James Harold "Sopranos"

identifying with Tony Soprano A MORAL NEVER-NEVER LAND AND SO ... the show The Episode "Proshai, Livushka" - After death of his mother, watches Public Enemy his favorite movie, he smiles at the idea of the character's loving mother he crys after. { FOR EXAMPLE } The first argument for this comes from the very first worry for this kind of artwork came from Western philosopher Plato: ART DANGEROUS? by James Harold does this show change us and make it wrong to watch a show like this? Harold doubts it. Harold does make the point that this show contributes to helping us have a deeper understanding and more of an extra thought as to what really is good and evil and that there is more to it than these two labels. The show doesn't just make bad people look good but has a range of dynamic people who suffer from the evil doings or do good, and it's not just from one point of view (Jennifer Melfi, Buccos, Carmela) Artworks can affect us deeply but there are many other factors on whether TV shows are morally corrupting. The Sopranos provide multiple moral perspectives and gives us a deeper understanding on what's good and evil. THE fallacies Are there any TV shows you can think of that the bad guy is the main character? class discussion The End BUT THE BIG QUESTION JAMES PUTS OUT IS THIS - IS IT MORALLY WRONG TO WATCH TV SHOWS LIKE THE SOPRANOS that have the front man as a evil man? can TV shows CORUPT US AND MAKE US CHANGE IF WE IDENTIFY WITH SUCH CHARACTERS LIKE TONY SOPRANO? It's about this Italian man named Tony, he's a father, a nephew, a patient, a son, and most importantly he's the boss. Yes, when I say boss I don't mean of some company manager as he says so throughout the series but the boss of a Mafia (Mob). He kills and orders them along the show and yet with the dynamic way that the show is displayed to people it shows the up close and personal way of Tony and his life along with the people in his world. The argument with this type of show is that, it makes men like Tony seem likeable to people. Faulty Authority - Politicians aren't philosophers to be able to judge whether or not a show like the Sopranos can change people or not. Slippery Slope - Thinking that by watching TV shows like this a person will ultimately become an evil doer or violent. False Dilemma - Either be violent or not phased by the TV show the Sopranos along with others TO CONCLUDE... okay, have you ever found yourself sympathizing with the bad guy? The opposite of what you've been taught to want to succeed? Well, that's what Harold is basically talking about throughout his whole article. TV shows lately now are not only about the leading role being a good guy but actually one who is quite the opposite .. the point of the reading - poetry, evokes strong emotion that can undermine social stability - poetry to Plato would be more like theater for us today - strong reason should govern society not weakened by emotion (poetry) - Thus so feeling pity or grief when it is not appropriate to do so and take away from that to our personal lives The Second from Nineteenth century, Leo Tolstoy: - believed most art was morally corrupt taking feelings like Plato said - influence us as who we become - make people worse off morally because the feelings as selfish and alienate one another The features in the show make us sympathize with tony as a character by it being a television series and not just movie, the characters are portrayed in deep psychological ways and intimate (seeing dreams), very realistic. But all the while Tony is still a vicious and morally bankrupt character and yet people can identify with him Do you believe that TV shows like the Sopranos can corrupt people and in fact change them?