For all the books I’ve read where I saw the movie first I always end up hating the book.
I always recommend reading the book first or the movie will mar the reading experience. It doesn’t matter if you’ve seen GoodFellas, you will enjoy the book nonetheless and that is A RARITY. Scorsese- the greatest filmmaker of all time- masterfully brought it to life on screen (as only Scorsese could). It’s the only time in my reading experience where I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed the book after seeing the movie, and believe me, I’ve seen the movie countless times. This was a wonderful read in so many ways. The book is based on the life of former New York gangster turned FBI informant Henry Hill and the events that led to the change from the former to the latter. Though you probably couldn’t tell the difference.įor those of you who may not know (um, have you been living under a rock, and how did you find this book?!) “Wiseguy” by Nicholas Pileggi published in 1985 is the basis for Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic, “GoodFellas” (1990). So what I’ll do here is try my best to not turn this into a movie review. One more time for the people in the back: not only is GoodFellas my favorite film, I’m borderline obsessed. As Pistone goes native, becoming more and more Bonanno, we wonder what he sees in The Life led in these cramped apartments, velour-draped dives, and dingy clubhouses.First things first, GoodFellas is my favorite movie. In fact, the juxtaposition of setting, in flipping between sinister South Brooklyn and sizzling South Florida, is a masterful use of setting to set the tone.
This rank-and-file rundown shines a harsh light on the petty lives of street soldiers and their conniving capos in their natural habitat, from scrounging for scraps in wood-paneled clubhouses to lording over their turf from pigeon-cooped rooftops. Posing as a street-level jewel thief, Pistone provides a bottoms-up look into the underbelly of the Brooklyn Bonanno’s in Brooklyn, from the family’s epicenter in pre-gentrified Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Pistone’s six-year infiltration into the Mafia. Donnie Brasco follows FBI agent Joseph D.
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