How It All Went Wrong for Tony Montana

Tony Montana was one of the most iconic and controversial criminals in history. He was famous for his killing spree, which ultimately led to his downfall. In this video, we explore what went wrong for Tony Montana and how his life eventually ended in tragedy.

[@MichaelJPartyka]

I'm surprised there's no mention of the fact that it's Tony's refusal to kill innocent children that puts him on Sosa's hit list. It seemed like the message of the movie was, "If you choose this life, you have to live this life in full." Tony ascended further and further until he hit a moral wall he couldn't get around, and it was only then that he met his downfall.

[@randallkarlin4115]

Exactly in real life they would’ve iced the car and went on with their business for as long as it lasted.

[@joseph317]

I really don't think it was a moral problem, he saw the kids as asset to him it went much further he that kids was off the charts because wanted to protect his children if he was to have them.l know that you could think that the UN guy was no threat but the truth always reveals itself and down the track he knew that there could be a come back to his own..

[@MichaelJPartyka]

@joseph317 Watch the scene again and listen to what Tony says. He's not at all concerned about UN retaliation. (After all, he's okay with performing the killing of the targeted man himself in front of the UN. Plus he knows the UN wouldn't come after him anywhere near as certainly and ferociously as Sosa.) He's even willing to do the murder via bombing from a distance rather than face to face -- it rankles him, but he'll do it. It's only when the target's family enters the picture that he finds the whole act too repugnant to carry out.

[@joseph317]

What you say is very valid but l still think that in the back of his mind it was too much, thanks for your quick response..

[@faitaccompli5878]

Yeah, you can't sell a piece of your soul, it's all or nothing.

[@phillower8806]

One of Tony’s biggest mistakes was not trusting his banker to launder his money and not understanding that the more money he makes the harder it is to make clean . If he stuck to his original money launderer he wouldn’t have had to go on that mission for Sosa to avoid his jail sentence.

[@robzilla730]

Probably a stupid question but, if Tony was making all that loot, why bank it at all? Why not build his own vault and keep it there? Why not only deposit a fraction in the bank? Also, he had a front-company... hell, bankroll a big-budget Hollywood movie and launder your cash that way. Executive producer: Tony Montana and win Oscar's like Harvey Weinstein! Lol

[@tzford]

Just what I was thinking. He should’ve left well enough alone. Like he would actually notice what was being taxed. Plus he can’t be arrested if he’s paying taxes. His greed and not trusting Manny to do the deal really was the beginning of the end for him.

[@jordanflores5687]

@@robzilla730 evidence as if they needed it but mainly evidence

[@rhysoneill7399]

Manny was the person to set the seidlbaum deal(fed) Tony did get greedy

[@johnboyle5663]

spot on!...this was the one HUGE mistake that caused everything else to happen!...this and getting involved with Elvira!

[@punchyMiddleEarth]

Missed it a bit actually. The failure to fullfil the hit and killing Sosa's associate instead was what ultimately ended him

[@BrandonClark-StocksPassports]

Its that simple Correct

[@tyrone0714]

It was Sosa's brother Tony killed. So it yeah that's why he was on the shit list.

[@Will21st]

Tony was ruthless, but not ruthless enough...

[@robzilla730]

@@Will21st Tony was bad, but he wasn't evil. That was Sosa.

[@Will21st]

@@robzilla730 yes, that is it, thank you!

[@bryanreyes7382]

If only Tony didn't kill Manny and accepted him as a brother-in-law, Manny would've survived along with Chi-Chi so all three of them can look at each other's backs during the mansion shootout. They would've prevented The Skull sneaking up behind Tony with the sawn-off shot gun that killed Tony.

[@Titus_Vespasianus]

100% agree!!! If only there could have been a version with that ending...

[@bryanreyes7382]

@@Titus_Vespasianus yep. And had they survived, they would come up with a better plan to take out Sosa

[@Titus_Vespasianus]

man I so agree...that would have been badass, and room for a sequel...

[@bryanreyes7382]

@@Titus_Vespasianus amen

[@robertrodriguez787]

Problem was he didn't know they were Married . He Saw 🪚 Manny as the Guy Sleeping with his Sister . Which he warned Him She is Not For You . Meaning he didn't want her involved in his World 🌍 .

[@sphinxrising1129]

Main thing Tony did wrong, was getting high on his own supply, which effected his ability to keep ahead of the game, that & greed.

[@mrg1534]

Yessir, being closely involved with someone like Tony was hazard for one's health, with the exception of his Mother and Elvira, everyone that was closely linked to him were killed

[@jonathantenorio8829]

In the end that was the only thing keeping him alive. He wanted to die but he wanted to give them all he got before going

[@ericnichols9275]

All smart KING PIN DRUG Dealers DONT take there own PRODUCTS or mess with the BOSS WIFE and it pays to have someone in the GOVERNMENT working for you

[@BruceLee-t9n]

That part is so Funny. Had me rolling on the floor when I first watched it

[@take7upyours822]

That, for sure. When you keep a low profile, you keep enemies off your radar and you keep enemies guessing a lot. He was out in the open about everything, making himself an easy target. Sure, makes you feel like a big man, but it's the way of idiots.

[@randallshimizu2376]

Tony's biggest miistake was to let the coke control his life. His other big mistake was to underestimate Alejandro Sousa

[@savagetakeoff5073]

His biggest mistake was not letting the kids get killed, Period Point Blank💯🇵🇷🏴‍☠️👌🏽!

[@6lackRain]

@@savagetakeoff5073 imagine the horrible karma that comes with killing innocent children

[@DNAlien78]

@@savagetakeoff5073 😂😂 yall are killing me with this reason. So let's not acknowledge him being cruddy, backstabbing and so high that he acted on emotions instead of smarts.

[@DNAlien78]

Exactly, ppl talking about him not killing kids the reason. If he would've killed the kids he still would've ended up dead.

[@jamesbell1613]

Tony wouldn't be killing though. He'd just let Salamanca do it.

[@skinglyfe]

Lot of ppl don’t know this but the same guy who plays manny is the same guy who plays the cartel boss in better call saul / breaking bad

[@MoviesConsigliere]

Yes, he played boss of the Cartel

[@logicalchaos9008]

He finally got promoted!

[@The911knight]

And a Cult leading drug lord in "Queen of the South"

[@vanimaladventures]

he was also the cartel boss in academy award winner "Traffic"

[@stoeipoes10]

Steven Bauer is a superactor.

[@themoviebuff6196]

I see Scarface as a character study of the obsession of pursuing the American Dream which to most people is wealth, power and status by any means necessary. Tony Montana is an example of someone who attains the American Dream the wrong way and ends up paying the price heavily. He loses his family, best friend, his wife, his empire and ultimately himself in one night. His rapid fall from grace symbolises how someone can lose it all in a quick second. If they make the wrong moves.

[@lexkanyima2195]

This is real life

[@mrg1534]

Tony "took it to the limit" but "you got to know how to keep it" as the song was saying in that scene when he went to the next level

[@michaelangellotti4773]

...by any means? Then he would've killed the kid.

[@themoviebuff6196]

@@michaelangellotti4773 Almost! He did sell drugs, kill people in cold blood and etc. So by any means necessary statement does apply to him. As most people wouldn't have chosen his path to be successful.

[@mattm7798]

Well said. What profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world and surrenders his soul.

[@TheRealest127]

His BIGGEST Mistake was killing Manny. Which is why when he was alone at his desk you didn’t see him reflect on any other Regret EXCEPT Killing Manny. He knew Manny to be a Player who Dogged women out and that’s all he ever saw him as when it came to Women. But He Underestimated Manny’s LOVE For him. They had been through EVERY Thing together. Manny even Saved his Life and Even Killed People for him. Manny LOVED Tony. And because He LOVED Tony he also Respected him. Which means he Respected Tony’s sister out of Respect for Tony. He would have NEVER Done Tony’s sister wrong or the way he did other women because SHE Was TONY’s Sister. His BEST FRIEND’s Sister. And he would’ve been too afraid to fall out with Tony over him mistreating Tony’s sister. Not out of Fear But out of LOVE For Tony. That Marriage would’ve made them Legit BROTHERS. They would’ve Literally Been FAMILY Now. And As much As they had been through together they might as Well had been BROTHERS. People say Tony Underestimated Alex Sousa. Which he did. But his BIGGEST Underestimation was MANNY. He didn’t think Manny would ever be capable of loving and treating his sister Right. But he was WRONG. Manny would’ve treated her like GOLD. Because She was TONY’s Sister. And Manny LOVED Tony and would never Disrespect Him by Hurting her. And I Think Tony realized this when he was alone at his desk towards the end of the movie. That’s why He Said “Oh Manny……….What Have I Done?” 💔💯

[@erexsean6909]

Some good points. But I think for all that to work Manny needed tobe upfront with Tony. Not the secretive, disappear for days on end with no contact behind his back way. He knew Tony was going through an extremely high stress situation at the time. Instead of being by his side he disappeared and married Gina. Hell Tony could have thought Manny abandoned him, took what money he could and got out of town. And left Tony to deal with whatever outcome by himself. And in his drugged fueled paranoia he made a snap harsh decision. That ended up costing Gina her life as well as Manny.

[@dusk6159]

​@@erexsean6909 Very true

[@Yvanehtnioj2000]

Manny got what was coming to him. Tony not only warned Manny to stay away from her, but he did it in a fit of rage. Why would he even try to get with Gina after that? She’s his best friends’ sister, for one, and said best friend told him not to try her in that manner. There’s no respect! Gina was a young naive fast ass that didn’t know any better and Manny took advantage of that. SMH. What does that say about Manny’s character? That shows Manny is capable of going behind Tony’s back and doing nefarious shit, which can eventually lead to more dangerous things. So please. Manny wasn’t a saint and he wasn’t some magical shield that could’ve protected Tony from Sosa’s men.

[@cubandade8469]

Yea you overestimating it and romanticizing it too much ok relax Tony knows what type person manny is us men don't do that out respect you don't mess with your homeboy sister specially without askin him cause u and your homeboy talk bout what y'all do to certain women or would do now you with his sister yea bruh you disrespect

[@AW-kr9fl]

Manny caused his own death. If he had opened up to Tony, asked permission to date his sister and promised him he would never abuse her, Tony may have let him. But he disappeared, snuck around and dated Gina secretly which was a dumb thing to do.

[@KtotheG]

Dark desire for his sister? Nooo... Tony didn't desire his sister. He just didn't want her marrying a guy like him or tagging along in his lifestyle. He wanted her to be with a square. He wanted her to stay straight and clean. She was following a trashy path.

[@jbach7274]

and to further this point of exact truth -- she had already shown him to be going down a bad way, when Montana broke up her escapade in the bathroom with that random kielbasa. That incident + the drugs, coupled with the stress of his lifestyle had already had him on edge towards that situation.. "dark desire for his sister" that could not have been further from the truth lol

[@KtotheG]

@@jbach7274 I think they just ran with that idea because of how the sister reacted to Tony's control over her... she thought he wanted her and was trying to tempt him. I think she was just trolling him to get back at him. But Tony was the only man in her life to cover her because they didn't have a father. His mom treated him like dirt because he was a criminal, but he and his sister were close. She probably wanted to tag along just to be close to him, but he didn't want that life for her.. She couldn't understand it.

[@JThom529]

Hate that people misconstrue his overprotective ness as more than it is. Manny explained it best in the movie

[@adamweisshaup]

Nah he totally wanted her. He was protective over her like a husband is over his wife, not bro and sis.

[@thesilentone011]

@@jbach7274 Tony told her to go out and have fun. It seems like she was on a good path until Tony met her again. The mother was disrespected by the sister after Tony showed the behavior was "acceptable".

[@gregory9733]

Tony had alot of short comings,but in the end it was because tony had morals in the end

[@kevindouglas5333]

Ya. Selling drugs. Morals

[@amaddenmind4597]

@@kevindouglas5333 so if you sell drugs you automatically have no morals got it smfh

[@Sjcstro84]

He laid the foundation when he said Elvira couldn't have kids. Elvira told asked what kind of dad he'd be. I think he was trying to prove that he did care about kids. That was his initial pitch to Elvira at the pool. "Kids little kids". When Manny was doing the tongue thing to the women by the pool, Tony goes and sits w some kids and laughs at Manny. Tony really wanted a family but his lifestyle and choice of woman revealed that he wasn't fit.

[@ghostface3652]

@@kevindouglas5333 everything isn’t black and white. Drug dealers aren’t monsters, they’re human too

[@legendary9689]

@@ghostface3652 They are just trying to pay their bills like everyone else but they don’t want to be a wage slave to do so.

[@a.i.mlordz3248]

Manny broke the bro code if your friend doesnt want you to date his sister you respect his wishes SIMPLE

[@tedchad]

a guy that wants to nail your sis isnt much of a bro

[@ultimateevilz8937]

@@realbangzz1 what are you talking bout, it was already mentioned in the video why tony killed manny, it wasn’t cause he though there was. Kidnapping, Tony didn’t want manny with his sister not only cause manny was a womanizer but also because that wasn’t the life Toby wanted for his sister, manny didn’t listen

[@anjaneyasreetrout2444]

If Tony had simply broken his ties with Manny then it would have been understandable. But he literally killed the one guy who always had his back. To make it worse, Manny genuinely cared about his sister and was not messing around with her. In the end, Tony regretted killing his best friend.

[@Xxandrew01]

@@ultimateevilz8937 Again we didn't get the chance to see Manny changing his ways with being with Gina because Tony killed him. Mixed with the fact that Gina was a grown woman and was capable of making her OWN choices on who she wanted to marry, and certainly didn't need a say so from her abusive drug dealing brother, who actually treats women WORSE than Manny does, as Elvira showed.

[@dededede9257]

the famous "bro code"

[@javisilva8395]

His biggest downfall was that he NEVER invested in security. Also he went to war with a man that had a wayyy bigger organization than him. Sosa actually had a cartel. Tony was just more of a rich guy with some bodyguards selling cocaine. Even tho he practically killed half Sosa's men...Tony had no real muscle power to back him up. If Tony would've hired more guns, I think he could've survived.

[@reddevil2615]

Did u not watch the movie ? They killed all his body guards ? Slit their throats as they ran to the house

[@jamesbell1613]

And there weren't that many guards.

[@2-9gettinit83]

Your right if Tony woulda had a gang he woulda have lasted Sosa couldn’t have kept sending soldiers to the US.

[@faceoffshorty]

Ernie has his head blown off.

[@javisilva8395]

@@2-9gettinit83 Riiight lmfao finally somebody agrees

[@alexshank1414]

I think Manny, knowing how protective Tony was of Gina and his unpredictability, should have told Tony he was going to marry Gina. Not in secret. Instead, Tony thought it was Manny having another ‘one night stand’. Only this time with Gina.

[@jocelynastheart2732]

I fully agree! I was like oh come ON manny you should NOT have gone behind his back! but you live by crimes you die like a criminal! and his wife was no prize she was a junky miserable woman! that was not franks doing! even when she was with the other rich guy she was miserable, she loved the money too! so, too bad charlie! she know she was getting involve with a crook!

[@Itsdamere]

He told manny she was off limits manny got what he deserved

[@sneakin647]

@@Itsdamere nah manny got this man where he was 😂😂 manny didn’t deserve that

[@Yvanehtnioj2000]

@@sneakin647Manny definitely got what was coming to him. Tony doesn’t just tell Manny not to mess with his sister he has a fit of rage and warns him to stay away from her.

[@floydturbo2184]

I always thought his biggest mistake was not taking Frank's advice that those that keep a low profile are the only ones that last. After rewatching it recently I concluded I was wrong. The extreme cocaine habit did him in. THAT is his fatal flaw, leading directly to killing Frank, the corrupt cop Mel, and even his best friend Manny in a drug fueled rage. Take a good look at the arsenal Tony had in his office, but he was more interested in getting high instead of preparing for the inevitable attack coming due to the betrayal of Sosa. He was dead man walking.

[@reddevil2615]

All that drug fueled rage meant nothing , he crossed the plug by not sticking to the mission . He could of been high as hell the rest of his life it didn't matter as long as he stick to the plan

[@asmrreviews8979]

You're both right, and both of your points can be summed up with Frank's advice. Keep a low profile and don't get high on your own supply. Doing mountains of coke will NEVER lead to someone keeping a low profile. And it was his own supply. Blowing up a car full of people isn't keeping a low profile. Disobeying a Columbian gang leader who you owe isn't keeping a low profile.

[@jaredwatt8769]

RIP Robert Loggia, one of our finest Cuban actors

[@samgome01]

Someone made a comment in another video on how anytime there was a crucial advice or info tony needed to know, he would instead be busy snorting booger sugar and just ignore anything that was said afterwards.

[@crow_g1639]

Wrong again. Tony mistake was doing nothing and expectung sosa to not come knocking on his door ​@@reddevil2615

[@3005lives4you]

It’s interesting because this movie actually teaches you a lot of lessons and what not to do. Loyalty, fast success, greed, envy, determination, betrayal, addiction, among over things.

[@jspurs22]

Frank Lopez was preaching all that he can Tony just didn’t care. Betraying Frank was just 😩

[@garyyidsen6574]

What do you mean betrayed Frank ? Frank put a hit on him because he was going to become a rival towards Frank later on and he tried to take Elvira 🤦‍♂️ clearly you didn’t pay attention to the movie “ I made what I could on the side but I never turned on you Frank NEVER “

[@pedrogates3189]

@@garyyidsen6574 frank was a coward he tried to control people with money he was scared to death of Tony

[@garyyidsen6574]

@@pedrogates3189 Yes I completely agree he was a coward . Frank was a lowkey hater .

[@MagicJBalla21]

@@garyyidsen6574 you’re right On The money

[@brown123487]

@@garyyidsen6574 how was frank a hater, tony was the biggest hater,he had frank right hand man killed,he betrayed him by making deals behind his back,and was messing with his girl right in front of him, suprise frank didn't kill him sooner

[@Jayfromphilly10]

He went wrong the moment he started treating Manny as employee and not his business partner he took Manny for granted

[@freeplax17]

I think betraying Senior Sosa was Tony’s downfall. He was going to jail Sosa found him away out of jail, at that point Tony was already to deep in the game to start having morals….

[@timtim8644]

Should have done 2 years in jail instead he asks Sosa for help not wanting to going in jail and not killing the deputy his problem

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

@@timtim8644 Ikr that's what i been sayin too lol 1 or 2 years lock up would a been easy asf for for a billionaire drug kingpin 🤣

[@thenewjord50]

If he didn't went to that entrapment deal his jail worries will be non existet

[@alanfox691]

100% agree.

[@jackstone8263]

How on Earth did Tony had a dark feeling for his sister? He wanted her to have a better life and did not want Manny to bring her into his world.

[@alanfox691]

How can you fail to see that he Tony did lust after his sister for some bizarre reason only understood buy him.

[@Yvanehtnioj2000]

@@alanfox691Tony never lusted after his sister. de Palma and Al Pacino himself have even said that. y’all just weird asf. he saw her as his pure little sister, virginal and virtuous.

[@dededede9257]

That funny because Tony is one the bring her into his world if he didn't kidnap her she will still in Miami and she wouldn't get shoot in the raid on Tony house

[@Yvanehtnioj2000]

@@dededede9257 well if Manny didn’t marry Gina and stayed away from her like Tony told him to Tony wouldn’t have had to do any of that so it’s really Manny’s fault 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@dededede9257]

@@Yvanehtnioj2000 no Gina do whatever she want with manny Tony didn't have to kill anyone just because his sister is maried

[@corrollasful]

You couldn't have said it better, and that's why this is a film that can never be remade nor needs a sequel, it's a masterpiece that stands on its own 2 feet

[@ultravi0lence]

This film is a remake.

[@BoleDaPole]

Oh lord could you imagine this film remade these days for a " modern audience"

[@wraynephew6838]

Tony's downfall was his inability just to do a little prison time. The government would of offered him a deal. His refusal to compromise made him more desperate in which he took on more risks than he should have. He tried to wash his money with an undercover FBI agent and from there it made him more vulnerable to take on more risks just to avoid Prison.

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

Ikr he would have only done like 1 or 2 years at MOST for the tax thing Plus the time would a been a walk in the park for a hard asf billionaire drug kingpin lmfao

[@robertbusek30]

Tony’s greed got him arrested. Remember, he wasn’t willing to pay more to his usual banker to rinse his cash, which is why he got caught up in the sting operation.

[@ayanjit9196]

PTSD from cuba

[@wraynephew6838]

@@robertbusek30 that is also a good point. I never thought about his greed just his impulsivity and stubbornness

[@robertbusek30]

@@wraynephew6838 He never listened to Frank’s rules…

[@sethgray4979]

The issue is with people like Tony is that he tried to be two things in his life. A decent man (not killing kids) and a powerful man (having everything). In thay world there's only the those that survive or those that die. Tony wasn't a survivor because he tried to keep some morals in him, but was greedy and didn't mind it. The drugs just made it far worse for him.

[@mattm7798]

Well said. If you don't take the extra step, someone else will. You're either willing to give everything for that life or not. You can't sell part of your soul.

[@gamesmoney1025]

His downfall was not looking behind him. One guy climbed into the window and shot his sister. Did he think there wasn't a possibility that another one of Sosas henchmen wouldn't do the same?

[@ajjohnson3416]

He was to high to think straight

[@LoadedNuke]

@@ajjohnson3416 He still would had been a dead Man since he was bleeding out already

[@ajjohnson3416]

@Nuke in real life? 100% Down to movie script? Depends on what the director would have wanted

[@EroticOnion23]

There was still an army of Sosa's men entering the mansion, Tony was the last man standing and was also shot up and bleeding to death. The guy that shot him from behind was just the coup de grace...

[@vin-dog575]

I think he was too concerned with the hundreds of bodies pouring in through the front door.

[@DionysusAlS]

His biggest mistake was getting tricked by Sosa into thinking Omar was an informant. Once he got back, he should have sided with Frank, and together they could have plotted revenge against Sosa, or perhaps just disengaged from Sosa completely and chalk it up to experience. Eventually, Frank might have made Tony a true apprentice and turned the operation over to him after he retired.

[@frederickanthony1965]

Omar most likey was a rat U see he set Tony up with the Indians.

[@DionysusAlS]

@@frederickanthony1965, I think the filmmakers purposely left the matter vague. It was never definitively established that Omar set Tony up. It actually wouldn't make sense for Omar to continue to associate with Tony if he did set him up, since Tony might discover the truth and exact revenge. Also, Omar would be aware of Sosa's complete intolerance for even the slightest hint of someone being a snitch and of his bloodthirsty nature.

[@tomdeluca5946]

Perhaps he underestimated the ruthlessness of sosa when he first started working with him but also maybe sosa saw tony as a liability that he wanted to get rid of so maybe either way working with sosa was what really started his downfall

[@adrianharrell87]

Could be right. In the scene after he got arrested for money laundering, he meet up with Sosa and his associates who tells him to kill a journalist who is making a speech Sosa and drug trafficking. Promising him that if he pull off the hit, he would help him with his situation because chances are that he would do time in prison for money laundering. But it could be possible that Sosa was planning on setting Tony up and making sure he would go down for the journalist's murder because he was starting to see Tony as a liability since he got into trouble law and starting to get high on his own supply

[@robzilla730]

Sosa is the devil in this movie. Tony made a Faustian bargain with him. When Tony failed to hold up his end of the bargain, Sosa(satan) came to collect. Look at Sosa's calm but menacing demeanor. That's usually how devilish characters act in movies. His associates were all high powered politicians/ military. No qualms, no morals. If they don't do something bad it's only out of fear of being punished, not caught. If Tony doesn't do something bad it's because he can't live with himself if he does. There's a difference. And Tony found out the hard way what that was...

[@alanfox691]

If Tony was willing to cross every line then Sosa would not of went after him. It's because Tony wanted to have one foot in the life and one foot out the life that ultimately cost him his life in the end. If Tony had been will to carry out the job Sosa had given him regardless of what it involved they would of carried on working together until they got busted buy the cops & went to prison.

[@mattm7798]

@@alanfox691 Could be, or Sosa could have been setting Tony to take the fall for it. The film doesn't tell us. Tony's real mistake is thinking he could dance with the devil and lead.

[@Vainashell]

I finally sat through the entire movie recently. It was violent and gritty and engrossing. I wanted to hate Tony and label him pure evil, but in the end he made himself a target by saving one woman and one child. In one moment he lost his bought freedom, his friends in high places, his ability to enjoy his accumulated wealth and his life. He was an underdog who had viciously fought and survived the underworld throughout the movie then jeopardized it in a moment. If it was just all about money, power, status and self, then why did he make a choice that put the heat on himself? He couldn’t stop himself from being himself from beginning to the end of the movie. Taking big risks at times. Himself took himself down in order to be himself to the bitter end. I didn’t find that he grew as a character. He always had “balls.” I did appreciate that he stayed true to himself. Maybe a contradiction to value two stranger’s lives above his sister or his best friend, but he stayed true to being a hot dumpster fire thug with his own brand of principles.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

If he wasn’t High and insanely stressed out, his Buddy and sister wouldn’t have died.

[@fuzzypanda1684]

I think the biggest and most powerful reason for Tony's downfall was because it was in the script.

[@Itsprettybabiii]

😂😂

[@moneycultural102]

This is brilliant. You got it spot on. Scarface is favourite movie of all time and Tony Montana is my favourite character ever. When he become the big time kingpin, he started to get greedy, he was getting high on his supply, things went downhill from there. I would love for you to do a video of Nino Brown of New Jack City. Great video.

[@thabomboneni2994]

Nino was selfish and really evil, he was an egomaniac who wanted everything for himself, he even took Gee money’s girlfriend out of all the girls he could’ve had and ultimately killed Gee, he felt like Gee betrayed him when it was him who constantly undermined him and made him feel like trash

[@moneycultural102]

@@thabomboneni2994 Yep

[@kennethbowers2897]

I always thought it was heavily implied in the movie that even though Tony was killed, him refusing to kill the man who was supposed to give the speech would ultimately lead to Sosa's downfall, since Sosa said over the phone "The heat is going to come down hard on my partners and me"

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

Yeah i mean they were comin for sosa sooner or later

[@ayanjit9196]

The way Sosa killed Tony was not his usual style. He would kill more 'elegantly' like he did to that guy on the chopper. He knew he is going down fast and wanted revenge so he planned for a war.

[@AZTEC-VAMPIRE-GOD1997]

Not killing innocent women & children was Tony's only down fall . even tho he was Ruthless in the End he Still had a Heart & for that the world loves him Rest in Peace Tony Montana

[@dskinner8757]

This is just a plot summary, not a perceptive analysis of where Tony went wrong

[@shadeofshattered3]

Man you are Jumping back and fourth through the movie

[@stargazer2280]

Just like what others have said, it is Tony’s failure on the hit due to last minute moral code/arrogance kills him. It also pointed out on the pseudo sequel game of this movie, Sosa pointed out that Tony is already killing kids by the time he distributes kilos of coke, so Tony’s last minute morality is just a bit of hypocrisy

[@MrYatta831]

but there's a big big difference in selling yayo that ends up killing young adults trough their own decision and blowing up 2 children with their mother

[@BrandonClark-StocksPassports]

He was not infatuated with his sister He just didn't like bad guys like his friend or other bad guys to marry her. He wanted her to marry a regular good guy in a legitimate industry like medicine or engineering He didn't want her around criminals

[@gustafadolf3065]

The narrator did many mistakes, one of which you just mentioned. He viewed his sister as the one of the few good/pure things he had in life and he didn't want to see her becoming corrupted, as he saw how evil the world is by being constantly surrounded by criminals and other scums. He also made the mistake of not accurately narrate the story in chronological order, instead he made a mess of the story by talking about stuffs which happened later in the story earlier and vice versa.

[@MoviesConsigliere]

What you consider "mistakes" are my personal opinions; it's fine if you disagree; I'm not here to please everyone, but calling them mistakes is absurd in my opinion. I'm not doing a review to follow scene by scene and describe them; if you have watched the movie, you know what i'm talking about.

[@ivanweapon1196]

@@MoviesConsigliere yet you're wrong lol

[@MoviesConsigliere]

You clearly need to understand what an opinion means; you can be wrong or right but, it's not a mistake, and in this case, I'm not wrong! Simply because in the original Scarface, his incestuous feelings were more clear, so they wanted to recreate it. And even in the documentary Inside Story: Scarface, Steve Bauer talked about it and how Al Pacino had different opinions on it than Oliver Stone and Brian De Palma , so if there was nothing, he could have just said no, Tony was just her brother. Al Pacino didn't want an incestuous undertone and felt that Tony was just being protective. De Palma and Stone wanted to keep the incestuous undertone, so they made it a bit subtile, and i'm glad they did it because when the movie first premiered, it got poorly received because of its violence, so imagine if it had scenes like that.

[@BrandonClark-StocksPassports]

@@MoviesConsigliere hopefully you can do a movie review of the Denzel Washington movie "He Got Game" I love your channel overall and I subscribed

[@hugonubario]

I never saw the movie that way it's amazing how we can make a parallel with Michael Corleone both ruthless and ambitious and both lost everything for their respective goals

[@christiansoldier77]

Tony's downfall is when he started a life of crime to begin with but going to see Sosa was the nail in his coffin because like Frank said he was a snake and cant be trusted

[@SuperRhashon]

I believe that you hit the nail on the head when you stated that he broke a major rule by getting high on his own supply. He lost focus on everything around him. His greed got him caught by the feds just because he didn't want to pay the increase of laundering his money. He knew the consequences of not carrying out the hit in New York, but was too high to watch everything as he done in the beginning of his rise to power.

[@miguelpasamano8840]

There's several factors that led to Tony's demise: his short fuse, his greed, his addiction to his own product, his softspot for kids, his sick Alabama-like thing for Gina. He went wrong the moment he started to snort his own supply which Frank and Elvira both warned him specifically to never do, started to take in too much money too fast to clean it all up which led to his arrest which led to his mission for Sousa which led to his killing Sousa's brother just to save the kids and allow the UN speaker to give the speech which got him on Sousa's hitlist, waited too long to realize the American Dream is an illusion, then killed Manny 'cause he didn't want anyone to have Gina which led her to try to kill him before she got killed by Sousa's goons.

[@ETBHydro]

We don’t do that in Alabama.

[@miguelpasamano4995]

They do in some parts of Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, and West Virginia

[@arturoalmazan5262]

Tony should have taken out Sosa way before he asked him to do that hit on the united nation's snitch guy ; he should have sent his soldiers to Bolivia and take out Sosa. that's what I think . and yea that thing with the sister was kinda incest creepy lol

[@miguelpasamano4995]

Tony also should've never done the 2 things Frank and Elvira specifically warned him never to do: underestimate someone else's greed or get high on your own supply.

[@wraynephew6838]

@Arturo Almazan how on earth? Tony's men who can't even point Bolivia out on a map going to take out Sosa?

[@ExMachina70]

I just realized Tony's friend was the same actor who played Don Eladio on Breaking Bad. Am I late for the party?

[@jpmnky]

A little, but dude looks way different so I get it. Nobody can outrun aging.

[@ExMachina70]

@@jpmnky Not to be mean but, he aged a heck of a lot better than Al Pacino did.

[@tokyosan7906]

Lol! I did not even notice that! Seems so obvious 😂

[@TChalla616]

Wow, I didn't notice. 🤣

[@Zlatan-Ibrahimovic442]

Even the alberto guy tony shoots in the car is hector in breaking bad

[@commercialmaniac3189]

Tony should have given his best friend Manny an explanation of why he was with his sister and by tony finding out they were married he should have given them both $250000 as a wedding gift because Tony knew he was going to go to war and might not come back. Tony should have told Manny to stay out of the business and to take care of his sister, by then after finding out that tony would die, manny and his wife would have had a kid and probably name the child after tony.

[@young_tiddle]

Though Tony’s downfall ended him he still left his words & inspiration quotes to have the balls & doing what your heart follows❤️

[@lawsontalks918]

dude this is the 2nd video I've watched this is great content

[@TheOfficialYtPURGE]

Tony's mistake was consuming all that damn Cocaine.... It clouded his judgment

[@faceoffshorty]

Yh man. Wen cocaine grips, it take you away. At first it's nice. But there will be one moment and it grips onto you. And you leave everything. Such a lethal monster like drug. Very scary.

[@teshaunlauderdale9876]

His mistake is that he had 50 “guards” that couldn’t guard ice from melting in a freezer.

[@Johng30303]

Honestly, Manny is a big reason for the downfall. He sets Tony up with the supposed “banker” that ends up being the feds, which leads to everything falling apart

[@SonGoku-nv5dl]

@@Johng30303 yeah, but manny also set him up with omar who led to him getting set up with frank lol

[@Longlostpuss]

After he killed Manny, I had absolutely no sympathy for what was about to come to him, that was the part of the film where I found myself go 360 on my opinion of him, not that he was ever a good guy to start with. And then poor Gina at the end. His mother was right about him, that's the thing, it just took the length of the film to see it all manifest and unravel.

[@paulgardner5079]

Between the video and the comments, There are a couple of things that I had never thought of that much before. Tony not continuing to do business with the banker, and Tony not being willing to do any prison time both led him along the path to destruction. Killing Manny wasnt wise either, but there seems to be a debate on weather Tony held repressed sex urges towards Gina or was just overprotective. Her saying what she did before she died kind of makes me lean towards thinking he wanted her and did for a long time and she knew/felt it. I know that she was angry that he killed her husband, but her immediately saying that he wanted her makes me think that maybe he showed signs of it but didnt act it out and she noticed through the years. But mon the other hand, all the guys he was protective of her toward were criminals, including Manny, and he wanted better for her

[@jackwilliamson8252]

Great content, love your channel. But it always makes me laugh when non italians pronounce consigliari. Its prounounced console-yeti. Keep up the good work!

[@badsporttrolln5658]

His downfall he didn’t blow up the car with the reporter in it because his wife and kids were in the car. Tony showed he did have morals and honor when he didn’t kill the children and wife. Tony has no problem whacking a rival gangster or someone who has it coming. But he’s not a monster he doesn’t kill just to kill failed to kill the reporter and he made his speech in front of the UN that made Sosa very angry and then ordered his men to whack Tony. Tony really showed who he was when he didn’t kill the kids. He showed he had feelings and he couldn’t have the death of those children and woman on his conscience. And who can blame him no human being with morals will kill kids and be able to sleep at night. Tony was a ruthless drug lord sure but he wasn’t a monster that was out to kill just to kill. Also Tony thought his best friend was fooling around with his sister and Tony thought he was just out for a piece of ass and it angered him when he saw his sister and his best friend he didn’t realize they were married and he truly loved her. You can see the instant regret and hurt on Tony’s face when he found out they just gotten married. He was protecting his sister from being used but he didn’t realize they truly loved eachother. And Tony was still very much on top of his game. When he died he had the wealth he had many men fighting for him a broke person doesn’t have that kind of security detail. He had more coke than he could ever use. Never get high on your own supply is meant for small time dealers but drug lords that have billions worth could use and still have more than enough to produce. He wasn’t doing enough coke to run him out of business that’s for sure. He just made another Drug Lord mad and it was war. It was a war that Tony lost. Sosa had more money and more man power then Tony did. But Tony was still one of the top dogs in Miami when he died.

[@karimblix4378]

Frank was a chill boss. He had connections in the police and everything. If Tony had taken it easy, and went slow and steady in the Lopez cartel he would have made a lot of money and still be alive.

[@robzilla730]

Frank was content to be a big fish in his own little pond. He wasn't "ambitious " enough for Tony's taste. Remember when right away he wanted to go national? All the way to the west coast.

[@timtim8644]

He should have played it like Earnie

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

Should a found another girl That chic definitely wasn't worth it He could a easily had hundreds a girls better non stop

[@alanfox691]

Tony would of last longer that is for sure. But in that life few people reach old age one way or another.

[@paulosicne8498]

Tony really did have an unhealthy obsession with his sister. People can say, "He was just being protective". But Tony carried on like he wanted her, so much so that the scene which his sister starts telling him, "F" me Tony, you want me, "F" me Tony. Yeah his obsession with his sister was awkward.

[@mhaze210]

What I like about Tony Montana is his trip to NYC. He refused to kill the family of the target. It showed he still had morals so when they ambush his mansion you're still rooting for him.

[@YChromosome99]

"Sure I made a little money on the side. BUT I NEVER TURNED ON YOU,FRANK." Tony would've never put out a hit on Frank like he did to Tony that night. Yes,he was a fool to pursue Elvira but he was loyal to Frank.

[@avace917]

Had Tony let the bank take more money, he would've never been arrested and never had to go see Sosa. Add that on as a cause

[@robzilla730]

Manny unwittingly gave him bad advice. The $ guy Manny put him in touch with was undercover. And yeah, Tony probably would've gotten a light sentence like no more than 5 years which he'd probably be out in 3.

[@avace917]

@@robzilla730 that's true, but he wouldn't have even had to go to the undercover dude if he just let the banker take extra interest. That's all he needed to do, but greed got the best of him

[@robzilla730]

@@avace917 throughout the movie Tony refuses good advice. The banker told him he could still work with him but he'd have to charge more. Told him his money really wouldn't be safe in the Caymans. Tony was so defensive he thought the banker was gouging him. Frank told him to don't rock the boat. He didn't listen to either.

[@avace917]

@@robzilla730 right. You can definitely point to several examples. That one situation with the banker stands out to me most, but Frank definitely planted the first seed

[@peterfelipe4054]

1000%, say no more

[@savageshot3723]

I mean he was a warning of Icarus Going into character psychology, identifying theme with character arcs, interaction, etc in depth would be dope as hell

[@thomasseery7570]

Tony went downhill because of his arrest by the feds. A stint in prison was something he wouldn’t be able to handle

[@timtim8644]

Who was suggested by Many seidelbaum to Tony and he got cauhght after trusting to work with him but Many insisted a lot

[@lancraft]

Tony went “wrong” when he refused to kill (at Sosa’s order) the man (who was exposing everyone) in front of the UN because that man had his young family in the car with him that day. It was Tony’s humanity that (ironically) got him killed.

[@ToastyBoi313]

For me I find it so interesting that tony a gangster and a overall bad ass does have morals and a line in where he does not cross with not hurting women or children, For me this flushes out the story as Tony is a bad man but not an evil man like Sosa is.

[@markgradwell4987]

I totally agree with you, Sosa was devoid of Morals, Tony had a few left, his downfall in the end.

[@GoBuckeyes216]

Would have loved to see Tony accept his best friend marrying his sister and maybe they could’ve stood up to Sosa

[@BrandonClark-StocksPassports]

Never bite the hand that feeds you

[@leighwright3450]

I don't know about that 🤔, Sosa had a lot of manpower.

[@GoBuckeyes216]

@@leighwright3450 Manny was a voice of reason tho maybe instead of trying to meet sosa head on they could’ve strategized more with Manny

[@robzilla730]

@@GoBuckeyes216 Manny WAS a voice of reason but he was duped by the undercover. Nocked him down a peg in Tony's eyes. That's why Tony later exclaims: "who do I trust? ME!!"

[@garyyidsen6574]

Yeah I want my sister to marry a killer and drug dealer like myself but hey I don’t want the best for no one 🤦‍♂️

[@Nathan19863]

"So they break his balls" Best line Ive ever heard.

[@Bloxy01]

Tony underestimated his own greed. The more he had, the more he underestimated. Tony just didn't thought well.

[@terryt342]

I think this movie was a lesson in the power of karma. Tony burnt some bridges and that shit came back to haunt him. His out of control ego was his worst enemy.

[@jeffreyjackson5229]

I have not seen the movie in years, but, in my opinion, he made three crucial mistakes: killing his main man, developing a conscience, and getting high.

[@YuTbCensorship]

Wow it's 40 years ago. I remember seeing this in the Movie Theater thinking if put on Television it would be only 15 minutes long when all the Curse Words were edited out. Also first time watching thought Al Pacino voice/accent was imitating the Actor Alejandro Rey from "The Flying Nun".

[@cjempire1188]

In case nobody read the book, Tony's friend ( I can't remember his name) The One he came to America with and he married his sister.. he doesn't die in the end.. he lives..

[@bryanreyes7382]

What's the name of the book

[@cjempire1188]

@@bryanreyes7382 same as the movie..

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

Montana's biggest mistake isn't mentioned here. It was when he decided to go to Seidelbaum to launder his money instead of letting the Tri-American City bank continue to do it.

[@durrtyjerzeeable]

My bad I'm old skool...when this got rereleased on VHS 1st lolz...it was on 2 tapes...I called em the rise and fall...lol Tape 1 ends counting money up for a bank run ENDS at camera in clock...Uh Oh...the way he was sooo loved I was convinced alot of ppl never saw Tape 2 smh 😂😂😂

[@ToeKnife166]

Manny wasn’t loyal, Tony told him to stay away from his sister and he ignored him. Both Tony and manny picked the wrong women.

[@UKMediaReviews]

We all knew that Sosa and Frank Lopez were 2 personas of what Tony could have been. Frank was a fine business man who kept it low key and tried to tell Tony dont get to excited with his success and use it to a bad disadvantage while on the other hand Sosa was a notorious Crime Lord who got what he wanted when he wanted regardless what needed to be done to obtain it. Even if it ment killing innocent people like children. If Frank had been still alive and Tony stuck with him rather than letting his own selfish aspirations and ambitions grow on him. Tony could have been still as successful and would have probably been still alive. It was towards the end of the film when Sosa had sent Tony and his crew to Assasinate that Policitical Leader that costed his life. Tony was a killer but not too cold of a killer. He just didnt see it as nessessary to kill someone especially children who was innocent. He wouldnt have had that problem if he stuck with Frank

[@condorgaming4000]

He's definitely not a antihero. He doesn't do a single good deed in the entire movie other than refusing to blow the guy up in his car while his wife and kids were in it. It's ironic that his single good deed is what triggered his demise in the end

[@jwilliamsdrums]

Tony’s ability to negotiate was top notch but he was a bad leader. Manny was his best friend but he didn’t empower him. He treated him like an employee. That was part of the problem. He was a solo act. If he saw Manny as his equal he never would have shot him. If he saw Manny as his equal he would have told him at least about the Sosa mission. Manny felt like he had to prove himself. If Tony would have relinquished some power to Manny things would have turned out different and Tony would have had time to notice his wife or his best friend smashing his sister. TBH Sosa sent him on a mission that he could have sent Manny on a mission to do.

[@pp4289]

It was Mannys fault for hiring a narc as an accountant. He should have just paid the banker’s increased fee for laundering his money.

[@HieiDaHellSpawn94]

Tony's Biggest downfall was himself

[@ndi7365]

Lesson learned When you get to the top 1) No Drugs 2) Remember who was there at the start and respect them 3) Have one wife and keep her happy 4) Don’t mess with anyone in business

[@Motivation4U1123]

Great. Now I know what to do when I start my drug cartel business lololol

[@SC1089]

Tony did Sosa a favor by stopping the worst plan Sosa could have had. Blow up a journalist, and his family, in fron of the UN HQ, as a message to the governments not to mess with him. What? You're supposed to evade or bribe the governments. Not openly attack them on their turf. If successful, the USA would have sent in the Marines after Sosa, and would have done it with the entire UN's blessing. Who would tell them not to? They all witnessed it. Great movie, but that's the part I can never get passed. Sosa just can't be that stupid

[@successsystem2468]

The best thing about this video are the insightful comments the fans have made 💯

[@DamzelNDistress]

Honestly I always wondered what the hell was up with Tony and his obsession with his sister's love life like it was waaay more the just over protective brother stuff it felt like to me that he was in love with his sister or something it always made me extremely uncomfortable

[@RaiderForlife]

He didn't want his sister in that way he was just over protective over

[@guvnoir23]

His biggest mistakes were, as boss, personal involvement in low level jobs. He could’ve sent anyone to launder his money, but insisted on doing it himself and walked right into a sting operation. Then personally accompanies Sosa’s hitman on the activist job and royally screws up

[@XA1985]

Franks advice to keep your head down holds a lot of weight, unfortunately greed and the false sense of invincibility is what got tony in the end

[@Mr.Majestic77]

Can anyone see a Scarface (Tony Montana) television series, which details his life before he became a drug load, through his transition of a drug lord, his untimely death and an introduction of Tony Montana's nephew and his growth into power. Tony Montana had the mindset of a Costra Nostrila made man, as they don't do hits involving children either.

[@therealityofitall4819]

Miami Vice has already did that..

[@jhaeck1]

very good video....very good analasis ......

[@ryan6881]

I'd love to see you do the departed like this!

[@BrandonClark-StocksPassports]

Yes !!!!! Please do Departed!!!!

[@ryannichols9452]

That’d be an interesting video because I love that movie.

[@CoinEngineer00]

He underestimated Major Drug Lord.

[@luvbig41]

Yep...The betrayal of Frank and the killing of his right hand man lead to his downfall.

[@yelhsanosnhoj6602]

Tony didn’t desire his sister he just wanted the best for her and didn’t want her mixed up with the wrong crowds smh

[@fitforfreelance]

Spoilers: Tony didn't break his word. He was just an ambitious loose cannon with a moral code, who sometimes didn't gather all the information before making big choices. The last example of this is not taking the reduced jail sentence, and agreeing to take the assassination job without knowing the stakes, or that the people he's working with are willing to kill children to protect international cartel crimes.

[@803lewis]

Or laundering his own money when he couldve sent Manny do it instead

[@fitforfreelance]

@@803lewis also that. Distrust and greed causing him to change bankers AND be hands on with the finances

[@fagan4119]

No no no. It all went wrong when they played Push it to the Limit. If you watch the film closely, everything starts to go downhill for Tony immediately after that song.

[@60wwediva]

You're righ. The lyrics to push it to the limit already tell the story. When they pull the cover off the painting of him and Elvira, the song says welcome to the limit. Thats was it. The instant he rose he was limited and she was part of his limitations. Eveyrhtibg went to shut after that.

[@logicalchaos9008]

Yes, he got busted doing a job an underling should of done.

[@Wuweiovers]

Tony's downfall is attribute to his breaking of his words and his balls. You're only as good as your word and when you betray your word and your friends, you end up getting killed

[@Rozwell007]

Tony's downfall was not saying "fuck them kids"

[@spacecase8888]

Love this movie. My only complaint is that it should have been titled The World Is Yours, not Scarface. And yes, I know it was based on an earlier Scarface movie. But still, would've been a much better title.

[@robzilla730]

How about "Scarface: The World Is Yours" ? There! Fixed it! 😉

[@spacecase8888]

@@robzilla730 Fkn genius, maaan!

[@robzilla730]

@@spacecase8888 thanks bro. I try.. 😉

[@dantemagalhaes9462]

One of my favorite movies. I wonder how much of his money Tony could have hid in safes and what not instead of laundering it

[@Man0fkulture]

What went wrong for Tony Montana? Me: He didn't hired enough armed men to protect his empire.. many of his henchmen are armed with only handguns, Chi chi is the only member who wields a submachine gun and Tony is the only man who is well armed, Meanwhile Sosa's men carried ARs SMGs and even a shotgun.

[@rickforespring4834]

Tony made all kinds of mistakes...but then what did you expect for a criminal?

[@aechdot2310]

Please do "King of New York" that's a highly slept on film.

[@sshza2143]

😤🍻😁🙋‍♂✌😎

[@Yokyle4356]

At least he was one of those guys who didn't kill children

[@SARGEHALO666v2]

I think it was an amalgamation of a few things. His obsession to control his sister and killing his best friend Manny. The failure to not go through with the hitman job he was given. His addiction to drugs and having such a dull woman for a wife. That, plus his paranoia and inability to lead his men led to his demise.

[@robertbusek30]

This analysis misses some of the nuances of the movie. I think it’s important to remember that Tony doesn’t betray Frank on a matter of business (his pursuit of Elvira is another matter) and only kills him after the attempted hit at the Babylon Club. He even confirms that Frank was responsible (the phone call to Frank from one of his guys) before eliminating him. There’s also the problem of Frank’s competition to consider. Caspar Gomez and the Diaz brothers must not have liked this upstart bringing so much heat on them.