Goodfellas story
Goodfellas (stylized GoodFellas) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is an adaptation of the 1985 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends and family from 1955 to 1980.
17 total · 1 choice · 10 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| organized crime | choice | We saw how Henry grew up to become a mobster, a mob boss, and a drug kingpin. |
| drug abuse | major | mistress, Sandy, snorted a lot of powder. Later every other person seemed to be on drugs. |
| duty vs. self-preservation | major | there were various cases where people deliberated whether to betray their cronies in order to save their own skin - in the end Henry ratted on everyone to save his own skin |
| husband and wife | major | Henry and Karen got married |
| illegal drug trade | major | Henry started moving drugs mid-story. |
| loyalty | major | there was a big deal about being loyal to Paulie and the mob, each other, spouses etc. - in the end Henry ratted on everyone to save his own skin |
| murder | major | There were numerous murders. |
| romantic infidelity | major | Henry had a mistress, which made his marriage turbulent. |
| romantic jealousy | major | Karen was jealous of Henry's mistresses. |
| romantic love | major | Henry and Karen had a complicated relationship but seemed to genuinely love each other |