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** Jimmy crosses it when he has his conspirators in the heist murdered, rather than share money with them.

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** Jimmy crosses it when he has his conspirators in the heist murdered, [[HoardingTheProfits rather than share money with them.them]].
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*** Creator/FrankVincent (Phil Leotardo) is Billy Batts.
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* CatharsisFactor: One cathartic moment is near the movie's end when Henry and Karen talk to a DA agent about going into witness protection. Henry and Karen ask what they can and can't do and try to request some other things, but the agent shuts them down. Throughout the film, Henry and Karen are used to getting whatever they want, whenever they want, but now they're suddenly being told, full stop, "This is it. You have one option. Deal with it."

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* CatharsisFactor: One cathartic moment is near the movie's end when Henry and Karen talk to a DA agent about going into witness protection. Henry and Karen ask what they can and can't do and try to request some other things, but the agent shuts them down. Throughout the film, Henry and Karen are used to getting whatever they want, want whenever they want, but want. But now they're suddenly being hit with the reality of their situation and told, full stop, "This is it. You have one option. Deal with it."
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* MisaimedFandom: Just like with most Gangster Movies, there are those who share Henry Hill's warped views of the perks of being a Gangster, namely that it's better "to be a gangster [[BeingGoodSucks than a schnook]]" who waits in line.

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* MisaimedFandom: Just like with most Gangster Movies, gangster movies, there are those who share Henry Hill's warped views of the perks of being a Gangster, gangster, namely that it's better "to be a gangster [[BeingGoodSucks than a schnook]]" who waits in line.



* {{Wangst}}: Having watched Henry become a major player in the Mafia, act as an accomplice in several major crimes (including murder and a major armed robbery), become a drug dealer, abuse his wife and eventually rat out all his friends and colleagues, it's hard to feel too sorry for him at the end when he whines about the fact that, now that he's in Witness Protection having [[KarmaHoudini escaped any prosecution and even mob retribution for his crimes]], he's no longer a bigshot.

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* {{Wangst}}: Having watched Henry become a major player in the Mafia, act as an accomplice in several major crimes (including murder and a major armed robbery), become a drug dealer, abuse his wife and eventually rat out all his friends and colleagues, it's hard to feel too sorry for him at the end when he whines about the fact that, now that he's in Witness Protection witness protection having [[KarmaHoudini escaped any prosecution and even mob retribution for his crimes]], he's no longer a bigshot.



** This might be to keep him from being too much of a KarmaHoudini -- the punishment seems light to everyone else, but it's torture for him. Compare his "Egg noodles and ketchup" complaint about the misery of living life as an "average nobody" to when he was in prison as a wiseguy and eating like a king every night.

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** This might be to keep him from being too much of a KarmaHoudini -- the punishment seems light to everyone else, but it's torture for him. Compare his "Egg "egg noodles and ketchup" complaint about the misery of living life as an "average nobody" to when he was in prison as a wiseguy and eating like a king every night.
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** The director himself believed that Henry's LuxuryPrisonSuite was at most, an exaggeration until actual prison guards told him otherwise.
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* MagnificentBastard: [[TheDon Paul "Paulie" Cicero]] is a charismatic, feared, and respected capo who runs the daily criminal dealings around New York. Using his brother's store and other partners' businesses as a front for his outfit, Paulie runs a tight ship of extortion, embezzlement and burglary, using everything from bribery to murder to keep things under wraps. Paulie stays one step ahead of law enforcement and any rival gangs, facing even prison time with nothing but grace as he continues to rule from behind bars while cooking his fellow inmates delicious meals. Though having a soft spot for some of his minions, Paulie ultimately arranges the AxCrazy Tommy's execution and ousts the drug addict Henry from his organization as a liability, nonetheless paying Henry a hefty sum before turning his back on him.

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* MagnificentBastard: [[TheDon Paul "Paulie" Cicero]] is a charismatic, feared, and respected capo who runs the daily criminal dealings around New York. Using his brother's store and other partners' businesses as a front for his outfit, Paulie runs a tight ship of extortion, embezzlement and burglary, using everything from bribery to murder to keep things under wraps. Paulie stays one step ahead of law enforcement and any rival gangs, facing even prison time with nothing but grace as he continues to rule from behind bars while cooking his fellow inmates delicious meals. Though having a soft spot for some of his minions, Paulie ultimately arranges the AxCrazy murderous Tommy's execution and ousts the drug addict Henry from his organization as a liability, nonetheless paying Henry a hefty sum before turning his back on him.

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