A Curiously Unusual Review of the Peaky Blinders #5
A Curiously Unusual Review of Peaky
Blinders
By Naufal Ubaidillah
Currently at the 6th
episode of the 4th season
After
talking about Thomas’s romances, about legal and illegal business, and other
things, today, I would like to elaborate about the general economical situation
in the time of the Peaky Blinders. It’s quite intriguing, so please follow me.
The
curious thing is that people living in the Peaky Blinders’ period (1920s) are
so dependent on gambling. They gamble on almost everything. They bet on
horseraces. They bet on boxing. As we can logically conclude, gambling does not
only have bad effects for the economy of the people, but also for the mental
state of them. By putting their life mostly on gambling, they feel like they
can always get away with fixing races, fixing the boxing matches. For common
people, it is even worse. They don’t fix the races nor the boxing matches. So,
they just spend money on an uncertain thing. They absolutely don’t know who’s
going to win. Granted, it brings them adrenaline, excitement, and an urge to
increase their social wellbeing. But it won’t be money well-deserved, will it?
There
are some people who work only legally, too, though. People who work at the
factories. People who work at the ship ports. These sectors should be the focus
of the government. That’s why, when I heard in the internet that Thomas Shelby,
the leader of the Peaky Blinders, is planning to become a member of parliament,
then I have a vague hope inside of me that Thomas will empower the legal sectors
of the economy and eradicate gambling for good.
Where
I am on the series right now, is where Thomas has just beaten the Changretta
family. Luca Changretta is dead. And the tactic that he used to do that is
absolutely mesmerizing. By the principle of “the big beats the small”, Thomas
searched for families who own companies that are bigger than that of Luca
Changretta’s. That way, he could afford paying Luca Changretta’s own hitmen,
and as they are mercenaries, they work for the highest bidder, the people who
pay the highest. So, Luca Changretta’s hitmen were bought by Tommy without Luca
knowing it. Tommy lets Luca prepare the handing over of the Shelby Company
Limited, when Tommy told Luca that his army is now working against him. Then
Tommy beat him, and Arthur shot him in the head. Checkmate. It was so
beautiful.
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