Why i love MAD MEN?
A few days ago, a friend inquiring me about why I consider MAD MEN one of the best shows ever. "I know" he told me "that is a good show. I mean, everything works in Mad Men: perfectly settings in the sixties, well-played by the actors, with subtle dialogues... but I can't understand why is the reason you love so much?"
I must admit that there was no an easy answer. But actually, I found at least a couple of reasons what explains my love for the show. Firstly, MAD MEN brings to my mind all these pieces of great american literature. I'm thinking of John Dos Passos, Richard Yates, John Cheever.... Authors with the ability to catch the reality, yes, but mainly all the deep undercurrents that flow beneath appearences. In MAD MEN the most remarkable part is not what is saying, it's what is silent. Common stories shaked by an epiphany.
There's a second point. It's about what means MAD MEN. It's the story of an advertisement agency in the crazy New York of the decade of the sixties and it's focused in Don Draper, a mysterious, ambiguous and magnetic character. A man with a lot of shadows, plenty of dark holes that we've to fill. His past is an enigma. It's not a coincidence that he works like publicist: his life is his main ad. This kind of character are fascinating. They share tradition with The Great Gatsby: himself made men who have a lot of skeletons in the closet. To achieve the success, they have to do a lot of things they regrese. These men are the perfect metaphor for our time.
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Why do I love Mad Men?
A few days ago, a friend inquiring asked me about why I consider MAD MEN one of the best shows ever. "I know," he told me, "that it is a good show. I mean, everything works in Mad Men: perfectly set settings in the sixties, well-played by the actors, with subtle dialogues... but I can't understand why is the reason you love it so much?"(or: "I can't understand why you love it so much.)I must admit that there was(maybe better to keep this in the present:is) no an easy answer. But actually, I found at least a couple of reasons what that explains my love for the show. First, MAD MEN brings to my mind all these of the pieces of great American literature. I'm thinking of John Dos Passos, Richard Yates, John Cheever.... Authors with the ability to catch the reality(maybe: the ability to depict everyday reality), yes, but mainly (to reflect, to uncover) all of the deep undercurrents that flow beneath appearances. In MAD MEN the most remarkable part is not what is being said saying, it's what is silent. Common stories that are they're traversed by an epiphany.
There's a second point. It's about what means MAD MEN means. It's the story of an advertisement agency in the crazy New York of the decade of the sixties and it's focused in on Don Draper, a mysterious, ambiguous and magnetic character. A man with a lot of shadows, plenty of dark holes that we've to fill. His past is an enigma. It's not a coincidence that he works like as a publicist: his life is his main ad. This kind of character are fascinating(or, since you've started the next sentence with they: "These kinds of characters are fascinating.). They share a tradition with The Great Gatsby: himself self made men who have a lot of skeletons in the closet. To achieve the success, they have to do a lot of things they regrese regret later. These men are the perfect metaphor for our time.
Note: Mad Men shouldn't be all caps. I've corrected only the first instance.
Very good writing, thought provoking, and fun to read. Mad Men is one of my favorite shows also. Too bad it has ended!
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But I think that he is not a role model. It's obvious that he's a tormented character, a man with an inner struggle. He cheats constantly his woman, but in my opinion the show is not defending his attitude. The more he is cheating his woman, the more he is cheating himself.
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I have been fond of this show, but now I quit it, I am totally sick of the leading man always cheats on his woman.
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