"Analyze This" - review.
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Lauren Pagoto Dr. Sal Primeggia Reaction Paper #1 February 23, 2003 "Analyze This" "Analyze this," is a popular comedy starring Robert DeNiro and Billy Crystal and is directed by Harold Ramis. It is about New York's most powerful gangster, Paul Vitti played by Robert DeNiro, who turns to seek advice from a family psychiatrist, Ben Sobel, played by Billy Crystal. This movie spoofs on the wiseguy roles and portrays the stereotypical Italian men as violent gangsters, cheating husbands, and uneducated stupid men. Though this film is not directed by an Italian-American like what we have been discussing in class it still touches on Italians being socially dangerous to society. I don't know why Hollywood just focuses on gangsters being only Italians because the mafia was originated by the Jews and many other cultures are involved in this. My point being that the Mafia is not fictional but it exists in many cultures. Although, in films they...

