05-Scarface & 3 Endings
After we have watched the two filmed endings of Scarface in class on Tues Feb 5th and you have re-read Black, pp. 125-132, several times, post several paragraphs the three endings of Scarface:
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the ending in the “original” script, where Camonte comes out guns blazzing
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the first filmed ending, where Camonte becomes a coward, runs, and is shot down in the street
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the second filmed ending, where Camonte is tried and hung.
Although it simplifies the production history a bit, we will call these the script ending, the coward runs ending, and the hanging ending.
In your blog posting
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Describe in detail each ending using Black’s account for the script and your detailed notes on the two filmed endings
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Then, take a position on whether the ending in the original script, which was never filmed, glorified Camonte
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Finally, take a position on whether it makes a difference for our view of Camonte and the government whether he is killed as he runs from his hideout (the first ending filmed) or is tried and punished by government officials (the second filmed ending and the one most people saw at the time).
You can review part of Scarface’s 3rd ending at: http://classweb.gmu.edu/kthomps4/video/scar-sm.mov. This is the version most viewers saw at the time but is only available now in the recent DVD release with both endings, so its crucial you not miss class on Feb 5th.
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