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• W3657208 abstract "Johnny Stecchino, even with its simple plot, must be studied as a satire on the Mafia, and on the many films dealing with the Mafia and Gangsters genre. Roberto Benigni, the director, plays the role of Dante, a bus driver for the mentally disadvantaged, who is mistaken (due to a remarkable resemblance) for the despised Mafia boss, Johnny Stecchino. The Boston Herald hit the nail on the head with the following statement. is an off the wall, no holds barred comedy that unmercifully satirizes the Italian Mafia and government. This filmic comedy exhibits a self-deprecating humor that all can enjoy. Viewers, generally, want to be entertained when they go to the movies but, with this film, they receive much more because through comedy and satire they are being educated as well. The double entendres are numerous. A bag is not money, as Dante the ignorant bus driver thinks, but rather cocaine, and cocaine is not diabetes medication, as Johnnv/Dante is made to believe. In this context, Johnny Stecchino becomes a madcap series of misunderstandings used by Benigni to satirize the Mafia, its members and its activities. The viewers quickly realize that Dante, a bus driver and insurance cheater, feels tremendous guilt over stealing a banana and cheating the government with a fake insurance claim. The plot is further complicated when Dante finds himself unwillingly in the role of a mafioso to be used as a go-between with an Italian Cabinet Minister, a partner in crime with the syndicate. This of course produces laughter but at the same time induces the audience to read the subtext of the film. Johnny Stecchino, as a comedy, deals with issues of culture, religion, and politics within the context of contemporary Italian life. Benigni develops a typical setting for a satirical comedy in which real and current problems of Italian society are brought to the fore in clever and humorous ways. The overall message of the film, other than its slapstick format, is the satirical look into Sicilian politics, culture and more specifically the issues surrounding the Mafia. The Mafia has for many years plagued the country while benefiting those who prey on others. There are almost no areas of Sicilian life that even today don't feel the influence of the Mafia and the truth is that the Mafia has been a fact of life that has controlled the life of everyone often with unpredictable and vicious actions. Benigni develops a funny and entertaining image of the Mafia boss Johnny Stecchino hiding from Cozzamara's thugs in his palatial surroundings in the outskirts of Palermo. Stecchino is portrayed as an Americanized gangster who has spent part of his life in New York City and even in his present situation has the demeanor of bravado and machismo, so typical of the bosses of American organized crime. He walks as if he were ten feel tall, never smiling, nor laughing. He wears an attire of flashy suits, shiny shoes, the constantly present toothpick, and the gangland hat of the 1920's. With these images Benigni has created a montage from different characters in previous Mafia and gangster films. Johnny's appearance reminds the viewer of Tony in Scarface, since like Tony, he made his name and enhanced his reputation as an immigrant in America. Thin and mousy, well dressed and extremely confident of himself, he uses his power to intimidate all around him. His blatant cockiness and tough exterior make people afraid of him. Yet one wonders why they all fear this diminutive man. He looks like such a pushover for anyone, but Johnny is the only one who sees this. When he looks for the first time at Dante, his replacement from Northern Italy found by Maria, all he sees is not an exact double of himself but the face of a wimp. He cannot believe that anyone would mistake Dante for the real Johnny Stecchino. Johnny Stecchino thinks of himself as a real cool mobster who is absolutely sure of himself -- a man who always knows what to do. …" @default.
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• W3657208 title "Satirizing the Mafia: The Case of Johnny Stecchino" @default.
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