Year: 1972
Genre: Gangster
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather is a movie based from Mario Puzo's 1969 novel which is also entitled The Godfather. The movie stars Marlon Brando and the young Al Pacino. The Godfather lets us in the world of the different mafia families centered on American soil.
The Godfather starts with Don Vito Corleone receiving requests from high ranking people on his daughter's wedding day. He accepts those requests and made sure that his men had them fulfilled. A man named Virgil Sollozzo, a man supported by the Tattaglias, another crime family, steps up and requests for Don Vito to help him in his narcotics business with Don Vito providing him protection from the law and the police. Don Vito declines the request thinking that it will cause the family to trouble after a few years. Sollozzo's men tried to assassinate Don Vito but failed. Sonny Corleone, the eldest son of Don Vito wants to retaliate and so killed Bruno Tattaglia. Michael Corleone, the youngest of the boys then assassinated Virgil Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey for attempting a second assassination attempt on his father. He then moved to Sicily, Italy to take refuge from the prying eyes of the other crime families and the cops. Sonny was then assassinated by Philip Tattaglia, the don of the Tattaglia crime family, for what Sonny did to his son. Don Vito, decides to stop the fighting by offering in providing protection the the drug syndicate all over the country. Don Vito deduced that Don Emilio Barzini is the one pulling the reins on the Tattaglia family. Michael returns home and is appointed as the new head of the Corleone by Don Vito. He married his ex girlfriend Kay and they had a son named Anthony. Don Vito died in the garden of his home while he is playing with Anthony. With Din Vito gone, Michael begins to exact revenge to the other dons and Moe Greene. Michael's men killed Tessio, someone who used to be loyal to the Corleone, and Carlo, his sisters own wife for betrayal. The Godfather ends with Kay, Michael Corleone's wife beginning to suspect that Michael has changed.
The Godfather is set on New York City on the mid 1940s to the mid 1950s era. The Godfather features the different crime families and how they operate. We get to look deep inside on how the Corleones put the family above all else. Doing whatever they can in order to protect the family members. The Godfather is the first gangster/mafia genre movie I've watched and I love every minute of it.
The film stars Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone and a young Al Pacino as Michael Corleone. The truth is, I did not recognize Al Pacino until the very end. The Godfather has an amazing character development. I really like seeing how the characters developed especially Michael Corleone. From a young man who was a war hero and doesn't want to take part in the family business to being the don of the Corleone crime family. It was an unbelievable transformation. I saw how age can affect someone. With Don Vito once having ruled with an iron hand to someone who just wants the killing and vengeance to stop.
The Godfather has set the standard for gangster movies which I think is still unbeaten up to this very day. The emotion wasn't too much and wasn't less either, it was perfect. It was the kind of emotion that you'll expect coming from people who experience this thing is real life. Though there were some scenes where you'll see the acting going overboard. The visual effects were just right to complement the setting of The Godfather and it's time period.
You want to watch a classic film? Then watch The Godfather. It continues to live up to it's hype as the second greatest film in American cinema. The Godfather is almost 3-hours long so expect to be nailed at your seat for a long time. The Godfather is already classic and it will remain as one of the American greats. Watch The Godfather and I assure you that you won't regret any minute of it.
10/10
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