The Godfather is my favorite film, seeing it over 200 times, so I was skeptical that I could be told anything new. But this brought out the truths of the film that I must have realized with so many viewings, but could not quite put into words. Very well done, thanks!
Great analysis of lighting, especially regarding Sonny and Kay. After the meeting with Sollozzo when the Don tells Hagen to send in Luca Brasi, his face goes from light to dark, just BTW.
Fifty years I have absorbed and studied this work of art. It’s very difficult, after that amount of time, to hear someone explain things in original ways. Thank you for illuminating my deeper appreciation of this masterpiece.
I hear a lot of times that great films just happen, sometimes erroneously echoed by filmmakers too. Films like The Godfather go a long way to show that greatness can be achieved by drawing inspiration from other arts and then transposing that onto the celluloid with incredible planning and attention to detail.
@@heidih.6257 "Sunny" as in sunshine lighting up each family member in the yard/festivities outside, while The Godfather is in the dark, shadowy house. Nothing to do with brother Sonny.
Astute observation regarding the depiction of Michael's character progression from good to evil by the use of lighting. I love watching film characters who transition from the light side to the dark side. Like Michael Fassbender's Magneto in X-Men: First Class and Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars, Michael Corleone's turn was one of the best evolution of a character I've seen in cinema. Once again, great analysis and keep up the great work!
One of the best compliments to Willis' cinematography is in an anectdote. When Francis Ford Coppola was preparing to direct Godfather II, he really wanted to work with the great Italian cinematogapher Vittorio Storaro, because of his groundbreaking work on The Conformist. Storaro refused, arguing that Gordon Willis was the only appropriate choice for all the Godfather films. Coppola would finally team up with Storaro for Apocalypse Now, but one has to admire someone who would turn down such a project out of deference, respect and courtesy.
i always try to follow a character through their actions and dialogue, its only later that i realize that lighting and photography are important to a character study, oh well
Fantastic video! Would love to see some analyses of other major cinematographers of the era. Laszlo Kovacs, Vilmos Zsigmond or Conrad Hall maybe please???? Keep 'em coming
This is a great analysis of a great movie.I've never watched it with taking such things as light and shadow into account but i'm going to rewatch the movie while taking your input into mind. Thanks so much for sharing! :D
I have always felt that the illuminations on the faces were a key part of the characters, for example, I always felt that Michael's time in Sicily with Apollonia was more of a fantasy and that her death brought him to reality. And therefore I always felt that Michael really felt a very strong passion for Apollonia, but it was not love, not that kind of love where you respect and value the opinion of the other, that passionate love that evolves something more mature; as with Kay Adams. And now that I'm reading the novel that thought becomes stronger, as I can understand the nature of the relationship of Michael and Apollonia versus Michael and Kay. And I think that the same concept is transmitted in the film but through photography, its lights and its shadows. Nor had I stopped to think about the references to painting in the film. Thanks for explaining this to me, now I understand and respect this movie more than I used to.
Thank-you so much for this marvelous peek inside the artistic minds of these geniuses! I have little to no art in me--I need people like you to open these doors for me to see what such creative minds do, how they accomplish it. I must have seen The Godfather 25 times--pausing repeatedly simply because each frame seemed so beautiful--now I know why! So thank-you again. I subscribed to see more if you have done them.
Having watched it again, one of the first things I thought was Caravaggio in the way the film depicts light and being Italian. The film for me deserves to be in the pantheon of higher art. There's probably a hand full of films that deserve that but Part 1 and 2 are in it. People will be watching these films for as long people have been reading Romeo and Juliet and looking at Caravaggio paintings.
Wow!! So much into this analysis I honestly didn't think so much of the shadows or how/why the shots were so perfectly taken didn't know so much were put into it! just thought that it fits more nicely into the aesthetic and atmosphere of the movie. But boi oh boi these points of view make so much sense now!!!
...sure wish I'd been able to watch this in college as reference for my "cinema analysis" class back in 198...grumble...ahem...clears throat...at Iowa State... ....enjoyed it!
Wonderful analysis! Perfect! Please make another video analyzing "Touch of Evil", the film Touch of Evil is the most visually stunning film I have ever seen! It's worthy of your time, worthy of your effort. Thanks and keep up the great work..
The Godfather is probably one of the greatest movies of all-time, which was made by Ford Coppola in the 70's years "the greatest period of American movies ever", according to Quentin Tarantino. The Godfather's success allowed Coppola make the second part, what it was considered better than the first one because of Robert De Niro & Al Pacino's performances. Frankly The Godfather part one, and two are at a level almost same, and also let's not forget about The Godfather was the film made Al Pacino a well-known actor to this day.
Pacino is like watching two actors. The first could do subtle acting to an almost impossibly frightening degree. "That's not Pacino, that's Michael Corleone!". The second, is a loud hammy actor. Watch Godfather Part III and you will be forced to say that Michael Corleone died and has been replaced by an impostor.
Michael and Kay are sitting at the table. Johnny Fontana walks in. He starts to sing--- I got but one heart--- Michael takes Kay's hand and says " Listen to a song " Song continues--- You are the only dream I pray it comes true--- Michael turns around and looks at Kay with nothing but love.....not lust but love. He begins to tell her a story about Johnny, his manager and his Vito. He did it because he loved her and trust as stated in a book. But only true anecdote assuring her he is not like his family. First time Apollonia saw Michael she ran away disgusted it. Half of Michael's face is broken. Second time he came into her house she is indifferent. Actually she straight up didn't like him. Than he gave her a necklace so ugliness was no longer a problem. " Wedding was set up in two weeks bc she thought he was rich ".... sentence from the book perfectly captured in a movie by Coppola, to a detail. They are sitting around table Michael is drinking, he does that when he needs sex. He looks across the table and smiled bc he saw necklace around her face. She is first deadly serious, than she TOUCHES the necklace around her neck and smiles back. To a detail Coppola captured what was stated in a book.... what a manipulative little goldigger she was and Michael knew it. She thought she got herself a daddy but daddy got her.....literally. He never told her about mafia war or that she was in danger being attached to him at that moment..... he killed her with the wedding. He brought Kay back into his life only after he made sure it was safe for her, more than a year after he came back. He didn't give a fuck if Apollonia knew he was a criminal hiding from the police coming from the mafia family. He never wanted Kay to know he was a murderer, only woman who's opinion he valued. Michael offered himself to save the family..... he was the only one left to do it. It was his destiny to become godfather but he wanted different destiny for him and Kay. Since he had to work for his family he explained to her that his father was no different thatn Senator or President, taking care of his people. But he will not be like his father. " My father's way of doing stuff is old and finished. Give me 5 years and Corleone family will be legitimate ".. He had a plan, buy off Moe Green business therefore get legitimacy and move to Vegas. Moe refused to sell... Michael is speaking to Vito in a backyard . Vito says " I don't apologize for anything. I worked my hole life, I took care of my family. Women and children can be careless men can not ".... Michael Listen to those words and absorbed them to a letter . He, too lived and loved his family so he decided to do to same.... he kill Moe and took his business, he murdered all 4 families so no danger would ever pose to Kay and his family... " He betrayed himself, he corrupted himself, he became his fathers puppet ".... Coppola while commenting godfather " Every murder he committed, every robbery he committed Michael felt in his heart it was the right thing to do, he did for his family " ...
Not really. The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, so there are plenty of people that loved the film, and critics recognized its artistry when the film was released. Not to mention that it won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Coppola is such a brilliant director... His cinematic choices are so genius. Apocalypse Now, in my opinion, is just the most perfect film ever made... more so than Citizen Kane.
I have to disagree there. You could argue that it's more impactful, but Citizen Kane is a strong contender for the most perfect movie ever made, and Apocalypse Now, as good as it is, doesn't quite reach that level.
@@errwhattheflip Kane lacks the full experience of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now (tho Godfather is the best)...the fantastic music, the comparison of each scene to great art, and the romance of the greatest actors of their generation. We can watch Coppola's movies on so many levels. They give to all kinds of people, with all different interests, at so many times...the pop references that people repeat, the beautiful amazing melodies that stay in our heads forever, and now we know about artists and great artworks that are shown by different scenes. What in Kane is so "Renaissance?"
@@cyninbend Depends on how you view it. Kane had a revolutionary style of writing, with its nonlinear style. Sure, it wasn't the first to do it, but it certainly was one of the movies that popularized it. The cinematography as well was something special as well. Without using shallow depth of field at all, and just relying on expert blocking and staging, Orson Welles was able to keep our attention and show us exactly what he wanted us to see for his story to work. The acting as well is masterclass with Orson Welles himself giving a wonderful performance, and every other actor in the film does nearly as well. Kane did nearly everything right. It had a great score, a near-perfect script, flawless acting, and some of the most influential direction of all time. Now, I will be the first to say that I do prefer The Godfather over it. Maybe not Apocalypse Now, but The Godfather is above Kane for me.
An excellent examination of how lighting was used to enhance the story. If you want to see a world of hard black & white with ominous shadows check out "Citizen Kane"
Total Mind Fuck to a movie-goer like me who collects a vast Actor, Director, movie quotes and basic Plot knowledge to the uninitiated. Done all in respect to a fallen friend. Lester Jordaan R.I.P. mah man...
3:56 then he failed. I see LOTS of shadowy faces in that shot! oops. I don't think one person deliberately lit all those scenes to create some symbolic connection like what is being superimposed upon it later by symbol-seekers. He used directional lighting a lot. That's it.
I like the symbolism, imagined or not. I will say that I disliked my literature class, where I was expected to find analogies to other stories. The message is the message. Does it matter how many stories I find it in? Hope you still like the movie. I do think it is well done.
@@sandrafrederick4923 I think I saw most of it but I didn't watch it undistracted. Maybe I can watch it again one day. I don't really remember how it ends.
Don't forget the shiner under Michael's left eye towards the end of his stay in Sicily. The darkness is eclipsing his view and how he sees life. He lives an extremely dangerous life, and is bringing the love of his life into this world. Her life was to be cut short by this evilness.
The dichotomy between the surface respect the family reaped and the fear of death everyone dealing with them truly felt encompassed the entirety of the film. The former was trumpeted. The latter was never given light through speech. Always in the shadows.........
Here is Michael after Apollonia died. He came home bc his father could no longer guarantee his safety. He is speaking to Vito in his background " Pop, what about Sonny,what about Sicily. If we don't respond isn't family gonna be weak ".... Not even mentioning her, not even saying her name let alone addressing her as his wife. He is not angry nor is he calling for revenge. He is worried about status of his family.....worried that they are weak. I wouldn't behave like that if a dog with flees died bc of me or instead of me. So, what about Sicily? Well Barzini tried to kill him but he got away. Got away ... those are the words Michael used in a book when he was speaking about Sicily with his father Vito :" Why do you think Barzini tried that.Did he try to kill you before we made a deal or was it too late to stop it " Michael " Yeah but I got away ".... SPOT THE DIFFERENCE..... Michael after house got attacked in gf2. Kay didn't die but almost. Michael sat on a train that very same night without even changing his clothes and went to NY to speak to Frank P. In that same house, his old father's house this time screaming bloody murder " Did you hear what happened in my home, in my home. In my bedroom where my wife sleep and where my children come to play with their toys. In my home. I want you to help me get revenge "... That is how a man reacts when he loves. That is what was used in a movie .... Parallels and music NOT shadows. Parallels.. .. you can draw Parallels between them on everything, scene by scene. Book is written in that concept. She died he came home and told Kay he loved her and cared about her. Kay left he got diabetes, aged over night stopped smoking, drinking, killing, never took the ring of his finger or touched another woman for the rest of his life. When Apollonia was in danger, danger he deliberately put her in.....first he had sex with Apollonia. Than he stood on a balcony and told Fabricio to take her to her father's house. He didn't even bother to take her himself. He never told her how long they would be apart. He laughed at the idea that she wanted to American wife. When Kay was in danger, danger was didn't deliberately put her on.....he locked her up, put her on house and, surrounded her with army with guns. He sat down with Tom Hagen and told him " I'm trusting you with the life of my wife and children, future of this family ". When he sent her to Vegas so he can kill Carlo....he kissed her on a lips, and told her " Just few days"... Michael and Apollonia are walking down the street....what are they talking about? Well, Puzo didn't bother to write dialog. He reduced her to an empty shell of a human being, semiliteral goldigger who married him for money. Michael and Kay are walking down the street. They are talking about everything, including life, politics and corruption. When Michael started declaring love to her music " New Don" is playing which is amazing bc in the middle Michael calls Kay his Don " You are my Don" " I came bc I need you. Bc I care for you. I will do anything, anything you ask to make up for what happened to us. Kay I love you ".. He told Vitteli " Your daughter will get a husband "..... meaning someone to DO HER bc Michael needs someone to do. He told Kay " I want you to marry me".... Parallels...... not shadows were used to make a movie. Parallels and Music.. All Romantic songs that speak about love of the heart are about Kay..... Every time I look into your eyes/ Unica per me ( their song), I got but one heart, Speak softly love, First half of B. TERRA, To each its own by Livingston ( Michael's favorite song in gf3), Promise you'll remember, Love said goodbye by Andy Williams..... ending of gf2.
"Every frame is a work of art" ; thats true when we talk about The Godfather.
Fantastic video !
What did it say about the harsh "something" of Caravaggio? Sorry I didn't get the word 04:26
@@klamentyne5991 "The harsh tenebrism of Caravaggio"
Or Barry Lyndon.
@@Tsukiko.97 There are lots of movies that this could apply to
@@bokanos6963 I needed to know that word too!
Thank you.
just when I thought I couldn't love this movie more...
...they pull you back in
"leave the gun, take the cannoli"
The Godfather is my favorite film, seeing it over 200 times, so I was skeptical that I could be told anything new. But this brought out the truths of the film that I must have realized with so many viewings, but could not quite put into words. Very well done, thanks!
Anthony Moore why tf do you have 900 free hours to watch the same movie?
Not quite as many here as 200,but agree on learning something new, wonderful video. Would love an entire series from this channel on the Godfather
@@notsolegalciv2761 ok
Brilliant insight into an amazing film, thank you
Bro your channel is amazing too
4:19 Appolonia sure can give monalisa a run for such a beauty
so many good videos about movies on youtube! what a time to be alive!
Always nice to see a godfather analysis video, man do I love that film
It was a wonderful video.
Thank you.
Great analysis of lighting, especially regarding Sonny and Kay.
After the meeting with Sollozzo when the Don tells Hagen to send in Luca Brasi, his face goes from light to dark, just BTW.
Fifty years I have absorbed and studied this work of art. It’s very difficult, after that amount of time, to hear someone explain things in original ways. Thank you for illuminating my deeper appreciation of this masterpiece.
Excellent analysis. Now I can watch the film 10 more times.
I hear a lot of times that great films just happen, sometimes erroneously echoed by filmmakers too. Films like The Godfather go a long way to show that greatness can be achieved by drawing inspiration from other arts and then transposing that onto the celluloid with incredible planning and attention to detail.
The wedding in the beginning isn't Sonny's, it's Connie and Carlo's
"Sunny" wedding, not Sonny's wedding
Connie's
@@heidih.6257 "Sunny" as in sunshine lighting up each family member in the yard/festivities outside, while The Godfather is in the dark, shadowy house. Nothing to do with brother Sonny.
Nice, succinct interpretation. Thanks, it really added something.
Astute observation regarding the depiction of Michael's character progression from good to evil by the use of lighting. I love watching film characters who transition from the light side to the dark side. Like Michael Fassbender's Magneto in X-Men: First Class and Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars, Michael Corleone's turn was one of the best evolution of a character I've seen in cinema. Once again, great analysis and keep up the great work!
What did it say about the harsh "something" of Caravaggio? Sorry I didn't get the word 04:26
@@klamentyne5991 the word is “Tenebrism”
Part one and Part two are both the greatest films every made.
One of the best compliments to Willis' cinematography is in an anectdote. When Francis Ford Coppola was preparing to direct Godfather II, he really wanted to work with the great Italian cinematogapher Vittorio Storaro, because of his groundbreaking work on The Conformist. Storaro refused, arguing that Gordon Willis was the only appropriate choice for all the Godfather films. Coppola would finally team up with Storaro for Apocalypse Now, but one has to admire someone who would turn down such a project out of deference, respect and courtesy.
This is a great channel, absolutely loving it.
Man, I have not seen this movie in forever, thanks for the reminder of its incredible artistry!
Awesome video! Watched the Godfather again last night and it's refreshing to have a piece like this to nurture the inner cinematographer.
i always try to follow a character through their actions and dialogue, its only later that i realize that lighting and photography are important to a character study, oh well
Finally! I've been looking for a channel that has analyses like this!
My God, this was amazing. such a deep movie wkth tons to explore !
Fantastic video! Would love to see some analyses of other major cinematographers of the era. Laszlo Kovacs, Vilmos Zsigmond or Conrad Hall maybe please???? Keep 'em coming
+Tom May Thanks! That's the plan. Please keep watching and spread the word.
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The more breakdowns I see of The Godfather, the more it exemplifies that it's the greatest movie ever made.
I never realized how lightning was a story teller on it's own 💫
The comparison to the artwork of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was a brilliant observation!
Thank you for this review, just what I needed! I'm rewatching this film for the 30th time today!
The only thing I didn't like about this video is how short it is, excellent video, you've got yourself a new subscriber.
Magnificent essay video on my most favourite film. Superb analysis of how light and colour created a living, moving photographic masterpiece.
One of the best essays about The Godfather on RUclips.
Insightful! Makes me appreciate the movie even more. Thank you
This was great analysis, definitely a cut above the usual fare.
This is a great analysis of a great movie.I've never watched it with taking such things as light and shadow into account but i'm going to rewatch the movie while taking your input into mind. Thanks so much for sharing! :D
Learning about cinematic techniques really opens up a whole new way you view the world, doesn't it? :) This channel is doing the world a service!
I have always felt that the illuminations on the faces were a key part of the characters, for example, I always felt that Michael's time in Sicily with Apollonia was more of a fantasy and that her death brought him to reality. And therefore I always felt that Michael really felt a very strong passion for Apollonia, but it was not love, not that kind of love where you respect and value the opinion of the other, that passionate love that evolves something more mature; as with Kay Adams. And now that I'm reading the novel that thought becomes stronger, as I can understand the nature of the relationship of Michael and Apollonia versus Michael and Kay. And I think that the same concept is transmitted in the film but through photography, its lights and its shadows. Nor had I stopped to think about the references to painting in the film. Thanks for explaining this to me, now I understand and respect this movie more than I used to.
wow. just wow. it’s with videos like this that make me love the movie even more!!!!
Thank-you so much for this marvelous peek inside the artistic minds of these geniuses! I have little to no art in me--I need people like you to open these doors for me to see what such creative minds do, how they accomplish it. I must have seen The Godfather 25 times--pausing repeatedly simply because each frame seemed so beautiful--now I know why! So thank-you again. I subscribed to see more if you have done them.
Greatest movie of all time
Having watched it again, one of the first things I thought was Caravaggio in the way the film depicts light and being Italian. The film for me deserves to be in the pantheon of higher art. There's probably a hand full of films that deserve that but Part 1 and 2 are in it. People will be watching these films for as long people have been reading Romeo and Juliet and looking at Caravaggio paintings.
Just when I thought I would stop watching this channel......they pull me back in
Excellent video!! amazing how much character exploration can be done through lighting and cinematography alone
Brilliant cinematography.
Just FINALLY watched Godfather......I ADORE this work of art💜
You my dear are an amazing movie analysts
the main thing this movie did was that it was in colored, and unlike almost everything after it, it did it perfectly
You did your homework! I just read all about the drama behind Coppola and Willis on set in Easy Riders and Raging Bulls.
THIS WAS INCREDIBLE. I LEARNT SO MUCH
This channel is going to be big! If they of course keep it up. Who disliked this video, are they insane?
Just found this channel, love it!
I never even realized this until this video!
This video is a masterpiece
Great video, keep it up
Incredible essay! Good to hear a woman narrating this, diversity is the spice of life, truly!
Wow!! So much into this analysis I honestly didn't think so much of the shadows or how/why the shots were so perfectly taken didn't know so much were put into it! just thought that it fits more nicely into the aesthetic and atmosphere of the movie. But boi oh boi these points of view make so much sense now!!!
Loving the linger videos, keep them up !
I've heard the light and dark is to represent the good and bad of the character. But this, 'inside', is appealing more now.
Amazing just amazing!This ART
My new favorite youtube channel :)
...sure wish I'd been able to watch this in college as reference for my "cinema analysis" class back in 198...grumble...ahem...clears throat...at Iowa State...
....enjoyed it!
Wonderful analysis! Perfect!
Please make another video analyzing "Touch of Evil", the film Touch of Evil is the most visually stunning film I have ever seen! It's worthy of your time, worthy of your effort.
Thanks and keep up the great work..
The Godfather is probably one of the greatest movies of all-time, which was made by Ford Coppola in the 70's years "the greatest period of American movies ever", according to Quentin Tarantino. The Godfather's success allowed Coppola make the second part, what it was considered better than the first one because of Robert De Niro & Al Pacino's performances. Frankly The Godfather part one, and two are at a level almost same, and also let's not forget about The Godfather was the film made Al Pacino a well-known actor to this day.
Great video. I've seen this movie many, many times and I never noticed this. Thank you
Al Pacino is one crazy badass! Respect!
Pacino is like watching two actors. The first could do subtle acting to an almost impossibly frightening degree. "That's not Pacino, that's Michael Corleone!". The second, is a loud hammy actor. Watch Godfather Part III and you will be forced to say that Michael Corleone died and has been replaced by an impostor.
I'm so, so glad I found this channel! Keep 'em coming
Greatest movie ever made..
Outstanding, You've earned yourself a new subscriber here.
Wow! Thanks! Such an interesting new perspective on the film...Nice work!
I'm a big fan of godfather and I request RUclips to put heart reaction so I can give this video what it deserves ❤
Now i see it. Great video
Really well constructed, helpful video essay. Thank you
This was great!
Michael and Kay are sitting at the table.
Johnny Fontana walks in. He starts to sing--- I got but one heart---
Michael takes Kay's hand and says " Listen to a song "
Song continues--- You are the only dream I pray it comes true---
Michael turns around and looks at Kay with nothing but love.....not lust but love.
He begins to tell her a story about Johnny, his manager and his Vito.
He did it because he loved her and trust as stated in a book.
But only true anecdote assuring her he is not like his family.
First time Apollonia saw Michael she ran away disgusted it.
Half of Michael's face is broken.
Second time he came into her house she is indifferent. Actually she straight up didn't like him.
Than he gave her a necklace so ugliness was no longer a problem.
" Wedding was set up in two weeks bc she thought he was rich ".... sentence from the book perfectly captured in a movie by Coppola, to a detail.
They are sitting around table Michael is drinking, he does that when he needs sex.
He looks across the table and smiled bc he saw necklace around her face. She is first deadly serious, than she TOUCHES the necklace around her neck and smiles back.
To a detail Coppola captured what was stated in a book.... what a manipulative little goldigger she was and Michael knew it.
She thought she got herself a daddy but daddy got her.....literally.
He never told her about mafia war or that she was in danger being attached to him at that moment..... he killed her with the wedding.
He brought Kay back into his life only after he made sure it was safe for her, more than a year after he came back.
He didn't give a fuck if Apollonia knew he was a criminal hiding from the police coming from the mafia family.
He never wanted Kay to know he was a murderer, only woman who's opinion he valued.
Michael offered himself to save the family..... he was the only one left to do it. It was his destiny to become godfather but he wanted different destiny for him and Kay.
Since he had to work for his family he explained to her that his father was no different thatn Senator or President, taking care of his people.
But he will not be like his father.
" My father's way of doing stuff is old and finished. Give me 5 years and Corleone family will be legitimate "..
He had a plan, buy off Moe Green business therefore get legitimacy and move to Vegas.
Moe refused to sell...
Michael is speaking to Vito in a backyard . Vito says
" I don't apologize for anything. I worked my hole life, I took care of my family. Women and children can be careless men can not "....
Michael Listen to those words and absorbed them to a letter .
He, too lived and loved his family so he decided to do to same.... he kill Moe and took his business, he murdered all 4 families so no danger would ever pose to Kay and his family...
" He betrayed himself, he corrupted himself, he became his fathers puppet ".... Coppola while commenting godfather
" Every murder he committed, every robbery he committed Michael felt in his heart it was the right thing to do, he did for his family " ...
Beautiful explaination ! To the point clearly stated. Thank you.
You really shed light on the cinematography
haha
These visual clues are so subtle only one person in a thousand would notice them.
Not really. The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, so there are plenty of people that loved the film, and critics recognized its artistry when the film was released. Not to mention that it won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
What a video.. Applause !!
The Godfather and the Divine Masculine - now THAT would be a challenge for analysis, but one Id love to see, or even get engrossed in.
Coppola is such a brilliant director... His cinematic choices are so genius. Apocalypse Now, in my opinion, is just the most perfect film ever made... more so than Citizen Kane.
I have to disagree there. You could argue that it's more impactful, but Citizen Kane is a strong contender for the most perfect movie ever made, and Apocalypse Now, as good as it is, doesn't quite reach that level.
@@errwhattheflip Kane lacks the full experience of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now (tho Godfather is the best)...the fantastic music, the comparison of each scene to great art, and the romance of the greatest actors of their generation. We can watch Coppola's movies on so many levels. They give to all kinds of people, with all different interests, at so many times...the pop references that people repeat, the beautiful amazing melodies that stay in our heads forever, and now we know about artists and great artworks that are shown by different scenes. What in Kane is so "Renaissance?"
@@cyninbend
Depends on how you view it. Kane had a revolutionary style of writing, with its nonlinear style. Sure, it wasn't the first to do it, but it certainly was one of the movies that popularized it. The cinematography as well was something special as well.
Without using shallow depth of field at all, and just relying on expert blocking and staging, Orson Welles was able to keep our attention and show us exactly what he wanted us to see for his story to work.
The acting as well is masterclass with Orson Welles himself giving a wonderful performance, and every other actor in the film does nearly as well.
Kane did nearly everything right. It had a great score, a near-perfect script, flawless acting, and some of the most influential direction of all time.
Now, I will be the first to say that I do prefer The Godfather over it. Maybe not Apocalypse Now, but The Godfather is above Kane for me.
Nicely done, learned a lot!
A fascinating video !
Excellent analysis. Good and evil represented by light and darkness.
favorite part of mine is the ending scene of godfather when al neri is about to close the door, gives a final look to kay and closes it bam!
Best ever analysis on Best movie ever (arguably)
Yes!!!!! Love the comparisons to renaissance artists.
An excellent examination of how lighting was used to enhance the story. If you want to see a world of hard black & white with ominous shadows check out "Citizen Kane"
The cinematography MAKES this movie, as well as GF2. "The depths of darkness within the human soul."
Loved it.
Another great “Take!”
Total Mind Fuck to a movie-goer like me who collects a vast Actor, Director, movie quotes and basic Plot knowledge to the uninitiated. Done all in respect to a fallen friend. Lester Jordaan R.I.P. mah man...
This definitely works. Especially with part 2.
Thank you 😊
Please make more videos the Godfather Film
Good stuff!
3:56 then he failed. I see LOTS of shadowy faces in that shot! oops. I don't think one person deliberately lit all those scenes to create some symbolic connection like what is being superimposed upon it later by symbol-seekers. He used directional lighting a lot. That's it.
I like the symbolism, imagined or not. I will say that I disliked my literature class, where I was expected to find analogies to other stories. The message is the message. Does it matter how many stories I find it in? Hope you still like the movie. I do think it is well done.
@@sandrafrederick4923 I think I saw most of it but I didn't watch it undistracted. Maybe I can watch it again one day. I don't really remember how it ends.
Don't forget the shiner under Michael's left eye towards the end of his stay in Sicily. The darkness is eclipsing his view and how he sees life. He lives an extremely dangerous life, and is bringing the love of his life into this world. Her life was to be cut short by this evilness.
Well done!
It is a very interesting concept of light and shadow and how they are used, but in my opinion the master of light and shadow is Orson Welles.
The dichotomy between the surface respect the family reaped and the fear of death everyone dealing with them truly felt encompassed the entirety of the film. The former was trumpeted. The latter was never given light through speech. Always in the shadows.........
Here is Michael after Apollonia died. He came home bc his father could no longer guarantee his safety. He is speaking to Vito in his background
" Pop, what about Sonny,what about Sicily. If we don't respond isn't family gonna be weak "....
Not even mentioning her, not even saying her name let alone addressing her as his wife. He is not angry nor is he calling for revenge. He is worried about status of his family.....worried that they are weak.
I wouldn't behave like that if a dog with flees died bc of me or instead of me.
So, what about Sicily? Well Barzini tried to kill him but he got away.
Got away ... those are the words Michael used in a book when he was speaking about Sicily with his father
Vito :" Why do you think Barzini tried that.Did he try to kill you before we made a deal or was it too late to stop it "
Michael " Yeah but I got away "....
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE.....
Michael after house got attacked in gf2. Kay didn't die but almost. Michael sat on a train that very same night without even changing his clothes and went to NY to speak to Frank P.
In that same house, his old father's house this time screaming bloody murder
" Did you hear what happened in my home, in my home. In my bedroom where my wife sleep and where my children come to play with their toys. In my home. I want you to help me get revenge "...
That is how a man reacts when he loves.
That is what was used in a movie .... Parallels and music NOT shadows.
Parallels.. .. you can draw Parallels between them on everything, scene by scene. Book is written in that concept.
She died he came home and told Kay he loved her and cared about her.
Kay left he got diabetes, aged over night stopped smoking, drinking, killing, never took the ring of his finger or touched another woman for the rest of his life.
When Apollonia was in danger, danger he deliberately put her in.....first he had sex with Apollonia. Than he stood on a balcony and told Fabricio to take her to her father's house. He didn't even bother to take her himself.
He never told her how long they would be apart.
He laughed at the idea that she wanted to American wife.
When Kay was in danger, danger was didn't deliberately put her on.....he locked her up, put her on house and, surrounded her with army with guns. He sat down with Tom Hagen and told him " I'm trusting you with the life of my wife and children, future of this family ".
When he sent her to Vegas so he can kill Carlo....he kissed her on a lips, and told her " Just few days"...
Michael and Apollonia are walking down the street....what are they talking about?
Well, Puzo didn't bother to write dialog. He reduced her to an empty shell of a human being, semiliteral goldigger who married him for money.
Michael and Kay are walking down the street. They are talking about everything, including life, politics and corruption. When Michael started declaring love to her music " New Don" is playing which is amazing bc in the middle Michael calls Kay his Don
" You are my Don"
" I came bc I need you. Bc I care for you. I will do anything, anything you ask to make up for what happened to us. Kay I love you "..
He told Vitteli " Your daughter will get a husband "..... meaning someone to DO HER bc Michael needs someone to do.
He told Kay " I want you to marry me"....
Parallels...... not shadows were used to make a movie.
Parallels and Music..
All Romantic songs that speak about love of the heart are about Kay..... Every time I look into your eyes/ Unica per me ( their song), I got but one heart, Speak softly love, First half of B. TERRA, To each its own by Livingston ( Michael's favorite song in gf3), Promise you'll remember, Love said goodbye by Andy Williams..... ending of gf2.
The cinematographer from Game of Throne should learn from this