Tulsa King: A Gangster in a MidWest Paradise

Sly Stallone plays an old school Brooklyn gangster, Dwight Manfredi aka The General. He is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma by his family after serving 25 years in prison for his mob family. He quickly builds a crew and starts earning but makes enemies of the local law and local biker gang the MacAdams. 

In the run up to the big battle with the biker gang, he rallies his troops and gives them advice.  

“I always thought that life was this one way street. And you head down it as you do and it sort of disappears behind you. So you can only go one direction. Forward. And you look way down there and you see a city on fire. And it’s red hot. And as I said before, You can only go forward. 

So you only got 2 choices. One you get scared, you give up and then you burn up. The second one, you say F— it, F—-k it, F—k fear. And you barrel through it. And when you come out on the other side, I guarantee you, you will be stronger than you ever thought possible.”

Seems like good life advice. You can only go forward. Acknowledge mistakes and learn from them. Make amends if you can. 

Know what you stand for. Know what red lines are for you, that if someone crosses it you have to act. Take care of business. Take care of your family and take care of your people. This is why people respect you. 

A simple clear code. Even if you are an aging gangster. What a fun series to watch.