The Godfather is one of the greatest films of all time. The story begins in the 1940’s with Don Vito Corleone’s daughter’s wedding. This is where we first see how powerful "The Don" is as he is granting requests as true to Italian mafia traditions‚ no request can be denied. The requests are from a regular worker to a famous singer who wants a part in an upcoming motion picture. The story focus on the Mafia crime world and inner workings of it including who is on the payroll as the Carleone family
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The Godfather Rarely can it be said that a film has defined a genre‚ but never is that more true than in the case of The Godfather. Since the release of the 1972 epic (which garnered ten Academy Award nominations and was named Best Picture)‚ all "gangster movies" have been judged by the standards of this one (unfair as the comparison may be). If a film is about Jewish mobsters‚ it’s a "Jewish Godfather"; if it’s about the Chinese underworld‚ it’s an "Oriental Godfather"; if it takes place in contemporary
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The Godfather and Goodfellas are both considered “mafia movies.” Both of these films portray some form of organized crime committed by Italians. They mutually romanticize the mob lifestyle and depict it with pure clarity. Although both of these movies portray the lives of the same kind of people‚ they are more than just a simple characterization. Violence plays a major role in each of these films. The Godfather and Goodfellas are obviously very similar. However‚ they also have several aspects that
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macMacbeth vs. the Godfather Changing from good to evil The change from good to evil can happen to anyone. It can happen to the best of people‚ just like Macbeth in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Copalla’s the Godfather. In these two completely different stories‚ the protagonists Macbeth and Michael Corleone‚ start off good and transition into evil and gain too much power for them to handle. Changing isn’t a choice for either of them and evil just presented
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The famous trumpet theme of Godfather movie embodies the character Godfather as he stands as the character is presented to us. Noble and yet emanating a sense of solitude he allows an audience in which woes or wishes will be expressed. One can’t help but wonder… how does such a figure come to possess‚ wield and symbolize such a power. Following such a solemn introduction‚ almost whimsical‚ the waltz unfolds. at 0:35 Light‚ possessing minor harmonies pulsating with the energy and feigned happiness
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Analytical Critique of The Godfather I believe the reason that‚ "The Godfather"‚ is such a great film is because it lets audiences decide whether they like the characters or not. Too many movies made about organized crime begin with some seemingly random act of violence. "The Godfather"‚ however‚ lets it be known from the start to judge the characters in the film based on what type of person they are instead of the criminal activities they may engage in. The film begins with a wedding‚ and
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Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm wrote the short story “Godfather Death” in the early 1800’s. “Godfather Death” is a short story illustrating how one’s greed can overtake anything in life. The story speaks of a poor man that has twelve children and a thirteenth on the way. The poor man finds Death and asks if he will be the godfather of his thirteenth child. Death gladly accepts and takes the child as if he were his own‚ making him a well-known famous doctor. The doctor tries to cheat death not once‚ but
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Notes on the performances of Marlon Brando and Al Pacino in the Godfather in the light of Roland Barthes ‘The Third Meaning’. In Roland Barthes’ essay‚ “The Third Meaning‚” he posits two levels of meaning in a film or photographic image: the first is the simple or informational level which simply tells you everything you can learn from the setting‚ the costumes‚ the characters‚ their relations and so forth; and the second is the symbolic level‚ which shows you the connotations inside an image
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audience a different perspective by using different concepts that we have discussed in class and analyzing it and project it in the film. By using this concepts we become more understandable on how the message can be projected to the audience. In “The Godfather” film we could see and understand the reaction and see the choice of words so we could understand what the film is projecting. It is a very human film that could work as a source of expressing our thoughts through different use of techniques and
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The Godfather I The film is known as one of the greatest films of all time‚ it is about a powerful Italian-American family who runs one of the most powerful mobs in the city of New York. The head of the family is Don Vito Corleone. The movie is a mob drama with lots of action. There are two more movies that follow this one as this is part one of a trilogy. The Godfather was released in 1972 and is just under three hours long. It has earned multiple awards and is still viewed as one of the greatest
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