The Godfather

PART ONE:

The Godfather- universally recognized as the greatest movie of all time.  Oddly enough no one has every really tried to fight that- it's almost just an accepted fact- no debate has ever been required.  This American classic is a 1972 crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola.  Based on Mario Puzo's best selling novel of the same name, this mob drama definitely goes down as a classic.  Walking into this class this was the film that I was most exciting about watching- of course my luck would make it out so I had to watch it on my own time- but I am extremely pleased that I watched it from beginning to end.  My pretentious little self would just tell people that I've seen the film when in all reality I had only ever seen bits and pieces.  This movie is very complex and was indeed hard to follow at times- but lucky enough for me I have access to the internet and was able to look up the story line.  I really enjoyed the way this movie was filmed.  I think Francis Ford Coppola is outrageously talented and I think that the screenplay definitely is a major contributor of what made this movie so successful.  I also loved how this movie was never boring.  Even during parts that could probably be looked at as boring, you still weren't bored because you were trying to piece the parts together and cure your confusion.  My favorite character was the ever-so-iconic Vito Corleone.  Partly because his face is all over Little Italy for some reason- but also party because I'm obsessed with Marlon Brando and think he did a fantastic job with this role.  This movie made me feel cool honestly.  Quite a weird way to describe how a movie made you feel- but there's just something about crime movies that has this effect on me.  It also made me feel dumb because I could barely keep up with it- but hey, you win some you lose some.  This film was quite dark- which I happened to really enjoy- and it focused on the dark side of America.  It certainly wasn't as inspirational as the previous films we have watched.

PART TWO:

Vito Corleone is the "moral" center of the film because he was a family man.  He seemed like he really cared for everyone that came to him for help.  Everyone looked up to him.   Everyone trusted him.  He was truly the mastermind of the Corleone family.  He held the family together and was extremely talented with what he did.  He was a man with great power.  He broke boundaries.  He showed that you can be the strongest scariest man and be a family man at the same time.  

PART THREE:

Indeed, I think that this film being filmed entirely from the inside contributes to it being such a classic.  It makes the film very unique and fascinating.  I loved that you saw the family dynamics through all of this.  Through all of the violence and all of the crime- there was a family story behind it all.  I think that this film is a classic because of the strength of the characters.  There isn't a single weak character in this film.  Each character is even more unique and ruthless than the one before.  I truly believe that this film will always be a classic, and will continue to be passed on through generations to come.