"The Godfather" and "The Sopranos"

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This paper compares the main themes and characters of the popular television series "The Sopranos" and the famous film "The Godfather". The author explores the similarities and differences in their approach to religion, family, morality and humor. The paper also includes society's reactions to these two works. In conclusion, the author offers a personal opinion on the reason for the productions' successes.

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"In assessing these two different approaches to the Mob, the question is not "Do the writers and producers 'use' religion?" but rather, it is obvious that religion plays a role in the real life of gangsters - particularly Italian ones. For instance, we do not see Hyman Roth (a prototype of the real-life Meyer Lansky) attend a synagogue. Yet, we see various scenes of interplay with the clergy, and attendance at baptisms, marriages and funerals within a church or cathedral- not in the U.S. and in Sicily. We cannot eliminate the influence of the church- whether we can consider it positive, neutral, or negative. Religion is there. It cannot be eliminated, even from fiction pretending to be real life."

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