Goodfellas: 10 Questions We Are Still Asking

Goodfellas

Goodfellas , the iconic family motion picture byMartin Scorsese , follows the advance and fall of a man who joined the syndicate as a untried boy . Enticed by the glory , might and residential district , he thrives in the mob for most of his aliveness — but thing do n’t ferment out exactly as he hoped .

Goodfellasfeatures manynoteworthy performancesand beautiful communication channel — it ’s a classic for a reason . Still , there are definitely some questions we are left necessitate after the credit are rolling .

Why Weren’t Henry And Jimmy Killed?

Tommy is taken away and obliterate by the upper - tier members of the mob . This is because he is a hot - headed , unpredictable penis , but mostly because he killed one of the untouchable members . If you kill an unprocurable , you are killed . But , if the mob found out about this , they most probable also found out that Jimmy and Henry assist Tommy in getting disembarrass of the body and covering up for Tommy . So , why were n’t they killed , as well ?

Where Did Henry’s Parents Go?

We see Henry ’s parent at the beginning of the motion picture , but , after that , they become quite scarce . Later on , we are introduce to an older version of his brother , whom he tasks with helping him make a sauce for a family dinner party … but we do n’t see his parent there , nor is it ever discussed what they guess about his life in the ring , or if they even know . When Henry and his married woman Karen and their kids have to go into witness protection in the close , she is disturbed about her parents , but he does n’t even mention his .

Did Henry Love Karen In The End, Or Was He Just Using Her?

As before long as they ’ve been marry a while Henry goes off with another womanhood , buy her an apartment and spends most of his time there . Eventually , Henry is back in poky again and in pauperism of Karen ’s help to run his drug business concern .

She insists that she wo n’t help him unless she never learn the name of his schoolmarm again . When he start out out of jail Henry returns to Karen , so it ’s assumed they might be unassailable now . But then , he takes on another lover … supposedly using her to help move cocaine . It ’s never clear if he is really devoted to Karen .

Why Did Jimmy Mourn Tommy, But Plan To Kill Henry?

The lead - up to Tommy ’s death was all a ruse . The countersign was that Tommy was being " made , " meaning he was going to become an unobtainable upper - extremity of the mob . This was a vainglorious quite a little to Jimmy , because Jimmy , Henry , and Tommy were all only one-half Italian , and , to be made , you had to be full Italian .

Jimmy was greatly proud of Tommy . On the day he recover out it was all a trick to get Tommy cornered for the bosses to shoot down , Jimmy is deeply upset . But then later in the flick , he schemes to mangle Henry , seemingly remorseless .

Was Prison Really So Easy For The Mob?

During Henry ’s first stint in prison house , we get a flash into what life is like for the pack there . Henry explains that they basically start the place , and we watch them prepare scrumptious meals for themselves while they complain of incompetent guards they need to separate out . Their life quarters are like a small apartment – grubby , yes , but still quite cozy for prison . Is this naturalistic ?

Why Didn’t Karen Leave Henry?

Henry is awful to Karen . She acknowledges it herself , too , utter her delirium at his neglect . Henry spend most of his sentence with his mistress in the apartment he bought for her . When Karen hold a artillery to him in a desperate attempt to get him to differentiate her the Sojourner Truth about how he feels , he convince her he screw her most , but then beats her when he gets the gun out of her manus . It ’s implied that mob bosses ' married woman are able to disjoint their husbands , but Karen does n’t .

Why Does Tommy Get Away With So Much?

Tommy ’s actions do finally catch up to him , but it takes a very long metre . He abuses everyone around him , and all it occupy is nudging him the incorrect agency . This demeanour is highly tolerated by the rest of his friend , although it ’s unmortgaged all through the flick that Henry is uncomfortable with killing people .

There is one item where Jimmy tells Tommy off for killing a waiter just because the server talked back to him after Tommy had shoot him in the foot already . But mostly , Tommy is allowed to run around and make life hard for the syndicate .

Why Do The Mob Wives Befriend Henry’s Mistress?

A scenery indicate Henry host what appear to be a house - warming political party at the newfangled apartment he has bought for his mistress . It ’s shocking to see that the people who attend to the party are mass who were also at Henry and Karen ’s wedding ceremony . This dissolves the feeling of genetic trueness associated with the syndicate at the start of the film .

Where Are Henry And Karen’s Daughters?

At the oddment of the pic , Karen proclaims that their daughters are " old enough to read the papers " now . But where are the girl ? Henry has just amaze out of jail for the 2nd prison term , and he and Karen are hysterically panic about how they will make a living , curling up in a nut in the corner of the apartment and crying to each other . But the kids are conveniently never there when tragedy strikes .

Does Henry Regret His Mob Life?

What drive Henry to conjoin the mob in the first place was the sense of family he feel with them . But the longer he is with them , the more the seemingly solid foundation he mean he had invest in crumbles beneath his feet .

After a lifetime of service , Paulie turn Henry away . Jimmy , one of his penny-pinching friends , tries to kill him out of downright paranoia . In the end , Henry point them both out in motor lodge , ensuring his own safety in informant tribute . So , does he regret his life choices , or does he feel guilty about what he has to do to survive ?

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