Narrative Structure Essay: How To Make a Mobster Lovable In his film The Godfather‚ Francis Ford Coppola creates a narrative structure‚ very similar to that seen in Classic Hollywood cinema. Events in the film unfold chronologically‚ and cause and effect ultimately help shape the narrative. The Godfather’s long narrative span‚ covers a very significant time in American history‚ and centers around the idiosyncrasy of family. The film is told entirely within the closed world of the Corleone family
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Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972) is among the best films ever produced. Consistently ranked as one of the top three films by the American Film institute‚ this gangster film sits among the likes of Citizen Kane (1941)‚ Lawrence of Arabia (1962)‚ and the more recent Schindler’s List (1993) (American). When it was released‚ The Godfather was nominated for ten Academy Awards‚ and won three: Best Picture‚ Best Actor (Marlon Brando)‚ and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was adapted from the
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as if it was something we can stop from happening. In fact we can’t‚ it is the only thing guaranteed to us in this life. “Appointment in Samarra” and “Godfather Death” are very good examples of this irony‚ they both talk about running away from the character Death. Even though “Appointment in Samarra” is very analogous to “Godfather Death” they share quite a few differences‚ though the authors’ use of language‚ ending‚ and plot. In “Appointment in Samarra” Maugham uses
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who is set up‚ robbed and beaten by some local “godfathers” while on vacation‚ is treated at her clinic. Hasari Pal also known as “Om Puri”‚ who has brought his family to Calcutta in a desperate search for work after his farm was repossessed during a drought‚ helps bring Lowe to the clinic. From there‚ the film’s theme is the conflict between those trying to make a difference and those who want everything to stay the same. One of the godfathers makes a sanctimonious speech about how people who
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aesthetics are needed to create a good story. Elliot expresses that no form of formalism has the ability satisfy someone in its entirety. Rather‚ the story must be interesting as well. The ability to properly use both is what makes a film great. The Godfather is one of the most acclaimed films in cinema history. Hence‚ it uses both formalism and realism to the highest degree possible of that era. Realism can be seen throughout the film‚ but is obvious intimate scenes where a major part of the story is
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to see the stars like Paul Muni‚ Edward G. Robinson and James Cagney depict Al Capone-like gangsters featured in headlines. Which made the gangster genre extremely popular‚ but short lived. Johnny Fontane in the 1972 blockbuster The Godfather sobbed “oh Godfather‚ I don’t know what to do. I don’t know what to do.” On the day of his daughter’s wedding‚ Don Vito Corleone‚ head of one of five New York crime families‚ grants favors. He sits behind his desk‚ mostly in the shadows as many people ask
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seventy years ago.”-Thomas Leitch The central theme of the gangster film has always revolved around law and order and essentially boils down to the Criminal institutions fighting one another or fighting a corrupt authority. Movies such as ‘The Godfather’‚ ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Public enemies’ follow the same plot of organised crime. That is what the films are about‚ seeing as though the central characters operate under their own premise of law‚ the narratives involve their relationship with the authorities
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family; these are the images that have perpetuated the associations of Italian-Americans with the Mafia in film and television for decades. It is in this traditional Godfather fashion that the HBO hit series The Sopranos continues to perpetuate this stereotypical image into the 21st century. From classic films like The Godfather and Goodfellas‚ to miniseries events like Bella Mafia and The Last Don‚ to the dramatic series The Sopranos‚ Italian-Americans have traditionally been portrayed as gangsters
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out to sea husband had not come home. Jo is now pregnant with Jimmy’s baby thus opening the door for Geoff. Geoff comes into the play with many question marks‚ one being his sexuality nevertheless Geoff is \a man who wants to be considered the godfather to the new coming child. At this time Helen and drunken Peter comes back into play where Jo mother tries to give her some money but‚
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just one of those movies where you can’t call yourself a film lover without watching it first. In every sense of the word‚ it’s a must – see similar to its predecessor Gone with the Wind and its successors Singin’ in the Rain‚ Citizen Kane‚ and The Godfather. Casablanca tells the tale of the mysterious protagonist Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) who was thrown of out America‚ but made the best of it with his hard as nails attitude by eventually becoming a nightclub owner. The movie takes place on the
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