Watch: 10-Minute Video Essay Breakdown Of Martin Scorsese's 'Goodfellas'
Film-Drunk Love’s latest “Film Breakdown” for the beloved Martin Scorsese classic “Goodfellas” begins with a spoiler alert. While the warning is appreciated, it’s also rendered moot by the fact that anyone with even the slightest interest in films of the past quarter century has likely seen the peerless mobster movie many more times than once. But watching a film isn’t the same as analyzing it, which is exactly what this thorough and spot-on video essay does for unarguably one of the best mafia movies ever made.
The 10-minute study opens with a brief montage of some of the film’s brutal beatings and executions, capturing the spirit and tone of its subject before proclaiming the study’s thesis: “This film is not only an excellent showcase of writing and acting; it’s also an example of great directing.” The video then examines the myriad ways in which Scorsese crafted the masterpiece.
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