@@dejangabric5643Gabric, that's interesting, that the cat was not supposed to be there. It just climbed on his hands, and all he did with the cat was his improvisation) And he really turned a failure into a charm. (Well, cats make everything better))
I read that the cat was actually a stray that the director found in the paramount studio lot. The cat purred so loud they had to fix it in post production
The awesome cat was actually not even planned.. a stray kitty just walked on to the shooting scenes and the actor picked it up and decided to continue with the scene.
Ohh,...I don’t know about that. Cats are smarter then most people think. My cat is a genius. He somehow managed to figure out that if he sits on my face at 3 in the morning, that will eventually lead him to a warm serving of fresh, but very raw pork.
Fun fact: the cat wasn’t supposed to be in this scene. He was a “set cat,” belonged to one of the cameramen or something. But Brando had a way with animals, and the cat absolutely adored him, and just jumped on his lap right before they shot the scene. It was so natural and pure, they decided to just let it be.
Fun fact: The Brando wasn't even supposed to be there. The cat was about to begin shooting on that scene when a stray Brando came upon the cat, and so, the cat went with it.
That cat was one consummate professional. He had a good eye too, knowing that the Brando would help make that scene special. It would have a whole different feeling without that Brando that wandered on set.
Payton Kienle Ironically, the movie turned out better. I love the book, but I think it's up there with Jaws and Forrest Gump as to the movie being better
I love how tom hagen stands up as soon as vito stands up. That's respect, not out of fear but from admiration and loyalty. This movie is the best thing ever and everyone should watch it multiple times and at different points in life.
"Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service. Until then...accept this justice as a gift on my daughter's wedding day." That line have me goosebumps for some reason, man. It's just so good to me.
It's brilliant because it shows what the true currency of underworld dealings is; favours, and connections. Money is useful, yes, but of FAR greater value is having people in important places that you can bend to your will. Vito Corleone was clearly uninterested (and almost insulted) by the constant offers of money. What he REALLY wanted was to have another "follower", another servant that could do his bidding. Because once you've entangled that person in the web of organized crime, it's very, very difficult to escape from. Now that you have something you can hold over their heads as leverage, it becomes ever easier to draw them deeper into your web until they're so enmeshed in the underworld that they cannot escape again.
The fact that we be made to feel so anxious about a guy who has only: Helped out a friend Played with a kitten Said no to drugs Bought some fruit Played with his grandson Testament as to how good this movie is
Don Corleone is the single greatest combination of great character writing, great acting and great directing. Seriously, every scene he's in, he's mesmerizing. Imo, the greatest film cast in cinematic history
He was human like anyone else. Truthfully, it's not his activities, it's his logic that made Marlon Brando a rock star and Vito Corleone a household name.
@@Chev987 You disrespect the Godfather, you don't even feel the need to dress up when you watch him. And then you come looking for him, to watch him, when you are upset with the world. What has he ever done to earn your disrespect?
What I love about this scene is that Vito WANTS to help Bonasera. He understands that he just simply wanted to do it the "right" way and was screwed over by the system. It is when Bonasera views him and his family as nothing more than hired thugs is when Vito was disappointed. He doesn't shout or threaten, just scolds him and says if you came to me offering friendship then those men will be suffering. This proves to show that the power of friendship can defeat all.
“I learned then that practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good, and that motives are often more important than actions.” Eleanor Roosevelt
The way the cat just lays down on the desk instead of jumping off was so damn cool to me for some reason. Everyone on this movie even the cat did a good job
I love that this scene establishes the entire theme of the films--which is family and relationships. The scene is basically "this movie is about the mafia, but it's not John Wick and this is not about murder. And we are not hitmen. We are people who value our relationships"
This. When people owe you a favor, you can ask to be repaid in things other than money. Like, getting someone to make your son's body presentable for a funeral or finding out when a certain police captain is going to be at a certain restaraunt.
The cat just happened to randomly walk into the room while they were shooting the scene, and he thought he'd use it as a prop. It was totally improvised. True story. GENIUS!!
***** LOL Santino gets shot with a bazooka . A few of them . Michael's Italian bride gets blown up by a heat seeking missile . Michael blows up the Las Vegas Convention Center where Barzini was. He blows up the UNLV Arena where Moe Green was watching the UNLV Rebels playing basketball. In December. :-P
How amazingly this movie starts and slowly there are so many emotions . Fear , violence , betrayal , love . Its just too perfectly crafted and sewed together . I love first part more than the 2nd one .
What was really great about the scene was Brando's use of the stray cat found walking around the set. He decided to hold it in his lap while the scene was being shot and it worked so well.
Carl Schwamberger I was about to ask that. When did it start the thing of the evil guy sitting and have a cat on his lap? Was in James Bond? I honestly have no idea
The cat is the real don. He's getting exactly what he wants and then when they need to separate he just sits on the corner of the table like the boss he is.
@@Kringlebeast I can just imagine the cat coming up to Marlon Brando and when the director is like "someone get the cat outta here!" Marlon is like "No! Let it stay."
“If by chance an honest man like yourself should make enemies, then they would become my enemies... And then they would fear you” 👈🏼 the way he delivers that line gives me chills every time…brilliant
Vito Corleone is the best friend you could ever have. Those guys wouldn’t have dared to laid hands on his daughter if they knew her father could have both of them in the hospital in 3 teeth left between them with a single phone call.
"How much should I pay you?" And then all of them stand up, expressing their distaste for such a proposal. They were about to give him cold feet. Corleone turns him his back, but later changes his mind, asking him in the most polite way "Bonasera, what i have done to you to make you treat me so disrespecfully?" The manners and the language of a real boss. Each scene here is a masterpiece.... BTW The cat was an improvisation of Brando.
@@dmitrishostakovich9559 That makes sense, however look at Santino gesture just before Vito says "Bonasera, what...?" He understood the standing up as an order to get rid of Bonasera. The fact that Vito continues talking refrains them from doing so however.
In Asia, it's generally a custom to stand up when your guest, boss, or elders arrive at your table, as a way to show respect. I see similarity here, with added benefit that you can mobilize the moment your boss moves out.
Apparently the cat wasn't in the script, it was found eating scraps from a bin near the studio, someone Marlon Brando, bring a known animal lover, decided it would be good to have in a scene. So he kept it on screen but they had to remake this scene a few times because the cats purring was too loud.
If it's a German Shepherd then it's alright coz we'd get a Pixie & Brutus Godfather scene... But if it's a golden retriever, they'd be so clingy demanding hugs.
As Don Corleone calmly explains his idea of “friendship” to the undertaker Bonasera, the first nearly full-body shot of the don reveals an unexpected guest: a gray and white cat sitting in Marlon Brando’s lap. “The cat in Marlon’s hands was not planned for,” director Francis Ford Coppola said later. “I saw the cat running around the studio, and took it and put it in his hands without a word.” Brando apparently loved children and animals, and it became part of the scene. But it also nearly ruined the shot. When the sound crew listened to Brando’s dialogue, they couldn’t understand a word he was saying and feared they would have to use subtitles. The problem wasn’t Brando but the cat, whose purring wrecked the sound. You can still hear it on the sound track.
Evan Bakerian yes that's true. I was like, "wtf? the cat's purr wasn't even that loud!" but i am pretty sure that the boom mic is sitting beside the cat (hidden in a plain sight on the camera)
Murder Murder Redrum If they did we shall all go to Warner Bros. or whatever company would publish a remake, (Probably Illumination Entertainment) and make them an offer they can't refuse. It would be to cancel a remake, it will be their signature on the paper or their brains.
The cat just happened to randomly walk into the room while they were shooting the scene, and he thought he'd use it as a prop. It was totally improvised. True store. GENIUS!!
Well, he also shows that he does not see himself as just some CEO of 'Murder, Inc'. He doesn't want to be asked to kill someone, and then just offered money. He wanted to be able to say that he was ordering a killing 'for justice', on behalf of 'a friend'. To be a hired killer for money is crass, and kind of modern. To be the one who metes out justice for friends is noble, like an aristocrat in the Renaissance. That image and identity, as an Old World nobleman, can ease his conscience, even though he really is just a criminal.
The body language (like a small boy)of Vito when Bolsanero asks him to be his friend is priceless.Those are the subtle characteristics that made Brando so great.
Just watched this movie for the first time thanks to the 50th aniversary re-release of this movie. What a masterpiece, i just can't believe i watched it at the cinemas
If a Sicilian is gesturing and yelling at you then you can feel comfortable. If a Sicilian is talking to you gently and with a cold calm then you have to worry.
When I finally decided to watch The Godfather, I announced it to my family and my dad walked up to the tv screen asking for a fucking pointer stick because he was going to discuss the whole goddamn movie, comparing it to the books, explaining the Sicillian way, the undertones, etc. Its amazing how a movie can turn your lawyer father into a giddy fanboy/nerd (Id totally be like that if I have kids)
@@tragicmemesfortragicteens8978 its not exactly *liking* the godfather that made it nerdy, it was more that my father was being so anal about it, explaining the culture, the ~implication~ of the lines, the italian way, the book vs. the movie, why i predicted sonny would die (even tho i didn't really have any reason, and i only predicted it because of the way movies make deaths predictable), the way he showed me a picture of him 6 years ago, wearing a suit and posing with his toy guns (yknow the one with pellets idk what its called) while watching the godfather... he was a full blown fanboy/nerd-- in reflection i shoula used geek instead of nerd but oh well
The irony of this scene.. how powerful a man can be, in the midst of so heavy a conversation, and yet he is so gentle and sweet with the cat.. also the loyalty he commands…. Chefs kiss..
If you watch this movie in today's time.This movie has nothing that great in storyline but as soon as you start watching it. It looks like a documentary because of the reality these great alpacino and brando and all others actors have put in it. Absolutely stunning
"Married with Children" did a great spoof on this scene, where Al plays the Godfather. Al says, "someday . . . and that day may never come . . ." * small smile * "but ummm . . . you and I know it probably WILL."
The cat was the street boss all along. Don Vito was just the public head of the Corleone family. The milk bootlegging, the nip trade, the city-wide hits on dogs, it all makes sense now.
I think this scene is so powerful in that one man can be so feared and yet so hated but he acts loving and the fact that the cat was unscripted is amazing.
+cyberwolfy37 This is a brilliant scene, movie and performance by Brando. But the reality is Don Corleone was a criminal and murderer, the same as Michael. These gangsters respect one thing- money.
+cyberwolfy37 You know the first guy that complained about this new generation having no respect, and being a bunch of rascals. Socrates, in 500 B.C. Older generations will always found the new ones worse than they were.
+cyberwolfy37 I think you're reading way too much into this scene. Vito Corleone is an old time mobster boss who fancies himself a man of honor. He is considered a nobleman and demands respect in the form of total subservience from his underlings....he is the master of all he surveys within his fiefdom. In another words he's a wannabe king Godfather 1 and 2 is one of the best (argueably the best ) movie of all time but it's pure entertainment. If it shows anything it's the evil and sheer hypocrisy of life in the mafia. With all it's rules and code of honor it's members are just common thieves and murderers. Not anyone you'd want as a next door neighbor.
THE GODFATHER has about 20 of the GREATEST SCENES EVER in terms of writing and acting, in the history of movies. This opening scene is one of them. This will forever be my favorite movie of all times.
One of the best scenes in all of cinema. The Don gives no loyalty to country or political party. He has no faith in the government or the courts of law. He is fiercely and violently loyal to his family and friends. He abides by a code of ethics. In many ways he has effectively declared himself independent of the government. He looks for no handouts from the government, and he assumes full responsibility for himself, his family, and his friends. This includes the responsibility to wage war if or when necessary. He is ruthless, but not arbitrary. The punishment must fit the crime. He is loyal to his friends, and he expects his friends to be loyal to him. Those who betray are traitors, and traitors are to be put to death. In his own way, he is a dedicated businessman, a politician, a judge, a soldier, a husband, and a father. He provides. He protects. All he asks is for your respect, your loyalty, and your friendship.
+Dan Hillman Well...yes and no. The problem is Hollywood glorifies characters like this when in reality they are thieves, liars and murderers. In the book Vito "ain't so nice" as it goes into more of his activities. Michael shares with Kay at the wedding how his father was willing to splatter a band leaders brains if he didn't let Johnny Fontane out of a performance contract, the details of which were never told and be they unfavorable to Fontaine is irrelevant that's MURDER and the "punishment does NOT fit the crime"! It simply could have stated Fontane finish his dated performance obligations. Ironic you wrote "The Don Protects" ..as the 'Protection Racket' (aka EXTORTION) is the Mafias MAIN source of income. "Mr. small busy owner if you don't pay us $1,000 a month you may get hurt or your business may ACCIDENTALLY burn down", thievery via intimidation upon barely making business owners; seems to me the ABSENCE of ethics entirely. Young Vito kills Don Fannuci in his apartment so he and his friends no longer have to pay him "protection"...do you think Vito suddenly put an END to the "protection racket" after he killed him? F-NO! Vito just took it over. Lastly and most grotesquely when Tom goes to "fix" the situation in Part 2 involving the Senator and dead prostitute at their operated whorehouse, that girl's death was NO ACCIDENT! she was violently murdered (see blood splatter) orchestrated by Tom and his henchmen (fully sanctioned by Michael) in order to FRAME the Senator for assistance at Michael's trial! While Tom is consoling the Senator telling him "they will take care of it..this girl had no family..nobody knows she's even here"..etc..how would Tom know all this so suddenly? "Not Arbitrary" you wrote..seemingly unless it comes to SELF PRESERVATION then they murder young girls. Now i know this was Michael not Vito...but the apple doesn't fall far from the tree (see above). Sorry for rant..i enjoy mafia films and loved The Soprano's etc.. but I'd NEVER put these men on a pedestal and call them "Honorable" for they are the absence of!
It was only a movie. I don't actually believe that the Corleone characters are just and virtuous characters. What made the movies interesting and fascinating is that you could at least see on some level that the Corleones had some sense of ethics, honor, and decency. Were they hypocrites? Yes... but who isn't? I loved the first scene of the first movie. The Don refuses to perform murder for money - claiming, "That is not justice; your daughter is alive." Of course, it was just a movie - a fictional story - that has little - if any - basis in reality. Vito is portrayed as a family man - playing with his grandson on the day of his death. In reality, I don't think for a second that people who get involved in organized crime are so committed to family and family values. But that's what made the story so fun. Vito barely escapes from Sicily with his life as a young kid after his father, brother, and mother are murdered. He marries a woman in America and then he confronts and kills Don Fannuci - freeing an entire community from extortion. And he wanted to spare Michael from ever going into the family business. Was he a hypocrite? Absolutely. As Michael said, "My father is no different from any important man who is responsible for other people - like a senator." In the history of our nation, the vast majority of politicians have been corrupt and hypocritical. This is not so much a defense of Vito as it is an indictment on our elected officials.
+1 Bad Jesus Mofo this book and the movie,;they are a parabola. is it ok when a police officer kills sombody? is it ok, when a president leads a country to war? this vito corleone charakter could probably not exist in real life. but the book is full of philosophy. like this scene. good people, as you call it, just let others do their dirty work. if you realy understand the movie, you see that its a story told beyond good and evil. he is who he is, and the world is violent. killing is killing, weather done for duty, profit or fun. and when you decide to protect youreself, you cant ever show a weakness. and everything, every country, every law, was built by men who refused to follow the rule of others. and often the biggest moralists were the cruelest people. to be, or not to be, that is the question.
I love how Vito doesn't raise his voice or shout at Bonasera despite being disrespected by him by being asked how much. He knows this is an honest man who is also desperate and also fears him so he plays on all of these by being calm with him and thus gaining his respect. He doesn't have to gain fear from him just respect.
Brando had his issues in life as we all do, but the great thing he had going for himself was that he had a total confidence in performing a role with zero self consciousness or embarrassment.
fun facts, Brando wasn't supposed to be there, it was supposed to be a scene where Bonasera begged to the cat.. Coincidentally, Brando, who really likes cats, approached and then pet him. The director was about to tell Brando to leave, but the cat signaled him to let Brando be in that scene
In the Godfather, even the cat is a good actor.
Cat bring something in this scene I don't know what, somebody know?
@@dejangabric5643Gabric, that's interesting, that the cat was not supposed to be there. It just climbed on his hands, and all he did with the cat was his improvisation) And he really turned a failure into a charm. (Well, cats make everything better))
Exactly I couldn't agree more, Marlon who?
@@johnirish2969 The cat was literally chewing the scenery.
I read that the cat was actually a stray that the director found in the paramount studio lot. The cat purred so loud they had to fix it in post production
The cat has no idea he’s in the greatest film of all time
The awesome cat was actually not even planned.. a stray kitty just walked on to the shooting scenes and the actor picked it up and decided to continue with the scene.
Sos bro good the bad and the ugly is 1 million times better
Ohh,...I don’t know about that.
Cats are smarter then most people think.
My cat is a genius.
He somehow managed to figure out that if he sits on my face at 3 in the morning, that will eventually lead him to a warm serving of fresh, but very raw pork.
@@bwhhc1422 😂😂😂 spaghetti westerns in comparison with a proper classic, go get some brains bro.
@@rounakalam7774 Spagetthi westerns and westerns are classics thats real American Cinema not saying that the godfather isnt lol 😂
Fun fact: the cat wasn’t supposed to be in this scene. He was a “set cat,” belonged to one of the cameramen or something. But Brando had a way with animals, and the cat absolutely adored him, and just jumped on his lap right before they shot the scene. It was so natural and pure, they decided to just let it be.
Mfs car was loyal? Damn. 😂
Fun fact kids strike again.
You can say that again! He was in “ The Island Of Dr. Moreau”...
Sources?
@@Romeo-le2ez trust me bro 🙏
Fun fact: The Brando wasn't even supposed to be there. The cat was about to begin shooting on that scene when a stray Brando came upon the cat, and so, the cat went with it.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 Underrated
The Brando came upon the cat? Now that’s just vulgar.
That cat was one consummate professional. He had a good eye too, knowing that the Brando would help make that scene special. It would have a whole different feeling without that Brando that wandered on set.
lmaoooo
Funny, because the original comment is above yours.
When younger sibings ask you for help
I do it all the time, my brother ask to borrow money.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Never seen a comment so relatable in my life
You freaking read my mind! lol I was indeed thinking of my elder brother while watching this scene hahaha best wishes from Melbourne
You just ruined the scene for me
If they ever try to remake this film, it will fail miserably. Nothing can compare.
awesomenolan234
Francis: "I'm gonna make him a movie he can't remake"
Payton Kienle
Ironically, the movie turned out better. I love the book, but I think it's up there with Jaws and Forrest Gump as to the movie being better
They should put Zac Efron in it and Dwayne the Rock Johnson.
@@fightermma dude, i know you meant a joke, but man it will be a nightmare that I would refuse....
Remake never does any good..
When Don corleone stood up from chair, I also had to stand up from my chair to make sure i dont disrespect him and make him my enemy.
You deserve heaven 🤩😂😂😂
What chair? Weren't you under the table sniffing his junk all that time?
😂😂😂😂😂😂🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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you survive criminal world
I love how tom hagen stands up as soon as vito stands up. That's respect, not out of fear but from admiration and loyalty. This movie is the best thing ever and everyone should watch it multiple times and at different points in life.
' at different points of life ' 🙌
It maka me proud to be a Sicilian principessa.
Yep
@@taroman7100 did you marry a Sicilian?
it is!!
"that is not justice, your daughter is still alive" the moment he earned my respect.
Exactly, and the line that made me hate Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven"
@@sdkelmaruecan2907 Unforgiven never pretended to be a film about giving justice.
*your
@@Ablequerq *yawr
He's still a scumbag.
RUclips made me a suggestion I couldn’t refuse
Copy for likes ??
Harsh Joshi sue me
@@generalrommel5666 go to don
Harsh Joshi *Please, I want justice...*
@@generalrommel5666 What injustice happened ?
"Someday, and that day may never come, I'll call upon you to do a service. Until then...accept this justice as a gift on my daughter's wedding day."
That line have me goosebumps for some reason, man. It's just so good to me.
That's friendship lesson. Later on he ask the service for his son 😁.
I like "that day may never come" part.
It's brilliant because it shows what the true currency of underworld dealings is; favours, and connections. Money is useful, yes, but of FAR greater value is having people in important places that you can bend to your will. Vito Corleone was clearly uninterested (and almost insulted) by the constant offers of money. What he REALLY wanted was to have another "follower", another servant that could do his bidding. Because once you've entangled that person in the web of organized crime, it's very, very difficult to escape from. Now that you have something you can hold over their heads as leverage, it becomes ever easier to draw them deeper into your web until they're so enmeshed in the underworld that they cannot escape again.
"... Because I'm gon' kill ya!"
@@Zaxares well said mate
The innocent cat is the perfect foil for their dark conversation. A most brilliant scene, not equalled in any other film. Brilliant.
The fact that we be made to feel so anxious about a guy who has only:
Helped out a friend
Played with a kitten
Said no to drugs
Bought some fruit
Played with his grandson
Testament as to how good this movie is
Well Written
Helped out Many Friends actually
Don Corleone is the single greatest combination of great character writing, great acting and great directing. Seriously, every scene he's in, he's mesmerizing. Imo, the greatest film cast in cinematic history
He was human like anyone else. Truthfully, it's not his activities, it's his logic that made Marlon Brando a rock star and Vito Corleone a household name.
And cut off the horse's head xD
I had to suit up to be worthy enough to watch this scene.Simply fantastic.
I watch it in my underwear
@@Chev987 I salute you, miss/mister.
😂😂
@@Chev987 You disrespect the Godfather, you don't even feel the need to dress up when you watch him. And then you come looking for him, to watch him, when you are upset with the world. What has he ever done to earn your disrespect?
@@Chev987 hhah lol..
What I love about this scene is that Vito WANTS to help Bonasera. He understands that he just simply wanted to do it the "right" way and was screwed over by the system. It is when Bonasera views him and his family as nothing more than hired thugs is when Vito was disappointed.
He doesn't shout or threaten, just scolds him and says if you came to me offering friendship then those men will be suffering. This proves to show that the power of friendship can defeat all.
Today I learned that my little pony and the Godfather share the same message.
@@thomas484 ✨✨✨The power of friendship✨✨✨
The way you can hear the cat purring so happily in Brando's lap honestly kind of drowns such an intimidating scene with "Awwww."
With all the remakes and reboots nowadays.. No one fucking dares to remake this movie
+19sert not gonna happen bro
+19sert i hope you kidding.
+nabil le parrain de montcul I heard Bay will direct this with the help of M. Night Shyamalan for better storytelling staring The Rock as Micheal
+mrjacob0101 the rock as michael hahahha no ty
+nabil le parrain de montcul he's not kidding Michael Bay said he might make a reboot of this.
maybe the cat is the director
Wkwk. Ada disini bang
That’s Gianni Russo’s cat. Also Gianni Russo directed The Godfather
When you really look at the movie Brando is a shit actor. My friends uncle from Brooklyn could of done a better job.
@@aryafatih8230 wow
@@suckerpunchable sure buddy
“I learned then that practically no one in the world is entirely bad or entirely good, and that motives are often more important than actions.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
The way the cat just lays down on the desk instead of jumping off was so damn cool to me for some reason. Everyone on this movie even the cat did a good job
I love that this scene establishes the entire theme of the films--which is family and relationships. The scene is basically "this movie is about the mafia, but it's not John Wick and this is not about murder. And we are not hitmen. We are people who value our relationships"
No the cosa nostra is about control and domination through brutal abuse and killing.
@@nickniehaus1763 Dumbass, she was talking about the theme of the movie, not the aim of the Mafia Group.
this was wayyyyyyy before John fucking Wick.
you do not speak about baba yaga like that
This. When people owe you a favor, you can ask to be repaid in things other than money. Like, getting someone to make your son's body presentable for a funeral or finding out when a certain police captain is going to be at a certain restaraunt.
Imagine being petted by the Godfather himself..
Imagine being lucky enough that THIS gorgeous cat wants to sit on your lap.
I would be honored
@@asslicker6728 our doggo
Imagine The Godfather encountering Voldemort.
I would be concerned and slightly worried, for I am not a cat.
Vito should have told him you never invited me for coffee and you didn’t even bring a shinebox for the wedding .
Lol wtf are you doing here
Lmao hey pro what’s up buddy?
GO AWAY
the fact that the cat starts to sit down and watching Godfather wondering around makes its like perfectly scripted.
that cat gave one hell of a performance
The cat just happened to randomly walk into the room while they were shooting the scene, and he thought he'd use it as a prop. It was totally improvised. True story. GENIUS!!
@@skaaya1 store... 2 years later...
@@no-vo9bm what?
@@darkcrusader. I don't even remember anymore 😂:p
@@no-vo9bm 😄
every scene in "the godfather" is the best scene.
+echolot
Yeah, but this one had deep meaning .
*****
He'd probably hire Mark Wahlberg and Ryan Gosling as leads too.
There'd be shootout every other minute.
*****
LOL
Santino gets shot with a bazooka . A few of them .
Michael's Italian bride gets blown up by a heat seeking missile .
Michael blows up the Las Vegas Convention Center where Barzini was.
He blows up the UNLV Arena where Moe Green was watching the UNLV Rebels playing basketball. In December. :-P
echolot TRUE SHIT
Brenda and Marrero to make my sister
How amazingly this movie starts and slowly there are so many emotions . Fear , violence , betrayal , love . Its just too perfectly crafted and sewed together . I love first part more than the 2nd one .
His hand gestures made his acting. So brilliantly played. He is the G.O.A.T.
You mean paw gestures?!
What was really great about the scene was Brando's use of the stray cat found walking around the set. He decided to hold it in his lap while the scene was being shot and it worked so well.
Johnny Collini That was a stray cat? I hope somebody adopted him. He was a sweetheart. :)
so thats why every "bad guy" in a move now pets a cat i never knew
Joshua Ebel Of course it was adopted.. i mean.. overall it is the godfathers cat.. who would deny such a present?
***** there was a cat in a lap earlier in a James Bond movie.
Carl Schwamberger I was about to ask that. When did it start the thing of the evil guy sitting and have a cat on his lap? Was in James Bond? I honestly have no idea
That cat is like, "Please don't stop petting me!" Lol
“Give me a 💆🏻♀️, Don Vito”. 😂!
The cat came by it self when scene start
It was Marlon's idea at the last second before the scène started
"Don" Corlene is just another puppet... The Cat is the real Godfather!!! 🐈🚬
Apparentyl the cat was purring so loud they had to reshoot the scene a few times. You can even hear it in the background of this scene
That cat is so tame and loving his affection.
The cat is the real don. He's getting exactly what he wants and then when they need to separate he just sits on the corner of the table like the boss he is.
Hell yeah! Cats are gods and they know it! 😉
The cat never broke character, stunning self-control.
They got to cancell the scene several times because of the cat's purr
@@elperroreggae Dude just as I read this the cat purred
gregory hahaha
The cat is the actual godfather
The hell happened to this comment thread?
lol....
The cat is the studios cat and was completely unplanned.
@@Kringlebeast I can just imagine the cat coming up to Marlon Brando and when the director is like "someone get the cat outta here!" Marlon is like "No! Let it stay."
@@Kringlebeast I heard it was a stray cat. Brando was playing with it during the breaks and Coppola decided to include the animal in the movie.
Don Gato
The cat nailed his lines.
“If by chance an honest man like yourself should make enemies, then they would become my enemies... And then they would fear you” 👈🏼
the way he delivers that line gives me chills every time…brilliant
Vito Corleone is the best friend you could ever have.
Those guys wouldn’t have dared to laid hands on his daughter if they knew her father could have both of them in the hospital in 3 teeth left between them with a single phone call.
"How much should I pay you?" And then all of them stand up, expressing their distaste for such a proposal. They were about to give him cold feet. Corleone turns him his back, but later changes his mind, asking him in the most polite way "Bonasera, what i have done to you to make you treat me so disrespecfully?" The manners and the language of a real boss. Each scene here is a masterpiece.... BTW The cat was an improvisation of Brando.
They stood up out of respect not for what Bonasera said
Them standing up when Don Corleone did is simply custom. When a man of high regard rises from his chair, those beside him are obliged to follow suit.
@@dmitrishostakovich9559 That makes sense, however look at Santino gesture just before Vito says "Bonasera, what...?" He understood the standing up as an order to get rid of Bonasera. The fact that Vito continues talking refrains them from doing so however.
1:45
In Asia, it's generally a custom to stand up when your guest, boss, or elders arrive at your table, as a way to show respect. I see similarity here, with added benefit that you can mobilize the moment your boss moves out.
1:54 the moment the God father stood up his son also stood up
People respected Vito Corleone whiles Michael was feared
That ain’t his son
That was not Micheal...and Micheal was not feared until he offed all of the heads of the families and tessio
@@Ooth9999 yes he was... It's Tom hagen... I mean not biological but actually he is his adopted son.... At least he is in the books..
I'm as much a son to him as you or Mike. -Tom Hagan
Darra m hes the godfather , of course any one in his family is his son
Adults seeing kids trading Pokémon cards: aw how cute
How it felt:
Marlon was a complete badass.... Actors will give up their nuts to get an Oscar, this guy refused to accept for Godfather... What integrity!
The cat is a great actor, Really is a cool cat.
Apparently the cat wasn't in the script, it was found eating scraps from a bin near the studio, someone Marlon Brando, bring a known animal lover, decided it would be good to have in a scene. So he kept it on screen but they had to remake this scene a few times because the cats purring was too loud.
+Whyareyouevenbotheringtotake Thetimetoreadthis I Quess they should left it eating scraps
Don Corleone is also a pussy ! XD
How?
Scotty Bryant Who are you asking ? don't you know the "answer" button ?
90% of comments about cat
But are 90 percent cats about the comment?
@1st Michal Okay, 'surprise' me. Show me how being 'funny' is in fact an objective thing.
Be surprised: You can't ;)
Even yours
@1st Michal maybe you should work on your grammar before you try to understand anything anyone comments
@@petezah4597 👍🤣
"That's not justice your daughter is still alive"
My favorite line
This movie teaches us that no matter how feared they are deep down they have a good heart.
"A dog would have ruined this scene." - *THE Cat* 😎
Don: "This cat's enemies, are my enemies, and we shall serve them for dinner, for I am its Godfather."
If it's a German Shepherd then it's alright coz we'd get a Pixie & Brutus Godfather scene...
But if it's a golden retriever, they'd be so clingy demanding hugs.
@@traversingtime8330 Imagine a Pomerian in that place.
Hey What did you say that
In my balcony John wick Is reloading his guns after seeing my screen
As a dog person I cannot like your comment.
the moment the godfathter stands up, no one can be more confortable than him. thats why consigliere stands up too
thats stupid thats worshipping him
There is a scene in the West Wing where Bartlett goes "One last thing: When the President stands, nobody sits."
Shouldn't the rest handstand then?
Its not worshipping you fkn moron!! Its a tradition in some countries that when your father stands then out of respect you have to stand as well
@@fleetwoodmacdreams1695 u mean black
That cat isn't even getting paid but he's hamming it up like the professional he didn't know he would end up being.
1st time to watch this masterpiece 50 years later since it was first released in 1972. Great movies do not age...
That cat deserved an Oscar nomination
I loved the parody of this with Dom Deluise. He is petting the cat and it is motionless. He says "This Cat is Dead. Get me a new cat."
As Don Corleone calmly explains his idea of “friendship” to the undertaker Bonasera, the first nearly full-body shot of the don reveals an unexpected guest: a gray and white cat sitting in Marlon Brando’s lap. “The cat in Marlon’s hands was not planned for,” director Francis Ford Coppola said later. “I saw the cat running around the studio, and took it and put it in his hands without a word.” Brando apparently loved children and animals, and it became part of the scene. But it also nearly ruined the shot. When the sound crew listened to Brando’s dialogue, they couldn’t understand a word he was saying and feared they would have to use subtitles. The problem wasn’t Brando but the cat, whose purring wrecked the sound. You can still hear it on the sound track.
it was improvised
I swear he won an Oscar anyway
Jordan Caws he turned it down
I read somewhere that the cat was purring so loud they had to edit the sound out lol
No. That was an acting technique like method acting called purring technique
Lol i can actually hear some of it after you said that
Evan Bakerian yes that's true. I was like, "wtf? the cat's purr wasn't even that loud!" but i am pretty sure that the boom mic is sitting beside the cat (hidden in a plain sight on the camera)
Idk about that, dialogue is voiced over after shooting the film. Wouldn't be a problem. How production usually works.
Marlon Brando would keep forgetting his lines because of the cats purring
One of the greatest films ever. Each scene is a little masterpiece. Every time I watch it again , there's more to see.
The cat is just chillin like a villain, like "just caress me some more while you win an Oscar"
By far one of the greatest movies in history
If not the greatest movie ever made
Taz Martin It's still tied with every Kubrick movie. I can't rank them as better or worse.
Taz Martin
Greatest ever
Taz Martin
nobody shall not fucking dare to remake The Godfather
Murder Murder Redrum If they did we shall all go to Warner Bros. or whatever company would publish a remake, (Probably Illumination Entertainment) and make them an offer they can't refuse. It would be to cancel a remake, it will be their signature on the paper or their brains.
Man, that cat loved Brando!
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The cat just happened to randomly walk into the room while they were shooting the scene, and he thought he'd use it as a prop. It was totally improvised. True store. GENIUS!!
Brando is a genius,everybody loves him
The way it worked out, the duality of the Don, such a dangerous man, but watch how sweet he is to the innocent cat.
Well, he also shows that he does not see himself as just some CEO of 'Murder, Inc'. He doesn't want to be asked to kill someone, and then just offered money. He wanted to be able to say that he was ordering a killing 'for justice', on behalf of 'a friend'. To be a hired killer for money is crass, and kind of modern. To be the one who metes out justice for friends is noble, like an aristocrat in the Renaissance. That image and identity, as an Old World nobleman, can ease his conscience, even though he really is just a criminal.
Even the cat was nominated for an oscar
The Godfather best scene:
Everything
That cat is just rolling around in his arms!!! It's so adorable!!!
Yes but Brandon Would Not let it go.
I miss those good old days..
Aren’t you dead?
Vito Corleone what’s up
I'm sorry I ordered the death of your middle son, Pop.
I hate the bad new days.
Don Michael Corleone hi Al
Memo to Hollywood: NEVER attempt to remake the Great classics!
For me, this is the only movie that gets better every time I rewatch it.
And where is the Oscar for the cat I wonder...
Neto del Toro Apparently that cat was said to have wandered on set and Garcia (Don) went with one of the greatest improv performances in film.
actually the director brought the stray cat he had seen wandering on the paramount lot and told Brando to improvise with it
^stupid
Crystal Mountain nah
lmfao
There is no best scene in the godfather since every single one of them is a masterpiece already
Right, the vids called "the godfather best scene"
I'm like "oh, does he mean the three hour scene at the beginning of the movie?"
So true! Even all of the actors were so good!
There IS the best scene in The Godfather and it's this scene
Then you should stop watching movies. If you can't make it to understand this piece of art then we can't help you
@@sadworldwide you have the attention span of a gnat
The body language (like a small boy)of Vito when Bolsanero asks him to be his friend is priceless.Those are the subtle characteristics that made Brando so great.
Just watched this movie for the first time thanks to the 50th aniversary re-release of this movie.
What a masterpiece, i just can't believe i watched it at the cinemas
The cat even stayed after being put down on the table as if it was part of the script
There was a Glue on the table...🐶
It read the script and agreed with all of it so it played along
The cat didn't want to be disrespectful 😅
@@alle_namen_schon_vergeben708 What has the cat done to make him treat me so disrespectfully?
@@alle_namen_schon_vergeben708 The cat will be your friend, as long as you feed it.
Never before could someone instil such fear and respect while petting a cat.
If a Sicilian is gesturing and yelling at you then you can feel comfortable.
If a Sicilian is talking to you gently and with a cold calm then you have to worry.
Sounds about right.
XXI LEGIO RAPAX Where did you read it?
Krug Stillo
Read?...uahuahuah.....LOL....I'm sicilian and I live in Palermo.
XXI LEGIO RAPAX Thats cool.....
RIP and long live Marlon Brando (April 3, 1924 - July 1, 2004), aged 80
You will always be remembered as a legend.
Rip to that cat
“And if an honest man like you should make enemies, they’d be my enemies. then they will fear you” that’s some very good writing right there
Mclovin1ladizman become my enemies
When I finally decided to watch The Godfather, I announced it to my family and my dad walked up to the tv screen asking for a fucking pointer stick because he was going to discuss the whole goddamn movie, comparing it to the books, explaining the Sicillian way, the undertones, etc. Its amazing how a movie can turn your lawyer father into a giddy fanboy/nerd
(Id totally be like that if I have kids)
Is your dad sicillian?
My dad is from Antarctica
How is liking the godfather nerdy?
@@tragicmemesfortragicteens8978 its not exactly *liking* the godfather that made it nerdy, it was more that my father was being so anal about it, explaining the culture, the ~implication~ of the lines, the italian way, the book vs. the movie, why i predicted sonny would die (even tho i didn't really have any reason, and i only predicted it because of the way movies make deaths predictable), the way he showed me a picture of him 6 years ago, wearing a suit and posing with his toy guns (yknow the one with pellets idk what its called) while watching the godfather... he was a full blown fanboy/nerd-- in reflection i shoula used geek instead of nerd but oh well
@@av7337 he wished!
The irony of this scene.. how powerful a man can be, in the midst of so heavy a conversation, and yet he is so gentle and sweet with the cat.. also the loyalty he commands…. Chefs kiss..
If you watch this movie in today's time.This movie has nothing that great in storyline but as soon as you start watching it.
It looks like a documentary because of the reality these great alpacino and brando and all others actors have put in it.
Absolutely stunning
This made me wanna be in the mob when I was ten lol
It seems you didn't change since then
Lysate YT what you mean
Teal Pineapple You have a profile picture of ken kaneki, you can’t have matured out of your edgy dreams.
@@princesurein7275 looooool
Goodfellas did that for me
"Someday, and that day may never come......" I have used those lines so many times at my friends. I love it.
"Married with Children" did a great spoof on this scene, where Al plays the Godfather. Al says, "someday . . . and that day may never come . . ."
* small smile *
"but ummm . . . you and I know it probably WILL."
I loved Al Bundy! That was one of my favorite ones too. Thanks
The cat was the street boss all along. Don Vito was just the public head of the Corleone family. The milk bootlegging, the nip trade, the city-wide hits on dogs, it all makes sense now.
I think this scene is so powerful in that one man can be so feared and yet so hated but he acts loving and the fact that the cat was unscripted is amazing.
Just got a root canal done and now I talk like the Godfather.
*spits coffee* LMAO
Same 😆
😂
you know what this scene showed what this generation lacked ? respect.
+cyberwolfy37 Respect is deserved, how many of said generation (or whichever generation) deserve it?
+xNepsteR every generation, has its own set of subservants.. mostly the alphas of each New generation never respect their elders
+cyberwolfy37 This is a brilliant scene, movie and performance by Brando. But the reality is Don Corleone was a criminal and murderer, the same as Michael. These gangsters respect one thing- money.
+cyberwolfy37 You know the first guy that complained about this new generation having no respect, and being a bunch of rascals. Socrates, in 500 B.C. Older generations will always found the new ones worse than they were.
+cyberwolfy37 I think you're reading way too much into this scene. Vito Corleone is an old time mobster boss who fancies himself a man of honor. He is considered a nobleman and demands respect in the form of total subservience from his underlings....he is the master of all he surveys within his fiefdom. In another words he's a wannabe king Godfather 1 and 2 is one of the best (argueably the best ) movie of all time but it's pure entertainment. If it shows anything it's the evil and sheer hypocrisy of life in the mafia. With all it's rules and code of honor it's members are just common thieves and murderers. Not anyone you'd want as a next door neighbor.
This scene got me hooked to this film and over a 100 times of watching still not tired of it
Many years later, Disney & Pixar will re-create that scene in Zootopia but only this time, it was a mouse or Artic shrew named Mr. Bigs.
Fun fact: the cat was on a break, saw Marlon Brando, took him in and told the director:"I'm going to film the scene with this guy underneath me".
I'd love to have Don Corleone as a friend, but I sure as hell wouldn't want him as an enemy.
I don't know if I would want Michael as either...
witch miachael
+Marko Tv probably Corleone
You can watch the Film here on RUclips ➤ /watch?v=Vr4lS2_Inl4
Shayna Butler
Why not? If you was an FBI agent, you wouldn't care much.
Watched it a few days ago, then watched it again. Simply amazing
That cat is also a paid actor.
My god, how could someone be this menacing while petting a cat!??
Because cats make everyone instantly look more badass. 😉
This movie is so good that even the stray cat makes a great prformance!
I like how The Godfather is talking about murder and money while the cat is just vibin on his lap and playing with his hands…
THE GODFATHER has about 20 of the GREATEST SCENES EVER in terms of writing and acting, in the history of movies. This opening scene is one of them. This will forever be my favorite movie of all times.
One of the best scenes in all of cinema. The Don gives no loyalty to country or political party. He has no faith in the government or the courts of law. He is fiercely and violently loyal to his family and friends. He abides by a code of ethics. In many ways he has effectively declared himself independent of the government. He looks for no handouts from the government, and he assumes full responsibility for himself, his family, and his friends. This includes the responsibility to wage war if or when necessary. He is ruthless, but not arbitrary. The punishment must fit the crime. He is loyal to his friends, and he expects his friends to be loyal to him. Those who betray are traitors, and traitors are to be put to death. In his own way, he is a dedicated businessman, a politician, a judge, a soldier, a husband, and a father. He provides. He protects. All he asks is for your respect, your loyalty, and your friendship.
+Dan Hillman Well...yes and no. The problem is Hollywood glorifies characters like this when in reality they are thieves, liars and murderers. In the book Vito "ain't so nice" as it goes into more of his activities. Michael shares with Kay at the wedding how his father was willing to splatter a band leaders brains if he didn't let Johnny Fontane out of a performance contract, the details of which were never told and be they unfavorable to Fontaine is irrelevant that's MURDER and the "punishment does NOT fit the crime"! It simply could have stated Fontane finish his dated performance obligations. Ironic you wrote "The Don Protects" ..as the 'Protection Racket' (aka EXTORTION) is the Mafias MAIN source of income. "Mr. small busy owner if you don't pay us $1,000 a month you may get hurt or your business may ACCIDENTALLY burn down", thievery via intimidation upon barely making business owners; seems to me the ABSENCE of ethics entirely. Young Vito kills Don Fannuci in his apartment so he and his friends no longer have to pay him "protection"...do you think Vito suddenly put an END to the "protection racket" after he killed him? F-NO! Vito just took it over. Lastly and most grotesquely when Tom goes to "fix" the situation in Part 2 involving the Senator and dead prostitute at their operated whorehouse, that girl's death was NO ACCIDENT! she was violently murdered (see blood splatter) orchestrated by Tom and his henchmen (fully sanctioned by Michael) in order to FRAME the Senator for assistance at Michael's trial! While Tom is consoling the Senator telling him "they will take care of it..this girl had no family..nobody knows she's even here"..etc..how would Tom know all this so suddenly? "Not Arbitrary" you wrote..seemingly unless it comes to SELF PRESERVATION then they murder young girls. Now i know this was Michael not Vito...but the apple doesn't fall far from the tree (see above). Sorry for rant..i enjoy mafia films and loved The Soprano's etc.. but I'd NEVER put these men on a pedestal and call them "Honorable" for they are the absence of!
It was only a movie. I don't actually believe that the Corleone characters are just and virtuous characters. What made the movies interesting and fascinating is that you could at least see on some level that the Corleones had some sense of ethics, honor, and decency. Were they hypocrites? Yes... but who isn't? I loved the first scene of the first movie. The Don refuses to perform murder for money - claiming, "That is not justice; your daughter is alive."
Of course, it was just a movie - a fictional story - that has little - if any - basis in reality. Vito is portrayed as a family man - playing with his grandson on the day of his death. In reality, I don't think for a second that people who get involved in organized crime are so committed to family and family values. But that's what made the story so fun. Vito barely escapes from Sicily with his life as a young kid after his father, brother, and mother are murdered. He marries a woman in America and then he confronts and kills Don Fannuci - freeing an entire community from extortion. And he wanted to spare Michael from ever going into the family business. Was he a hypocrite? Absolutely. As Michael said, "My father is no different from any important man who is responsible for other people - like a senator." In the history of our nation, the vast majority of politicians have been corrupt and hypocritical. This is not so much a defense of Vito as it is an indictment on our elected officials.
a mafia boss is just an emperor to the aspect of society not covered by the law.
+1 Bad Jesus Mofo
this book and the movie,;they are a parabola. is it ok when a police officer kills sombody? is it ok, when a president leads a country to war? this vito corleone charakter could probably not exist in real life. but the book is full of philosophy. like this scene. good people, as you call it, just let others do their dirty work. if you realy understand the movie, you see that its a story told beyond good and evil. he is who he is, and the world is violent. killing is killing, weather done for duty, profit or fun. and when you decide to protect youreself, you cant ever show a weakness. and everything, every country, every law, was built by men who refused to follow the rule of others. and often the biggest moralists were the cruelest people. to be, or not to be, that is the question.
I'm starting to think like the Don.
He knows definetely how to pet a cat 🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈🐈
They teach you that in Godfather School.
Meow!
I do to baby girl I do to 😜
@@humanskinnergames4520 what the hell
And the thing is that cat wasn’t even supposed to be there it just wandered on the set
Even the cat is acting well in this scene
I'm not the only one who just stare at the cat all the time.
The cat played big role in this scene
I'm disgusted at how he was snubbed at the oscars.
+jordan #oscarssohuman
+ladiefirst #CatLivesMatter
on point. it made the scene much more realistic
Yes and natural. Almost as if you were sitting in the same room as them
I like how the cat just settles down when put on the desk.
It knows it's role
+axelord4ever Of course you can't deny an order from the godfather...
or the catfather
The cat was computer generated. Complete sham.
Mark Place Are you stupid? Godfather came out 1972, I don't think they had CGI back then
I love how Vito doesn't raise his voice or shout at Bonasera despite being disrespected by him by being asked how much. He knows this is an honest man who is also desperate and also fears him so he plays on all of these by being calm with him and thus gaining his respect. He doesn't have to gain fear from him just respect.
Can’t get over how good this sequence is. Excellent
Marlon Brando's acting is at a different level, compared to any actor ever acting as a mafia boss.
See the Wild One. He had the chops back when he was young as well.
Tony soprano
Gandolfini is right up there with Brando. That’s a fact.
@@mattlikeshistory6419 Never had the making of a Varsity Atlethe
Brando had his issues in life as we all do, but the great thing he had going for himself was that he had a total confidence in performing a role with zero self consciousness or embarrassment.
fun facts,
Brando wasn't supposed to be there, it was supposed to be a scene where Bonasera begged to the cat.. Coincidentally, Brando, who really likes cats, approached and then pet him.
The director was about to tell Brando to leave, but the cat signaled him to let Brando be in that scene
Godfather: "nah the cats fines just roll the camera"
Disney remake: "C G I !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Disney has lose it’s sanity.Now busy remaking his own masterpiece.
@@suvaschowdhury4244 yep. How many of their classic movies (ex their cartoon movies) have they messed up already?
@@michellesheppard9253 Fuck disney if they try to touch this masterpiece i will not forgive them for this