I don’t think The Sopranos forces or begs the audience to sympathize with literal mobsters and criminals. At least I didn’t (all the time), although Johnny Sack is probably my favorite character. He just loves his wife so much, he literally doesn’t even look at other women twice. But God help you if he thinks you made a comment or joke about her.
My second favorite is probably Ralph Cifaretto, played by Joe Pantoliano. He’s just shitty and smarmy in every single scene he’s in and plays it phenomenally.
No The Sopranos doesn’t make the audience root for the mobsters. It’s a show that follows horrible people doing horrible things. There is great writing and very realistic dialog, but that has never tricked me into rooting for Tony or anyone else. Especially if you make it to the last season, I was personally rooting for Tony to get killed.
Yes. Sopranos glorifies a weak-willed bully exacting revenge and exerting control through violence and intimidation.
that coward is the antihero of the show named after him, glorifying his life and his choices. fuck him, his wife and his shitheel buddies, I’m not interested in exalting the sliver of humanity in assholes who choose to hurt, manipulate and exploit others for their own gain.
sopranos. a bunch of irritating assholes taking advantage of people for their own gain.
sopraanos begs the audience to feel bad and root for selfish, harmful parasites. no thanks.
runner up: breaking bad for the same reason, albeit with fewer assholes.
better call saul, on the other hand? great.
I don’t think The Sopranos forces or begs the audience to sympathize with literal mobsters and criminals. At least I didn’t (all the time), although Johnny Sack is probably my favorite character. He just loves his wife so much, he literally doesn’t even look at other women twice. But God help you if he thinks you made a comment or joke about her.
My second favorite is probably Ralph Cifaretto, played by Joe Pantoliano. He’s just shitty and smarmy in every single scene he’s in and plays it phenomenally.
No The Sopranos doesn’t make the audience root for the mobsters. It’s a show that follows horrible people doing horrible things. There is great writing and very realistic dialog, but that has never tricked me into rooting for Tony or anyone else. Especially if you make it to the last season, I was personally rooting for Tony to get killed.
Yes. Sopranos glorifies a weak-willed bully exacting revenge and exerting control through violence and intimidation.
that coward is the antihero of the show named after him, glorifying his life and his choices. fuck him, his wife and his shitheel buddies, I’m not interested in exalting the sliver of humanity in assholes who choose to hurt, manipulate and exploit others for their own gain.