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The whole lesson of gangster films is centered around regret and the tragedy that befalls the family. It's actually a good test on people and their views of sta
by selfportrait 5y ago
The whole lesson of gangster films is centered around regret and the tragedy that befalls the family. It's actually a good test on people and their views of status. If someone emulates gangster bravado, it reveals a lot about them and how they've missed the entire point of the genre.
- goto11 5y agoSure, but it is a bit like Truffaut's observation that anti-war movies end up being pro-war. Maybe the "point" of the Godfather movies is that being a gangster is bad, but along the way it makes the mafia look really cool.