Explain why the FBI bosses visited the pool room near the end
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al666940 — 10 years ago(December 20, 2015 06:20 PM)
My pleasure.
The movie (for whatever reason) portrays the FBI as heartless users of Pistone, not caring what happens to him. He himself sets the record straight in the book (the edition after the movie).
I mean think of it, would it make sense otherwise to tell them about Pistone before they're even arrested? That would only make them freak out (an undercover unlike a simple rat carries much more weight in court) and would be more likely to take desperate measures to tie loose ends, something the Feds wouldn't want (not if they want to get to the top guys).
The best moment to show off evidence and so is when the bad guys are in jail, safely monitored and unable to have others killed (usually) and with nothing to do but go steer crazy and race to cut the better deal -
!!!deleted!!! (50578328) — 9 years ago(August 17, 2016 12:38 AM)
I was watching a doco about the New York mafia where they interviewed the real Joseph Pistone. As part of the show, he took them to a few of the scenes where actual events in the movie occurred. During one such segment, someone drove by in a car and yelled out "fking rat".
Long memories I guess, but it made me wonder if it was genuine or staged? -
Luke_was_a_terrorist — 9 years ago(October 13, 2016 03:26 PM)
Of course they believed it, they just weren't gonna give the FBI the satisfaction, or incriminate themselves.
As for them being there. it was to show that he was an FBI agent and not a rat and if harm came to them it would lead to trouble from the entire justice department. It also is to scare them into thinking about cooperating with the investigation, and so that Sonny woukd go back in the club and make calls to other mobsters higher up. The phone was tapped and it's a RICO case, if Sonny gets the higher ups to acknowledge the situation on a tapped phone, they have them on the hook too.
I think you're the opposite of paranoid, I think you walk around with the delusion people like you. -
!!!deleted!!! (40461903) — 9 years ago(October 23, 2016 06:10 AM)
Well, firstly, to let them know that they were beep (i.e. the crew would know that, since Donnie was a rat, he would have provided the FBI with a wealth of evidence including recordings, surveillance, phone taps, etc, to back him up).
Secondly, to give them a chance to confess, rather than go to court. Or to give any underlings a chance to rat on their superiors (maybe get some kind of pardon?)
Thirdly, because if the case/s went to court then Donnie's background would become public knowledge. Or maybe it would come to light sooner or later anyway