my english teacher showed us this exact clip to how us the true nature f writing a scene, the use of scenery, dialogue and story telling. After that he told us al about the show and i never stopped from there
That is America in a nut shell. Doesn't matter your reputation, if you have enough money, people will at the very least allow you to get your foot in the door.
That actually isn't America. I believe that the whole point of this scene is to show how these destitute and criminal minorities still believe in preconceived notions about America. The cops can't wrap their minds around them letting him still play, because in their minds (and in the minds of the people who actually run this country) the idea of letting him still play is unfathomable. Why don't you try to get a job as a top 500 CEO with a criminal record? These positions don't hire certain people because of the college they went to... The opportunity provided in this country can be real for a very tiny amount of people, but the vast vast majority of Americans will die in the same economic/social class they were born into. It's all a lie perpetuated by the people at the top to keep the people at the bottom subservient.
@@jonesjay515 the entire hip-hop industry disproves your point. The vast majority of those people come from criminal and violent backgrounds. However, as long as you got the money to play the game, America will at least let you get your foot in the door.
@@FreePlayMode So because .1% of aspiring musicians can make money suddenly America is the land of opportunity? Lol. Sounds like you've bought into the lie way too much. Heres a fact, regardless of your personal decisions and aspirations, you are vastly more likely to die in the same social/economical class you were born into. Get over yourself
Good old capitalism! I first took it as if he was implying that America is the land of rugged individualism- aka it's every man for himself while he's snatching crumbs and running this rat race in a dog eat dog world. But still, America is all of the above, the land of opportunity and the land of opportunists, the land of freedom and the land of free dumb, the land of milk and honey, a melting pot for culture, and a beacon of hope for everyone else around the world.
@@nodozhit I've been on both sides of the tracks. Stay humble, work to be debt free, don't blame anyone and always be thinking about the next move. Help when you can, hold your family close ✌🇺🇸
@@playbackproductions1 I like that! I only hope that many others share similar visions and viewpoints and values- especially our country next generation and future leaders of the world.
The show is so good, even the characters that aren't in it are interesting. Snot Boogie, Ronnie Moe, Poot Blanchard, Black Donnie, Eggy Mule, Shorty Boyd etc.
@@ellllllo77 You're missing out on a masterpiece of a show with an ending planned from episode one. It's in a league of its own and honestly wouldn't even mention it in the same conversation as the Wire.
now this is how you start off a great show. i remember having the first season on dvd and re-watching it alot. my girlfriend used to complain about how much i watched it so i made her watch one episode with me. after that she watched the whole series in a week and then went out and bought all the rest of the seasons and watched them al by herself...lol. she's thai and has never stepped foot in america, so she cant realate at all but she was still hooked. that's what great shows are all about.
I still remember seeing this opening scene and thinking to myself that "this show is going to be epic"; and it was better than i could have ever imagined!! Best show ever!!
Remind me of dealers in my hood who Always serve snitches who on paperwork. I asked why serve him dude just says got to added I don't want him getting mad n ratting on me! I never understood that if you don't serve him he can't get you tho?
I finished the wire like 2 months ago when i started the show the moment he said this America man i knew this is the greatest tv show i will ever watch and guess what i was right.
You know snoop and the deacon from the wire were real gangsters. The Deacon(melvin williams) is going to be on BET's American Gangster this week on wdenesday. Ed Burns, one of the directors, used to be a police officer and was chasin him from the 60's to the 80's
Why so this show NOT have any awards??!!! This clip alone, would have won 20 ocars if it was in "main stream TV shows". I love The Wire but I get mad at the show biz industry for not recognizing the quality of this show!!!
ok... and on your DVD the commentary for this scene is what? Because I'm sure it's the same. Describe it in your own words then. On my DVD David Simon says that the "It's America man" line in the context of this scene is about how people that don't have access to the legitimate economy create their own realities.
Hey did anyone actually work this case? I know McNulty got pulled off to do the case on Barksdale, but even before then it didn't seem like he was working the case. Or did he close the case at the scene with that witness?
no matter what happens, game of capitalism never stops. that's insightful but maybe too straight forward. any person in the right mind couldn't agree on effectiveness of the american system after watching this show. it's simply flawed and dangerous.
When he says "it's America man" he is talking about a concept of what America is that only he and those in his environment buy into. The reason it's so funny to McNulty is because his concept is so off. Its all about how those who don't have access to the legitimate economy create their own realities.
