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“As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster.” Henry Hill played by Ray Liotta says this as the film Goodfellas starts. That is just one of the memorable things about this movie. Goodfellas is a well-known film directed by Martin Scorsese. The few who have not watched are truly missing out on a great movie. It is among the best crime movies ever created by Martin Scorsese. Goodfellas is known to be a great film because it is not like the typical mob movie. When people are asked about about this movie, he/she might talk about how much cursing there is, or how the ending was kind of a plot twist, most will say it is a good movie. The way the movie is recorded makes the audience feels like they know him personally. It gives the woman a chance to share her view of all that goes on in the film, so females can relate. The camera follows Henry around, making the audience feel like they know him personally. This film also shows that even crime families still act like any other family, giving families a chance to relate. Goodfellas leaves the audience with a memorable character or a character they can relate to. Last, but definitely not least, the movie shoes how a simple choice could make a big difference which most people can relate to.
Although these people commit crimes they are still like any other family giving the audience a chance to relate to the family. A family eats together, and stays in everyone’s best interest in the family. In an by Roderick Heath he writes “ Goodfellas shows how crime families are just that – families consisting of people who spend all their time together, living, dying, raising families in each other’s laps”(Heath). When Henry’s wife was threatening to break up with him his friends c...

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...situations in this movie are very serious like death and prison, the audience finds its way to relate.

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