15 years ago, the last movie directed by Robert De Niro hit the big screen. itismitchell looks at The Good Shepherd's lasting legacy as an ice-cold political critique:
It can be easy for some folks to forget that Robert De Niro, on top of being a two-time Academy Award-winning actor and everyone’s favorite Frankenstein’s monster , has also directed two films in his nearly 60-year career. The first, 1993’s, was a collaboration between him and the great Chazz Palminteri, adapting the film from Palminteri’s largely autobiographical play of the same name.
Jumping back and forth to the ‘61 timeline, where Edward and his co-workers are investigating a mysterious tape recording he receives after the failed invasion, we discover how this mild-mannered, perpetually serious man has come to be in the position he’s in now.
, what ultimately makes it sear into the memory of viewers is the way it portrays Edward as a broken man who casts aside everything that could possibly save him. The film is bookended by scenes revolving around the suicide of Edward’s father , which he essentially witnessed as a child. He was the first to find his father’s body, and discovered the note he had written before taking his life. Edward hides the note, not showing it to anyone, nor reading it himself until the very end of the film.
However, as the years go on, we see through Clover how Edward will destroy everyone around him. She’s the Kay Adams of this story, except she never gets away—not even in the slightest. Before dinner commences at that Skull and Bones retreat, the men all stand up and give their thanks to the society itself before giving thanks to God. Clover slyly states “Bonesmen first, God second.” It’s a charming moment, a sign of that rebellious spirit that Edward is so enamored with.
The more that Edward loses any semblance of humanity—which Damon expertly captures in the stillest, most internalized performance of his career—the more he becomes a representation of America itself. Take the phenomenal one-scene performance from Joe Pesci, returning to acting after eight years for his friend De Niro to play Joseph Palmi, a man based partly on mob bosses Sam Giancana and Santo Trafficante Jr.
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