I agree that respect was more out of fear that actual respect. But that was what make it so good. It was giving the so-called "Italian Bravado" a long review. You're correct that I can't actually speak about The Family because I'm a mix of other nationalities. But based on what happened in Sicily and here in the larger cities (NYC, Chicago, etc.) in real life, that Bravado caused many similar situations to happen in real life, (i.e. attacks, killings, protection, etc.) I loved this movie because even though many of the characters were "evil" from a strictly moral standpoint, you could still have emotional attachments based on the bad issues they lived with.