Auteur Cinema Essay: "The Godfather".
While seeking a glimpse into the human psyche of the chief in a mob family, and using his imagination to recreate those mental images in a tangible form, Mario Puzo wrote The Godfather. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather unfolds itself to us entirely through the characters in the film. However hard the ability to sympathize with the roles of the characters seem to be the story is told to us from a closed world, and this is why in some cases it is somewhat inevitable. As we grow with the family, the mafia lifestyle is nearly inviting as a way of life ("The Godfather" James Berardinelli). .
The Godfather stresses the importance of loyalty within the family. Trust in a man's word is regarded to as one of the most important aspects in the film. However with the common likes of betrayal, compared to loyalty honesty is nothing ("Keeping up with the Corleones", William S. Pechter). No matter how shameful a person you become when you go against your word and grow to be known as a "rat" or a "snitch", most characters in the movie end up this way. Much is said about loyalty "to my don", "to my family." This makes for the assurance that the person is prepared and willing to go to whatever means necessary to defend their word of allegiance. "I'm with you now" stated by Michael to his father, whom at the time was in the hospital recovering from gunshot wounds, is a perfect example of the devotion being stressed. The mafia life is not all The Don wants for his respectable, youngest, and favorite son. For this reason The Don, overcome with emotion, sheds a tear. In this scene, we are able to experience the true feelings of warmth The Don has towards his family, like any other respectable man.
Color in The Godfather, is used to show film noir. The use of film noir .
shows the dark and inhumane side of human nature with cynicism and doomed love, and it emphasizes the brutal, unhealthy, seamy, shadowy, dark and sadistic sides of the human experience("Keeping up with the Corleones", William S.
At first glance, the novel The Godfather and the movie The Godfather appear quite different. Upon further investigation, however, they do possess some similarities. Although they are different in the areas of the story line, sexual and violent content, and the character reasoning, they are simila...
You don't even call me Godfather."" ... Bonasera approaches the Godfather, asks him to be his friend (calling him Godfather), and kisses his hand. ... The Godfather agrees to do the favor for him, in exchange for a future favor. ... After the song, Johnny comes up to the Godfather, asking him for a new favor. ... The Godfather responds by saying "act like a man. ...
Paramount studio wanted to make "The Godfather" as cheaply and efficient as possible. ... "The Godfather" was the top- grossing film of 1972. ... Coppola is true because "The Godfather" has clearly earned the test of time. Just to note, oranges seem to signify in "The Godfather" movie that death or a close encounter is about to come. ... "The Godfather" is a great movie and it can be purchased or rented from all good video shops. ...
In 1969, The Godfather by Mario Puzo was first published and gained an enormous success. ... Wilson also proves that The Godfather highlights human's own values. ... Family, friendship, loyalty, and faith are the main benefits of The Godfather. ... And I suppose that faith does not mean little in The Godfather. ... The Godfather is really one of best novels about crime. ...
Justice The film The Godfather is not a film that I would personally associate with justice, at least not my personal view of justice. ... Bonasera's reasoning for not coming to the godfather when he first came to America is that he wanted to start fresh as a new citizen. ... All that he has to do is to call Corleone "Godfather," get on a knee, and kiss his ring. ... Corleone was able to provide the justice but Bonasera had to become part of the family and call Corleone "the Godfather." (Corleone) The stronger of the two had to do much less while Bonasera had to submit to the wi...
In the world of the Godfather that Mario Puzo has created, these notions remain mere notions. ... In the Godfather's world, nobody kills a man without reason. ... There is no truth in common notions because in the Godfather's world, there is no greater truth than the truth of the omnipotent power of the Godfather himself - power that has taken decades to achieve. ... The Godfather is very much a Mafia story. ... The publication of "The Godfather" in March 1969 catapulted him into the forefront of American authors. ...
The Godfather The Godfather, by Mario Puzzo, is a great book that brings back the feudal system of the Mafiosi. ... The Godfather exemplifies the old gangster style movie where the law is taken into the hands of the "gangster". ... Both Silver and Clarens agree that the Godfather creates God like figures who are bigger then life itself. ... The godfather is made into a god when he acts in the name or his people, "the manner in which the guilty are humbled, in blood-soaked beds, seems somewhat scriptural, as if the godfather were omniscient as well as all-powerful"(Clarens, 278). ... I feel...
Godfather Death Exposed Godfather Death is a short story written by the Grimm brothers. ... The conflict is the need for a Godfather. ... Later, the father turns his back on God and chooses Death as a Godfather. ... In the case of the father needing a Godfather for his son, not only does he need a Godfather but he also turned his back on the lord. ... He disobeys his mentor and Godfather and he heals the royalty. ...
Leadership in the Godfather "Leadership Analysis- In this paper I will attempt to compare the leadership traits and styles of the leading character in both the movies of the Godfather and Becket. ... In the film the Godfather Marlon Brando plays the character Vito Corleone, a charismatic well respected head of a mafia organization called the called the family. ... This attitude directly relates the behavior of the Godfather to that of a transitional leader. ...