Anyone else DEEPLY disturbed by the bashing of the Japaense guy?
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fiverites — 19 years ago(May 22, 2006 06:02 PM)
Although that incident did not happen during Pistone's investigation, I thought it was necessary to the movie. It showed how Pistone had to think on his feet, and the bond, trust and mutual respect that he and Sonny were having. Notice how Sonny and the crew were all obliging at first, and Sonny was getting annoyed at Donnie for holding them up. Donnie had to make up on the spot that the reason he was an orphan was because his father was killed in the Korean War, refusing to acknowledge any asian custom. Thus, in turn stirred Sonny's emotions, feeling Donnie's so called loss. Sonny stands up for Donnie now stating that Donnie, nor any of them will remove their shoes out of respect to Donnie's dead father. Now when the waiter/host still refuses to seat them without the removal of their shoes, the beating occursthis was done purely for Donnie's benefit more than the non-compliance of the waiter/host. Donnie listening to the beating on the tape later shows that the risk of his investigation is not solely on him, but on anyone he happens to come across. It was either him or the waiter.
I recommened to anyone who has not read the book 'Donnie Brasco' My undercover life in the Mafia by Joe Pistone and Richard Woodley and enjoy the movie, to do so without hesitation. It's so much more in depth and you will really begin to understand the Mafia as it isnot what you see in most other movies.
Joe Pistone aka Donnie Brasco, did an amazing job, and I cannot begin to imagine what is was like for him and his family from the day he went under to today, where there is still a open $500,000 contract out on his life, but that book will give the reader an inkling.
Joseph D. Pistone, I salute you, and to the original poster, yes, I find this scene hard to watch also. -
tony_longuinio — 19 years ago(May 24, 2006 08:57 AM)
I couldn't agree more. Am not exactly a big fannadiss movie but I enjoyed it when I saw it.
Think ovvit diss way: You have two people so two points of view
Pistone/Brasco: Has a tape recorder in his boot and, if he takes his boots
of, he will blow his cover and may even be killed.
Waiter at Jappo place:Doing his job. Dusnt know that Brasco is a stoolie Fed
and he suffered the consequences of insisting Brasco
removes his footwear.
Its your call but I gotta side wid Donnie-boy on diss
Good impro by Donnie/Joe
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sutava — 19 years ago(August 09, 2006 01:37 PM)
I'd cope by telling your caveman government to stick it's military service up it's ass and choose prison time instead. And yeah I know all too well what prison's are like in many other countries, I've studied many Amnesty International reports.
Maybe you have no balls and can't say no to being trained as an enforced murderer and are too chicken beep to go to prison instead? -
godfather4377 — 19 years ago(June 06, 2006 12:19 AM)
It was a messed up scene. The waiter was just doing his job, and got the $hit beat out of him for it. The waiter did try to fight back, got to give him credit for that. Donnie Brasco was a great movie. I don't think it gets the credit it desereves, with godfather and goodfellas being it's shadow. Very good movie.
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DiangeloWolfer — 19 years ago(June 12, 2006 03:52 PM)
"I don't see how anyone could not be disturbed by this scene, unless they have no soul. The waiter was doing his job and I admired him for not backing down to a bunch of dumbassess who think they are badass. "
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pimpmastabola — 19 years ago(July 31, 2006 07:34 PM)
THe Japanese guy was steadfast about his customs and traditions. And no one assumes that if you tell people to obey comapny policy that they will find themselves beat almost to death. I doesn't matter if he knew the were wiseguys, its ridiculous.
This scene isn't there to show that Pistone had think quickly on his feet, but rather to show how in trying to combat them he had actually become one of them. He had become the very evil that he was trying to combat. He had become a wolf to catch a wolf, and that is not at all what the FBI desired for him, and that is ultamitly why they felt they had to pull him out. In trying to court the beast he become one.