How Sons of Anarchy's Creator Angered A Real Life Motorcycle Club
Although Sons of Anarchy was inspired by the lifestyle of motorcycle clubs, its depiction of these clubs wasn’t entirely accurate, and this brought creator Kurt Sutter some problems, and he ended up angering a real-life motorcycle club. Back in 2008, Sutter took the audience to the fictional town of Charming, California, to meet the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club, and through it, he explored topics like racism, brotherhood, corruption, and more. Although Sons of Anarchy was praised by critics and viewers, not everyone was a fan of its depiction of motorcycle clubs.
Leading Sons of Anarchy was Jackson “Jax” Teller (Charlie Hunnam), the VP of the club who eventually became the President. The events of the series begin when Jax finds a manifesto written by his father, John “JT” Teller, one of the founding members of the club, in which he detailed his plans and vision for it. However, these clashed with those of the current President (and Jax’s stepfather), Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman), and this, along with other conflicts, sends Jax on a personal journey that makes him question his path, role in the club, relationships, and more, and also led to a lot of conflicts, betrayals, and murders.
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As mentioned above,Sons of Anarchy was praised by critics from the beginning, pointing out its tone and the performances of its main cast as its strengths, and while it was inspired by real-life motorcycle clubs, their lifestyles, rules, and more, it isn’t entirely accurate. Of course, this earned the show some criticism, especially from real clubs and their members, to the point where there was a reality TV series that claimed to be the “real-life Sons of Anarchy”. This didn’t
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