His philosophy against harming children separates him from Paul Muni's Tony Camonte who is otherwise free of any noble virtues.Adaptational Name Change: His last name is changed to "Montana".Furthermore, Montana's incestuous feelings toward his sister are far more ambiguous, while Camonte leaves little to the imagination. ![]() ![]() In the original film, Camonte fights and goes down fighting the police, whereas Montana loses to a rival druglord. It's hard to imagine Camonte having second thoughts about killing children and putting morality before self-interest the way Montana does. Adaptational Heroism: He has far more moral standards and likable characteristics than Tony Camonte.You need people like me so you can point your fuckin' fingers and say, 'That's the bad guy'."Ī former Cuban soldier and prisoner who was exiled to Miami by Fidel Castro and eventually becomes ingrained in the criminal underworld. ![]()
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