Em determinado momento
do seriado The Sopranos a psicóloga
Jennifer Melfi pensa em jogar fora suas crenças morais e tomar o caminho mais
fácil, desistindo no último instante. Pelo menos uma personagem conseguiu sair
com a consciência limpa da sujeira visceral que impregna praticamente todos os
personagens da série. Mas é óbvio que estamos falando de uma história de
mafiosos, psicopatas, sociopatas, infanticidas, então não poderíamos esperar
por menos certo? Certo, mas depois de certo ponto, depois de adentramos a
cabeça daquelas personagens, a violência física é a que menos choca.
O verdadeiro choque
vem ao notarmos que The Sopranos é uma perfeita representação histórica da
sociedade americana da virada do século. A máfia que vemos aqui é menos glamorosa
do que aquela que estamos acostumados a ver em grandes obras de Hollywood. É
uma máfia pós American Dream. É a desilusão da terra da oportunidade. É a paranoia
pós 11 de setembro. É o século XXI.
E dentre uma gama
imensa de personagens incríveis selecionei aqueles que eu considero como os
mais fascinantes e uma pequena passagem para homenageá-los.
Tony
Soprano
“Let me tell ya something. Nowadays, everybody’s gotta go to
shrinks, and counselors, and go on Sally Jessy
Raphael and talk about their problems. What happened to Gary
Cooper? The strong, silent type. That was an American. He wasn’t in touch with
his feelings. He just did what he had to do. See, what they didn’t know was
once they got Gary Cooper in touch with his feelings that they wouldn’t be able
to shut him up! And then it’s dysfunction this, and dysfunction that, and
dysfunction vaffancul!”
Carmela
Soprano
“You know Tony, it's a multiple choice thing with you. I
can't tell if you're old-fashioned, paranoid, or just a fucking asshole.”
Christopher
Moltisanti
“This ain't negotiation time. This is Scarface,
final scene, fuckin' bazookas under each arm, "say hello to my little
friend!"
Jennifer
Melfi
“I'm living in a moral never never land with this patient.
Not wanting to judge but to treat. But now I've judged, I took a position
Goddamn it and I'm scared.”
Junior
Soprano
“You heard about the Chinese godfather? He made them an offer they
couldn't understand.”
Paulie Gualtieri
- Tony: “It’s a bad connection so I’m gonna talk fast! The guy you’re
looking for is an ex-commando! He killed sixteen Chechen rebels single-handed.
- Paulie: “Get the fuck outta here”
- Tony: “Yeah. Nice, huh? He was with the Interior Ministry. Guy’s like a
Russian green beret. He cannot come back and tell this story. You understand?
- Paulie: “Christopher, you’re not gonna believe this. He killed sixteen
Czechoslovakians. Guy was an interior decorator.
- Christopher: “His house looked like shit”
Silvio Dante
“I stick motherfucking provolone in my socks
at night so they smell like your sister's crotch in the morning! All right? So
leave the fucking, cocksucking cheese where it is!”
Artie
Bucco
“Two-fers. Wow. You mean like you get a free
spaghetti and meatballs if you bring another cheap comare douchebag in here?
How 'bout an early bird special? Salad wagon? This is a fine dining
establishment. I'll give it back to the bank before I turn into a fucking IHOP!”
Bobby
Baccala
“I mean, our line of work, it's always out
there. You probably don't even hear it when it happens, right?”
Johnny
Sack
“I’ve been
accused of being part of a certain Italian-American sub-culture”
Janice
Soprano
- Carmela: “In
a year, tops, you're gonna have to accept a gumar.”
- Janice: “Oh, yeah? Well I'd like to see a gumar
who's gonna let him hold a gun to their head when they fuck.”
- Carmela: “You let him hold a gun to your head
during sex?”
- Janice: “Yeah. Well, if that gets him off, I mean,
it's not any different than garter belts and nurse's uniforms.”
- Carmela: “Well, it's a gun, Janice. I thought you
were a feminist.”
- Janice: “Usually he takes the clip out.”
“Some will
win, some will lose
Some were born to sing the blues
Oh, the movie never ends
It goes on and on, and on, and on”
