Name: Professor: Course: Date: Effects of Language Management on Movies with Multilingual Storyline: The Godfather The media has power‚ the power to influence the society in terms of what to belief in and how to perceive the world. In most of the times the way we view the world; politically‚ culturally and socially‚ is mostly depicted by what we see in the television. For the children‚ who spent most of their hours watching television‚ it is the only way they view the other people in terms of their
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Vito(protagonist): The Godfather presents Vito as the paradigmatic Mafia don. He is wise and intelligent‚ an excellent reader of others’ intentions‚ and a smooth‚ subtle talker‚ able to convince with words‚ not only bullets. Though a ruthless‚ violent criminal‚ Vito is also a warm‚ loving father and husband. In his later years‚ Vito comes across as relaxed and playful‚ even mellow. He has lived a rich‚ full life and earned a quiet retirement. Vito is both the perfect father and the perfect Godfather‚ making him
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Censored: The Production Code."). One film that came during this time is The Godfather‚ based on the novel by Mario Puzo‚ directed by Francis Ford Coppola‚ starring Marlon Brando‚ Al Pacino‚ James Caan‚ Richard Castellano‚ Robert Duvall‚ Sterling Hayden‚ John Marley‚ Richard Conte‚ and Diane Keaton. The Godfather tells the story of a family involved in the mafia. The head of the family‚ Don Vito Corleone‚ is known as "Godfather." Throughout the film‚ the audience sees a mob war being fought between the
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The Godfather set the standards upon which all gangster films were judged from. This can be considered unfair given The Godfather is in the category of the few films that showcases amazing performances‚ powerful direction‚ a rather tight script and characters that are multilayered. If The Godfather goes against the generic conventions of gangster genres and focuses on family and less violence‚ Once Upon Time in America (1983) is the epitome of gangster films (Browne 26). Sergio Leone made an increasingly
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The movie The Godfather is the story of a powerful Mafia family in New York. The head of the family is Vito Corleone‚ also known as the Godfather. Everyone that is family (Italian or Sicilian) goes to him to fulfill their desires. The business of the family is just like the head of the family‚ kind and benevolent to those who give respect‚ but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. This movie portrays the philosophies of both utilitarianism and Machiavellian
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(Summary) When the book‚ The Godfather came out‚ there were three parts to the story. Book one got released in 1972‚ book two got released in 1974‚ and book three got released in 1990. The book starts off in late summer of 1945‚ people were gathered for Don Vito Corleone’s daughter‚ Connie and her fiancé Carlo Rizzi’s‚ wedding reception. Don Vito Corleone‚ known as Vito‚ was the head of the Corleone Mafia family who has friends and associates who knows him as “godfather.” During the reception‚ Vito
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two-part discussion of the ways in which Chinese and Americans think of each other‚ and the most common misunderstandings that arise AMERICANS don’t know much about China. What they do know comes from three main sources: movies‚ the news‚ and history classes. This can be a sensitive subject‚ and I do not wish to offend anyone - my goal is only to give you an overview of American stereotypes of China. Just as I have encountered many stereotypes that the Chinese have of America (some accurate‚ some
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The Godfather is an insightful sociological study of violence‚ power‚ honor and obligation‚ corruption‚ justice and crime in America. Part I of The Godfather Trilogy centers on the Corleone crime "family" in the boroughs of New York City in the mid 1940s‚ dominated at first by the aging godfather/patriarch "Don" Vito Corleone. As a turn-of-the-century Silician immigrant‚ he is the head of one of the five Italian-American "families" that operates a crime syndicate. The ’honorable’ crime "family‚"
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The Godfather Part: II The Godfather Part: II was released in 1974 to great critical acclaim‚ some even deeming it superior to the original. It was building on the already brilliant original to create a tragedy of colossal proportions. Similar to its prequel‚ the sequel remains a highly influential film in the gangster genre. It was ranked 32nd greatest film in American film history in 1997‚ and kept its rank ten years later. The Godfather Part: II stands out because the film does an excellent
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Realism and Idealism for the Godfather I will never forget what I felt when I first seen my first mobster movie‚ I was about 12 years old‚ it was real late at night and I just could not fall asleep. I was flipping the channels looking for something to watch‚ and that is when I encountered my first mobster movie. I was intrigued from beginning to end; it was like nothing I had ever seen before. The way they talked so confident and cool to the way they looked so sharp and sophisticated. Although
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