Power Law 15 in the Sopranos: Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- In this episode, we will take a look at the benefits of following power law 15 as shown through Feech, the consequences of ignoring it as seen through Tony, both with Junior where we actually it working in both directions, and with New York, where we see the potential long term impact even assuming Tony wasnt killed to end the series. Lastly we will end with an example of the reversal of the law as shown through little Carmine.
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Not a Richard harrow mask! Lol
Im glad someone picked up on that! Thanks for watching!
@@bullywhispers9544 just saw a YT short thumbnail that had it, and I've never watched that show before lol. *X Files intro music plays*
I think the most underappreciated character is that 'selfish prick' Sal Vitro idk why LOL
I just watched the season 4 finale of 'Boardwalk Empire' earlier today. Man... Richard Harrow is probably my favorite TV character of all time. I'm still a little to' up over it.
Don't know if she's the most underrated, but Rosalie Aprile is slept on considering how smart she is (her frank advice was always accurate) and how she never made anyones life harder than it needed to be XD
I like that one. If I were able to have a second, I would actually pick Benny because when Tony needed someone he could really trust, if you noticed, more often than not Benny was his right hand man behind the scenes.
@@dsauce223 truuuuue
Great video my favorite series
Can you believe ralph gave up rose for janice? Whatever happened there
@@mikemilligan8461 Whatever happened there....whatever happened there!!!!???....
I think patsy is the most under appreciated because he’s a real gangster, he don’t throw his weight around or try to intimidate ppl or cause beefs with anyone but he’s reliable to get things done and he don’t seem too ambitious so he’s not a threat to your power
Strong silent type
I think he threw his weight around when it came to Chris sometimes, I don’t think he was genuinely worried about him wearing a wire
Patsy was wired for sound. FBI had him on gun charges when he pissed in Tony’s pool.
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He definitely wasn't cinematic!
Angie Bompansero has to be that hidden gem for me, she became pretty much my favorite character when I got to go back and watch her work her way into the family. Her role wasn't fixed like that of the other mob wives, and having that social mobility makes her powerful imo.
How can she be a hidden gem when she’s askew?
Tony Blundetto is underappreciated and deserves a full video!
That animal deserves concrete shoes
"Sun Tazoo, the Chinese prince Matchabelli!"
- Paulie "Walnuts" Gualtieri
Barbara has to be the most underrated. Rarely has any troubles with her toxic family.
when Sil corrects Paulie (0:10) Eugene just crackin up uncontrollably is the best 😭
Sun tazoo!!!
Tazoo you too!
The Chinese prince matchiveli? 🤔
4:18 I disagree in here because even though Tony made peace with Junior, he took over all of Junior's rackets and pocketed like 95% from each take, leaving Junior practically useless and left in the wind. As you can see, Junior gets forgotten more and more by the NJ guys, except for Tony and Bobby, by each season, despite still having the title of boss in name, due to him not being on the street, because of his house arrest and living under Tony's flag. If that's not crushing your enemy, then I don't know what is.
I agree. From a mob standpoint he was done, but if he was truly crushed then he would be harmless. Since he shot Tony, he clearly wasnt harmless. I brought that example up mostly to put an emphasis on how vague of a concept crushing them totally is, and how hard it would be to recognize when that had been done. Thanks for watching!
@@bullywhispers9544 I hear what you mean. From that POV then yes, he wasn't harmless. To be fair with Tony, he was planning to counterattack before Junior got arrested. So the feds indirectly saved Junior's life.
These vids are the best.
Thanks! I like how you are continuing this series and so far made it up to Law 15 - I mentioned this before a few months ago how a lot of channels have started down this path and I don't know if they just get stuck on content or lose interest, but they all seem to make it Laws 3, 4 or 5 and then drop the series or start concentrating on another show and never come back
Most Channels don't finish Hopefully you do Kino
I had forgetter about how many words and phrases that they downright butchered on this show. 😂😂😂
I feel the most under appreciated character in sopranos was the black kid who washed juniors car. He even parlayed that into getting those shoes with the lights on the bottom. Talk about machavelli
Most under appreciated sopranos character to me is dr. Melfi. In my eyes she was as much the consigliere or underboss as Silvio.
The most underappreciated character is obviously Christopher. I mean, he should have been made after the way he handled the triborough towers situation. In his mind he practices the technique of positive visualization, yet he always feels undermined. And tony never would have even known Brendan Filone if not for Christopher, so where's HIS arc ?!?
Love these videos man they’re to good it’s a instant click whenever a new one drops
You know the perfect series for this channel. Gomorrah, is is an Italian look into their mafia situation and the series would be an amazing addition to your channel.
The Camorra in Gamorrah is beyond hardcore. The series falters towards the end but was always entertaining.
No Manson lamps? No problem.
This Law of Power in the Sopranos series is my personal top of things I keep waiting for on YT. Thanks for still doing it!
I think the most underrated character will always be Lilliana Wosilius. Even as a Pole, I can't understand her without subtitles. Even her name is bizarre. IMO she wasn't even Polish, but an FBI informant (that's why she took the jacket - they needed evidence and she let the agents into the house. That makes sense)
but in all seriousness, for me this character is Johnny Sack. I think a lot of people underestimate how fair, in this really awful environment, this guy was always trying to be. I think he was the only one in the whole series who actually cared about his family - or that care was the most believable at least.
I think its worth mentioning too Tony didnt pull the trigger on Ritchie it was the most underrated power player in the show... Janice!
33 to go ...
Most under appreciated character is definitely Janice. She is the only one that can go toe-to-toe with Tony.
I think Silvio is the most underrated. As consigliere, he didn't have the pressures of Tony, however did okay considering. He owned the Bing after all.
I’m a recent Sopranos fan but an avid reader. I really love this series.
I think you can do one on Puss’s wife. She learned how to maneuver and make her own bones.
About the question at the end: I think its Hugh (Carmela's father), along with Tom (Barbara's husband), having recently watched the madness that went on at Livia's wake, its a shame we didn't see more of these two.
I don't know exactly who dropped this Nugget of Wisdom but I read a quote that said " Men should either Be Treated Well or Destroyed Completely Because Humans take Revenge for Lesser Wounds."
I don't know much. I don't know if aliens play baseball on Mars,
I dont know who is going to win the Stanley cup
I don't know if the show producers meant 1/10 the things that are expounded on.
But I do know one thing - LIttle Carmine was a 5D chess Master.
3:49 I'm fuckin weak!!! Richard Harrow 😭
Otto von Bismarck had an interesting and different approach. In the German War, when Prussia secured the military victory over the Habsburg Empire after the battle of Königgrätz, the Prussian King Wilhelm I. wanted to march all the way to the Habsburg Capital of Vienna to fully crush his enemy. His chancellor von Bismarck successfully argued against it. His reason behind it was that he saw the German lead Habsburg Empire as a future ally. This tactic worked, and the Habsburg Empire was a loyal ally until its ultimate demise after WW I.
Yep and Greene quotes this instance and others of Bismarck in the book as well. Great statesman.
3:53 😂😂😂😂 bro that great
I think it s Not about If
Little Carmine was a Genius. He knew what was important in life. He benefit from the Mafia made a lot of Money had a Family and was Happy. A lot of people in the criminal life fight over Power but in the end most Bosses spend their life in prison. And for what in the first season Tony had a wealthy life his children can go to College and Carmela live a life full of luxury and in the end nothing changed Tony had even debts by Tash(short but still). What we can learn from that is choose our Goals carefully. Some people have this drive do get to the top. Thats respectable but it cost a price. Theres no rooms for misttakes at the top. And for instance Chris or Jacky could Nr(or wanted) not learn and adapt fast enough. Sorry for bad language i am No Native Speaker.
Your language skills are very good!
Its Patsy for sure as most underappreciated. Patsy was a bit of a distuptor but also knew his place and always played his cards right.
not sure what underappreciated is supposed to mean here, but Georgie from the Bing was maybe the most reliable character on the show
The Egyptians should’ve held onto their clocks when dealing with Moses.
Hesh, laddy buck he was a money maker and Tony's go to after junior for his opinion on matters like the bolt cutters.
Bully the goat! 👋📚
I don't remember Sun Tzu advicating to "crush your enemies" unless Robert Green has a diffrent translation. Sun Tzu acutally seems pretty benevolent from my reading of him(though he would probably approve of getting rid of Feech the way Tony did).
Its one of the problems you run into doing an analysis through the lens of someone else's work. I run into the same thing when evaluating Machiavellianism. I have to use the points they make regardless,
otherwise it just turns into an episode evaluating the author's work, not the Sopranos. If that makes sense. Thanks for watching!
@@bullywhispers9544 Yeah that makes sense, I assumed that it was something Green said I'm just curious if he had a diffrent read or translation or if he was taking it out of contex...ect.
I think Christopher was the most underrated character in the Sopranos. I know he is a fan favorite, but I think a lot of people overlook his loyalty and sheer fearlessness. Drug addiction aside, he was easily one of Tony's most fearsome assets. If Tony had treated him a little better, I think he would have been a game changer in the war against New York.
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To me, the most under-appreciated Soprano's character was Carmela. I can't list all of the reasons. Aside from overall brilliant acting, she kept it more old school than meets the eye. First off, she was a pretty devout Catholic, other than the obvious enabling of Tony's way of life (which nobody could really do anything about anyways). She accepted the fact that Tony had a "gumad" (or several), which is something that most modern women would not tolerate; and understandably so. For the most part, she supported Tony unconditionally (with obvious exceptions). She would do things like visit with relatives, or make a concerted effort to. Her attire, in terms of what a mobsters housewife would be wearing, was remarkably consistent with real life. She was determined to be a good mother to Meadow and Anthony Jr. regardless of how difficult that was on her. Her character flaws throughout the series, whenever it was that she would demonstrate them, were almost understandable if not somewhat justifiable to the audience. Bottom line, she was a strong woman. If push comes to shove, she'll do whatever it takes to survive; for her and her children. She wasn't even scared to steal from Tony; think about that. I guess I'm trying to say she had real balls. Fer feelings for Furio just demonstrated the human condition. From time to time, everyone has feelings for someone that they cannot really control. Long story short, her character and actions for the most part were really old school. The character that Falco played will continue to be overlooked throughout the years, but not by all. Thanks for reading. Ha!
Carmella isn't under appreciated. Everyone knows she's a great and layered character. She's a fan favorite.
How do you gather the power to not be powerless and avenge yourself against enemies who put you there?
Put you where?
Tony’s greed is what got him in trouble in here. With slight modification, this power law can be restated as “No loose ends”
Tony kept Junior around to be a lightening rod for the feds, but Junior bore deep personal animosity toward Tony. His own nephew stepped over him after all. Junior was a loose end.
Tony wanted to Vito alive after that whole thing came to light since Vito was a solid earner. But Vito had business ties to NY through the esplanade project and was also related to Phil Leotardo by marriage. Never mind the whole dysentery in the ranks issue. More loose ends.
Tony’s own mother was a loose end 😂
There’s a pattern in the root causes of the most dangerous problems that vexed Tony throughout the series.
Benny most unaperated character he rose from assiocate to a top tier earner. Maybe might be boss in the future.
@bully whispers you should watch true detective
Artie Bucco, between making ‘special menus’ that wouldn’t be paid for with old leftovers and my thinking that he always knew Tony would bail him out of a deal gone arry because he was his only “friend” outside of the family
I'll start by saying I liked the video, and you bring up some great points, but I don't think this is Sun Tzu's favorite law. I see where you are going with this, but to say this is the man's favorite law, does give a false impression of what Sun Tzu actually preached. While Sun Tzu did say "Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him." This is pretty much the only time that he says something remotely like this. Frankly, if Sun Tzu were to look at the mafia, his advice would most likely to be for their end goal to be to go legit, and rule through power by proxy (ie buying politicians). There is a lot of Sun Tzu that you can apply to the mafia, but his favorite law would probably be "strike the Shepard and the sheep will scatter".
I might not stay with this if I think a while, bit right off the bat, I'd say little Carmine. Now it's kind of not fair really, and the same goes with Bobby, I don't believe either character were actually low key geniuses or rather just, a lot smarter than you thought all along, I think David chase & whoever decided to develop them into far more interesting supporting characters at the end, sort of the opposite of how sitcoms sometimes suddenly make a character really stupid In the 2nd season for comedic effect, Kelly Bundy being a prime example. However, since it's a linear fictiom, we just have to play along and accept they really were that D.L
Highly intelligent character along. While Bobby turns out to be an absolutely perfect #2 type, he's mostly dependable stable, level headed,he's a long way from Notre Dame and the predictions of Quazi Moto, However, that trip Little Carmine lays on Tony about his dream, that displays absolute amazing not just intellect, bit self awareness, to interpret his own dream, and as Tony is completely missing the point, I think just because he's so focused on pulling "L.C." into the conflict to his own ends. Tony finally gets what he's saying when he spells it out for him, and you can see the stunned disappointment on his face
"Holy shit, this guy actually is smart a.f., he'd have made a great boss. Idk, I think that displa and potential reach is bigger than Bobby's.
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Carmella because She is in Tony Air 24 7.
Who’s Tom Casey?
make more of theses videos daddy
Gene's wife had tony killed by the members only gang.
Did feech realize that he had been set up?
Even the writer says Tony was killed in the last episode. Do your homework.
David Chase has referred to the final scene as the death scene. He doesn't flat out say Tony Soprano was whacked. Chillax lol
Not the fan’os
Yea you just subscribe to the idea AJ's 14 year old girlfriend is a criminal mastermind.......
Whatever happened there...
Sun ta zoo
Underappreciated: Artie Bucco.