Reminds me a lot of Steve buscami's eyes. They both have eyes that tell a tragedy about their two gangster characters they portray. Tony's life is pretty rough and he's trying his best to break the cycle but unfortunately can't. Nucky Thompson did some very evil things to innocent people to get in the position he is in and basically sold his soul to the devil, when it all comes to light we understand the sadness in his eyes.
This scene...It's really sad. Tony picking up that phone is him about to wake up. But he doesn't really wanna go back. He doesn't really enjoy his life. He doesn't want to swim the ocean or fight the tide. He'd like to die.
@Mike Madsen lol I said "ok" because you didn't give your own view on how you interpreted it, you just said you disagree and left it as that. That's a really interesting theory. Never crossed my mind. What do you think the light symbolises?
I'm sure many people have said it before me; but a poignant part of the scene is him looking out the window and seeing the lighthouse. What do lighthouses do? They lead people through the darkness.
Always sorta had that thought since I wachted this amazing scene but you put it perfectly and I now realize what I feeling about this scene thanks 👍👍👍👍
This scene gave me chills, the whole episode was written so well. His "whole life" was in the briefcase that he had lost, and he couldn't return home to his family because he had lost his identification card. This is like how Tony's whole life was lost to the Mafia, and the organisation itself was slowly losing it's way in that day and age. He couldn't return home to his family in real life because he lost his identity to the Mafia, he could never change or be who he wanted to be, he was the 'general', and he had a role. The acting and production in this scene said a thousand words without actually saying anything, only when Tony is away from both families can he stop and reflect (this is seen multiple times throughout the show). Tony is so far away from everyone here, just like how he is so far away from everyone in his every day life, truly alone.
Totally man. him looking out the window, seeing the lighthouse in the distance. Deffo some powerful imagery there, about how his life is dangerous, headed for the rocks. About how he is aware of it, how he could actually stay clear of it and have some peace. Doesn’t have to fight the tide. The layers of imagery, how the music fits with the scene, the lyrics matches the emotional themes, just the sheer level of detail in this show is mind-blowing.
@@daddywhatchucookin2924 I was watching this with my mum for the first time, we were bingeing it and she loves HBO dramas. And we had no idea how the show ended except that it was 'controversial'. So we were regularly scanning for clues about how it would end. And I was convinced that the light on the horizon in this episode was meant to put us in mind of the Iraqi skylines that were constantly on the news when this episode was written, where you'd see some reporter standing in front of a city at night with explosions going off in the background. I thought it was a bomb going off on the horizon, and I thought it was meant to be a little foreshadowing of Tony's death; that he was going to die in a terrorist bombing. And as the show wore on there were more and more in-show mentions of Al Qaeda and how badly the American secret services were doing in preventing the next attack, and how it was imminent. So I was convinced lol.... I even rationalised the ending because the guy who gets up to go the bathroom just before the screen cuts to black looked 'middle-eastern' to me(or someone in the bar did), and I figured that the bar was attacked by a suicide bomber. Or just a bomber. I _really_ wanted that version of events to work :) If I'd bothered to rewatch it closely I'd have seen that that light on the horizon is clearly a lighthouse...but it's cool the things your mind comes up with when you're lacking information. That's what I loved about Tony's dreams. They were never symbolic in an obvious way. They had lots of different meanings. Tony's shorter dreams always had me spellbound. It's the same reason why David Lynch's stuff is so stunning; because you are doing work as the viewer, you are piecing together meaning in it as you go along, and in the end Twin Peaks or Mulholland Drive or whatever will feel personal to you because it has its own meaning that you pieced together. And Lynch never takes that personal meaning away from us by forcing anything explicit on us. He never says 'well, the electricity means x, and the owls mean y, and 'the dreamer' is z'. And that's the way it should be imo. David Chase took that to the extreme with the ending to The Sopranos and - along with episode eight of Twin Peaks The Return - I reckon that's the most ballsy thing anyone has ever done with a TV show.
@@thesprawl2361 That’s a really interesting take. The lighthouse could still represent the skylines. No? I love these theories. Beautifully written show.
the beginning one too, sounds like a cover of “Day After Day” by Badfinger. them both together with this scene and in the context of this episode is really thoughtful.
This could of been the final scene of the show. He's in a coma we wouldn't know whether he came to or not. But his conscience is eating away at him and he has to deal with that. Either way, this was probably my favorite scene from the whole series.
Absolutely. The hit on the Soprano crew goes ahead and Tony takes Junior somewhere safe for a few hours, in the meantime he is shot and goes into a coma. For me this really is the ending scene of the show.
Oriel_97 And all of our loves and loved ones. In the meantime we will enjoy and live on this earth to the fullest of our ability. Do not throw away your shot!
I'm finding it hard to disagree, rewatching the series and saw this episode last night. It's an absolutely phenomenal scene that I don't think anything will ever better.
I am so glad you all feel the same as I do about it. The transition from the musak version of "Day After Day" by Badfinger into Moby is so breathtaking, while Tony hesitates calling home, just yet. And instead ponders. Beautiful.
No doubt it is heartbreaking as f . I can hardly take this . I had plans to go to Jersey to stay with a friend for 2 weeks . We are both big Gandolfini fans . We wanted to meet him , tell him how much we loved him and humbly ask for autograph . Then he passed . I cancelled my trip . Maybe someday I will see him in heaven . He was my favorite actor in the whole world . I feel so sad for his family . 😔
This is exactly what it's like to feel that you're sinking into the abyss but you don't wanna trouble anyone cause you know they have enough on their plate
The symbolism, the metaphors, the framing, the lighting, the music, every second of this scene is so well thought out and perfectly paced and played out. It's the perfect culmination of Tony's story to that point, does he want to pick up the phone, connect, continue, want to live, want to go back or does he want to stay and give up, leave it all behind, end the suffering, die. If I was a lecturer in film meanings, this would be the absolute gold standard in how to convey deep character meaning through visuals and how to treat your audience like deep emotional thinking beings and not just script everything out and explain it to the audience like they're mindless idiots like most of Hollywood nowadays. Gandolfini, Chase and the rest of the Soprano's team that made this show and realised how important Tony's character development was and how important this scene was for it and how we; as viewers, were all there with Tony in his thoughts should be given 400 academy awards for their intuition and understanding.
Every detail even to the pictures of the trees has meaning. The palm tree represents victory, triumph, peace and eternal life. In Egyptian cultures it represents immortality. Assuming the other tree is a banana tree, it represents prosperity, beauty and femininity. It’s often considered a reincarnation of Pavati - symbol of the loving wife.
@@fabiomoscadelli7564 yeah but to play devil's advocate here; if we didn't know Tony so well then we'd be saying the same about him...."he's just another criminal." But the Sopranos has a remarkable ability to prove to us that they're all still people. People with lives. People who love and are loved. They humanize these serial criminals. Bc even thruout all of their awful choices and brutality, they're just like us...spending each day trying to provide and survive. We often like to think we're so different from these characters, but within all of those differences there's extreme similarities. How often we forget that. Leave it to Chase's brilliant team to remind us. 😏
I don’t know if anybody will ever read this comment because it’s an old video but I’m watching the sopranos through for the first time over the past months and I’ve been taking it slow & this episode was definitely my favourite for many reasons but it’s also anecdotal why I love it so much. This year in February I lost my father in a motorcycle accident. Everything about this episode was like a trauma trip however I have to give credit to the acting, especially to all of the main soprano family. The way they surrounded Tony when he was in a coma, playing his favourite music etc... we all did the same for my father. He just never came out on the other side. I wonder if my dad had a similar experience to Tony before he left us. Tony was alone and confused & didn’t know what was happening around him. I just hope dad knew we were with him.
My dad took his life in 1982, he was a veteran, 2 tours in Vietnam as helo pilot. I hope you are doing well, and thanks for sharing your experience how this show reached you. Best regards. -DV
I was watching the sopranos for the first time two years ago at a dark time of my life. This scene wrecked me and embodied how I felt at the time. I'd rewatch this clip over and over again. Looking back now, it still makes me feel the same loneliness momentarily, but I realise how far I've come in that time too. Absolutely magnificent story telling.
Thank you for saying this. I couldn’t have typed this all out myself. But yes I felt the same way & I come back to this scene every couple months to keep me reminded that I’m here
Unreal comment I felt the same way. I’m a drug addict and alcoholic and this scene devastated me because it’s so relatable and can be for anyone struggling to realize who they are in this life ❤
I envy anyone watching this scene for the first time after watching the full episode. Will never forget the impact this scene had when I first watched it. It’s very moving and the music is wonderful.
A few people have said it already but I’ll agree: this is a perfect representation of depression When he comes back to the hotel room, the regular music is playing, signifying coming back from normalcy and putting on the smile while you’re around people Then, when he’s back with himself, he takes his shoes off and pushes them aside, pushing aside the mask he put on for others The real music begins, signifying he’s back alone with himself and his true feelings He looks at the phone, knowing he should talk to someone and tell them what’s he’s feeling and he begins to do it by dialing the first couple of numbers But his sigh shows he doesn’t want to bother them, so he hangs up the phone, thinking they don’t need to be bothered by his troubles when they have their own and it would be hard to talk about his problems anyway He sits, and looks at the light flashing in the distance, knowing that’s where he needs to go to get better, where he can get the help he needs But he looks away, accepting the loneliness that he feels will always be with him And then he sits looking down, feeling as helpless and lonely as he always has, with no way out There’s so many more details too that I could add, like how it feels like slow motion when he goes to the phone, how he hesitates, and how he looks back. It’s absolutely devastating and all said without a single word
@@dontobby89I’ve been there too, many times, but I remember there are so many people who love us, they are there, even when it seems like they’re not-they’re there and they love us
I think it was clear that Tony didn't want to go back to his life, he didn't wanna "swim forever"
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This must be the time I cried the most in front of a tv. This ending just broke my heart. James portraying all the sadness of the world through Tony perfectly. After all Tony went through the entire series, it was a perfect sad ending. It just ripped me off. I couldn’t handle it.
I had to hold it in because I was watching it with my dad. It was upon registering his disappointment and boredom after this episode that I knew for sure that we were watching two very different shows. He's grown far more sensitive these days...I wonder what how he'd take this scene if he saw it again today. Happily, I've had plenty of opportunities to weep over this scene since then.
there's a lot you can take out of this scene depending on which angle you look at it. loneliness is a heavy theme in this episode, and specifically this scene. tony or kevin depending on how you look at it is questioning his identity during a major crossroads in his life (life and death). Who he could've been, and yet who he's not. This can be associated with a mid life crisis, which is actually mentioned briefly in the episode. All at the same time he is seemingly stuck in this city.
@@nick027nd I think the song spells out the real meaning. Tony picks up the phone, but hesitates calling his wife, he doesnt have the strength to talk to her. His family at this point is the only reason he's still hanging on, but he's not sure if he wants to keep living, so he puts down the phone. He looks at the beacon, which could be seen as a representation of death. The emotion that he feels here is resignation. Tony is tired of his miserable existence. He loves his family, but at this point he is so fatigued of his subhuman criminal lifestyle, that the idea of giving up and dying starts seeming like the better choice. Hence the lyrics: "I don't want to swim the ocean, i don't want to fight the tide, when it's cold i'd like to die."
I feel that his acting was so intense, and that he poured so much of himself into his roles that we'll all feel his death as almost a personal loss, Goodbye Jimmy, we'll miss you always
I think that moment at 1:06 sums up so many people - just looking outside the window, thinking about the future, thinking about the past, trying to work out who you are and where you want to go in life. I'm only 20 and I do that a lot at the moment...
Swear to god, every Sopranos clip on UA-cam has a bunch of comments saying that it's James Gandolfini's best scene. And there's a good argument to be made for each one, because he's always brilliant. But this is my pick. No one to play against, no words spoken, but the depth of emotion conveyed here is unparalleled. It doesn't matter how many times I watch this, I get tears in my eyes each time, and each time, I realize that it's been several seconds since I've taken a breath.
This scene and song hit me so hard. I lost my sister a few years ago…I travel for work and used to call her at night…i now pick up the phone sometimes and hang up realizing she is gone…
Tony subconsciously reluctant to keep living is incredibly chilling. He knows who he is. He’s a monster of a man and lives a miserable existence. His life is also incredibly stressful. The world would be better off without him. Despite all this I was still cheering for him “wake up Tony!!” Best show ever
The greatest scene in the entire series, unbelievably powerful, Gandofini says so much whilst saying nothing, in context of the episode, this is truly heartbreaking.
The most poignant ending to me was Bobby killing that guy and afterwards him holding his daughter and looking out at the lake while the sun’s starting to set. He may’ve beaten Tony in that fist-fight but Tony in return ripped Bobby’s soul away from him by making kill that man, and made him just as bad as the rest of the criminals in Tony’s crew. Bobby was the only guy in the entire crew who was actually a decent person.
wow...that's the first time I shed some tears since I was a 10 year old kid growing up in North Jersey, and the Mets lost the subway series to the Yankees when the rest of my friends were Yankee fans. Then 9/11 happened soon after and I did again. Hadnt since then..I would've been a great son to Tony, love that man. I would've appreciated him as a father, unlike that little shit AJ
I feel the blinking in the city skyline is saying “come and die as the man you want to be”. And the phone is saying “come and live as the man you despise”.
This incredible scene takes on a lot more tragic poignance when you realize James Gandolfini died alone in a hotel room. Besides his family and friends losing him, we all missed special performances we’ll never know.
This scene and episode really got to me. The brilliant sadness Gandolfini portrays and the fact that I feel a bit lost in life myself. "I’m 46 years old. I mean, who am I? Where am I going?"
I'll never forget the night this episode aired, it was the beginning of the end for the show and this emotional ending made me reflect on all my years of watching the show, for some weird reason the touching episode tied in with my personal feelings of facing the fact that the series was almost done. :(
@@patgogan7324 Really? You think so? I think the show hasn't been good since season 3/4. Season 7 was so cliche, felt like I was watching a different show. Has nothing to do with grey areas and complex situations and characters, it's just good vs evil now. Only character I care about still is Jaime, but he can't pull the show by himself. The scene above stands out more to me than anything Thrones has ever done. The scene above is just a man sitting in an empty hotelroom while GoT has dragons, armies, a vast medieval world full of interesting characters. But with D&D leading the show you won't get anywhere. David Chase can make you feel more during a single scene like above than Game of Thrones in 7 full seasons.
One of the great Sopranos scenes - and an amazing example of what Chase said, at Gandolfini's funeral, regarding the wonder of his eyes. So much pain and confusion conveyed so carefully. And that light: does it represent death, or the throb of a heart monitor in a hospital, or a return to life? And putting down the phone: is this a retreat away from the family and into himself, or a movement towards death, or even a willingness to survive? Truly beautiful television and great storytelling.
the sopranos was the best tv show ever in my opinion. they did a great job making you feel sorry for a character as despicable as tony soprano! I miss James gandolfini so much. RIP BUDDY!
I don't know if it was the intention of the scene, but this is one of the best depictions of depression I have ever seen. It really captures the isolation of it.
Well, David Chase has struggled with depression since he was very young, just like Tony in the series. He also wrote this episode, so it's probably intentional
Ive been watching the Sopranos on Amazon prime and usually I skip ahead to the next episode once the credits start to roll... but for this episode for the first time I let this play to let it resonate of how Tony was feeling and how I feel sometimes.
He was afraid to go home, which is why he didnt make the call and stared at the lighthouse before turning away. I cried during this scene because it reminds me of my father. RIP
@@isaaccornford3206 This was after Tony was shot by Junior. He's still in the coma. Tony "going home" means him waking up. He's scared to come out of the coma.
I was watching this alone at midnight ,I live in manoa in Hawaii. When people see pictures of my view from my room they think I’d have money or great in life. Reality I’m depressed, I’m broke, I’m alone in the tiniest studio. This played as I looked out my windows too a beautiful view of Waikiki lit up in the distance. Every month I feel like I won’t make rent and be evicted. I’ve lost friends, family lovers because I am and feel so different. This scene had me balling my eyes out. I think everyone including myself just want to feel like we truly belong somewhere in life and I don’t.
You know a show is good when it has u all teary eyed, willing the murdering, theiving, cheating mob boss to make it through. shit turns ya morals upside down!!
Tony is more of a morally ambiguous character, Walter White is purely evil. I think we get this impression in the first episode of both the shows, Walter White wanted everyone to know about his existence. While Tony though being a Mafia boss, deep down wanted a more peaceful life but was dragged down the path of chaos everytime he did something good.
Tony had so much in his life to make it seem like he would be a happy man, yet his soul was consumed with nothing but sadness and loneliness. I think this scene depicts that well. Though he had a nice family, wealth and power, it still wasn't enough to escape all of the treachery, murder, and dark aspects of his life that weighed on him. Deep inside, Tony was a haunted and very miserable human being. He was indeed, alone with it all.
There is no other scene that pairs so much emotion with this song. The only reason i get emotional when hearing it is because it reminds me of this scene. Wake up Tony
This song is even closer to perfection when it's used in such great shows. It's great by itself but when you remember those exact scenes from these two shows it's even better
Emotional scene and visually stunning, it's like something out of a Michael Mann film, pure cinematic and enriched in uncertainty. The use of the city night window is one of Mann's trademarks. I watched this episode years ago and at the end I remember saying it was like a scene from "Heat".
I've lost my dad in a similar way, meaning after a long illness in the hospital with him unresponsive and all, and endless night/days at the side of his bed. This whole episode and ending always makes me cry.
These two episodes, are on repeat for me. I lost my best friend... The truest, realest, maybe the only friend I've ever had, that I haven't pushed away anyways.. 2 years ago to cancer. And seeing Tony in that bed, and between life and death... I am reduced to tears, thinking about my friend.
Tony’s deepest darkest secret is that he knows he could have been a good man, a successful, straight guy if he had tried. This is something both his coma and the ‘you’re unprepared Soprano’ dreams reveal. He lies to himself that he had no choice, he was just following in his Fathers footsteps ‘you’re born to this shit’, or that he had to look after his Mother after his sisters both left, I’ve got the scars, so it’s mine’. It explains why he despises the ‘happy wanderer’ type because they’re a reminder of what he could of been if he had never entered the mafia, if he had formed his own life in his own image. He knew he was entering into a decaying system he says so in the pilot ‘I came in at the end…the best is over’ he knew that his Mother hated him and that it was hopeless trying to seek any love out of her. But he can never truly admit to any of this, how could he? And that is the tragedy of Anthony Soprano a man destined to rise to the top in whatever walk of life he pursued, unfortunately he chose the easy route and paid the price for it. Anyways I’ve said my piece.
I agree. This scene is so sad to me because I see Tony as a man who displays sociopathic tendencies not because he is a born sociopath, but because of all the trauma he has been through and the spiralling that begins in S1E1. This scene was the absolute last vestige of Tony's goodness and the last point of return for him to become a good person. And he blows it. And there's the tragedy of Tony Soprano
I watched Sopranos for the first time in my mid 30s. This whole episode made me cry for Tony so hard. For the first time seeing him with a degree of innocence. He gets to his hotel room, a place of sanctuary...nobody else worth calling, no reason to leave. Anyone who has dealt with depression on any level knows this feeling. What a powerful episode.
The first time I ever have seen this scene I was speehless. I felt like crying but I didn't want my cousin to see me like that so I had wait his leaving
I'm currently watching the show for the first time. I've seen plenty of heavy episodes over the years from all kinds of shows but this one stopped me in my tracks.
I agree with leonthesleepy... You really should watch the Sopranos from episode one...But an absolute that you catch the first of this "storyline" of the Sopranos to understand this scene. Yes this is a pretty powerful scene... there are a few symbolisms in this scene that pertain to the storyline.
Breaking BAd, The Wire, and The Sopranos will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart. These 3 shows transcend just mere entertainment, and go way beyond into inspiration. Without Sopranos there wouldn't be the other 2, nor would there be Sons of Anarchy, Boardwalk Empire, etc.. RIP Jimmy G. and thank you for all the years of inspiration. (I lived in NJ when Sopranos was at it's peak)
I don't know why men react so much to this show..especially this scene. in my opinion, you can disagree. but I believe, we as men, see a little bit of ourselves as tony. not only do see the light house which represents life. but his struggle to get there. OUR struggle to get there. so gentlemen... what is your lighthouse? I wish you all get there.
Me it signifies the very masculine denial of our inner demons that eat away at us at points in life when we least expect it. Kevin/Tony cannot bear to speak to his wife and tell her how desperate he is inside considering the day he has had, knowing that he will lose control of his dignity and belonging as the years go on. He is lonely, afraid and seeing his life slip away like sand between in his child's fingers. If i was there with him, I'd want to put my arm around him and remind he isn't alone.
The song that plays as he enters the hotel room is an instrumental version of Day After Day by Badfinger. Even the opening lyrics to Badfingers song really relate well towards the scene, "I remember finding out about you, Every day, my mind is all around you Looking out from my lonely room, day after day"
And the phone? No one talk about the phone. The phone represents his family since he talks to his family on the “phone” the beacon represents “death” that’s why he is stuck in between. He is even wondering if the fight is worth it. That’s why he picks the phone up and then puts it down because he’s thinking maybe death is better than living the way I am. Maybe being Kevin finnerty “death” will be better. That’s why it’s so sad cause he’s ALMOST giving up!!
This scene is the most brilliant scene in the history of The Sopranos. This scene is one of the most brilliant scenes in cinema history. This scene gives me chills. Anyone who has come close to dying or has really died and was pulled back into this life will understand completely.
Everything about this man and this scene reminds me of my father....his clothes, his personality, his hands, the look in his eyes...we use to watch the sopranos together. I didn't cry at his funeral, but have been crying now 10 years later...
first scene I ever watched from the sopranos. decided to give the show a try after ignoring it so many years and WOW!!great show and scene. without saying a word James gandolfini reaches the audience so deeply to the point where we are trying to relate.
As a writing professor, we often say "sometimes less is more" and so much is said here without him uttering a word. Just read through all the interpretations in the comments--there's a ton that you can translate about this scene, but in the end, the profound sadness of everything that culminates into this moment really hits fully. All of his real life anger, fear, loneliness, and regret rolled into a single moment.
It just makes me happy how everyone loves this scene as much as me
@@235-z7t It is the best thing i've ever seen. Topping the original run of the Twin Peaks finale. Truly an emotional rollercoaster.
Nice profile pic. That's one of my favorite Swans albums
@@johnleary1356 Fucking masterpiece if you ask me
BCS is my favoirte show, then The Sopranos. They are truly amazing right?😊😢❤ :"'=!)@@frozenpizza5242
@@andresaguero5880 was listening to this album today, love will save you is a song that holds special meaning to me
Those eyes... Gandolfini had such sad eyes.
R.I.P., sir.
maybe for that is what him take the best smile, sad eyes when they light up with a smile are unique
You're right, but he could also have such warm and happy eyes, and also terrifying like in true romance. That was what was so great about him.
@@SeanOBrien77 take care of yourself he did not and sadly it cost him an early death
Reminds me a lot of Steve buscami's eyes. They both have eyes that tell a tragedy about their two gangster characters they portray. Tony's life is pretty rough and he's trying his best to break the cycle but unfortunately can't. Nucky Thompson did some very evil things to innocent people to get in the position he is in and basically sold his soul to the devil, when it all comes to light we understand the sadness in his eyes.
They said of Gandolfini he could play a scene with just his eyes. The world lost so much when he passed away.
RIP James Gandolfini.
This scene...It's really sad. Tony picking up that phone is him about to wake up. But he doesn't really wanna go back. He doesn't really enjoy his life. He doesn't want to swim the ocean or fight the tide. He'd like to die.
@Mike Madsen Ok.
@Mike Madsen lol I said "ok" because you didn't give your own view on how you interpreted it, you just said you disagree and left it as that.
That's a really interesting theory. Never crossed my mind. What do you think the light symbolises?
I'm sure many people have said it before me; but a poignant part of the scene is him looking out the window and seeing the lighthouse.
What do lighthouses do? They lead people through the darkness.
Always sorta had that thought since I wachted this amazing scene but you put it perfectly and I now realize what I feeling about this scene thanks 👍👍👍👍
I so agree wit u we all got that alone time but not forever
This scene gave me chills, the whole episode was written so well. His "whole life" was in the briefcase that he had lost, and he couldn't return home to his family because he had lost his identification card. This is like how Tony's whole life was lost to the Mafia, and the organisation itself was slowly losing it's way in that day and age. He couldn't return home to his family in real life because he lost his identity to the Mafia, he could never change or be who he wanted to be, he was the 'general', and he had a role. The acting and production in this scene said a thousand words without actually saying anything, only when Tony is away from both families can he stop and reflect (this is seen multiple times throughout the show). Tony is so far away from everyone here, just like how he is so far away from everyone in his every day life, truly alone.
Holy crap man!this was exactly how i felt as well from the 1st episode of the Sopranos!
Totally man. him looking out the window, seeing the lighthouse in the distance. Deffo some powerful imagery there, about how his life is dangerous, headed for the rocks. About how he is aware of it, how he could actually stay clear of it and have some peace. Doesn’t have to fight the tide.
The layers of imagery, how the music fits with the scene, the lyrics matches the emotional themes, just the sheer level of detail in this show is mind-blowing.
Lovely writing Barry
@@daddywhatchucookin2924 I was watching this with my mum for the first time, we were bingeing it and she loves HBO dramas. And we had no idea how the show ended except that it was 'controversial'. So we were regularly scanning for clues about how it would end.
And I was convinced that the light on the horizon in this episode was meant to put us in mind of the Iraqi skylines that were constantly on the news when this episode was written, where you'd see some reporter standing in front of a city at night with explosions going off in the background. I thought it was a bomb going off on the horizon, and I thought it was meant to be a little foreshadowing of Tony's death; that he was going to die in a terrorist bombing. And as the show wore on there were more and more in-show mentions of Al Qaeda and how badly the American secret services were doing in preventing the next attack, and how it was imminent. So I was convinced lol.... I even rationalised the ending because the guy who gets up to go the bathroom just before the screen cuts to black looked 'middle-eastern' to me(or someone in the bar did), and I figured that the bar was attacked by a suicide bomber. Or just a bomber.
I _really_ wanted that version of events to work :)
If I'd bothered to rewatch it closely I'd have seen that that light on the horizon is clearly a lighthouse...but it's cool the things your mind comes up with when you're lacking information. That's what I loved about Tony's dreams. They were never symbolic in an obvious way. They had lots of different meanings.
Tony's shorter dreams always had me spellbound. It's the same reason why David Lynch's stuff is so stunning; because you are doing work as the viewer, you are piecing together meaning in it as you go along, and in the end Twin Peaks or Mulholland Drive or whatever will feel personal to you because it has its own meaning that you pieced together. And Lynch never takes that personal meaning away from us by forcing anything explicit on us. He never says 'well, the electricity means x, and the owls mean y, and 'the dreamer' is z'. And that's the way it should be imo. David Chase took that to the extreme with the ending to The Sopranos and - along with episode eight of Twin Peaks The Return - I reckon that's the most ballsy thing anyone has ever done with a TV show.
@@thesprawl2361 That’s a really interesting take. The lighthouse could still represent the skylines. No? I love these theories. Beautifully written show.
Truly one of the most powerful moments throughout the Sopranos, and all without Tony having to say a word.
has to be the lonliest scene in anything ive ever seen goosebumps
Never in my life has a seen a scene in film or television that absolutely and perfectly and breathtakingly conveys complete isolation.
This scene reminds me a little bit of Anomalisa
There's a loneliness about all hotel rooms.
That is why they are great, so anonymous.................
mk floyd LOL
Midgar2310 is there? I agree with you.
:(
Absolutely
Whoever thought to put this song with this scene is a genius
apparently chase had to really fight hbo to secure the music budget they had per episode, thank god they gave in
Name of song?
@@pampampo it’s in the title mane
the beginning one too, sounds like a cover of “Day After Day” by Badfinger. them both together with this scene and in the context of this episode is really thoughtful.
We don't care about your opinion
This could of been the final scene of the show. He's in a coma we wouldn't know whether he came to or not. But his conscience is eating away at him and he has to deal with that. Either way, this was probably my favorite scene from the whole series.
Absolutely. The hit on the Soprano crew goes ahead and Tony takes Junior somewhere safe for a few hours, in the meantime he is shot and goes into a coma. For me this really is the ending scene of the show.
Trust me mate this would have been the greatest ending of any series or any movie ever.But still I'm happy with that ending....goshhh I miss Sopranos
Think the ending finale was equivalent to this.
I always felt that he died here. Everything after was just purgatory.
Very allegorical
Just re-watched the entire Sopranos series and this is STILL by far my favorite scene. The whole 'Kevin Finnerty' arch was amazing in my opinion.
Jon Snow I heard he drives a Lexus 😂
his hands were too small
You know who had an Arc? Noah.
Jono Snow This is my favourite scene in TV history. It's a perfect combo of music, visuals and writing.
@Super Dude dick🖕🏻
This scene makes me wonder how alone we may feel when we cross to the other side.
I pray that it won't be lonely, and we will be rejoined with our families and ancestors.
😭😭😭🙏
Oriel_97 And all of our loves and loved ones. In the meantime we will enjoy and live on this earth to the fullest of our ability. Do not throw away your shot!
While we die alone, our death may be the beginning of an amazing experience and revelation.
“Make no mistake about it; when you go, you go alone.”
The greatest 2 minutes in television history.
I'm finding it hard to disagree, rewatching the series and saw this episode last night. It's an absolutely phenomenal scene that I don't think anything will ever better.
Agreed.
I am so glad you all feel the same as I do about it. The transition from the musak version of "Day After Day" by Badfinger into Moby is so breathtaking, while Tony hesitates calling home, just yet. And instead ponders. Beautiful.
It's perfect
Sometimes I believe this was the real ending of The Sopranos and he really died here.
God. This scene is even more heartbreaking since Mr. Gandolfini passed.
him arriving at the house hurts me thinking about this.
No doubt it is heartbreaking as f .
I can hardly take this . I had plans to go to Jersey to stay with a friend for 2 weeks . We are both big Gandolfini fans . We wanted to meet him , tell him how much we loved him and humbly ask for autograph . Then he passed .
I cancelled my trip . Maybe someday I will see him in heaven . He was my favorite actor in the whole world .
I feel so sad for his family .
😔
Hurts every time I watch it 😭😭😭
And that he died in a hotel room made it all the more haunting.
@@boscopappas234 that and the comment Chrissy made about Tony’s weight during his drug intervention.
This is exactly what it's like to feel that you're sinking into the abyss but you don't wanna trouble anyone cause you know they have enough on their plate
Man if that’s not the truth
Yes.
That’s me right now.
Trouble them. Don’t sink into abyss on your own. They’ll be happy to be “troubled” to help you heal. ❤
:(
Probably the best ending in the best TV show of all? Superb scene.
R.I.P. James Gandolfini
Kc164 debatably. In my opinion, Breaking Bad season 4 episode 11 “Crawlspace” has the best ending for a TV episode.
D-Girl?
@@lucacosta3366 nah , for me its this or "Big girls Don't cry" ending from Season 2 of Sopranos.
@@lucacosta3366I liked the season 3 finale of BB better, but crawlspace is great too.
Definitely..... it still gives me shiver
The symbolism, the metaphors, the framing, the lighting, the music, every second of this scene is so well thought out and perfectly paced and played out. It's the perfect culmination of Tony's story to that point, does he want to pick up the phone, connect, continue, want to live, want to go back or does he want to stay and give up, leave it all behind, end the suffering, die. If I was a lecturer in film meanings, this would be the absolute gold standard in how to convey deep character meaning through visuals and how to treat your audience like deep emotional thinking beings and not just script everything out and explain it to the audience like they're mindless idiots like most of Hollywood nowadays. Gandolfini, Chase and the rest of the Soprano's team that made this show and realised how important Tony's character development was and how important this scene was for it and how we; as viewers, were all there with Tony in his thoughts should be given 400 academy awards for their intuition and understanding.
The sacred and the propane.
Every detail even to the pictures of the trees has meaning. The palm tree represents victory, triumph, peace and eternal life. In Egyptian cultures it represents immortality.
Assuming the other tree is a banana tree, it represents prosperity, beauty and femininity. It’s often considered a reincarnation of Pavati - symbol of the loving wife.
It’s the greatest show of all time.
@@lmdudaand there's a running theme in the show that trees symbolizes death
Feeling sorry for a fictional criminal. Now THAT is GOOD TELEVISION!!
i can feel sorry for him. he mostly kill other criminal in a way
The greatest antihero in the history of television.
@@fabiomoscadelli7564 yeah but to play devil's advocate here; if we didn't know Tony so well then we'd be saying the same about him...."he's just another criminal." But the Sopranos has a remarkable ability to prove to us that they're all still people. People with lives. People who love and are loved. They humanize these serial criminals. Bc even thruout all of their awful choices and brutality, they're just like us...spending each day trying to provide and survive. We often like to think we're so different from these characters, but within all of those differences there's extreme similarities. How often we forget that. Leave it to Chase's brilliant team to remind us. 😏
I don’t know if anybody will ever read this comment because it’s an old video but I’m watching the sopranos through for the first time over the past months and I’ve been taking it slow & this episode was definitely my favourite for many reasons but it’s also anecdotal why I love it so much.
This year in February I lost my father in a motorcycle accident. Everything about this episode was like a trauma trip however I have to give credit to the acting, especially to all of the main soprano family. The way they surrounded Tony when he was in a coma, playing his favourite music etc... we all did the same for my father. He just never came out on the other side. I wonder if my dad had a similar experience to Tony before he left us. Tony was alone and confused & didn’t know what was happening around him. I just hope dad knew we were with him.
He knew man 💙
My condolences 💐 💙
so sad man, hope you're doing well. I hope I get to be by their side when my parents when they die. 😔
He knew you tried brother. Hope you are well. Love is more powerful than death
My dad took his life in 1982, he was a veteran, 2 tours in Vietnam as helo pilot. I hope you are doing well, and thanks for sharing your experience how this show reached you. Best regards. -DV
I was watching the sopranos for the first time two years ago at a dark time of my life. This scene wrecked me and embodied how I felt at the time. I'd rewatch this clip over and over again. Looking back now, it still makes me feel the same loneliness momentarily, but I realise how far I've come in that time too. Absolutely magnificent story telling.
Thank you for saying this. I couldn’t have typed this all out myself. But yes I felt the same way & I come back to this scene every couple months to keep me reminded that I’m here
👏🏼
Unreal comment I felt the same way. I’m a drug addict and alcoholic and this scene devastated me because it’s so relatable and can be for anyone struggling to realize who they are in this life ❤
@@brandonsciberras7805- Stay strong bro, we all have our flaws.
@@mossga grazie amico mio.
I envy anyone watching this scene for the first time after watching the full episode. Will never forget the impact this scene had when I first watched it. It’s very moving and the music is wonderful.
Literally watched this scene for the first time last night. I am broken.
Same here @@kerrjardine7760
A few people have said it already but I’ll agree: this is a perfect representation of depression
When he comes back to the hotel room, the regular music is playing, signifying coming back from normalcy and putting on the smile while you’re around people
Then, when he’s back with himself, he takes his shoes off and pushes them aside, pushing aside the mask he put on for others
The real music begins, signifying he’s back alone with himself and his true feelings
He looks at the phone, knowing he should talk to someone and tell them what’s he’s feeling and he begins to do it by dialing the first couple of numbers
But his sigh shows he doesn’t want to bother them, so he hangs up the phone, thinking they don’t need to be bothered by his troubles when they have their own and it would be hard to talk about his problems anyway
He sits, and looks at the light flashing in the distance, knowing that’s where he needs to go to get better, where he can get the help he needs
But he looks away, accepting the loneliness that he feels will always be with him
And then he sits looking down, feeling as helpless and lonely as he always has, with no way out
There’s so many more details too that I could add, like how it feels like slow motion when he goes to the phone, how he hesitates, and how he looks back. It’s absolutely devastating and all said without a single word
God damn. Thanks for these words. That's how I feel.
@@dontobby89I’ve been there too, many times, but I remember there are so many people who love us, they are there, even when it seems like they’re not-they’re there and they love us
Well said Paul - you’ve captured that moment 😢
I think it was clear that Tony didn't want to go back to his life, he didn't wanna "swim forever"
This must be the time I cried the most in front of a tv. This ending just broke my heart. James portraying all the sadness of the world through Tony perfectly. After all Tony went through the entire series, it was a perfect sad ending. It just ripped me off. I couldn’t handle it.
I had to hold it in because I was watching it with my dad. It was upon registering his disappointment and boredom after this episode that I knew for sure that we were watching two very different shows. He's grown far more sensitive these days...I wonder what how he'd take this scene if he saw it again today. Happily, I've had plenty of opportunities to weep over this scene since then.
Same. This scene just kills me.
Same. Proper tears. Amazing show
I remember crying when I first watched this scene and I didn't know why. I was around 17 at the time. Now i'm 30 and I understand why.
Yes
Just watched it the other day and I’m 18, I felt the same thing
there's a lot you can take out of this scene depending on which angle you look at it. loneliness is a heavy theme in this episode, and specifically this scene. tony or kevin depending on how you look at it is questioning his identity during a major crossroads in his life (life and death). Who he could've been, and yet who he's not. This can be associated with a mid life crisis, which is actually mentioned briefly in the episode. All at the same time he is seemingly stuck in this city.
@@nick027nd I think the song spells out the real meaning. Tony picks up the phone, but hesitates calling his wife, he doesnt have the strength to talk to her. His family at this point is the only reason he's still hanging on, but he's not sure if he wants to keep living, so he puts down the phone. He looks at the beacon, which could be seen as a representation of death. The emotion that he feels here is resignation. Tony is tired of his miserable existence. He loves his family, but at this point he is so fatigued of his subhuman criminal lifestyle, that the idea of giving up and dying starts seeming like the better choice. Hence the lyrics: "I don't want to swim the ocean, i don't want to fight the tide, when it's cold i'd like to die."
But he found the strength to keep going, didn't he?
I feel that his acting was so intense, and that he poured so much of himself into his roles that we'll all feel his death as almost a personal loss, Goodbye Jimmy, we'll miss you always
I think that moment at 1:06 sums up so many people - just looking outside the window, thinking about the future, thinking about the past, trying to work out who you are and where you want to go in life. I'm only 20 and I do that a lot at the moment...
And still do...
Kopite4life12 I feel ya man.lol
Kopite4life12 I think about how many times I've taken a dump in life. :0
Profound mate!
Kopite4life12 4 years later, how are things now? Don't mean to pry.
Swear to god, every Sopranos clip on UA-cam has a bunch of comments saying that it's James Gandolfini's best scene. And there's a good argument to be made for each one, because he's always brilliant. But this is my pick. No one to play against, no words spoken, but the depth of emotion conveyed here is unparalleled. It doesn't matter how many times I watch this, I get tears in my eyes each time, and each time, I realize that it's been several seconds since I've taken a breath.
This scene and song hit me so hard. I lost my sister a few years ago…I travel for work and used to call her at night…i now pick up the phone sometimes and hang up realizing she is gone…
I'm very sorry for your loss bro
I'm sorry my friend, this song and scene cuts deep
Sorry for your loss friend❤
Sorry for your loss brother 💙
Tony subconsciously reluctant to keep living is incredibly chilling. He knows who he is. He’s a monster of a man and lives a miserable existence. His life is also incredibly stressful. The world would be better off without him. Despite all this I was still cheering for him “wake up Tony!!” Best show ever
Deep down, we all want to live, to survive. No one truly wants to die, we are just fucking animals
nihilist cope@@andresaguero5880
@@andresaguero5880Like that fucking Animal Blundetto
@dr.daredvil612 Debatable, but that's beside the point.
Nothing will ever come close to the Sopranos
The greatest scene in the entire series, unbelievably powerful, Gandofini says so much whilst saying nothing, in context of the episode, this is truly heartbreaking.
RIP James Gandolfini, what an actor. What a man
Probably the most poignant ending on the show. Painfully understandable.
definitely the best episode ending for me.
This, or the "don't you love me" episode ending with Junior and Tony on the couch.
The most poignant ending to me was Bobby killing that guy and afterwards him holding his daughter and looking out at the lake while the sun’s starting to set.
He may’ve beaten Tony in that fist-fight but Tony in return ripped Bobby’s soul away from him by making kill that man, and made him just as bad as the rest of the criminals in Tony’s crew. Bobby was the only guy in the entire crew who was actually a decent person.
@@scifinerd17 I don't agree that Bobby was a decent person, however i do believe that he was the least ruthless and most likable member of that crew.
They could have ended the entire show here and I would have been happy.
I'm 32 years old & a pretty big dude, but this scene always reduces me to tears. The loneliness and isolation it conveys is heart breaking.
It has a similar effect on me too. It's especially poignant now that we've lost James Gandalfini.
+Topher Wayne Couldn't agree more.
+Topher Wayne GREAT SCENE OF ISOLATION AND REDUCES ME TO GOOSEBUMPS
You're not alone brother.
wow...that's the first time I shed some tears since I was a 10 year old kid growing up in North Jersey, and the Mets lost the subway series to the Yankees when the rest of my friends were Yankee fans. Then 9/11 happened soon after and I did again. Hadnt since then..I would've been a great son to Tony, love that man. I would've appreciated him as a father, unlike that little shit AJ
I feel the blinking in the city skyline is saying “come and die as the man you want to be”. And the phone is saying “come and live as the man you despise”.
This is the most accurate depiction of anything ever
It's a lighthouse in his coma, in real life it's the doctors shining light in his eyes back and forth.
It represented the upper echelons of the world he was a part of
i don't know why this scene gets to me so much
great imagery combined with great music with a great actor
Its subtle and believable
There is a certain loneliness in all of us- that only we could feel. Inside. The consciousness of you, knowing you. Being your own friend.
Im watching this scene after about a year since i finished watching the show and it still brings me to tears, best show ever .
Probably the best ending to any Sopranos episode ever
Mr. Gandolfini is the benchmark for acting to my mind. He told a story without a word.
This incredible scene takes on a lot more tragic poignance when you realize James Gandolfini died alone in a hotel room. Besides his family and friends losing him, we all missed special performances we’ll never know.
Life imitates art
This scene and episode really got to me. The brilliant sadness Gandolfini portrays and the fact that I feel a bit lost in life myself.
"I’m 46 years old. I mean, who am I? Where am I going?"
I'll never forget the night this episode aired, it was the beginning of the end for the show and this emotional ending made me reflect on all my years of watching the show, for some weird reason the touching episode tied in with my personal feelings of facing the fact that the series was almost done. :(
Yup feel the same way about Thrones now not too many episodes left
Pat Gogan pft haven't watched more than steps or so of s1...doubt ill like that show
+Pat Gogan You do? It hardly makes me feel anything anymore. Completely fell flat after season 4/5.
@@WhoopsieDayZ s6 and 7 were vast improvements over 5 i think
@@patgogan7324 Really? You think so? I think the show hasn't been good since season 3/4. Season 7 was so cliche, felt like I was watching a different show. Has nothing to do with grey areas and complex situations and characters, it's just good vs evil now. Only character I care about still is Jaime, but he can't pull the show by himself. The scene above stands out more to me than anything Thrones has ever done. The scene above is just a man sitting in an empty hotelroom while GoT has dragons, armies, a vast medieval world full of interesting characters. But with D&D leading the show you won't get anywhere. David Chase can make you feel more during a single scene like above than Game of Thrones in 7 full seasons.
One of the great Sopranos scenes - and an amazing example of what Chase said, at Gandolfini's funeral, regarding the wonder of his eyes. So much pain and confusion conveyed so carefully. And that light: does it represent death, or the throb of a heart monitor in a hospital, or a return to life? And putting down the phone: is this a retreat away from the family and into himself, or a movement towards death, or even a willingness to survive? Truly beautiful television and great storytelling.
the sopranos was the best tv show ever in my opinion. they did a great job making you feel sorry for a character as despicable as tony soprano! I miss James gandolfini so much. RIP BUDDY!
I don't know if it was the intention of the scene, but this is one of the best depictions of depression I have ever seen. It really captures the isolation of it.
Well, David Chase has struggled with depression since he was very young, just like Tony in the series. He also wrote this episode, so it's probably intentional
Stranger Things use was good… but this was and will always be the most perfect utilization of this song in TV or film.
Yes and yes
there ought to be a law!
bro is talking about stranger things
@@rxqr3 bro is uploading fortnite videos
@@BassHeadsProduction bro has phenomenal taste in music
Ive been watching the Sopranos on Amazon prime and usually I skip ahead to the next episode once the credits start to roll... but for this episode for the first time I let this play to let it resonate of how Tony was feeling and how I feel sometimes.
He was afraid to go home, which is why he didnt make the call and stared at the lighthouse before turning away. I cried during this scene because it reminds me of my father. RIP
Could you please remind me why he was afraid to go home? I haven’t seen the show for a few years now.
@@isaaccornford3206 This was after Tony was shot by Junior. He's still in the coma. Tony "going home" means him waking up. He's scared to come out of the coma.
@@isaaccornford3206 because of the life he lives and the man he had become! Extremely powerful
@@gettinglost270 and with his severe depression, for himthis felt like a good chance to finally let everything go.
Best show ever made and best ending in the series R.I.P James Gandolfini
This is one of the most awesome episode i have seen my whole life...taught u a whole lot of lessons ...
I was watching this alone at midnight ,I live in manoa in Hawaii. When people see pictures of my view from my room they think I’d have money or great in life. Reality I’m depressed, I’m broke, I’m alone in the tiniest studio. This played as I looked out my windows too a beautiful view of Waikiki lit up in the distance. Every month I feel like I won’t make rent and be evicted. I’ve lost friends, family lovers because I am and feel so different. This scene had me balling my eyes out. I think everyone including myself just want to feel like we truly belong somewhere in life and I don’t.
Hang in there bruv. We’re all gonna make it.
You should see the Iveron Hawaiian Icon
Don’t give up. You’ll fight the tide and make it. 🙏🏼 ❤
It's over.
This really might be the best scene in the show. And that’s saying something. Amazing.
Quite possibly the best ending amongst the best endings in television history. Gives me chills.
No other ending of an episode gave me whatever feeling this was.
You know a show is good when it has u all teary eyed, willing the murdering, theiving, cheating mob boss to make it through. shit turns ya morals upside down!!
weeleon this and breaking bad
subtenko i feel more empathy with tony than white though, i feel sympathetic for white but tony is deep.
*This and Mad Men
Tony is more of a morally ambiguous character, Walter White is purely evil.
I think we get this impression in the first episode of both the shows, Walter White wanted everyone to know about his existence.
While Tony though being a Mafia boss, deep down wanted a more peaceful life but was dragged down the path of chaos everytime he did something good.
Tony had so much in his life to make it seem like he would be a happy man, yet his soul was consumed with nothing but sadness and loneliness. I think this scene depicts that well. Though he had a nice family, wealth and power, it still wasn't enough to escape all of the treachery, murder, and dark aspects of his life that weighed on him. Deep inside, Tony was a haunted and very miserable human being. He was indeed, alone with it all.
tony was in another realm in this scene.
Locked away from his life.
Locked away in his clean tidy Hotel.
Alone.
Broken.
Outside, looking in.
Locked away with breezing cold
Describes a lot of us.
There is no other scene that pairs so much emotion with this song. The only reason i get emotional when hearing it is because it reminds me of this scene. Wake up Tony
One of my favourite scenes. Tony wasn’t ready to come back. His life was a lot to handle as a mob boss
Thought of this scene after hearing the same song used at the end of Stranger Things.
I knew it immediately
This song is even closer to perfection when it's used in such great shows. It's great by itself but when you remember those exact scenes from these two shows it's even better
Nikolas Brady that is amazing
yeah too bad they stole it. will always be sopranos to me
The fact that James Gandolfini died in a hotel room years later gives me chills. I immediately thought of this scene.
They don't make shows like this anymore.
why does this make me cry?
+prosser243 true words
Emotional scene and visually stunning, it's like something out of a Michael Mann film, pure cinematic and enriched in uncertainty. The use of the city night window is one of Mann's trademarks. I watched this episode years ago and at the end I remember saying it was like a scene from "Heat".
No me avergüenza decir que, a mis 33 años, he visto esta escena por primera vez y he llorado.
Grandisima serie
This show is so rewatchable so much thought put into it
Sin palabras.Tony Soprano - James Gandolfini R.I.P. The best Actor.
I've lost my dad in a similar way, meaning after a long illness in the hospital with him unresponsive and all, and endless night/days at the side of his bed. This whole episode and ending always makes me cry.
These two episodes, are on repeat for me. I lost my best friend... The truest, realest, maybe the only friend I've ever had, that I haven't pushed away anyways.. 2 years ago to cancer. And seeing Tony in that bed, and between life and death... I am reduced to tears, thinking about my friend.
لا يزال ذلك المشهد عالقا في مخيلتي، كلما شعرت بالوحده والتعب، تذكرته.
This has to be one of the greatest and most powerful scenes in cinema.
Tony’s deepest darkest secret is that he knows he could have been a good man, a successful, straight guy if he had tried. This is something both his coma and the ‘you’re unprepared Soprano’ dreams reveal. He lies to himself that he had no choice, he was just following in his Fathers footsteps ‘you’re born to this shit’, or that he had to look after his Mother after his sisters both left, I’ve got the scars, so it’s mine’. It explains why he despises the ‘happy wanderer’ type because they’re a reminder of what he could of been if he had never entered the mafia, if he had formed his own life in his own image. He knew he was entering into a decaying system he says so in the pilot ‘I came in at the end…the best is over’ he knew that his Mother hated him and that it was hopeless trying to seek any love out of her. But he can never truly admit to any of this, how could he? And that is the tragedy of Anthony Soprano a man destined to rise to the top in whatever walk of life he pursued, unfortunately he chose the easy route and paid the price for it. Anyways I’ve said my piece.
Well said.
Anyway, $4 a pound.
I agree.
This scene is so sad to me because I see Tony as a man who displays sociopathic tendencies not because he is a born sociopath, but because of all the trauma he has been through and the spiralling that begins in S1E1.
This scene was the absolute last vestige of Tony's goodness and the last point of return for him to become a good person.
And he blows it. And there's the tragedy of Tony Soprano
Man I cried a lot with this scene. And watching this again makes my eyes weep a little. What a powerful scene and song
Still gives me chills.
Still does.
@@josephpweaver Still now?
@@luke.p1535 💯
What an emotional scene, gets my everytime 😓 you are missed very much James
I watched Sopranos for the first time in my mid 30s. This whole episode made me cry for Tony so hard. For the first time seeing him with a degree of innocence. He gets to his hotel room, a place of sanctuary...nobody else worth calling, no reason to leave. Anyone who has dealt with depression on any level knows this feeling. What a powerful episode.
The first time I ever have seen this scene I was speehless. I felt like crying but I didn't want my cousin to see me like that so I had wait his leaving
most impactful scene in the entire show.
I'm currently watching the show for the first time. I've seen plenty of heavy episodes over the years from all kinds of shows but this one stopped me in my tracks.
Haven't watched this show yet and I have no idea what's going on but this scene seems pretty powerful
Go and watch it from the start, you shant be disappointed good sir
If you know whats happening in this scene, its much, MUCH more powerful. Its a great series, you should really watch it!
I agree with leonthesleepy...
You really should watch the Sopranos from episode one...But an absolute that you catch the first of this "storyline" of the Sopranos to understand this scene.
Yes this is a pretty powerful scene... there are a few symbolisms in this scene that pertain to the storyline.
you goddamn right
You have no idea how deep this scene is my friend! Watch it from the start.
Breaking BAd, The Wire, and The Sopranos will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart. These 3 shows transcend just mere entertainment, and go way beyond into inspiration. Without Sopranos there wouldn't be the other 2, nor would there be Sons of Anarchy, Boardwalk Empire, etc.. RIP Jimmy G. and thank you for all the years of inspiration. (I lived in NJ when Sopranos was at it's peak)
I don't know why men react so much to this show..especially this scene. in my opinion, you can disagree. but I believe, we as men, see a little bit of ourselves as tony. not only do see the light house which represents life. but his struggle to get there. OUR struggle to get there. so gentlemen... what is your lighthouse? I wish you all get there.
I agree!!! True words man, true words.
Simply the best show on earth!!!
Me it signifies the very masculine denial of our inner demons that eat away at us at points in life when we least expect it. Kevin/Tony cannot bear to speak to his wife and tell her how desperate he is inside considering the day he has had, knowing that he will lose control of his dignity and belonging as the years go on. He is lonely, afraid and seeing his life slip away like sand between in his child's fingers. If i was there with him, I'd want to put my arm around him and remind he isn't alone.
I've always seen the lighthouse as the light on his heart monitor in the intensive care bed.
The song that plays as he enters the hotel room is an instrumental version of Day After Day by Badfinger. Even the opening lyrics to Badfingers song really relate well towards the scene,
"I remember finding out about you,
Every day, my mind is all around you
Looking out from my lonely room, day after day"
And the phone? No one talk about the phone. The phone represents his family since he talks to his family on the “phone” the beacon represents “death” that’s why he is stuck in between. He is even wondering if the fight is worth it. That’s why he picks the phone up and then puts it down because he’s thinking maybe death is better than living the way I am. Maybe being Kevin finnerty “death” will be better. That’s why it’s so sad cause he’s ALMOST giving up!!
This scene is the most brilliant scene in the history of
The Sopranos. This scene is one of the most brilliant scenes in cinema history. This scene gives me chills. Anyone who has come close to dying or has really died and was pulled back into this life will understand completely.
This scene is just beautiful!still gets me
Gone too soon big man
Después de 7 meses,vuelvo a encontrarme con este video,esta escena que me marcó mucho de esta serie! Tony siempre te recordaremos!
This scene always hits me deep. What a masterpiece.
Everything about this man and this scene reminds me of my father....his clothes, his personality, his hands, the look in his eyes...we use to watch the sopranos together.
I didn't cry at his funeral, but have been crying now 10 years later...
This scene really hit me hard.
To me this scene is the most powerful scene in the entire show. The song is brilliantly placed.
I almost had this song played at my dads funeral, but I didn't think many people could handle it.
Sorry to hear, do you recall what was played instead?
@@TheIanoTube Bee Gees - Staying Alive
This is the most emotional scene i’ve ever seen.
Miss you Jimmy, what a loss. You're in there with the Best.
first scene I ever watched from the sopranos. decided to give the show a try after ignoring it so many years and WOW!!great show and scene. without saying a word James gandolfini reaches the audience so deeply to the point where we are trying to relate.
As a writing professor, we often say "sometimes less is more" and so much is said here without him uttering a word. Just read through all the interpretations in the comments--there's a ton that you can translate about this scene, but in the end, the profound sadness of everything that culminates into this moment really hits fully. All of his real life anger, fear, loneliness, and regret rolled into a single moment.
what an absolute work of art
These coma episodes were a great interpretation of what is going through the mind of complex individuals in their subconscious
I cried my eyes out when i saw this. This is the most powerful song i know
This is such an excellent display of acting, such emotion without one word being said. Gandolfini will be missed but never forgotten.
We all face death alone.