pizza,

agree with you about it being realistic....thought it was interesting that Tommy is a more complex character than what someone viewing film for the first time might notice. Thought it was very honest to have both of those scenes in the film to illustrate the point we talked about...doing unto others.
Nothing uncomfortable about the film or the scenes. film about killers and gangsters .. slurs about italians, irish and blacks are going to be heard...though it rings false that no jewish slur was uttered..not even in scene where maury is killed.....
hollywood's rules