Aristotle wrote his Poetics of storytelling over two thousand years ago‚ yet they still apply today. The Godfather is an epic masterpiece that demonstrates how applying the Poetics can ensure that a film’s story grabs the audience and keeps them captivated until the last frame. The best form of tragedy‚ Aristotle argues‚ has a plot that is what he calls "complex‚" it imitates actions arousing horror‚ fear and pity‚ and the hero’s fortune changes from happiness to misery because of some tragic mistake
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The Godfather film center on the Corleone family and Michael Corleone’s rise to the head of the Corleone crime family. The movie begins with the introduction of Vito Corleone (born 1892 – died 1954‚ heart attack)‚ the head of the Corleone family‚ in New York at his daughter’s wedding. Vito is a Sicilian born Italian immigrant who is married to Carmella Corleone (born 1897)‚ who is also a Sicilian born Italian immigrant. Vito is best described as calm‚ intelligent and calculated. Carmella is best
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Analysis Project 2/25/13 The Godfather (1972): Opening Scene The Godfather is an American crime film based on crime families in New York. The 1972 film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy. The screenplay was developed by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola‚ based on Puzo’s 1969 novel of the same name. The Godfather is ranked as second in the greatest film in American cinema history (behind Citizen Kane). The opening scene of The Godfather‚ sets the mood and tone
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON "GODFATHER DEATH"‚ A FAIRY TALE WRITTEN BY JACOB LUDWIG GRIMM AND WILHELM CARL GRIMM This story is a German fairy tale translated by Jacob Ludwig Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859)‚ brothers born in Germany. The story centers on a 13th son born to a poor old man who can not afford to feed his new offspring. In order to provide for him the poor old man must choose a godfather for his son. He first meets God and dismisses him as a godfather because according to
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Scene Analysis Paper The Godfather The Godfather‚ filmed in 1972‚ is known as one of America’s number one classics! This film holds many scenes where violence and control is portrayed. The Godfather is my favorite old movie! This movie holds everything from exciting action scenes‚ to world famous actors like‚ Marlon Brando‚ Al Pacino‚ James Cann‚ and many others. The Godfather holds many different themes‚ but the one theme that is most noticeable throughout the movie is violence
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classic and has been ranked number three on AFI’s (American Film Institute) top one-hundred films list for the last fifteen years‚ not many have actually read the book that the franchise is based upon. The film franchise I refer to is of course‚ The Godfather trilogy.
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In chapter two that covers The Parallelism between The Iliad and The Godfather‚ we illustrated the generic transcendence of the hypotext‚ The Iliad that the hypertext‚ The Godfather inherited‚ by way of Genette’s architextuality. The outcome of this theory‚ first‚ showed that both the heroes of our case study are represented as extraordinary figures under the theme of the supernatural. Next‚ by applying Aristotle’s theory of tragedy on Achilles and Michael Corleone‚ we discovered that they are tragic
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The first sentence in the opening scene of The Godfather is‚ "I believe in America." This bold and assertive statement begins to showcase the father’s loyalty to America since he began his fortune in America. As the father begins describing what happened to his daughter‚ he continues to mention many American ideals such as the freedom he gave his daughter by allowing her to date and how after the beating of his daughter he went to the police "like a good American." The father further elaborates on
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Date: November 20‚ 2012 Critical essay review: The God Father The Godfather‚ a story about a multigenerational crime family by the Italian American author Mario Puzo‚ was one of the best-selling books since it was published in 1969. Not only the book was a phenomenon‚ its movie under the direction of director Francis Ford Coppola had also become a landmark in American movie since it was released in 1972. The Godfather detailed impressively the activities of the gangster world‚ especially the
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Film: The Godfather Date | Prompts/Essential Questions 1. What is the effect of color/lighting in the film? 2. Where do you notice juxtaposition? What is the effect? 3. How does The Godfather adhere to the conventions of the mob/gangster genre? (remember to note connections to film noir). 4. How do the characters in The Godfather resemble other characters/archetypes in some of the other films we’ve watched? | Summary of Day’s Vi-ewing | My Contribution to Discussion | 11/1311/15
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