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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).the glorious tragedy of omerta