The old man is the king of gangster movies

Beth 2022-03-21 09:01:33

For this HBO drama, many viewers have given up on it, and they can't hold on to the end of the third season. There are various reasons, but I want to come and understand it very well. Reading famous books always takes brains and time. "Boardwalk Empire" is like watching Tolstoy's "War and Peace", with various foreshadowings, many characters, intertwined fates, eating and smoking, you will miss details that should not be forgotten.

Thinking of this, it's really hard to understand how strong the ambition of the writer and director of this play is. What my buddy dares to shoot is not a TV series, but "A Brief History of American Race", Irish, Italian, black, Jewish, Chinese (although Only opium is mentioned) ...... light and shadow flow, wonderful sonorous.

The leading role is very important, I personally don't like Uncle Bucktooth, and I don't deny that he is talented, but he is not the best candidate for the male lead in my mind, and I don't like the little white-faced Michael Pitt, but he was in "Dream of Paris". Bernardo's training is extremely sultry.

On the other hand, the portrayal of Al Capone and Luciano, the legends of the American mafia, is really damn good. It treats the real historical characters, the real name screenwriter, the actors' performances are in place, the appearance is also similar, and the plot is also very good to avoid {criminal heroes. There's no disguised glorification of violence, I think, and that's the tone set by Martin Sixes' first episode.

All in all, this drama gave me a lot of myths about the old days of being obsessed with godfather-style gangster movies. Looking back and watching Martin's movies, this old man is the king of gangster movies.

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Extended Reading
  • Jean 2022-04-22 07:01:05

    The song is so good, the scenery is so beautiful!

  • Sasha 2022-03-25 09:01:06

    Overall it has a Hong Kong feel. Nucky is a successful politician/gangster. Excellent eloquence, good at speaking jokes. He is also very smart, manages various relationships and judges the presidential candidate. There are also weaknesses, the power is too tight, the things are not explained, and the words and deeds are high. Therefore, there are old ways to break "but who would really like Nucky". It's normal for a tree to attract the wind, but everyone around him is against him, which shows that his weakness is fatal: he doesn't know how to leave room for others to find feelings.

Boardwalk Empire quotes

  • Lucky Luciano: You wanted to see me?

    Arnold Rothstein: Yeah, it turns out my sister-in-law's nephew, for a time at least, survived the shooting in the woods.

    Lucky Luciano: Well, I'm sorry about your loss. Obviously, if there's anything I can do...

    Arnold Rothstein: There is actually. You can kill someone for me to settle a debt. I have it on good authority that a James Darmody of Atlantic City was one of the two shooters.

    Lucky Luciano: Who was the other one?

    Arnold Rothstein: I don't know. But I'd bet you're persuasive enough to get Darmody to tell you.

    Lucky Luciano: That's a good bet.

    Arnold Rothstein: The only kind I make.

  • Arnold Rothstein: Meyer, Charlie, I believe you know Mr. Masseria.

    Lucky Luciano: Everybody knows Joe the boss.

    Arnold Rothstein: Then perhaps you also know, though it is of course news to me, that a card game you operate is located in territory that Mr. Masseria considers to be his.

    Joe Masseria: Not considers! Is mine.

    Arnold Rothstein: My thinking was, before any more blood is shed, that a compromise can be reached.

    Meyer Lansky: More blood?

    Joe Masseria: Tompkins Square Park, my two nephews?

    [imitates throat-cutting]

    Lucky Luciano: I don't know what you're talking about.

    Arnold Rothstein: Apparently two of Mr. Masseria's emissaries to your establishment were murdered shortly after their visit.

    Meyer Lansky: We do operate a game in what might be termed a grey area territorially. But as to any violence in the neighborhood...

    Joe Masseria: They stab themself, eh?

    Lucky Luciano: A coincidence then. It happens.

    Joe Masseria: On my streets, no coincidence.

    [indicates Charlie]

    Joe Masseria: This little prick, since he's 10 years old he causes problems.

    Arnold Rothstein: It seems to me you boys ought to extend a token of goodwill towards Mr. Masseria. Shall we say a one-time fee of $2,000 for the families of those gentlemen and a tax of 10% on the game going forward?

    Lucky Luciano: Hold on a fuckin' second...

    Arnold Rothstein: Charlie.

    Joe Masseria: 10% is okay. For now.

    Arnold Rothstein: Then we have an agreement?

    [shake hands]

    Joe Masseria: [in Italian] What are you doing with these Christ-killers? Come with me, I'll make you rich.

    Lucky Luciano: [in Italina] With your other hand in my pockets.

    Joe Masseria: [in Italian] I'm watching you, boy. Every fucking step.

    [Luciano stands up angrily]

    Arnold Rothstein: Charlie.

    Lucky Luciano: A.R., two grand is bad enough, but 10% of the fucking game?

    Meyer Lansky: We already pay half the take on that game to you.

    Arnold Rothstein: Yes. And now you boys know why.