He had five fingers, but only used three..

This week in class we watched a very good movie called "Bronx Tale". One thing that kept reoccurring to me during the movie was that it was a true story and was hard to believe at times. The racism throughout the movie was harsh to look at sometimes. The way Calogero (one of the main characters of the movie) or "C" and his friends treated the African American characters in the movie. Although C never minded them because they never bothered him his friends could not stand the sight of them even though messing with them gets them killed in the end.

I believe Calogero belongs to many groups: family, friends, Sonny's crew, school, people in the bar. Calogero's master status in the movie is being able to keep his friends in tact and being able to keep the peace between his family (mainly his dad) and Sonny. I do think that Calogero's master status has changed throughout the movie starting off as a child who only had to be a kid and have fun with his friends and now that he has grown up he has an even bigger role. Now Calogero can understand certain things Sonny does and can differentiate between what is right and wrong. The time this movie was set in everyone knew each other. Everyone knew each others name. The good parts of the neighborhood and the bad. Everyone knew who not to mess with, especially with Sonny. Everyone in the neighborhood is allowed to think and act the way they want. There weren't really any rules. People would get shot right in the middle of the street and people would just stop, stare, then go about their day. Calogero had many troubles in the movie especially when it came to Sonny. C's dad never wanted him to hang out with Sonny or hang out in the bar. But C of course went behind his father's back and still hung out with Sonny and his crew in the bar. This all connects because Calogero, depending on his trouble, would either get advice from Sonny or his father. I think Calogero having two different father figures in his life, and coming from two different ends of the spectrum,  has helped him realized that he should always follow his heart in the end. I think in the end a major achievement for Calogero was getting the African American girl and seeing his father pay his respects at Sonny's funeral. Calogero getting the girl in the end shows how Sonny was right in telling him to go for her even though C's own father said no. When Calogero's father pays his respects for Sonny shows how the two never truly disliked each other, Calogero's father just didn't like the fact that Sonny made him grow up so fast and how C spent so much time with Sonny in the end.

"Sonny and my father always said that when I got older, I would understand. Well, I finally did. I learned something from these two men; I learned to give love and get love unconditionally; you just have to accept people for what they are. And I learned the greatest gift of all; the saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices that you make will shape your life forever."