My favorite "Open" from The Wire - A modern take on classic "spaghetti western" of Brother Mouzone (Michael Potts) confronting Omar, one of the most complex characters that ever appeared on a television show, as portrayed by the great, great, great Michael K Williams)! This is one of my favorite scenes from the The Wire, and thats saying something, as it had many many unforgettable scenes.
The opening of Season 3 episode 11 (entitled "Middle Ground") is the pentultimate episode of the third season. The dialog is electric, and the director's stylistic reference to the Western genre are unmistakable, ironic, and certainly not by accident. Just as Omar's wearing a classic "cowboy duster" is not an accident. Creators Simon and Burns envisioned Omar almost as a character out of a Western: A gunslinger with strong principals. A man who lives by a code.
This riveting scene (a typical Wire 'cold open') is here intact with the opening credits for the full experience (Season 3 had the Neville Brothers version of Tom Wait's 'Down in the Hole').
(Tidbit: any James Bond fan will recognize the Walther PPK as Bond's gun too)
If you haven't seen The Wire (televisions best series, ever) your life is incomplete! Watch the whole thing:
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5 окт 2024
