Alex Gibney

Just to remind you, because also in the back of his mind, you know, David is making this show, which is a character drama about a family, but it's also a commentary about America. And the brutality of America and the rapaciousness with which capitalism sort of, you know, chews people up and spits them out.

Just to remind you, because also in the back of his mind, you know, David is making this show, which is a character drama about a family, but it's also a commentary about America. And the brutality of America and the rapaciousness with which capitalism sort of, you know, chews people up and spits them out.

And The Sopranos is kind of the logical extension of that scene in The Godfather, you know, where they're all sitting around the table asking The Godfather to share all the bought stuff. politicians and police officers, and it's, we're willing to pay a fee. After all, we're not communists here. Right? But it's a brutal commentary on capitalism and America and the cruelty of the country.

And The Sopranos is kind of the logical extension of that scene in The Godfather, you know, where they're all sitting around the table asking The Godfather to share all the bought stuff. politicians and police officers, and it's, we're willing to pay a fee. After all, we're not communists here. Right? But it's a brutal commentary on capitalism and America and the cruelty of the country.

And The Sopranos is kind of the logical extension of that scene in The Godfather, you know, where they're all sitting around the table asking The Godfather to share all the bought stuff. politicians and police officers, and it's, we're willing to pay a fee. After all, we're not communists here. Right? But it's a brutal commentary on capitalism and America and the cruelty of the country.

So all those things are going through their heads, and they're willing to be ugly. And I think that's what people ended up loving the show for, is it didn't pull punches and suddenly the uncomfortable conversations that you shied away from because you might offend somebody, they were engaging in those conversations on screen.

So all those things are going through their heads, and they're willing to be ugly. And I think that's what people ended up loving the show for, is it didn't pull punches and suddenly the uncomfortable conversations that you shied away from because you might offend somebody, they were engaging in those conversations on screen.

So all those things are going through their heads, and they're willing to be ugly. And I think that's what people ended up loving the show for, is it didn't pull punches and suddenly the uncomfortable conversations that you shied away from because you might offend somebody, they were engaging in those conversations on screen.

And that's what great art does, is it allows you to get into areas that maybe you're not permitted to as part of your daily life.

And that's what great art does, is it allows you to get into areas that maybe you're not permitted to as part of your daily life.

And that's what great art does, is it allows you to get into areas that maybe you're not permitted to as part of your daily life.

That's right. But at the same time, because they're all coming out of their personal experiences, I mean, it was supposed to be about David's mother, and then all the writers found out that they had major issues with their mothers. So it ends up being, you know, a lot of this experience ends up being universal.

That's right. But at the same time, because they're all coming out of their personal experiences, I mean, it was supposed to be about David's mother, and then all the writers found out that they had major issues with their mothers. So it ends up being, you know, a lot of this experience ends up being universal.

That's right. But at the same time, because they're all coming out of their personal experiences, I mean, it was supposed to be about David's mother, and then all the writers found out that they had major issues with their mothers. So it ends up being, you know, a lot of this experience ends up being universal.

I think the other thing that makes this show so successful, too, is that, you know, there are a lot of conversations about that are extremely unironic, and they're very funny for it because these brutal mobsters are having very sensitive discussions about how their feelings are hurt, or should I buy flowers for my wife on her anniversary? Stuff like that.

I think the other thing that makes this show so successful, too, is that, you know, there are a lot of conversations about that are extremely unironic, and they're very funny for it because these brutal mobsters are having very sensitive discussions about how their feelings are hurt, or should I buy flowers for my wife on her anniversary? Stuff like that.

I think the other thing that makes this show so successful, too, is that, you know, there are a lot of conversations about that are extremely unironic, and they're very funny for it because these brutal mobsters are having very sensitive discussions about how their feelings are hurt, or should I buy flowers for my wife on her anniversary? Stuff like that.

You know, normally, in most mob movies, you see the action. Yeah. You don't see the day-to-day interactions where you're trying to figure out whether or not you should show up for your son's soccer practice.

You know, normally, in most mob movies, you see the action. Yeah. You don't see the day-to-day interactions where you're trying to figure out whether or not you should show up for your son's soccer practice.

You know, normally, in most mob movies, you see the action. Yeah. You don't see the day-to-day interactions where you're trying to figure out whether or not you should show up for your son's soccer practice.