Let me know what you think. Thanks for commenting!

@greyjedi6430

2 жыл бұрын

Really fucking enjoyed that it's 1am and got caught up in every second so insightful

@donpossum2835

2 жыл бұрын

Incredible review 👏 when the net one

@greyjedi6430

2 жыл бұрын

@@donpossum2835 the net one should be hopefully soon bruh

@RedcoatTrooper

2 жыл бұрын

Would love this done for tywin lannister

@bullywhispers9544

2 жыл бұрын

@@RedcoatTrooper Anyone non-Sopranos related will be on my other channel, Bully Whispers, that launched today with a Machiavellian Monday on Vito Corleone. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oGtoyNFxe6jQcto.html

John’s plan with the planned hit on Carmine Sr. was so obviously that he was going to leave Tony hanging to dry. Then after Tony was eliminated, he would take over New Jersey.

Vito, of course. He went out to put gas in his car, then through sheer hard work he turned himself into a leader. He's a real come from behind kind of guy.

@tony_dogs

2 жыл бұрын

Let's take this in the back.

@brandonhernandez7353

2 жыл бұрын

@@tony_dogs yea that’s what Vito did

@tony_dogs

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonhernandez7353 You can go!

@kingpinstatus916

2 жыл бұрын

How about Vito who actually shows up at the bakery as a customer Chris kicks out when the dude behind the counter has been ignoring him for ever who Chris shoots in the foot after he gets him the pastries he's been waiting on!

@Aloysius2113

2 жыл бұрын

@@kingpinstatus916 that wasn't vito. i live in north jersey and you can see a million guys that look just like that.

You gotta do Silvio Dante on this series. He really is a master of subtle manipulation in the way he advices Tony.

@shane8435

2 жыл бұрын

He’s also consigliere a person who the boss takes a majority of their advice from

@cdeschrevel5341

Жыл бұрын

Subtle....

@dewilew2137

Жыл бұрын

Advises*

@skippy4953

11 ай бұрын

sil aint that deep of a character, we don't know much about him and he really wasnt machiavelian

@SantomPh

4 ай бұрын

Sil is poor at manipulating anyone, like he said "some people are better at being no.2"

Paulie: "Sun Ta-zu, the Chinese prince of Machiavelli." Silvio: "Zoo. SUN TZOO!"

@thedude5901

2 жыл бұрын

Ima have a Silvio moment if he keeps saying “Mach-a-velli”

@timstradley5819

2 жыл бұрын

Ya fuckin ass kiss lol

@nihil626

2 жыл бұрын

What's even funnier is that Paulie is listening to an Audiobook of The Art of War, and has definitely heard his name pronounced by Tony and the book's narrator.

@TheHackersboss

2 жыл бұрын

He didn't even pronounce it Machiavelli. He said Matchabelli.

@kojiattwood

2 жыл бұрын

@@thedude5901 Silvio: MAH-KEEEYY-AH-VEH-LEEEE!!!!!!!!

All I know is that Quasimodo predicted this.

@Sentinel_007

Жыл бұрын

who did wha

@jordangarrick703

Жыл бұрын

Sure it wasn't Notredamus?

@VincentDeBellis

Жыл бұрын

It's funny though, the similarities. I mean.. ya got your hunch back of Notre Dame, and then ya got your quarterback of Notre Dame, and your half back of Notre Dame You never thought about that?!

Johnny Sac was the best representation. A pragmatic monster. I love him, LOL.

@jackstrand5341

2 жыл бұрын

No Carmine was definitely #1

@jackstrand5341

2 жыл бұрын

John was too emotional

@jh6025

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackstrand5341 your right. I forgot to include him, at all. He is on an inhuman level.

@zonafalde238

2 жыл бұрын

My estimation of you as a man just fucking plummeted

@joeywalraven2840

2 жыл бұрын

ehh he used to be a pragmatist

I just invented the word Sackiavellian you're welcome

@bullywhispers9544

2 жыл бұрын

Wish I wouldve thought of that! Thanks for watching

Jon was the only one from the show that made me think he wasn't acting. He looks and talked like a real gangster

@MyBoomStick1

2 жыл бұрын

What’s great is this was one of his first acting roles! I watched an interview where he talked about how his wife finally convinced him to take some acting classes because she knew that was a dream/interest of his. Crazy how much of a natural he is

@sharonh2991

2 жыл бұрын

So did Pauly. Pauly actually was a real gangster and he’s the dirt of the earth on the show (probably in life too).

@urstillaklown0843

2 жыл бұрын

He played a judge on Law and Order SVU, I believe. I couldn't buy it, all I saw was John

@jameshoran8

2 жыл бұрын

So true.

@Aloysius2113

2 жыл бұрын

i was a little star struck when i was going into the barnes and noble in paramus on rt 17, nj, and fucking johnny sack was coming out and held the door for me. my estimation of him as a man did not plummet. it was a little thing, but still cool and unexpected.

After John had been lying to him for months about how much Carmine as always liked & respected him, the look on Paulie's face when Carmine didn't have a clue who he was at that wedding is one of the most funniest things you've ever seen on a TV show!🤣🤣😂😂😆😆 He walks into the bathroom, looks at his self in the mirror like😧It reminded me of when I was a kid & the cartoons used to put the sucker over the face of the person who'd been tricked/played. That's all that was missing literally!🤴🏽

@Shlogger

2 жыл бұрын

DUNCE cap... lol

My estimation of Johnny Sack as a fairly Machiavellian leader just rocketed.

@gordonferrar7782

Жыл бұрын

I don't think of him as Machvellian at all. Violent outbursts and unreasonable behaviour towards his greatest allies. Got pinched as soon as Lupertazzi the real boss died possibly eliminating all the old contact and buffers in the police and FBI. Sacromoni was hasty as fuck complete opposite of Carmine.

@EmbraceTheStruggle24

Жыл бұрын

@@gordonferrar7782 I definitely agree Johnny was hasty. Very hasty.

John was the closest thing to a gangster besides Carmine Sr. in the Sopranos Every move was calculated to a T

@tonythetiger1600

2 жыл бұрын

Ralph was the best gangster imho or feech

@TheJonny429

2 жыл бұрын

Yoo had no idea you was a sopranos fan! Love your content Adonis!

@mitchelll3879

Жыл бұрын

@@tonythetiger1600 no, Ralph was the Joker..destined for whacking

He beat that poor innocent kid because he thought he was one of the people laughing at Ralph’s joke about Jenny. The kid couldn’t fight back (Sack was made) and he wasn’t even there for the joke. In the end Johnny paid a brutal price in more ways than one.

@renatoh.santosdasilva3080

2 жыл бұрын

He was probably laughing about the Joke, the way he was looking at John. And he worked for Ralph as an associate, so he wasn't so innocent.

@DabblerHitman

2 жыл бұрын

@@renatoh.santosdasilva3080 He hurt that kid permanent for someone that he’s not even sure was there when the joke was told.

@jordangarrick703

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, but he offered to buy the guy's wife some fresh flowers. In Sammy Gravano's world, that makes him eligible for sainthood

@alyssarichardson2544

10 ай бұрын

@@jordangarrick703 Sammy the 🐀 lol

I think he poisoned that guy, Carmine Sn. That sudden lunch time death when the food and enjoyment had been going well was just too convenient.

@DanJuega

Жыл бұрын

Guy was old as hell and mobsters are not that sophisticated for poison without leaving evidence

@jjones9822

4 ай бұрын

Also they do these things called “autopsies” which find the literal cause of death. You would need an undetectable poison but the theory doesn’t make sense anyways because Carmine didn’t die right away. He had a stroke and lived a few days/weeks before dying. Poison would have finished him immediately.

@SantomPh

4 ай бұрын

He had a stroke, that's not how poison works.

@jasongoldberg4474

2 күн бұрын

It’s an interesting possibility and one that had never previously occurred to me, though doesn’t carmine say he smells burning hair as the episode occurs? I’m pretty sure that’s a telltale precursor to a stroke.

Really high quality video as always dude, your sopranos analysis are my favorite

@bullywhispers9544

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like, thanks for watching!

Johnny Sack knew if he's gonna have any chance of becoming boss before death or federal indictment happened to him is Carmine Sr. gone. He worked every person and every angle to make that happen. It was very obvious he wanted the throne in New York. You could see it in his eyes. I'm sure Carmine knew it too but he's so sure about himself he could keep a lid on Johnny Sack as long as he stays alive.

Little carmine!

@nickjohnson6368

2 жыл бұрын

I second!

@davidbarton1806

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! And I think it might shock some people too

@ignacio5654

2 жыл бұрын

whatever happened there - 🏯>:(

@nickjohnson6368

2 жыл бұрын

@@ignacio5654 what happened is this piece of shits cousin, that animal Blundetto, pumped 3 shots into my kid brother billy. With no provocation whatsoever!

@davidbarton1806

2 жыл бұрын

@@ignacio5654 whatever happen there!!!!!

My fav character by far Johnny Sac a loyal family man, who should have been able to defend my wifes honor MY HONOR!!!!

@sergelondon916

2 жыл бұрын

If they agreed to whack Ralphie, they set a dangerous standard of practice. Plus, it was bad for business.

@sergelondon916

2 жыл бұрын

If they agreed to whack Ralphie, day set a dangerous standard of practice. Plus, it was bad for business.

@renatoh.santosdasilva3080

2 жыл бұрын

If you want it, I will demand he's taxed, but clipping him? 😐

@alishakhirpal9239

2 жыл бұрын

Carmine snr:il tax him good how about £200000 John; what so for million news gets to fuck gin or? Carmine snr;Ralph wants to have sex with gin or? Hilarious 😂

Interesting analysis & series. I like how you made the source quote & illustrated it w/ the show example.

Damn my guy this was GREAT I had to watch it again immediately after I watched it. I'm lookin forward to these Machavelian Mondays man. Well fuckin done.

Tony was right about him he was "an insecure guy" and he was also vindictive when he felt he'd been wronged or stiffed.

@all_the_bad_news5614

2 жыл бұрын

John sacrimoni my friend...

Great idea for a series and well executed. Look forward to the series!

Extremely good video, really surpassed my expectations as far as how seriously you considered the subject and how well thought out and cohesive. your points were. Found this video by chance, and it made me subscribe. Looking forward to the rest of the series on Machiavelli. Maybe once you finish the series you can do another one on sun tsu, or as paulie would call him sun tazu.

A unique and creative spin on character analysis, looking forward to the next one.

Great video, keen to see the next Machiavellian monday

Patsy... do one on him. His Brother is killed, and he still lasts until the end of the show.

@Aerodome99

2 жыл бұрын

It won’t be cinematic.

@omdubaravisste

2 жыл бұрын

Oooooooh! Massachusetts!!

An absolutely brilliant breakdown

Johnny was very Machiavellian ... until his Coach turned into a Pumpkin !

@BostonGhost617

2 жыл бұрын

*HE HE HE*

@Luxarium

2 жыл бұрын

Even Cinderella didn’t cry

Great idea for a video series. Love it!

This channel is AMAZING! Keep up the excellent work! You’re going to BLOW UP!!!

Great analysis and concise. Well done.

This is the last time I’ll be leaving a comment like this, it’s undignified.

@yessir6947

2 жыл бұрын

The gall on this man. I bet your fathers spinning

@bullywhispers9544

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

Johnny Sack was one of my fav characters. very cunning and smart, his eventual downfall with cancer was one of the saddest parts of the show for me

So interesting, really enjoyed this video 👍🏾

These are really good videos. An interesting take I have not seen anything be else attempt. Well executed. 👏 👏👏👏👏

Fantastic video thank you! I'd love to see one on Junior, Silvio or Ralphie in the future 👍🏻

Nice breakdown!

This was amazing, thank you for this. I think Phil would be the most interesting to look at.

Please keep making these!

Love it! Keep it coming! Ralph Cifareto would an interesting case study.

Fantastic video sir please keep up the good work

I would make a slight argument about the move into Jersey, there is a point where it mentions if you’re going to conquer a place you either have to remove everything of the previous regime or cousin it. That it’s better to be present directly when possible to deal with problems and uprisings immediately. Now, he gets the bosses chair later so the goal and method shifts, you could make an argument that he does it because he’s trying to absorb Jersey. I would also have to say that accepting advice from Tony was fine, Tony was a close friend, capable ally, and a smart man

I really like how you approached this theme

He was VERY Machiavellian. Johnny Sack always reminded me of the 'Iago' character from Shakespeare's Othello

Yes!!! Loved this video! Finally an appreciation for such a great character, played beautifully by actor, Vincent Curatola. I just watched the whole Sopranos series earlier this year, for the first time ever, and was totally entranced whenever Johnny Sac was on screen. The show was filled with such great characters played by even greater actors but to me Johnny Sac was my favorite. Especially enjoyed his tragic character arc.

Keep making these please 🤝💯💯💯

awesome video dude

This must have needed a lot of re reading and research, good work mate

I think you should analyze Carmella through this lens. Her Machiavellian qualities shine increasingly upon subsequent show viewings.

@chipwanderlust113

2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@soprano94

Жыл бұрын

Janice as well

Please, do keep up with the insightful video essays.

I want an episode on Meadow, she was a master manipulator XD

@samlasley798

2 жыл бұрын

That is so fucking racist!

@chipwanderlust113

2 жыл бұрын

When she conned her parents into basically paying her for being grounded and walked away with that smirk.

A solid analysis...

Johnny Sack was, dare I say...Sackiavellian.

Michael Franzese pretty much called it a "requirement" book to read when you join

@SantomPh

4 ай бұрын

Kind of ironic as Machiavelli hated secret societies and guilds

Great video

One of my favorite character in the show ❤

Great video. Hope to see one about Phil Leotardo. Stay safe

Lil carmine was a genius, playing the idiot to perfection. He didn’t get the Boss spot and stayed in Florida probably running his crew from there or brought them down and played the middle and played everyone against each other. Especially Phil and Tony when he mentioned Phil’s brother whatever happened there. And in the end he was the last one standing and came to pick up the pieces and do business with whatever was left

I just finished the 2nd to last episode for the first time so many questions!

This is a very unique review come to think of it. I'd even say "subjective translation of a review" but I'm only allowed to say that 2x in my lifetime so..

Someone wanting to learn about Machiavelli and who's a Sopranos fan hits the jackpot with this series.

great analysis, you should make a video explaining the reddit iceberg, everybody loves that nowadays

4:03 To be more precise, because it is highly relevant, he said he ''won't bend.'' Bend/budge is a very meaningful distinction psychologically: While that which will not budge is implacable and presumably endures, that which will not bend, breaks, and I think that breakability was what he was truly referring to 👍👍👍👍

Johnny sack can do no wrong in my book, even tho he was kinda crazy. Messed up how he went out but that's the life we choose. That wedding scene always gets me close to 😢, he turnt into a little b tho.😂

Machiavellian Monday for Junior, Phil, Ralph and obliviously Livia

6:51 I don't agree that John should have shut down Tony when Tony gave him advice. I feel that the shutting down of advice should be directed towards your subordinates or someone of lesser status (like Christopher), as it gives them the impression that they can influence you and thus causes a loss of respect for you. Tony is an equal and a potential rival, you always want him to say what's on his mind because that is a source of information. If that unsolicited advice was given in public then yea, I would probably agree that John should have shut it down. But in private, the more Tony talks the more he can potentially reveal. He should never be shut down in a private conversation.

@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253

2 жыл бұрын

Tony wasn't really equal though. Although I agree he was close enough to him that it would have been a bad move.

@TheSuperhomosapien

2 жыл бұрын

@@themistoklestheodosopoulos6253 Tony was a boss, same as Johnny. They were equal in status. They weren't equal in power.

Please keep uploading this content your vids are top of your f*cking class. Whatever happened there.....

@bullywhispers9544

2 жыл бұрын

I will! Thanks for watching!

Salute 🍷

Just a beautiful and penetrating insight based on knowledge of Machiavelli. Johnny was always working angles even against Carmine and his own crew but for some reason the way he played Paulie Galtieri sealed his snake-like character in my mind. Paulie was just a brutal dumb gangster who would strangle old ladies then talk about how he had a good week. All the time he comforted himself with Johnny's assurances that "Carmine asks about you" when Carmine never even heard of him.

5:10 dang that quote hits hard

This is a slightly more fun way of learning the 48 laws of power 😆

I know you make videos about the Sopranos, but can you make one about Tommy Shelby from Peaky Blinders?

7:45 So spare the brave (if they can be recruited) and eliminate the ambitious. What about the loyal? First instinct is to eliminate them as well, as they may seek vengeance for their old lord. But maybe they too can be recruited?

Do a video on how manipulative Tony’s mother is

My reaction to @5:44 "Peeps?! It's a fucking nickname, his family name is Peparelli! " 😂😂😂

You’re ad rolls are insane.

I love this guy

This feels like your giving a book report on a book you’ve never read

Please, make a machavellian Monday for Don Coorado "Uncle June"!!!!!!!!!!!!

You may not want to do a video aboit him because he wasn't on that much but to me Ray Curto is a perfect example of Machiavellian. He made the best of a terrible situation when the FBI busted him for shipping stolen cars to Europe through the Port of Newark after Big Pussy ratted on him. He threw himself into the role, acting like he loved it, even pretending he held the agents in highest esteem, like "Ike.". Yet, I'm sure he screwed with the wire so there would be static in his recordings, possibly setting up a scenario where his recollections of what was actually said could be legitimately questioned and possibly thrown out of court. This happened at least twice.

please do Tony B and or Feech .love your vids

Johnny's beak is like a natural canopy

The winner of this contest will be clearly Livia lol. Shes the godmother.

God damn I love Johnny Sac

Why Jersey MAFIA didn't link up with Connecticut and Canadian Mafia . Hell you could run the whole upper Northern East into Canada

Tony and Carmine are close to equals, taking advice from him is a good idea

So in order to make content you Johnnie Cochran the show… create theories than disprove them for views? Sweet keep ‘em coming I love this

He stirred the pot a bit with the Ralph sympathizing (before the fat joke), moving to NJ, and extracting information from Paulie. Johnny had a lot of moments that we only come to expect from seasoned and multi-dimensional mobsters---something we didn't always get with Tony, who always, above anything else, wanted to take a level-headed approach to everything. Tony has all of these tendencies as well, and this is why they had a fairly strong friendship, but Johnny was ruthless out in the open. He also obviously didn't do a good job of maintaining loyalty, which was a fault of Carmine's as well, as can be seen with his indictment and conviction. He was also a strong pragmatist---even to the point of self-preservation. He didn't mind at all doing the allocution, and knew that it was okay to call all of it bullshit since everything gets washed away in the end and none of it ever meant anything in their line of work. Something I have always suspected of Johnny Sack is that he wanted Tony to kill Carmine for a very specific reason; if you watch those couple of episodes, you get the gist that Carmine himself knew a hit was coming, and he likely knew it was Johnny's order through Tony, which means Carmine would have survived the attack and exposed Tony and NJ. Deep down, Johnny wanted to obliterate Tony and Carmine and infiltrate everything.

Can you do Dickie Moltisanti please?

@bullywhispers9544

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

Even in sopranos Silvio just looked like an actor fr

He’s still the most sympathetic and redeeming gangster character on the show.

@burmiester1

2 жыл бұрын

I think Bobby is more sympathetic, but Johnny is a close second.

@thomasbrennan6303

2 жыл бұрын

@@burmiester1 Bobby wasn't truly a gangster character in my opinion. I don't think he was intended to have a dual-faceted redemptive dynamic to his character arc like Johnny Sack. Johnny Sack is a cold, calculating, ruthless gangster, but also a warm and loving family man and a loyal husband. Bobby never had that contrast. He was Junior's babysitter for 90% of his screen time.

If Johnny wasn't such a heavy smoker,he most definitely had the makings of a varsity athlete

There’s one big major trait you left out in deciding who to kill, whether from courage or ambition. The biggest trait to look out for is loyalty. Never in a million years can you ever recruit or turn a loyal person against their own people. Even if they are smart, courageous, and overall a great asset to you if yo were to get them to turncoat, he/she wouldn’t turncoat and will remain loyal. Only option to loyalty is death, but with high respect towards them before and after their death, for there is no better person than a loyal person.

I don't think John was very responsive to feedback. Even when it's obvious Tony has seen straight through him he keeps straight on with his pitch. Which annoys Tony and to which John predictably responds by trying to turn up the heat. You can only pull that move so often before you start getting your attitude repaid with interest. Of all the characters I can think of it was always going to be John who eventually took over. And with him in charge it was always going to end badly.

Sun Ta-zoo, he was like the Chinese Prince Matchabelli.

Please do an evaluation on the Russian, Valerie.

My favourite character. He stole every scene for me.

He used to be a pragmatist

for me it's a lesson of Narcissists, Malignant Narcissists, Sociopaths and their Enablers......

4:00 Tony's voice sure sounds different