Yes, i thought the same in the scene where he is lost in Bloomfield at night. "i aint telling you shit" "fuck you cop, i know my rights" LOL got to love Junior gangster style.
Junior is exactly what I picture when someone says gangster. Even when he’s wandering around looking for Johnny he still hides from the cops when they try to help him get home 😂
Yes & AJ justifying it by saying "he shot my dad" while crying like a bitch 😅 you get caught red handed deny deny deny. After all it could have been just your personal knife that was kept on you (which is still illegal & if you never been in trouble with the law it's usually a walk off/small fine) but they can't pin attempted murder charge on you (which could keep you behind bars for years!) if he just keep his stupid mouth shut!
Tony dislikes AJ because AJ is all of Tony‘s neurosis without any of the grit/will he developed growing up in the mob. In this moment I think he finally realises, to a certain extent, that he’s responsible for spoiling and misguiding his son.
I think Tony genuinely doesn’t want to be in the mob, it’s shown repeatedly that he knows it’s wrong, but he chooses to stay because he’s a big fish in a small pond. In this moment he pleads with AJ to do something good with his life.
@@budusbusham3324 actually I don’t think he ever did see it as wrong, he was constantly just making justifications for it like they’re soldiers. tony was a victim of his youth himself
@@hanspz5505 He wouldn't be making the justifications, if he didn't know what he was doing was wrong. Tony was a victim himself and refused to break the cycle, he doesn't want the same for AJ because he knows how immoral his lifestyle is. The mental gymnastics someone like Tony would have to perform is impressive, living that life while trying to be as honorable as possible. It doesn't make Tony a good guy, but he does deserve a bit of respect for how he handles things. Like I said though, Tony chose not to break the cycle and he's ultimately to blame for his lifestyle.
I can't believe I never noticed that when Junior says, "Anthony, my nephew!" he actually thinks it's a young Tony. I don't know how I missed that for so long.
What do you expect? He's far too immature to actually get the undertones of the film. The entire premise of the show is that Vito Corleone doesn't want Michael to follow his footsteps. Difference is that Michael actually made efforts to pursue a different life, as revealed in the second film where he talks about his plans to join the military. Not like A.J., who wants everything handed on a silver platter.
@@juanjoyaborja.3054 AJ wanted to have his own life but the world didn't let him. He wanted to beat up another kid at school, he couldn't because the other kid was afraid of his dad. He wanted to hang out with the cool kids, he could but only because they thought he was like his dad, he was forced to play football because of his dad, he rebelled time and time again as a cry for help but nobody listened. Instead they tried to send him to military school (again, not his choice.) His entire "oh I'm depressed, woe is me" temper tantrums come straight from his dad. Even Carmela calls Tony out on that in the end season, yet Tony beats AJ up when he does it. By the last season AJ tried to murder his uncle (because he though that's what he, as the mobster's son was supposed to do and what would make his dad happy), he tried to join two mobsters (because his father insisted that he should hang out with them) and then tried to join the military (this time he says it's because his parents wanted him to go to military school before.) He had zero guidance from his parents and he felt pressured to be like his dad even though he never wanted to. Of course he turned out a mess.
He’d easily be the most interesting character to build a sequel movie around IMO. I think him ending up working for Carmine Jr. was great because Carmine was such a similar character, a dumb mafia prince not as capable as his dad. But ultimately I think AJ would get stupid and try to seek revenge for Tony and try to be about that life when he really doesn’t need to.
3:04 the way tony says "It's not in your nature". That bit gave me chills... for just a second or two tony seems like a normal, genuinely concerned father. It's endearing. Masterful acting once again by Gandolfini.
specialdefect If you watch the series, you will notice the people Tony allow closest to him and puts down his guard are people who are not in "the life". Hesh, Artie, Beansie all those guy are around "the life" but not in it, and those were his closest friends.
+Austin McMahon Yes it seems as though on some level, Tony resents himself and "the life" that he's chosen to live. Yet he realizes that there is nothing he can do about his situation because he is far too immersed in "that life". The series was ripe with conflict among its characters and one of Tony's was how he was torn between building a criminal enterprise and having a conscience. Mobsters are frequently self-loathing individuals with huge esteem issues who hate their lot in life and feel that a life of violence, intimidation, racketeering is the only way they can get respect. Tony demonstrates this internal turmoil clearly in both scenes mentioned above.
@@8darkknight472 did your mom not hug you as a child or what? You have severe women issues & project your own insecurities about your masculinity into fictional characters. It’s pathetic
@@Austoned91 Right? Plus he wasn't some Richie Aprile absolute evil dirtbag ya never met in real life. He was just a typical wimpy wanna be badass teenager that crawled under the skin in an authentic way, vs some over the top sadist bad guy.
Tbf though, no matter how angry your dad gets, you know there are limits to what they'll do to you right? I mean sometimes, not always, there are some sadistic pricks who don't deserve to be called dads out there. But for all Tony's flaws he was generally pretty restrained around his kids, and he did care about them. Even if he liked Meadow more.
This scene may be one of Gandolfini’s finest ever. He plays the ruthless mob boss so well. But to also show the pain, frustration and emotion he has for his son at the same time is incredible. The way he says ‘it’s not in your nature’. Tony is a ruthless guy in a ruthless business, and even though it seems as though he would prefer a tough guy son, you know deep down he loved AJ for the fact he wasn’t anything like him. He’s a ‘good guy’, a rarity in Tony’s world.
The real kicker for me is when he tells AJ to stop crying. His voice cracks ever so slightly as he says it, as if he's on the verge of crying himself. JG made this moment feel very real to me.
He never wanted him to follow in his footsteps. All he did was kill people and set people up to get killed, and he knew at some point his number would be up
I forgot about this scene and to be honest it was AJ's finest scene, Robert Iler pulled off a very convincing break down with tears while sharing this scene with his screen dad. Take a bow Robert.
come on he was brilliant when he attempted suicide too! everyone hates AJ but we are supposed to hate him because he's not like his dad. Robert did an amazing job as an actor
The weight of having to grow up is tremendous this scene is so intense about it. AJ is a moron and Tony needs to set him straight or hell make a really dumb mistake next time
@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539More like "Tony needs to be set straight." The only reason AJ is the way he is is that Tony never really supported his son emotionally and mentally. Yeah, AJ grew up privileged, but his father was a potentially sociopathic gangster who cheated on his mother repeatedly. He was set up, from the beginning, to be a brat, much like how Tony was set up to be a monster.
this is the scene where tony truly realizes he failed as a father ("it's wrong!" "what???"), and it's buried beneath so many layers of face-saving and posturing that even in his lowest moment he can't quite say it out loud and blames it on AJ for not growing up. incredible writing and acting
Its so sad in a way how Tony could never be honest about how he hates himself for knowing that the way he makes his living is wrong, and open up about it to AJ in this moment when he has the opportunity to not make AJ follow in his footsteps
The delivery of Gandolfini's "you make me wanna cry" get's me every time. He never wanted anything for his son but to be a better man than him in the end, and the fact that AJ would ever think he wanted him to be just like him absolutely broke his heart. Also interesting to note, that in the Godfather, Don Corleone tells Michael near the end that he never wanted him to take over the family business. He liked the fact that Michael was a normal guy, a war hero even, who at the beginning of the movie is well on his way to getting married and having a family, and even talks to his girlfriend about how he wants nothing to do with the family business. This parallels that wonderfully but in a more modern and down-to-earth way. To me, The Sopranos is a deconstruction of The Godfather and all of its tropes. It takes most if not all of the situations in that movie and turns them on their head before taking them to the farthest and most logical possible hypothesis of what would happen if that scenario took place in the real world.
Ehh, Don Corleone assumed Michael was going to get into politics which would have been an asset in it's own right. He didn't want him directly involved in crime but best believe he would have corrupted the shit out of Michael if he had become a senator.
The touch of AJ talking about the killing of Solozzo, contrasted with his father's reaction just speaks truth to what the Sopranos mean to the gangster genre. "it's just a movie"
Yeah, David Chase definitely added that because some people started idolising Tony Soprano. He’s just a fictional character, being a gangster is not glamorous.
i think its also double meaning, because tony says "its just a movie" in a dissapointed tone and i dont know if he realizes that thats exactly what he does when he goes on and on about gary cooper and the silent type kinda man.
Bruh obviously he meant that AJ was striken by the Tony's shooting and wanted justice. But the means which he chose were wrong. He literally said it. "But it's WRONG". You sharp as a fucking cueball.
4:03 Love how Tony cleans himself up when he's sure AJ isn't looking. Wipes the tears forming on his face and even gives his eyes the old triple blink to even out the moisture collecting on his eyes.
Junior is like his surrogate grandfather. He’s not some stranger with a happy trigger finger. He saw his own flesh and blood, someone who took part in his childhood and he froze.
"You're a good guy, I'm very grateful." A rare moment of honesty for Tony, he recognizes he is not a good person but knows his son does not have that disease within him.
"You're a good guy, I'm very grateful." One of the most sincere things Tony ever said. He did a lot of horrible crap to his friends over the course of the series, but his love for his kids was unassailable.
Bruh, speak for yourself. I`m probably the exact opposite of AJ. He is a good guy that doesn`t have the stomach for violence but tries to do it anyway. I on the other hand get violent urges all the time and then have to control myself largely due to my Christian faith.
That is basically jail for him. So he wants to make sure he isn't the guy who tried to knife someone. That's a criminal's reflex. 5 years old that comment? … Jesus …
Today on Jamie-Lynn and Robert's podcast Not Today Pal, Sopranos creator David Chase guessed correctly that this scene was the one that Robert thought was his best performance over the course of the series.
This is what just brought me here looking for this scene, just saw that clip from the podcast......never thought AJ Soprano in real life could be the least bit likable lol, I guess he's a good actor afterall
@@artistbuddy LOL he was so dumb and spoiled he had no idea what gutters were. You can see Tony's face when he walks him out to show him...hes so disappointed lol
Terrific acting, also one that is heart touching. Defines the instant love-hate relationship between AJ and his dad, how his dad doesn't approve what he did yet at the same times understands him.
***** AJ wasn't stupid, he was just ignorant. Like most kids the age he was portraying. If anything he just came off as totally ambivalent about everything and as he grew up the ambivalence lent itself to a life of lacking an identity and academic skills, which hampered his work prospects as an adult; that identity crisis was further aggravated by his perceptions of being incapable of living up to his father's legacy - Being neither physically imposing nor mentally imposing - I don't think this was ever outright said, but I think it was strongly implied; especially in the season where they wanted to send AJ to that military reform school. if anything AJ was the epitome of mediocrity in a family of people that excelled at their respective paths. AJ excelled at... Not excelling, but that was the role he carved out for himself in his family because his parents did not know how to raise a child that was not independent early on in life (like Meadow). Despite her college education Carmella was not what I would call a forward thinking mother who tried to engage her children on any intellectual level, only at their archetypal roles. Jackie Jr is essentially how AJ's story plays out if Tony isn't there to keep him out of "the life".
I love how Tony calls him a nice guy instead of nice kid. Shows he's acknowledging AJ is growing up and becoming his own man and therefore doesn't disrespect him by calling him a kid
This show has the greatest TV acting I have ever seen. When Tony and AJ come out of the cop station and Tony grabs AJ tells him to stop crying - phenomenal.
He's not that bright, but he's headstrong and that makes for bad combination. He only sees Junior as the amoral, bitter, power hungry old man who tried to murder his own blood and not the decrepit shell that he increasingly becomes
My favourite scene of the entire series. Tony finally sees his son attempting to go down the same route he did, just as Tony took after his own father, and it breaks his heart because all he's ever wanted is for AJ not to not end up like himself. James Gandolfini was SUCH a phenomenal fucking actor. A master of the art.
Everytime AJ shows interest in something Tony shoots him down because they're "not realistic" which he himself said Junior did to him when he was in high school which damaged his confidence and motivation.
I love how the fact that AJ even fails to throw up is bothering Tony, he says "come on get in the car" with a look on his face like "even that he can't get done?"
So much going on here. I just love how in the middle of his rage, while yelling at AJ for what he just did, he also manages to slip in the fact that he couldn’t even pull it off, and insults his son with pretty heavy language for failing to do the thing he’s yelling at him for trying to do. The way that he slips back and forth from both sides while maintaining the same level of outrage, the masterful way that he does this, you can see the sincerity in his eyes that he truly is let down by both of these contradicting things, but he’s beyond trying to reconcile this, the build up of multi-faceted disappointed in his son has been building for so long that it finally just erupts and all comes out together. Brilliant writing brilliant acting all around.
Powerful and touching scene. Here we see Tony soprano as close as he ever gets to being just a regular dad. It must have been really emotional on the set during that take.
When Tony says “Your heart was in the right place but it’s not in your nature” “your a nice guy” there was a very sincere undertone. Almost as if to say he’s happy it turned out this way and not the other way. If AJ killed junior Tony would just have another killer in his ranks. His son would be just like him and Tony already fights his demons with that lifestyle, he definitely didn’t want that for AJ. AJ not killing junior just reassured Tony that his son can live a life that he can’t, free of demoralizing obligations, constant life and death situations, and the paranoia. When Tony tells AJ that “He needs to grow up” he’s simply stating that AJ needs to get out of his shadow, stop trying to rebel and do outrageous things for his respect or attention and just be his own man.
I like your interpretation Thanks I actually cried when I read this because it kind of reflected my life Thanks whoever you are and wherever you may be thank you
I think it's funny that people think AJ is so weak and Tony is so strong. Tony passes out because he represses every emotion but anger, he's so afraid of showing weakness but your body doesn't lie. Tony acts all tough and he can be very cruel but he never loses that spark of humanity and conscience. He lives knowing that he's a hypocrite to everyone including his children. He expects AJ to be tough but he's done nothing to help him get that way. He has sheltered him and substituted fatherhood with possessions. I think that if the series at continued after Tony's death you would see that AJ probably was okay and maybe even better off without him.
we all have this scene to enjoy forever, it is one of the best in the whole series. robert iler has this scene to enjoy forever, to stare at in amazement that he not only got to share a one on one scene with james galdolfini, but hold his own in a moment of 100% vulnerability. amazing acting from two great actors. anyone that says robert iler isnt that good - think about how much you hated AJ for a minute. yeah, we all did.
Why do people even hate AJ? He’s a fucken kid. This is a show where people kill their family members and friends and beat women to death. Wtf is wrong with people
How about the scene??? When he jumps Into his pool. Tries killing himself.??? That was his best scene by far. Doin this scene. Robert had to jump into that icy water pool..10 different times. Tgey had two huge outside heaters..to dry both Robert n jim off. After every take..
@@Johnnysmithy24 I think they're supposed to hate AJ. The entire show we're surrounded by tough guy mob people to the point where that becomes the norm. So seeing a relatively normal asshole kid who wants to be tough but is a bit of a coward deep down makes us feel distain towards him. It's only until season 6 do we realise that AJ is actually a good guy and that we shouldn't be idolising these gangsters. That's the way I felt atleast.
2:35 That may actually be the most viscerally enraged we ever see Tony in the show. I love how he brings his fist up but doesn’t hit AJ. You can tell he wants to beat his face in more than anything, but even someone like him couldn’t do that to his own son. Simply masterful acting from James Gandolfini, as always.
Idk why everyone hates on A.J.. Yeah he got to be a depressed whiner towards the end, but Janice was honestly the worst character that I fantasized about killing
I always hated AJ and Meadow. He wasn't too bad in the early seasons, but later on, just a complete toolbag and a fucking moron. Meadow was a whiny, eye rolling spoiled brat, but she at least matured as a character and got involved in helping those less fortunate. I get that they were written to be that way, but I never could give 2 shits about them, nor do I feel bad what they would have experienced after the show's last scene.
The fact that the police offer said “he spoke to assemblyman..” when Tony introduced himself, and then let AJ walk free after all those charges…..very subtle touch to show how deep Tony’s connections were and how the mob put people in power. Such a great show
There's a scene in the final season when Meadow conveys to him that she thinks he and other "Italians" are mistreated and plans to defend them as an attorney. He realizes he may not have broken the cycle with her, when she was the one he had the most hope for.
Exactly! Typical reaction of an old-school mafioso who always expects to be blamed for everything, even the wind blowing and knocking someone off the roof.
@H M I agree with you but my thing is how the last few episodes of season 6 set AJ up for that path. Later on in the season, we see AJ and his friends take a guy from one of the parties they were at, throw him in his car and drive him out to some park/wooded area to beat him up and AJ's hesitant to participate in the violence but ultimately bites his tongue and starts throwing blows as well. There's also the instance when the guy drove in to AJ's friend's car door on his bicycle and AJ doesn't do much there either to stop the beating they gave that guy, not to mention the racial slurs they throw are reminiscent of Tony's own views with African Americans. Here, with AJ attempting to kill Junior we see that AJ possesses the quality to be vengeful for his father and if in the final episode Tony really is killed at Holsten's, AJ witnessing that first hand would only serve as the perfect impetus for AJ to indulge in his hatred and vengeance through the mob, or as Meadow would say "...organized crime, whatever you wanna call it,"
Bob D absolutely no way. He wouldn’t have lasted long in that life. Ffs the guy tried to kill himself and you think he’d be mentally tough to go out and kill people, be ruthless etc?
I just had a moment like this with my dad today. Obviously not the same circumstances but in a nutshell my dad told me "you need to grow up son, your not a kid anymore." I'll try my best dad. In loving memory to James Gandolfini for being a mighty great actor. This series truly is art.
Same!! Similar situation where my dad picked me up at the station, he scolded me but that day my life changed for the better. And the classic "mom can't hear about this"
i had it as well, very similar exchange even mentioning the godfather and "you make me wanna cry"... this scene always reminds me of that talk and makes ME wanna cry lol
This is in the top three scenes of the entire show for me. It gets to the heart of the issue. Each one of us is a collection of the people, ideas and events that we've encountered in our past. People are products of their environments. Tony realizes that AJ is a nice guy. We'd like to think that if Tony is able to discern morality then he could just change himself or else we could blame him for not changing. But in reality, Tony understands his entire life has shaped him to be a sociopathic criminal. There's already too much momentum driving his direction. The entire show is a struggle about momentum, and what could've been. Hence why the Journey lyrics in the last scene are so fitting, "Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit."
People give Robert Iler shit about playing AJ, but I thought he did a great job. AJ was not likeable and spoiled, and that is exactly how he played him.
It's really amazing how AJ turned out to be a normal kid raised by an abnormal parent. Tony should be proud or disappointed, depending on your perspective. I felt disappointed in AJ the entire show, but he's a miracle.
I actually felt sad for Junior here, he really wanted to someone to visit him, and at the same time i was laughing when Junior said its not his knife, uncle Jun is gangster to the core
I have a feeling if the show went on longer, AJ mightve went down a darker path. After he was hanging with those frat guys it showed there was some sort of darkness inside him from his dads side.
When AJ gets drug to the ground by the staff & starts screaming "He shot my Dad!" I always get emotional for some reason. 🥺 Tony's right that it's not in AJ's nature to do such a thing, but... his emotions & love for his father get the best of his senses, and so he does something stupid cuz of it. But it's understandable. Brilliantly acted scene.
lmao "That's not my knife!" , not even dementia can take the street out of Junior.
Lol right🤣🤣🤣
Yes, i thought the same in the scene where he is lost in Bloomfield at night. "i aint telling you shit" "fuck you cop, i know my rights" LOL got to love Junior gangster style.
@@lucasdamotta2931 "go shit in your hat..." :)
The other guy told the joke better.
Haha
"That's not my knife"
Hood to the core
+Vikes Fan lol
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What movie you fucking idiot bots
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Saw that one. Good stuff.
Junior is so deep in that life that his only response is “that’s not my knife” LOL
Junior is exactly what I picture when someone says gangster. Even when he’s wandering around looking for Johnny he still hides from the cops when they try to help him get home 😂
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That part cracked me up 😂
Yes & AJ justifying it by saying "he shot my dad" while crying like a bitch 😅 you get caught red handed deny deny deny. After all it could have been just your personal knife that was kept on you (which is still illegal & if you never been in trouble with the law it's usually a walk off/small fine) but they can't pin attempted murder charge on you (which could keep you behind bars for years!) if he just keep his stupid mouth shut!
AJ finally showed a glimmer that he may be like his father… and Tony hated every second of it.
Tony dislikes AJ because AJ is all of Tony‘s neurosis without any of the grit/will he developed growing up in the mob. In this moment I think he finally realises, to a certain extent, that he’s responsible for spoiling and misguiding his son.
I think Tony genuinely doesn’t want to be in the mob, it’s shown repeatedly that he knows it’s wrong, but he chooses to stay because he’s a big fish in a small pond. In this moment he pleads with AJ to do something good with his life.
@@budusbusham3324 actually I don’t think he ever did see it as wrong, he was constantly just making justifications for it like they’re soldiers. tony was a victim of his youth himself
he hated aj because he reminded him of the parts he wanted to hide.
@@hanspz5505 He wouldn't be making the justifications, if he didn't know what he was doing was wrong. Tony was a victim himself and refused to break the cycle, he doesn't want the same for AJ because he knows how immoral his lifestyle is. The mental gymnastics someone like Tony would have to perform is impressive, living that life while trying to be as honorable as possible. It doesn't make Tony a good guy, but he does deserve a bit of respect for how he handles things. Like I said though, Tony chose not to break the cycle and he's ultimately to blame for his lifestyle.
Tony: "They could've charged you with attempted murder!"
AJ: "So what, Phil did 20 fucking years!"
Tony: "you make me wanna cry"
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Tony: “You coulda been eatin’ grilled cheese off the freakin’ radiator!”
"Ohhhhhhh, poor you!!!"
Well, he already jacks off into a tissue. Sooo, it's a win win...
I pissed myself reading this comment haha
I can't believe I never noticed that when Junior says, "Anthony, my nephew!" he actually thinks it's a young Tony. I don't know how I missed that for so long.
He might think it's a young Tony, but since AJ is his great nephew it wouldn't be so weird to call him that either.
Tony found the fountain of youth actually tony had much better hair At a.j age
He is Anthony junior and that is his great nephew
His name is Anthony jr
Me too. I always thought he called AJ his direct nephew because he somewhat WAS one.
AJ forgets that Vito was devastated when he learned Michael killed them. "I never wanted this for you."
Yes when he returns from sicily 👍🏻
What do you expect? He's far too immature to actually get the undertones of the film. The entire premise of the show is that Vito Corleone doesn't want Michael to follow his footsteps. Difference is that Michael actually made efforts to pursue a different life, as revealed in the second film where he talks about his plans to join the military. Not like A.J., who wants everything handed on a silver platter.
@@juanjoyaborja.3054 Tbf I don't think the adults in his life understood the undertones of the movie either.
Kid always was a dumb fuck wasn't he?
@@juanjoyaborja.3054 AJ wanted to have his own life but the world didn't let him.
He wanted to beat up another kid at school, he couldn't because the other kid was afraid of his dad. He wanted to hang out with the cool kids, he could but only because they thought he was like his dad, he was forced to play football because of his dad, he rebelled time and time again as a cry for help but nobody listened. Instead they tried to send him to military school (again, not his choice.)
His entire "oh I'm depressed, woe is me" temper tantrums come straight from his dad. Even Carmela calls Tony out on that in the end season, yet Tony beats AJ up when he does it.
By the last season AJ tried to murder his uncle (because he though that's what he, as the mobster's son was supposed to do and what would make his dad happy), he tried to join two mobsters (because his father insisted that he should hang out with them) and then tried to join the military (this time he says it's because his parents wanted him to go to military school before.)
He had zero guidance from his parents and he felt pressured to be like his dad even though he never wanted to. Of course he turned out a mess.
when you want to be michael...but you are really fredo
jack BEST COMMENT EVER LMAO
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jack: Fredo was more independent than this pathetic moron. Fredo was running a casino, not like this douchebag!
AJ didn't have the makings of a varsity assassin.
Papa.. papa!
I picture AJ growing up, joining the mob, and being a Bobby Baccalieri jr, only ending up eating bullets in a Gamestop while buying COD Black Ops 27.
Ok that made me laugh 😂 thanks 🙏
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He’d easily be the most interesting character to build a sequel movie around IMO. I think him ending up working for Carmine Jr. was great because Carmine was such a similar character, a dumb mafia prince not as capable as his dad. But ultimately I think AJ would get stupid and try to seek revenge for Tony and try to be about that life when he really doesn’t need to.
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@@MrRyan-wu4jx YES! I LOVE THAT IDEA! THIS COMMENTER IS MORE CREATIVE THAN SPIELBERG!
3:04 the way tony says "It's not in your nature". That bit gave me chills... for just a second or two tony seems like a normal, genuinely concerned father. It's endearing. Masterful acting once again by Gandolfini.
specialdefect Iler did a fine job as well.
specialdefect If you watch the series, you will notice the people Tony allow closest to him and puts down his guard are people who are not in "the life". Hesh, Artie, Beansie all those guy are around "the life" but not in it, and those were his closest friends.
+Austin McMahon Yes it seems as though on some level, Tony resents himself and "the life" that he's chosen to live. Yet he realizes that there is nothing he can do about his situation because he is far too immersed in "that life". The series was ripe with conflict among its characters and one of Tony's was how he was torn between building a criminal enterprise and having a conscience. Mobsters are frequently self-loathing individuals with huge esteem issues who hate their lot in life and feel that a life of violence, intimidation, racketeering is the only way they can get respect. Tony demonstrates this internal turmoil clearly in both scenes mentioned above.
+Robert Thomas he would of never let AJ join the mob
+specialdefect masterful acting lol
Tony knows and admits here he is a bad man, and he does'nt want Aj to turn that way. Great scene
Instead AJ turned out Tony's second daughter.
if rather be tony than a lil bitch😂
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@@8darkknight472 did your mom not hug you as a child or what? You have severe women issues & project your own insecurities about your masculinity into fictional characters. It’s pathetic
It's a terrible thing to be a man like tony soprano
People talk shit about his character, but dude held it his own in this scene with James Gandolfini
It takes a good actor to play a character that everyone hates.
@@Austoned91 Right? Plus he wasn't some Richie Aprile absolute evil dirtbag ya never met in real life. He was just a typical wimpy wanna be badass teenager that crawled under the skin in an authentic way, vs some over the top sadist bad guy.
Tbf though, no matter how angry your dad gets, you know there are limits to what they'll do to you right?
I mean sometimes, not always, there are some sadistic pricks who don't deserve to be called dads out there. But for all Tony's flaws he was generally pretty restrained around his kids, and he did care about them. Even if he liked Meadow more.
@@highestsettings i thought he was talking about acting and the actor doing a good job
...until he threw up.
Just the way he says "it's a movie" is just a fucking acting masterclass
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It's a tv progrum
Meh, don't exaggerate.
@@liamsandal6360 "Alright but you gotta get over it" - Tony Soprano
When AJ says "Stupid bowl of ice cream" I love the attention to detail. Tony loved his ice cream
This was actually sad, Junior gets so excited to see him then AJ pulls out a knife lol.
Yes! 😣
And AJ clearly wasn't into it, despite his emotions... #TRAGIC
@@larsivar8772 Tony and his son have the same name -- Anthony
@@larsivar8772 Ahh, ok cool.
Classical Carpet no incorrect.. that IS his nephew and he is AJ’s great uncle..
@@BigDyse U have a point
What's crazy is this is probably Tony's most fatherly moment in the show...
And the pool scene
uhhh.. he pulled him out of the pool when he wanted to off himself.. called him baby even..
And him drunk in the kitchen with Meadow.
And him stomping Coco for Meadow ..
Nah it's the scene where him and AJ are making sunday's and AJ gets sprinkles just watch the clip it's wholesome
This scene may be one of Gandolfini’s finest ever. He plays the ruthless mob boss so well. But to also show the pain, frustration and emotion he has for his son at the same time is incredible. The way he says ‘it’s not in your nature’. Tony is a ruthless guy in a ruthless business, and even though it seems as though he would prefer a tough guy son, you know deep down he loved AJ for the fact he wasn’t anything like him. He’s a ‘good guy’, a rarity in Tony’s world.
The real kicker for me is when he tells AJ to stop crying. His voice cracks ever so slightly as he says it, as if he's on the verge of crying himself. JG made this moment feel very real to me.
Mack that’s right. He’s nothing like his father.
Very true. This scene shows this complex side to Tony very well
He never wanted him to follow in his footsteps. All he did was kill people and set people up to get killed, and he knew at some point his number would be up
Actual world class acting. The emotional nuances and potency of the scene is simply breathtaking
I forgot about this scene and to be honest it was AJ's finest scene, Robert Iler pulled off a very convincing break down with tears while sharing this scene with his screen dad. Take a bow Robert.
come on he was brilliant when he attempted suicide too! everyone hates AJ but we are supposed to hate him because he's not like his dad. Robert did an amazing job as an actor
and yet he has not done much acting since this sadly. at least I have not seen him in anything other than getting arrested for thief i believe.
You mean Shiela take a bow
Star I could see it as "method" by almost any boy really but yes, he did well.
Yeah, but genetics have cursed the kid. He is short and not good looking. Not a leading actor to be sure.
Probably the best scene in the show. The switch from angry Dad to caring Dad by Tony is unbelievable
The weight of having to grow up is tremendous this scene is so intense about it. AJ is a moron and Tony needs to set him straight or hell make a really dumb mistake next time
Gandolfini was incredible man
Which is crazy because Tony was a real piece of shit at this point in the show
@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539More like "Tony needs to be set straight." The only reason AJ is the way he is is that Tony never really supported his son emotionally and mentally. Yeah, AJ grew up privileged, but his father was a potentially sociopathic gangster who cheated on his mother repeatedly. He was set up, from the beginning, to be a brat, much like how Tony was set up to be a monster.
this is the scene where tony truly realizes he failed as a father ("it's wrong!" "what???"), and it's buried beneath so many layers of face-saving and posturing that even in his lowest moment he can't quite say it out loud and blames it on AJ for not growing up. incredible writing and acting
@@c.j.giordano2129 beautifully said.
Its so sad in a way how Tony could never be honest about how he hates himself for knowing that the way he makes his living is wrong, and open up about it to AJ in this moment when he has the opportunity to not make AJ follow in his footsteps
AJ still needed to grow the fuck up
Tony could have told AJ that Uncle Junior wasn't in the right state of mind at the time.
you just reveal your own ignorance
The delivery of Gandolfini's "you make me wanna cry" get's me every time. He never wanted anything for his son but to be a better man than him in the end, and the fact that AJ would ever think he wanted him to be just like him absolutely broke his heart.
Also interesting to note, that in the Godfather, Don Corleone tells Michael near the end that he never wanted him to take over the family business. He liked the fact that Michael was a normal guy, a war hero even, who at the beginning of the movie is well on his way to getting married and having a family, and even talks to his girlfriend about how he wants nothing to do with the family business. This parallels that wonderfully but in a more modern and down-to-earth way.
To me, The Sopranos is a deconstruction of The Godfather and all of its tropes. It takes most if not all of the situations in that movie and turns them on their head before taking them to the farthest and most logical possible hypothesis of what would happen if that scenario took place in the real world.
Ehh, Don Corleone assumed Michael was going to get into politics which would have been an asset in it's own right. He didn't want him directly involved in crime but best believe he would have corrupted the shit out of Michael if he had become a senator.
In other words, the sopranos pretty much rehashed the godfather as the writers had no new ideas. Agreed
@@davidwagstaff47 not the most insightful knife in the drawer 🍷
@@paolovallejo8022 no, the writers of the sopranos definately weren't
Tony wanted AJ to be like Patsy old kid, lawyer that had balls.
The touch of AJ talking about the killing of Solozzo, contrasted with his father's reaction just speaks truth to what the Sopranos mean to the gangster genre.
"it's just a movie"
Yeah, David Chase definitely added that because some people started idolising Tony Soprano. He’s just a fictional character, being a gangster is not glamorous.
i think its also double meaning, because tony says "its just a movie" in a dissapointed tone and i dont know if he realizes that thats exactly what he does when he goes on and on about gary cooper and the silent type kinda man.
ladies and gentlemen, Mr.James Gandolfini. Greatest actor i've ever seen.
R.I.P you absolute legend
thom v nobody else could of played Tony soprano
thom v yeah. The greatest.
The kid is good too in this scene!
James Gandolfini is what Tony Soprano would have been if he had even more courage.
Great that his son is gonna play him in the prequel
*AJ tries to murder his uncle* Tony: “I guess your heart was in the right place”
Lol
Uncle?, isn't he his Granpa?
Rock N' Roll Grand Uncle
Bruh obviously he meant that AJ was striken by the Tony's shooting and wanted justice. But the means which he chose were wrong. He literally said it. "But it's WRONG". You sharp as a fucking cueball.
@@DrTiggy666 well, that's an expression from the show - i didn't come up with it, so you can use it too.
4:03 Love how Tony cleans himself up when he's sure AJ isn't looking. Wipes the tears forming on his face and even gives his eyes the old triple blink to even out the moisture collecting on his eyes.
Honestly just the way Junior’s so enthusiastic and proud “Anthony! my nephew!” I think that just ruined AJ’s chances. He couldn’t do it.
I felt so bad for junior all alone in the asylum and finally a family member comes to visit only to try and kill him
Honestly that would have shook Tony too.
Junior is like his surrogate grandfather. He’s not some stranger with a happy trigger finger. He saw his own flesh and blood, someone who took part in his childhood and he froze.
Who wouldn't deter from their violent plans if they see an old, frail man being so happy? Only a sociopath would
Tony's one genuinely good piece of fatherly advice.
Basically telling his son "You're not like me."
In the words of Eminem: We are not alike
almost pleading with him to do something else
You have no balls
"You dont want to be like me"
"You're a good guy, I'm very grateful." A rare moment of honesty for Tony, he recognizes he is not a good person but knows his son does not have that disease within him.
"You're a good guy, I'm very grateful." One of the most sincere things Tony ever said. He did a lot of horrible crap to his friends over the course of the series, but his love for his kids was unassailable.
Fuckin Walt Whitman over here.
fuckin guy thinks hes walt whitman. S'guy
Like a modern day Al Capone, really
Quite an observation. Sacred and a propane
@@risbolensky3921 there's no stigmata these days...
Tony: "you gotta grow up "
AJ: "throws up"
Adults everywhere : "we feel you bro"
Double Dee lol
AJ just misheard him that's all
🤣😂😅
Lol. I initially thought you were talking about how the words grow and throw sound alike then I noticed the "adults everywhere" part.
You gotta throw up
They way he can display every conceivable emotion in one scene is astounding and tremendously special. Wow I miss James.
The man was a gift to acting. Miss him too.
Angry and sad are not "every conceivable emotion"
This is actually a very sad scene
@Turd Ferguson you got a link ?
Lol he's joking
It was more sad when AJ did not succed trying to kill himself
@@8darkknight472 what a triggered little snowflake you are 😂
@@t8tertotsp What the fuck are you talking about
I guess AJ didn't have the makings of a varsity athlete either
Small hands, that was his problem
AJ didn't have the makings of anything at all.
Lmao!
Event planning?
never has
Tony’s cryin and he’s telling AJ to stop crying. What a scene.
AJ wanted to go after uncle june, tone, and anybody else who didn't fall in line. he wudda went after new york eventually.
Hahaha
Aj doesn't want the small scraps....
vadrigar ya there’s no scraps in Ajs scrapbook
Why am I not making pots in Peru?
You're born to this shit.
Lol
AJ is actually all of us. We talk tough here, but it's a good thing none of us are actually like Tony.
Wrong, you can be like Tony!!
@@andyusfca … Yeah that’s called a sociopath
I can beat chu up
Bruh, speak for yourself. I`m probably the exact opposite of AJ. He is a good guy that doesn`t have the stomach for violence but tries to do it anyway. I on the other hand get violent urges all the time and then have to control myself largely due to my Christian faith.
Do you know me ?
Gandolfini's acting was perfect.
A master class
Amazing acting, as usual, by Gandolfini here but Robert Iler is excellent in this scene, as well.
All of the main and recurring cast in this show are excellent. And a bit of the extras too.
Onmysheet
Agreed 100%.
@@Onmysheet That house was at the top of its game too
Yeaa they both killed it💯🔥
That small bit of relief on Tony’s face when AJ throws up is so telling. His son isn’t cut out to follow in his footsteps, and that’s a good thing.
"That's not my knife." God, Junior's dementia could be funny.
Him saying that has nothing to do with demenrus
@@ReanimatorsMutilations who the fuck is demenrus
@@ridge4649 *dementia
That is basically jail for him. So he wants to make sure he isn't the guy who tried to knife someone. That's a criminal's reflex. 5 years old that comment? … Jesus …
That's the adrenaline rush and decades of street smarts wired into his brain going into action. No degree of dementia can erase that.
Today on Jamie-Lynn and Robert's podcast Not Today Pal, Sopranos creator David Chase guessed correctly that this scene was the one that Robert thought was his best performance over the course of the series.
This is what just brought me here looking for this scene, just saw that clip from the podcast......never thought AJ Soprano in real life could be the least bit likable lol, I guess he's a good actor afterall
no nintendo for AJ. and he'll have to clean the gutters again
What gutters? Where? I don't know what you mean. I don't know.
the things on the roof
And no credit card for 2 weeks.
@@artistbuddy LOL he was so dumb and spoiled he had no idea what gutters were. You can see Tony's face when he walks him out to show him...hes so disappointed lol
No Need. Jackie Jr already did those. lol
"First of all, your mother does not find out about this" Classic line on so many levels.
Terrific acting, also one that is heart touching. Defines the instant love-hate relationship between AJ and his dad, how his dad doesn't approve what he did yet at the same times understands him.
***** AJ wasn't stupid, he was just ignorant. Like most kids the age he was portraying. If anything he just came off as totally ambivalent about everything and as he grew up the ambivalence lent itself to a life of lacking an identity and academic skills, which hampered his work prospects as an adult; that identity crisis was further aggravated by his perceptions of being incapable of living up to his father's legacy - Being neither physically imposing nor mentally imposing - I don't think this was ever outright said, but I think it was strongly implied; especially in the season where they wanted to send AJ to that military reform school. if anything AJ was the epitome of mediocrity in a family of people that excelled at their respective paths. AJ excelled at... Not excelling, but that was the role he carved out for himself in his family because his parents did not know how to raise a child that was not independent early on in life (like Meadow). Despite her college education Carmella was not what I would call a forward thinking mother who tried to engage her children on any intellectual level, only at their archetypal roles.
Jackie Jr is essentially how AJ's story plays out if Tony isn't there to keep him out of "the life".
***** haha :) I think every guy going through their adolescents has a little AJ in them. Fortunately, my life turned out a lot different.
“That’s not my knife.” Even with severe dementia Uncle Junior was hood to the core.
Original comment.....
So original jeez how come i didn't think of that?
I love how Tony calls him a nice guy instead of nice kid. Shows he's acknowledging AJ is growing up and becoming his own man and therefore doesn't disrespect him by calling him a kid
3:31-3:50
The emotion on Tony’s face when AJ tells him about the Godfather is just incredible. What an exceptional and masterful actor James was.
I find that movie absolutely hilarious because of the acting
I fucking love the way Junior said “my nephew!” full of pride
This show has the greatest TV acting I have ever seen. When Tony and AJ come out of the cop station and Tony grabs AJ tells him to stop crying - phenomenal.
I like to believe they went to McDonald's afterwards and got a happy meal in the drive-through.
Nope they went to Stewart's for some dogs.
I hope she,liked his toy
"That's not mine"
You can take Jr out of the streets, but you can't take the streets out of Jr
Lol after thinking AJ was a young Tony
"That's not my knife" lol
Didn't AJ realize junior only shot tony because he had dementia?
Lolllllll
BlakeFerret he isn't that clever
TheGooners11 AJ was pathetic but it was his parents fault
He's not that bright, but he's headstrong and that makes for bad combination. He only sees Junior as the amoral, bitter, power hungry old man who tried to murder his own blood and not the decrepit shell that he increasingly becomes
BlakeFerret Tony didnt even realize it until the final scene between junior and tony
it breaks my heart how proud and happy he is to see AJ
My favourite scene of the entire series. Tony finally sees his son attempting to go down the same route he did, just as Tony took after his own father, and it breaks his heart because all he's ever wanted is for AJ not to not end up like himself. James Gandolfini was SUCH a phenomenal fucking actor. A master of the art.
Everytime AJ shows interest in something Tony shoots him down because they're "not realistic" which he himself said Junior did to him when he was in high school which damaged his confidence and motivation.
The burden is carried onto the next generation, even though you might’ve sworn you’d never be like them.
James Gandolfinis acting is so unique. Even when the other characters are talking his silence and facial expressions steal every scene. Amazing.
I love how the fact that AJ even fails to throw up is bothering Tony, he says "come on get in the car" with a look on his face like "even that he can't get done?"
So much going on here. I just love how in the middle of his rage, while yelling at AJ for what he just did, he also manages to slip in the fact that he couldn’t even pull it off, and insults his son with pretty heavy language for failing to do the thing he’s yelling at him for trying to do. The way that he slips back and forth from both sides while maintaining the same level of outrage, the masterful way that he does this, you can see the sincerity in his eyes that he truly is let down by both of these contradicting things, but he’s beyond trying to reconcile this, the build up of multi-faceted disappointed in his son has been building for so long that it finally just erupts and all comes out together. Brilliant writing brilliant acting all around.
Powerful and touching scene. Here we see Tony soprano as close as he ever gets to being just a regular dad. It must have been really emotional on the set during that take.
When Tony says “Your heart was in the right place but it’s not in your nature” “your a nice guy” there was a very sincere undertone. Almost as if to say he’s happy it turned out this way and not the other way. If AJ killed junior Tony would just have another killer in his ranks. His son would be just like him and Tony already fights his demons with that lifestyle, he definitely didn’t want that for AJ. AJ not killing junior just reassured Tony that his son can live a life that he can’t, free of demoralizing obligations, constant life and death situations, and the paranoia. When Tony tells AJ that “He needs to grow up” he’s simply stating that AJ needs to get out of his shadow, stop trying to rebel and do outrageous things for his respect or attention and just be his own man.
I like your interpretation
Thanks I actually cried when I read this because it kind of reflected my life
Thanks whoever you are and wherever you may be thank you
I think it's funny that people think AJ is so weak and Tony is so strong. Tony passes out because he represses every emotion but anger, he's so afraid of showing weakness but your body doesn't lie. Tony acts all tough and he can be very cruel but he never loses that spark of humanity and conscience. He lives knowing that he's a hypocrite to everyone including his children. He expects AJ to be tough but he's done nothing to help him get that way. He has sheltered him and substituted fatherhood with possessions. I think that if the series at continued after Tony's death you would see that AJ probably was okay and maybe even better off without him.
we all have this scene to enjoy forever, it is one of the best in the whole series. robert iler has this scene to enjoy forever, to stare at in amazement that he not only got to share a one on one scene with james galdolfini, but hold his own in a moment of 100% vulnerability. amazing acting from two great actors. anyone that says robert iler isnt that good - think about how much you hated AJ for a minute. yeah, we all did.
Exactly. People who hate AJ don't realize how good the writing and acting work on them.
Why do people even hate AJ? He’s a fucken kid. This is a show where people kill their family members and friends and beat women to death. Wtf is wrong with people
How about the scene??? When he jumps
Into his pool. Tries killing himself.???
That was his best scene by far. Doin this scene. Robert had to jump into that icy water pool..10 different times. Tgey had two huge outside heaters..to dry both Robert n jim off. After every take..
@@Johnnysmithy24 I think they're supposed to hate AJ. The entire show we're surrounded by tough guy mob people to the point where that becomes the norm. So seeing a relatively normal asshole kid who wants to be tough but is a bit of a coward deep down makes us feel distain towards him. It's only until season 6 do we realise that AJ is actually a good guy and that we shouldn't be idolising these gangsters. That's the way I felt atleast.
@@fro_e I think anyone with any bit of morality should’ve realized that from the beginning
2:35 That may actually be the most viscerally enraged we ever see Tony in the show. I love how he brings his fist up but doesn’t hit AJ. You can tell he wants to beat his face in more than anything, but even someone like him couldn’t do that to his own son. Simply masterful acting from James Gandolfini, as always.
Idk why everyone hates on A.J.. Yeah he got to be a depressed whiner towards the end, but Janice was honestly the worst character that I fantasized about killing
hell yea.. she herself sucks in real life as a actress
I think with Janice as the show went on, you got to see more of Liva in her.
Janice was another one who had a 98 lb mole removed from her ass
Daymyn J. Think everyone did lol
I always hated AJ and Meadow. He wasn't too bad in the early seasons, but later on, just a complete toolbag and a fucking moron. Meadow was a whiny, eye rolling spoiled brat, but she at least matured as a character and got involved in helping those less fortunate. I get that they were written to be that way, but I never could give 2 shits about them, nor do I feel bad what they would have experienced after the show's last scene.
The fact that the police offer said “he spoke to assemblyman..” when Tony introduced himself, and then let AJ walk free after all those charges…..very subtle touch to show how deep Tony’s connections were and how the mob put people in power. Such a great show
Even being a sociopath like Tony Soprano, he really did fucking love his kids. and Might have actually done just well enough to break the cycle...
When he yells at AJ he doesn’t sound like a mob boss, he sounds like a genuinely angry father that was afraid his son could go to jail
There's a scene in the final season when Meadow conveys to him that she thinks he and other "Italians" are mistreated and plans to defend them as an attorney. He realizes he may not have broken the cycle with her, when she was the one he had the most hope for.
Tony soprano is not sociopath
Sociopaths can't love
@DrJ-hx7wv yes they can. They love themselves!
I think Tony was absolutely terrified of the thought that AJ considered heading down the same path as him, knowing he's not cut out for it.
Gandolfini’s acting in this scene was next level.
3:55 AJ really heard "you gotta throw up", what a nice kid
Tony knows his that his son is a better person than he is. Such a great scene.
@John Smith nice job missing the point of the show, jackass.
"That's not my knife!" lmfao
Exactly! Typical reaction of an old-school mafioso who always expects to be blamed for everything, even the wind blowing and knocking someone off the roof.
the face of anthony, the shadows and illumination... and the feelings too. what a scene
I love how Junior was so proud when he said "my nephew"
Yeah but he mistook him for Tony.
@@HistoryToBeTold-Channelsmall hands that was his problem
@@HistoryToBeTold-ChannelI mean AJ is his great nephew so it's not top far of a stretch for Junior to recognize him
Incredible acting. The way he touches his sons face as a real loving father. Epic acting. RIP
“Your mother does not find out about this.”
That’s a bigger favor than getting him outa jail haha
Got to admire Tony for not wanting AJ to become part of the Mafia.
He's to soft for it anyway. Carmella has spoiled him rotten.
He never had the makings of a varsity mobster......
My theory is that after the events of the show, AJ does end up joining the mob
@H M I agree with you but my thing is how the last few episodes of season 6 set AJ up for that path. Later on in the season, we see AJ and his friends take a guy from one of the parties they were at, throw him in his car and drive him out to some park/wooded area to beat him up and AJ's hesitant to participate in the violence but ultimately bites his tongue and starts throwing blows as well. There's also the instance when the guy drove in to AJ's friend's car door on his bicycle and AJ doesn't do much there either to stop the beating they gave that guy, not to mention the racial slurs they throw are reminiscent of Tony's own views with African Americans. Here, with AJ attempting to kill Junior we see that AJ possesses the quality to be vengeful for his father and if in the final episode Tony really is killed at Holsten's, AJ witnessing that first hand would only serve as the perfect impetus for AJ to indulge in his hatred and vengeance through the mob, or as Meadow would say "...organized crime, whatever you wanna call it,"
Bob D absolutely no way. He wouldn’t have lasted long in that life. Ffs the guy tried to kill himself and you think he’d be mentally tough to go out and kill people, be ruthless etc?
@@robertdominguez6002 if Tony did e d up dying I think aj would end up looking for revenge aiming he didn't die to
“It’s not in your nature”. Wow this is a heavy scene. I know a lot of men will understand a long list of things in this scene.
I just had a moment like this with my dad today. Obviously not the same circumstances but in a nutshell my dad told me "you need to grow up son, your not a kid anymore." I'll try my best dad. In loving memory to James Gandolfini for being a mighty great actor. This series truly is art.
Same!! Similar situation where my dad picked me up at the station, he scolded me but that day my life changed for the better. And the classic "mom can't hear about this"
every stable man has had this moment with their dads. the ones who haven't are in jail right now
i had it as well, very similar exchange even mentioning the godfather and "you make me wanna cry"... this scene always reminds me of that talk and makes ME wanna cry lol
When he said “You’re a nice guy. That’s a good thing.”, It really spoke to me like no other scene in tv ever has.
I’ve always loved how proudly Junior says Anthony!…My Nephew!’
When he says he’s a nice guy, and that’s a good thing for Christ sake, the frustration in James Gandolfini’s voice is so real
4:25 the ultimate "don't tell your mom" moment. LOL
mudda*.
This is in the top three scenes of the entire show for me. It gets to the heart of the issue. Each one of us is a collection of the people, ideas and events that we've encountered in our past. People are products of their environments. Tony realizes that AJ is a nice guy. We'd like to think that if Tony is able to discern morality then he could just change himself or else we could blame him for not changing. But in reality, Tony understands his entire life has shaped him to be a sociopathic criminal. There's already too much momentum driving his direction. The entire show is a struggle about momentum, and what could've been. Hence why the Journey lyrics in the last scene are so fitting, "Just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit."
The lyric is actually: "just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit." But I get what you mean.
@@tStevester83 corrected. Thanks.
This scene perfectly captures the sheer CHAOS of the reality that hits when an emotionally heavy situation comes about.
It’s a movie… this is just a tv show AJ.
It's a TV progrum!
People give Robert Iler shit about playing AJ, but I thought he did a great job. AJ was not likeable and spoiled, and that is exactly how he played him.
It's really amazing how AJ turned out to be a normal kid raised by an abnormal parent. Tony should be proud or disappointed, depending on your perspective. I felt disappointed in AJ the entire show, but he's a miracle.
I always make myself laugh after Tony says “it’s a movie” by imagining Tony looking right in to the camera and saying, “ but this is a TV show”
Right? It feels like David Chase is saying it lol
I think this proves that deep down, despite tony being harsh to AJ, Tony doesn’t want AJ to be like him.
“It’s a movie” that line is crazy after everything that’s happenedn
AJ is the most sympathetic of all of these characters. He's the only one who has the capacity to humanize Tony at times.
The only time in the show were You can see Tony be afraid of something. His son turning into him, or worse.
I actually felt sad for Junior here, he really wanted to someone to visit him, and at the same time i was laughing when Junior said its not his knife, uncle Jun is gangster to the core
Tony wasn't talking to AJ. He was talking to himself.
The scene that got me is when Tony pulls AJ outta the pool and he starts hugging AJ and calling him My babe. Very Family, Italian oriented
AJ did *not* think this one through. At all.
+B2525 No away at all, agreed.
+Removoe
Good thing!
He wanted to get caught cause he knew he couldn’t go through with it but wanted the credit for it
@@dimmak8206 you nailed it. He had no intention of doing it
Should've lishened to bobby and cwistopha!
I have a feeling if the show went on longer, AJ mightve went down a darker path. After he was hanging with those frat guys it showed there was some sort of darkness inside him from his dads side.
Tony had the most gothic kids for a Italian boss.
That's Vito Jr.
@@hesh.hesh.2051 Don't forget Kelly. She looked like Marilyn Manson's daughter.
Tony's actually a good father, more lenient than abusive towards his kids. But his lifestyle's too toxic for it not to affect his kids
Therapist told the wife to leave and take what’s left of the kids and go.
Tony is a shit father, yall really need to stop idolizing him.
When AJ gets drug to the ground by the staff & starts screaming "He shot my Dad!" I always get emotional for some reason. 🥺 Tony's right that it's not in AJ's nature to do such a thing, but... his emotions & love for his father get the best of his senses, and so he does something stupid cuz of it. But it's understandable. Brilliantly acted scene.
"that's not my shinebox"
Alex Filosa Wow, how original, but this is The Sopranos not fucking Goodfellas!.
Hockeytown/Broad Street Bullies #1 Fan chill out, would you? That was written two years ago dude
lmao
@@90sNickfan91 Charles Schwab over here