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camarillobrillo  ·  3756 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski Movie Club - Voting Thread #3

    the glorious tragedy of omerta

Goodfellas and Casino are great because they show the Mafia for what they really are. The characters are mostly parodies, casting light on this bullshit heroic illusion of what a gangster is. That's what I always thought Scorsese was doing. Showing us how ridiculous these people are. The Sopranos was adept at this as well. I have no sympathy for any of these people (well, maybe Michael Imperioli aka Spider in Goodfellas).