Blow

Blow directed by Ted Demme follows George Jung who was brought up in a struggling family and takes place in the 1950’s. His family struggles with money and eventually they go bankrupt which influences George to mature as a man with ambition to do whatever it takes to prevent the same thing happening to him. He believes the solution to this is to begin dealing marijuana on a semi low scale level in California and becomes a big hit until going to jail. Going to jail opens his opportunities to prevent going bankrupt where he finds out about the business of cocaine, as stated by George, “Danbury wasn't a prison, it was a crime school. I went in with a Bachelor of marijuana, came out with a Doctorate of cocaine.” . The cocaine industry leads George Jung to find himself adventuring to Columbia, meeting drug lords, and beginning his own business of trafficking cocaine. His ability and determination to be on top makes his dreams come true resulting in fame and riches due to the fact he was able to explode the US market for coke in which he handled about 85% of cocaine that was coming in, in the 1970’s. Although at the height of his success Jung found himself once again being infiltrated and being put on trial. Following the conviction Jung goes on the run dodging court dates. The movie ends in a downward spiral as Jung attempts to do one more job to make enough money for his daughter to live on but finds himself being set up and finally is thrown in jail on a harsh sentence. 

This movie can come off as a film that was only produced to depict what life of a multi millionaire drug dealer, although Blow creates a deeper message for its audience. 

The Jung family relates to most of American families, struggling to maintain a steady income of money. The only thing that differs between people is the way they choose to handle this problem. George Jung is a relatable character who creates a message towards it’s audience that in a society which can be unfair and troubling to thrive in, your forced to do what you have to do to survive. 

The movie mainly follows George Jung, a quick witted and extremely intelligent young man. His hair style changes from slicked back and let loose and following which explains the control he holds on certain parts of his life and situations. He was typically dressed in button down and plaid like or khaki pants, popular clothing in the 1960’s-1970’s. Jung typically acted in a confident way for he is usually in control of the situation. He always comes off as relaxed, and finds himself knowing the right things to say at the right time. Although the fact he faced situations with such confidence, relaxation, and quick to act type behavior leads George to have his guard down not realizing the troubles he’s creating for himself. His external obstacle is the people around him as the movie plays out he finds himself constantly being betrayed by the people he thought he could trust. His motivation was the downfall of his family due to financial problems leading him to take nessasary action to prevent this in his own life. George starts as a ambitious personality, as the movie proceeds he becomes extremely intelligent when it comes to his business. Towards the end of the movie he creates a sense of false reality not realizing the key points of how his life is on a downward spiral which can only lead to destruction.