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<blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 1591534" data-attributes="member: 96">&quot;The Sopranos&quot;, on the other hand, is doing fine, despite being the story of an adulterous, abusive murderer and his equally villainous henchmen.&nbsp; In fact, most of the Mafia-related movies and shows would fall into this category.&nbsp; The Godfather is regarded as a cinematic great, and many people love The Usual Suspects.&nbsp;&nbsp;Going a bit broader, the 'heist movie' - such as Ocean's Eleven or The Italian Job - is generally about the villains, but it's easier to forget: their opposition is faceless, personified only in a security system and perhaps some antagonistic policemen.&nbsp;&nbsp;Of course, there's a staggeringly popular film that is an expression of the &quot;rebellion that is all about imposing its tyrannical will upon a fairly benign republic&quot;.&nbsp; The rebellion's got &quot;bright, interesting, quirky individuals&quot; in &quot;suitably tight clothing&quot;.&nbsp; There may not have been &quot;great interpersonal development&quot; but there was at least some &quot;amusing banter&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's called The Matrix.&nbsp;&nbsp;J</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drnuncheon, post: 1591534, member: 96"] "The Sopranos", on the other hand, is doing fine, despite being the story of an adulterous, abusive murderer and his equally villainous henchmen. In fact, most of the Mafia-related movies and shows would fall into this category. [i]The Godfather[/i] is regarded as a cinematic great, and many people love [i]The Usual Suspects[/i]. Going a bit broader, the 'heist movie' - such as [i]Ocean's Eleven[/i] or [i]The Italian Job[/i] - is generally about the villains, but it's easier to forget: their opposition is faceless, personified only in a security system and perhaps some antagonistic policemen. Of course, there's a staggeringly popular film that is an expression of the "rebellion that is all about imposing its tyrannical will upon a fairly benign republic". The rebellion's got "bright, interesting, quirky individuals" in "suitably tight clothing". There may not have been "great interpersonal development" but there was at least some "amusing banter". It's called [i]The Matrix[/i]. J [/QUOTE]

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