@@johnnyfontane6911 Oh that was normal for the time. The fact that he realized that he was mistaken and made an effort to adapt however was not. A bad act does not wash away the good one just as the good one does not excuse all the other shit he did.
Didn't he have neuro syphilis in real life..? Untreated syphilis for most of his adult life? He was like a dementia patent in the end. Is this like an alternate reality or..
That's also a reference to one of the scenes in the earlier seasons where, after seeing his son had gotten hit at school or whatever, he decides to try to toughen him up a little bit and it ends up being more abusive for a second than he wanted it to be and he actually breaks down and apologizes or something if I remember correctly. This is the same episode that he beat another man to death for insulting his fat and I guess really smelly worker because he got his ass kicked and he also didn't defend himself. So I think this is where Al Capone as a character learns that some people are weaker than others, but if you love them they are worth defending. He felt like he just had to be that much more menacing to take care of the people he loves who can't take care of themselves. And that was the patron side of Al Capone, he really did feel like he had a Robin Hood thing going on as well as a protector status for the people he cared about, whether they could take care of themselves or not. But he really did genuinely love his son who actually wasn't as deaf as they portrayed him in the show but he was certainly semi-deaf in real life. They just accentuated it in the show. He loved that boy and they actually kept up famously in correspondence when he was serving his 8 or 9 years in jail throughout the 30's.
A friend of mine told me that her ex-husband’s grandmother was a Capone cousin. She said that at one point when they were married they fell on hard times. They called a certain phone number and were told to visit a particular grave in a particular cemetery at a particular time on a particular day. They did and, would you believe it, their money problems were over. So I guess everything he did for his family wasn’t for nothing.
What an amazing job he did with that role. Top Notch! Literally the best character on that entire show. Whenever he’s on screen you can’t stop watching him. An amazing actor.
Watching the scene of him telling his son as a little guy to "hit me tough guy" and them crying and hugging each other and then immediately watching this sent me into some serious tears. Don't even watch the show. Amazingly well done. Good lord. 😭😭😭
When Sonny put up his fists before saying goodbye, I honest to god loved that! It reminded me of the shit those two were doing in season 3; it kind of made me choke up, just absolutely beautiful to watch, great acting on both the actor’s parts
This scene right here is a representation of Stephen Graham's entire career. So incredibly under-recognized and underrated and under acclaimed. This dude sat opposite Pacino and DeNiro and stayed on the same level and held his own.
Al capone may have been a gangster,but he had character. He cared about the ones around him,he started the soup kitchen,and advocated experation dates on milk because his aunt almost died from bad milk
What I find interesting about the scene is the absence any blatant disingenuousness despite the obvious hypocrisy. Of course Capone wasn't singularly motivated to do every bad thing in his life by the prospect of his son's future, he enjoyed his life quite a bit, but in the moment that he says it, he at least partially believes it. He's not a good person, but his love for his son is just as real as any other parent's. I had a lot of issues with the finale, but in terms of Capone's story they tied it up very well, especially since his character had grown somewhat two-dimensional over the course of the show. Not sure how historical it is, but they did justice by the character they had written.
every job has fringe benefits if you can find them. being a mobster means to gamble your life & enjoy it at the same time, its like the titanic going down may as well get one last fuck in before she hits the ice burg. i believe all his money was made with the intention of setting his family up for life
The saddest thing of all is knowing he never saw his father a free man again. I know, I know Capone was not a good man, but a son going without his father is always a tragedy.
this really broke my hearth, as my dad did some things withmy when i was a child. i never really think about not having a dad and the past. but scene's like this. im gonna be a good daddy later. sorry had too post.
This show was just so insanely well written. Even in the later seasons were many say it "fell off", the writing and performances were still top tier. It would have been so easy for the showrunners to just make Al Capone a ruthless, sadistic badass who only appeared in the story to say some cool lines. But this would completely undermind the person he really was. Yes, he was a very bad person who did horrible things, but he was still a human. And he genuinely cared for many people. He actually opened a soup kitchen for homeless people. Boardwalk really takes time to show the human side of these legendary gangster figures. It kinda pisses me off that Peaky Blinders is so popular, but doesn't have nearly as good writing. They are in two completely different universes when it comes to writing
Man this scene is probably is so dope…everytime I watch it,it’s hard not to cry…graham did his thing as Capone he’s so underrated but never fails when it comes to acting especially gangsta roles…he was dope in public enemy with Johnny depp…this scene though was Ill especially if you watched every interaction he had with his son in the show
I recall one of the docs about Jack Kirby is that there is something about gangsters on why they did such things and not all of them are bad guys something like that since they are trying to survive during depression
Found out my boy wasn't mine. Haven't been able to love since. If I ever had a boy of my own I'd hope he'd love me like this kid does his dad. I know it's a show but I know what I mean.
First of all, Im no punk or crybaby. But this scene mad me cry harder than an infant. Capone was an a-hole but, his heart was in true when it came to his son.
So many people in the comments talk about how touching this is. I have one question. How many young men and boys grew up without fathers because of the actions of Al Capone. Why don’t we stop glorifying people like him? Let’s tell the truth. This was not a romantic time full of outlaws and fighters. This was a racist, sexist, despicable time period that needs to be remembered for what it was.
Wow say what you want about Stephen Graham but learning a new accent and maintaining it throughout is wholesome...although my ears work different there was a few times I did slightly hear the scouse but overall he did a fantastic job
As vicious as Capone was, he was happy to have a son not in the game who read and did his homework and listened to his mom.
Sonny ended up being a bit of a thug himself who renounced his father and the Capone name
But before he found out he was deaf he bashed his own son thinking his kid was a slow leak
@@johnnyfontane6911 and once he realized his son’s condition he made the effort to learn sign language and make his son’s life more comfortable
@@johnnyfontane6911 Oh that was normal for the time. The fact that he realized that he was mistaken and made an effort to adapt however was not. A bad act does not wash away the good one just as the good one does not excuse all the other shit he did.
Didn't he have neuro syphilis in real life..? Untreated syphilis for most of his adult life? He was like a dementia patent in the end. Is this like an alternate reality or..
when his son raises his fists reminding his pop to keep fighting and they hugged it out. man that really got to me.
That's also a reference to one of the scenes in the earlier seasons where, after seeing his son had gotten hit at school or whatever, he decides to try to toughen him up a little bit and it ends up being more abusive for a second than he wanted it to be and he actually breaks down and apologizes or something if I remember correctly. This is the same episode that he beat another man to death for insulting his fat and I guess really smelly worker because he got his ass kicked and he also didn't defend himself. So I think this is where Al Capone as a character learns that some people are weaker than others, but if you love them they are worth defending. He felt like he just had to be that much more menacing to take care of the people he loves who can't take care of themselves. And that was the patron side of Al Capone, he really did feel like he had a Robin Hood thing going on as well as a protector status for the people he cared about, whether they could take care of themselves or not. But he really did genuinely love his son who actually wasn't as deaf as they portrayed him in the show but he was certainly semi-deaf in real life. They just accentuated it in the show. He loved that boy and they actually kept up famously in correspondence when he was serving his 8 or 9 years in jail throughout the 30's.
The real al is in Hell.
do u hug your father?
would u consider your self a good dad or a great dad???//////??/?
not
As a father this had me in tears! We do what we do for our Sons and Daughters!
I honestly think this is the saddest moment of the whole series
This will make a grown ass man cry
A friend of mine told me that her ex-husband’s grandmother was a Capone cousin. She said that at one point when they were married they fell on hard times. They called a certain phone number and were told to visit a particular grave in a particular cemetery at a particular time on a particular day. They did and, would you believe it, their money problems were over.
So I guess everything he did for his family wasn’t for nothing.
And my uncles, uncles cousin's dog killed Jimmy Hoffa
@@eggy6745 lmao
Al Capone and his son scenes are the most tearful moments in the series
My son is deaf and this scene touched me deeply. Well done
This fucking guy is just an amazing actor
These moments between him and his son pull at your heartstrings!
What an amazing job he did with that role. Top Notch!
Literally the best character on that entire show. Whenever he’s on screen you can’t stop watching him. An amazing actor.
Watching the scene of him telling his son as a little guy to "hit me tough guy" and them crying and hugging each other and then immediately watching this sent me into some serious tears. Don't even watch the show. Amazingly well done. Good lord. 😭😭😭
When Sonny put up his fists before saying goodbye, I honest to god loved that! It reminded me of the shit those two were doing in season 3; it kind of made me choke up, just absolutely beautiful to watch, great acting on both the actor’s parts
Amazing scene! All the feels for sure. Outstanding acting by both actors. A+++
The greatest portrayal of Al Capone, what an actor Stephen Graham is 🇬🇧
And This is Why We Are Gangsters' Long Live Alphonso Capone
Goddamn tears, don't you let out on me.
This scene ... man powerful, watched it 10 times.... I see something slightly new each time... brilliant.
I love this scene! Both amazing actors
Stephen Graham is a beast of an actor.
Dammit, where are the tissues when you need them. This scene gets me every time.
Even in that interview he did he gives off the vibe that he loves his son.
Underrated actor. Slays it every time
He did it to himself, for himself
What a great performance
This part is lovely,sad mixed together,l loved when the son was saying don't give up,that would get any farther through
This scene right here is a representation of Stephen Graham's entire career. So incredibly under-recognized and underrated and under acclaimed. This dude sat opposite Pacino and DeNiro and stayed on the same level and held his own.
Al capone may have been a gangster,but he had character. He cared about the ones around him,he started the soup kitchen,and advocated experation dates on milk because his aunt almost died from bad milk
To admit to your kid that you're not the hero/ good guy he thinks you are must be soul crushing.
From dumbbell to genuine love for his son
What I find interesting about the scene is the absence any blatant disingenuousness despite the obvious hypocrisy. Of course Capone wasn't singularly motivated to do every bad thing in his life by the prospect of his son's future, he enjoyed his life quite a bit, but in the moment that he says it, he at least partially believes it. He's not a good person, but his love for his son is just as real as any other parent's. I had a lot of issues with the finale, but in terms of Capone's story they tied it up very well, especially since his character had grown somewhat two-dimensional over the course of the show. Not sure how historical it is, but they did justice by the character they had written.
every job has fringe benefits if you can find them. being a mobster means to gamble your life & enjoy it at the same time, its like the titanic going down may as well get one last fuck in before she hits the ice burg. i believe all his money was made with the intention of setting his family up for life
Like how they showed Capones human side.
I've seen interviews with Capone's relatives and they all said he was very kind family man
So many scenes in this show hit me right in the feels
That Was Beautiful I Didn't Know His Son Was Deaf
The acting in Boardwalk Empire was absolutely top notch, just brilliant.
I been thinking bout getting into it
Stephan Graham's a great actor he was good in the Irishman also
The saddest thing of all is knowing he never saw his father a free man again. I know, I know Capone was not a good man, but a son going without his father is always a tragedy.
This is by far the greatest portrayal of al capone
It's enough to make a grown man cry...😢
Arguably the most touching line of the series
The bond between a father and child.
The dad part got me good
If it wasn’t for Jimmy showing him his son was deaf, this relationship would’ve taken a bad turn.
This guy is an unbelievable actor...
Who's chopping onions? 😥
Stephen Graham is an immense actor but this scene is so powerful because his young co-actor matches him for the scene.
I WATCHED BOARDWALK EMPIRE ON HBO MAX TWO TIMES AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS SCENE WTF ITS SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!
The worst Crime is the destruction of Families.
this really broke my hearth, as my dad did some things withmy when i was a child. i never really think about not having a dad and the past. but scene's like this. im gonna be a good daddy later.
sorry had too post.
This show was just so insanely well written. Even in the later seasons were many say it "fell off", the writing and performances were still top tier.
It would have been so easy for the showrunners to just make Al Capone a ruthless, sadistic badass who only appeared in the story to say some cool lines. But this would completely undermind the person he really was. Yes, he was a very bad person who did horrible things, but he was still a human. And he genuinely cared for many people. He actually opened a soup kitchen for homeless people.
Boardwalk really takes time to show the human side of these legendary gangster figures. It kinda pisses me off that Peaky Blinders is so popular, but doesn't have nearly as good writing. They are in two completely different universes when it comes to writing
That man nailed this scene made me cry
It's 1:40AM and I can't stop binge watching short clips of BE
This dude was in Doghouse with Danny Dyer. His American accent is quite good
wow mind blowing scene. Got teary eyed in like 2 min.
Man, how they hit you with your guard down with this scene.
Brilliant scene . Will always remember this
Cant watch this without tears in my eyes
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Man this scene is probably is so dope…everytime I watch it,it’s hard not to cry…graham did his thing as Capone he’s so underrated but never fails when it comes to acting especially gangsta roles…he was dope in public enemy with Johnny depp…this scene though was Ill especially if you watched every interaction he had with his son in the show
I recall one of the docs about Jack Kirby is that there is something about gangsters on why they did such things and not all of them are bad guys something like that since they are trying to survive during depression
This scene breaks my heart repeatedly
That poor baby...it’s just too much.
To me the level of sadness of this scene is on par with michael scott leaving scranton office
Stephen Graham best win an Oscar soon, he is one of the most talented actors of his generation.
Stephen Graham once again acing a role, get this guy some more awards asap
Stephen Graham has been the best Al Capone ever Idgaf what you say. The BEST.
You see even (monsters) have heart. Even (monsters) can cry.
Why do I feel sad for al freaking Capone ?
Stephen Graham… such a powerful actor.
For some reason my brain automatically corrected this to *"Robert De Niro says farewell to his son"*
Def cried like a waterfall when i first seen this scene.
All gangsters love their kids. They can separate business from family. At least the mafia could. Modern gangsters CANNOT and will not.
Amazing, heart-wrenching scene. Respect, HBO
Sometimes a man has to be a monster for his family to live like saints
As nice as this scene is I misread the title as “Al Capone sexy farewell to his son” and was a little concerned going into this.
Found out my boy wasn't mine. Haven't been able to love since. If I ever had a boy of my own I'd hope he'd love me like this kid does his dad. I know it's a show but I know what I mean.
Stephen Graham is a wonderful actor looking forward to seeing him pinky blinders
Shang grew up to be a man of respect
Somebody get this bowl of onions away from my eyes.
phenomenal child actor here, wow!
omg cant stop crying. My half italian heart is weeping
My estimation of Al Capone's son as a man just plummeted...
The only highlight of the disastrous final season.
Great scene between Father and Son
What most of the people in government don't get these day is when you become a leader or a parent, your life doesn't belong to you anymore.
I love this scene
having a dad looked cool.
First of all, Im no punk or crybaby. But this scene mad me cry harder than an infant. Capone was an a-hole but, his heart was in true when it came to his son.
Al had the makings of a varsity athlete
Beautiful scene….even the toughest men are bound by their love for the ones who mean most to them❤️
So many people in the comments talk about how touching this is. I have one question. How many young men and boys grew up without fathers because of the actions of Al Capone. Why don’t we stop glorifying people like him? Let’s tell the truth. This was not a romantic time full of outlaws and fighters. This was a racist, sexist, despicable time period that needs to be remembered for what it was.
Stephen Graham is a terribly good actor!
2020...this still hurts my soul truly does 😔😔
That scene really gets to me
I love you dad:’
The acting on this show was off the charts. Graham was half the size of the real Al Capone but carried the role off with aplomb
This was such an amazing scene, kudos to the empire writers
A BEAUTIFUL AND SAD MOMENT BETWEEN FATHER AND SON!!😒😥
I havent even seen this movie and it still...
I forget that Al was played by Stephen Graham. It's mad.
Wow say what you want about Stephen Graham but learning a new accent and maintaining it throughout is wholesome...although my ears work different there was a few times I did slightly hear the scouse but overall he did a fantastic job
This guy's gonna win an Oscar one day...
He should be.