This tale of a biker gang taking on drug-dealers, feds and even the IRA is basically Hamlet on Harleys
The sheer size of America is thrilling and terrifying. You see it in westerns, where noble sheriffs fight and die light years away from reinforcements. You see it in horror movies, where maniacs with chainsaws slice up teenagers with no fear of discovery. And you see it in Sons of Anarchy, where two motorbike gangs shoot each other to bits and never worry that some nosey parker will dial 911. It is a country where a whole town can go over to the dark side and no one will even notice.
That's what happened to Charming in northern California. In return for keeping out scum like meth dealers and white supremacists, the Harley-riding Sons of Anarchy have been given free rein to buy and sell arms to criminals and terrorists. All good things come to an end, however, and Kurt Sutter's Golden Globe-winning drama follows the Sons as their cosy world falls apart. Everyone takes a pop at gang leader Clay Morrow and his crew: Latino drug-dealers; federal agents; an IRA splinter group; even the police chief's straight-arrow deputy. And lets's not forget Clay's pretty-boy stepson Jax, cursed with both a conscience and his dead dad's diaries ? there's more than a hint that Jax's old man was bumped off by his mother and/or Clay.
Does this sound like a certain 17th-century play? It's supposed to. "It's not a version of Hamlet," Sutter has said, "but it's definitely influenced by it." Hence the frequent references to kings, princes, ghosts and queens. So why watch it rather than the RSC? Well, the beautifully filmed west coast countryside is one reason. And then there are the performances. There's not much to Jax (Charlie Hunnam) apart from blond hair, a bobbing bottom and a permanently confused expression, but Ron Perlman is compelling as Clay, determined to keep control of his territory as arthritis loosens his grip on his handlebars. Katey Sagal, who plays Clay's wife, is a terrifying combination of scars, tattoos and iron will. They call it Sons of Anarchy ? but there's at least one mean motorcycle mama.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2011/may/20/sons-of-anarchy-box-set
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