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    #51
    Originally posted by Hot Pepsi View Post
    As with Goodfellas or Casino*, Scorsese assumes his audience will understand that these people are not admirable and see how badly it ends for them. But many people just don’t. They only see the money.

    * Or The Godfather or Breaking Bad or even in a lot of more straightforward good vs evil stories like Star Wars or Batman - a lot of people always seem to think the bad guys are more interesting or admirable.
    Scorcese's films - and most of the excellent films you quote - aren't exclusively about the choice between good and evil, but showing both sides of the interplay. With The Sopranos, Chase shows the entirety of the life of the 'evil' guy. Same with Breaking Bad; why did Walter make the decisions he did.

    The idea of 'glorifying' the mob is a common one. Showing the humanity and complexity in people who do bad things isn't glorification; it's the writer or the filmmaker's job. These people kill people to get their way - but they also squabble with their wives, they take their kids to school, the deal with lazy employees, they talk about movies and TV shows.

    As with literature, that's film's job. It's not always about imparting a lesson or setting up the good / bad equation.

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      #52
      I agree with that.

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