Materialism and Greed

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“In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women,” a quote said by the infamous Tony Montana in Scarface. Fancy cars, big houses, fur coats, and diamond studded everything seems to attract almost everyone. Movies and TV shows do a great job of showing that this appealing type of life comes with a price, and all that you have to pay to live it. Although these movies are entertaining, they argue that too much greed and materialism can be your downfall. Greed is one of the most selfish desires anyone could have. Greed eventually turns into arrogance and pride, and Scarface is a good portrayal of these emotions. The movie Scarface argues that along with greed, egotism will get you nowhere. Scarface is the critically acclaimed film where Al Pacino plays the role of Tony Montana, a notorious kingpin from Miami, Florida with an acquisitive personality. Montana is a Cuban ex-con who wants the world at his feet and doesn’t care what he has to do to get it. At one point he kills his boss and...

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