Goodfellas came out in 1990, with Scorsese co-writing the film with Nicholas Pileggi, based on Pileggi’s book: Wiseguy. To make my argument, though, I will need to do a bit of recapping on both films.
I’m not going to go in-depth with the descriptions of Goodfellas and Casino, as I assume by reading this, you are familiar with both. Not to say that Scorsese is the next member of the Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker group, but the idea of him making a comedy is not out of the realm of possibilities. Hell, Goodfellas has plenty of laughs throughout its 145-minute running time. From After Hours to The Wolf of Wall Street and Bringing out the Dead, Scorsese has been able to add touches of humor to the dark subject matter.
In the past, Martin Scorsese has infused his films with a dark sense of humor. Instead, I would rather focus on a theory that I have: Casino was a spoof of Goodfellas. So, why am I not writing about The Color of Money ? It’s easier to hop onto something that most people agree with: The Color of Money is weak, and I don’t want to do that. Cape Fear was a pale imitation of the 1962 original while, The Color of Money could easily be called Martin Scorsese’s worst film to date. Shutter Island was disappointing in that there should have been more with the talent involved. I, like most people, enjoy most of Martin Scorsese’s films, but I will admit his filmography is not immaculate. I’m just going to get this out of the way right now.
