The Godfather

1. In class we discussed many elements of the classic film The Godfather. The one thing that I noticed is how great Coppola made you feel for a family of people, who in reality, were terrible people. The Corleone family hurt and killed people, yet because the film takes place through their eyes in a sense you never look at them as bad people. Every time a member of the family was killed, you felt bad for them. That is one of the many things that makes this such a great film. The way that Coppola plays with your emotions and makes you feel things that you normally wouldn’t really says wonders about the film.

2. This article talks about how Francis Ford Coppola is a genius for what he did with the screenplay of The Godfather and why it is such a great film. In the article author Paul Tatara says, “It's no exaggeration to say that Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972) has moved beyond the realm of mere cinema to become a slice of American mythology.” Coppola fought battles with both interest groups and the studio in order to get the film to come out the way that he envisioned. He had to convince Paramount to hire Al Pacino and Marlon Brando. Coppola did so much work for this film to come out the way it did.

 

http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/443184/The-Godfather/articles.html#00

3. This article made me respect Coppola even more than I already did. The lengths that he went to in order to make sure that The Godfather hit the big screen as the master piece that we all know it to be. He put a lot on the line in order to ensure that his artistic vision was not compromised by the studio or anyone else who did not want him to make this film as he saw fit.

4. I have seen The Godfather many times before this class, but I did not always notice all of the little things that were in the movie that made it so good. It truly is the best film of all time and it is very hard to argue that it is not. To be able to  make a movie with such a dark and violent undertone into such a heartfelt and complete story is genius writing and directing. The Godfather is an outright classic.