The iconic television series Sons of Anarchy, broadcast from 2008 to 2014, is one of the most successful projects on the FX channel. The show lasted seven seasons, and for several years to play the same play is not for the faint of heart, so the creators rapidly expanded their repertoire every season. The series about American gangster bikers has a huge army of fans who prefer violent films with ambiguous and colorful characters, intriguing story lines. Its IMDb rating is 8.60. Reviews "Sons of Anarchy" have a variety of - from enthusiastic laudatory to frankly cynical.
Good start
There is an opinion that when creating the project, its author Kurt Sutter was inspired by the immortal works of Shakespeare, which is probably why the series “Sons of Anarchy” was a huge success, over the years not losing, but only increasing the audience. According to statistics, three times more viewers watched the final season than the first. One of the key characters in the show was played by Charlie Hunnam - the future star of the "Pacific Frontier", and his powerful mother was embodied on the screen by Katie Sagal, who had previously voiced Futurama. The series managed to get the highest rating and positive reviews from critics who praised the performance of Katie Sagal with particular passion. The actress was awarded the Golden Globe Award, has many other awards and nominations. The Sons of Anarchy project (season 1) was a serious and justifiable bid for success.
Hamlet on Wheels
During the heyday of biker exploitation, participants in motorcycle gangs were portrayed in the cinema as complete thugs. After the release of the cult Wild Wild Angels (1966), the American Motorcycle Association stated that only one percent of asocial types among motorcyclists. Then the most obstinate voluntarily decorated their jackets with the “1%” patch. It was these characters that interested Kurt Sutter, who refused to see primitive violators of public order and law in his heroes. He endowed the images of his characters with depth, constantly drawing parallels with Shakespearean collisions. The most obvious of these is the confrontation between Jack Teller and Clive Morrow, who killed the young man’s father and married his mother. It turns out a natural biker "Hamlet". In the final episode of season 4 with the subtitle To Be, Act 2, Jacks becomes the new president of the club, but how many times he has to regret it, the viewer only finds out in season 5.
Criticism
If the first season of Sons of Anarchy received mixed reviews from critics from The Boston Globe and The New York Times, viewers were more generous in praise. Filmmakers praised acting, and the viewer saw great potential in the show.
Season 2 of “Sons of Anarchy” significantly increased the number of positive reviews from film experts. After praise from critics of Time magazine, the Chicago Tribune was nominated for the Television Critics Association Award. Spectators in their assessment were united: they called the show exciting and promising.
The third season, the audience praised for the disclosed storylines between members of the Teller-Morrow family.
In assessing recent seasons, filmmakers and common people were unanimous in their opinion, characterizing the television project Kurt Sutter as one of the most successful television series of our time.
Kinotrash competition
It should be noted that watching “Sons of Anarchy” (on LostFilm or on any other site - it doesn’t matter) is not recommended for the faint of heart. The television series contains cruel and bloody scenes. For example, the wife of the head of the clan, Gemma Teller-Morrow, was a very cool woman, more than once demonstrating her cunning and cruelty. But in the thirteenth episode of season 6, she surpassed many men when she mercilessly beaten, and then stabbed her daughter-in-law and the mother of her grandson Tara Knowles with a barbecue fork. It is difficult to explain the reason for her act, on the whole Gemma decided that Tara had betrayed her son and the family as a whole. But the bikers have a short conversation with “rats” ... Although many viewers in reviews of “Sons of Anarchy” (season 6) tried to justify her act.
Unloved character
For all the time of the show’s triumphant broadcast, almost every viewer audience has decided on the choice of their favorite characters, whom you sympathize with, despite their mixed actions. Naturally, there are heroes who cause persistent hostility. Most fans of the series “Sons of Anarchy” in the reviews categorically negatively spoke about the heroine of June Steel. It’s even somewhat surprising that among the bikers, drug addicts, anarchists and killers, the most hated character was the pretty blonde, the agent of the Drug Enforcement Department. Although June was at times unprincipled, meaner and more bloodthirsty than most gang members. He quickly became involved in intrigues, used his position, lied, betrayed, on her hands the blood of many heroes of the show. The girl directed the gang to the most bloody crimes, remaining in the shade. The death of the cowardly and arrogant bitch was warmly welcomed by the public in reviews of the "Sons of Anarchy."
Lead character death
Throughout the series, most critics accused Ron Perlman, who played the role of president of the biker club, of pulling a blanket over himself and preventing other performers from revealing themselves. Perhaps that is why, in the end, the creators decided to bring his character to the grave. But Perlman can not be intimidated by screen deaths, especially since he knows how to survive, like few others. His character in “Sons of Anarchy” was chosen from such troubles that others could not do. Dear in criminal circles, authority, the president of the club, a stern husband, a supporter of tough parenting, Ron Perlman is really a real superstar for such a brutal show. But the environment of his hero Clay Morrow was selected no less cool, appropriate. He received a blow from his stepson Jack, stinging like a snake warmed on his chest, at the most unexpected moment. After Morrow's successful escape from prison, the heroes are left face to face, and instead of the freedom gained, the leader receives several bullets in the chest. This turn of events caused an unprecedented response in the hearts of the audience, the reviewers expressed their indignation in the reviews of "Sons of Anarchy." But these losses cannot be compared with the spectacle that the authors prepared in the seventh season, which differs from all previous ones with an even greater degree of violence.
Cameo
The creators of the series, for the greater interest of the audience, introduced well-known personalities to the story every season, who enjoyed playing cameos. Among the brightest:
- Stephen King in the guise of a creepy “cleaner” dismembering corpses;
- puffy and morbidly pale Marilyn Manson in the role of a neo-Nazi criminal authority, distinguished not only by an unusual appearance;
- Leah Michelle from The Choir, who appeared as a sweet waitress at a roadside diner.