In Chazz Palminteri's movie, A Bronx Tale, there are many themes that arise from this one hundred and twenty two minute film. One of the main themes I believe is prevelant, is that of trust. Sonny, the protagonist in the movie, develops a trust relationship like none other with Calogero (a.k.a "C") that he does not exhibit with any of this gangsta associates. In the eyes of Sonny, it is either his way or the highway, or at times you are placed "in the bathroom". If you do not meet up with his standards, trust and loyalty, you cannot be a part of his circle. However, "C' wins Sonny over when he does not rat him out during a police line up for the murder of a "bat raged man" in the beginning stages of the plot of the movie. It was at that moment, that one little nine year old boy, who according to his father, "did a good thing for a very bad man", won the trust of a man of crime. It is also intresting to see how trust plays out in this movie. Calogero falls in love with an African American girl, and Sonny allows "C" to use his car for a date to make a "good impression". As "C" says, "Sonny, you don't let anyone use your car." Although Sonny was not "C's" biological father, he did what any caring father would do for a son after his own heart who is at the age of raging hormones and a love sick heart.
One of the highlights of the movie, "C" asks Sonny in the car, "Don't you trust anyone?" Sonny, bluntly says no. It was at that pivotal moment that "C's" influence affected Sonny. He realized that it was not all about him. Sonny thought that he lost his trust in "C" and that he turned on him and wanted him killed when he found a bomb under the hood of his car. Through the sobbing and pleas of Calogero, he realized what he was doing. It was at that moment he turned his thinking from selfish to self less.
By: Miss. Nicholson
A Bronx Tale
ReplyDelete• One major life lesson I believe the director is telling me is to listen to people who have more experience than you.
• Another is that some people just do not care.
• Another is that every choice you make can shape your life forever.
Every choice you make can shape your life forever. One detail that shows evidence from the movie is when Jane brought her brother this is an example because when her brother said that Cologero beat him up that effected Jane and Cologero’s relationship by obliterating it and lying about Cologero attacking him.
Another detail that supports evidence is when Cologero went his friends and Sonny told Cologero exit the car. If Cologero didn’t get out of the car he would have died in the car explosion when the man threw the cocktail at the car.
By:Michael Shaker