*A TRAGEDY!!?* THE GODFATHER (1972) | First Time Watching | (reaction/commentary/review)
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An absolute masterpiece this film is. Was truly a pleasure to watch such a beautiful display of top tier filmmaking. Never once was I bored and the actors performances were all stellar. Enjoy :)
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A TRAGEDY!!? THE GODFATHER (1972) | First Time Watching | (reaction/commentary/review)
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12:53 - "No one called him?" This comes up with a lot of younger reactors. This movie is set in the late 1940s through the early 1950s. There were no mobile phones. There was no voice mail, and there were no answering machines. You could call someone at home, but if there was no one there, you couldn't leave a message. Michael was at a movie with Kay, and there was no way for anyone in the family to get a message to him.
Being Sicilian, Apolonia would have been the perfect Mafia wife. Where Kay is too American and questioning.
Plus Apollonia is way, way, way hotter.
Yea, no shit
Apolonia was hands down the ONLY attractive female in the whole movie!
In part 2 we get nothing…
Part 3 at least there’s Sophia Coppola, she wasn’t an award winning actress, but I wouldn’t exactly kick her out of bed, she was the only attractive female in THAT movie!😂
@@BlackFlightNY Connie is pretty hot as Adrianne in the Rocky series.
@@BlackFlightNYwhat about the girl that was showing the other girls how big Sony's d**k was? 😂
No! Michael wanted to be an American with an American wife.
Now you have to check out Pacino and John Cazale (Fredo) in “Dog Day Afternoon”. 1975 film based on an unbelievable true story about a New York City bank robbery that took place in August of 1972. Al Pacino and John Cazale were pretty much best friends. We sadly lost John Cazale to cancer way too young. His girlfriend at the time of his death was a young actress you might have heard of by the name of Meryl Streep. She’s been in a few little movies through the years. She’s pretty good, too! She actually put her career on hold to be with Cazale and take care of him until the very end. They did an enormous amount of theater work together. Cazale was a wonderful character actor, and it’s tragic we never got to see how his career would have blossomed. A shame.
Interesting how you interpreted that Luca Brasi scene. IRL, the actor had trouble remembering his lines, so Coppola shot some footage of him rehearsing the lines out in the wedding. When you hear the character "bumbling" his way through the speech, that's because Lenny Montana the actor himself had problems saying the lines properly because he was so nervous about acting opposite Marlon Brando. I think Coppola ultimately left it in to just as you say show how much Don Corleone is feared and respected. It is, as Bob Ross would say, a happy little accident that worked well for the film.
You get a lot of that in the start.
Like the scene with Sonney and the Camera man. In the initial write he’s supposed to see him, get annoyed and then on the way past barge into him and knock it out the guys hands.
However Sonneys actor has read the original book and on being told to redo the scene again, he improvised the grabbing of the camera, slamming it and breaking it and tossing the money down to “pay for it”.
Coppola was so impressed by the scene and on asking the actor why he decided to do that the actor just explained how Sonney as a character was, and that the barge of the shoulder was more a show of petty weakness while grabbing and breaking and “paying for” the camera just showed just how frontally confrontational Sonney is but also just helps show how powerful the family is at the start straight away.
1973. 50 years, amazing. I was 20 then. No VHS, no DVDs. You had to see it at the theater if you wanted to see it. I feel honored to have lived during a time of such movie masterpieces.Thanks for sharing your reaction. I love seeing it through others’ eyes now and what a great job you do.
My dad went to see it in theaters with my great aunt Sue and my great uncle Tony. Uncle Tony is first generation Italian-American and there weren't subtitles for the Italian in theaters, so my uncle Tony translated that dialogue for my dad. There's some Chicago mafia lore in that side of my family, too, and I think that's when my dad found out about it. He was about 16.
"The whole movie was full of actions and consequences." I like how you distilled it down to its essence. 😄
I love the symbolism with the door closing in the end of the movie with 1. Micheal is now closing off with his wife and focusing on his new role as the head of the family. 2. it's the end of Vito's control and now it's Micheal's reign
One of the greatest films of all time. It really takes it time building the world, the culture, the characters. A masterpiece. Funny thing is, The Godfather Part II is even better.
I Know My Mum Loves The Sequel Because It Shows how Young Vito Was Then Going to Present and Back from the Past
It always makes me laugh that Sonny and the older guys laugh at the idea of Michael killing someone. He's a World War 2 veteran. He's probably got a higher body count than all of you put together.
Yeah but he shot dem, 'froma mile away.
You gotta get up right close to dem and go BADA-BING!!!!!!!! and blow their brains all over your nice Ivy League suit'.
Capiche??
@@3stacksofHighSociety Clearly you know nothing about the Pacific theater. Michael was a Marine. On every island campaign, Japanese soldiers would sneak into Marine trenches at night and slit their throats. Frequently they fought hand to hand combat. It was a brutal theater and would make a day as a mafia boss look like a picnic.
@catherinelw9365 Please look up the definition of the word;
Sarcasm, noun.
Just to add the the brilliance of Marlon Brando, he was only 47 years old when he filmed the Godfather. The old-man makeup is really well done.
Jonny Fontaine is supposed to be Frank Sinatra. Sinatra was in a contract with the band leader Tommy Dorsey he wanted to get out of, and it didn't happen until someone pointed a gun at Dorsey, after which he signed.
Later, Sinatra's career was tanking but then he got a small but important part in "From Here to Eternity". It made him a movie star and resurrected his singing career. Though, so far as I know, there is no evidence of a dead horse or any other mob influence landing him that part.
The big Hollywood director's house (the exterior shots), were part of Hearst Castle, made for William Randolph Hearst, a newspaper tycoon.
Producers were not convinced that Al Pacino was going to be the best choice for Michael. Coppola shot the scene of Michael with the cop and Solozzo in the restaurant very early in the schedule and when the producers saw that scene, they realized Al Pacino was perfect.
All of that is true, with the minor exception of the studio being satisfied after the Solozzo shooting scene. That just bought Pacino a little more time. The producers were concerned that Pacino was an unknown who'd only done NY theatre and one small comedy movie at the time. He hadn't done film and they were concerned he wouldn't have the screen presence and couldn't hold his own against established actors like James Caan (who had actually auditioned for the part of Michael, not Sonny), and especially against an A-Lister giant like Marlon Brando.
It took several weeks of shooting different scenes of the movie, which at first the director hid from the producers the fact that Pacino was still in the film, showing them "dailies" that didn't include his character. Pacino himself has said in many interviews that he was scared he'd be fired every week and it was nerve-wracking. In an anniversary interview with Pacino and the rest of the major cast from GF I and II, the entire cast (minus Brandon who'd past), they all said they and even the crew were aware and nervous that they might lose Pacino and the tension on set about how they were treating him was palpable.
Knowing this, for me, that makes Pacino's cool, suave performance even more impressive. As you can imagine, his first major film role was the one that turned him from an unknown local theatre actor to an A-Lister overnight!
Luca Brasi is played by Lenny Montana. Lenny never acted before and he was actually going over his lines before the meeting. Lenny was an actual enforcer for the the actual Columbo crime family in NYC. Letting him be part of the movie was part of the deal of filming on location. The scene where Luca stands in front of Vito was real nervousness because Brando was making faces at him and had sticky notes on his forehead with jokes on them.😎
Really happy you liked this movie! I think you may even like Part 2 better. It's a masterpiece. It's funny that you found Michael so similar to his father because the 2nd movie actually does the opposite and shows you how DIFFERENT he is from his father. Let me know if you see this after you watch the next one, and thanks for the awesome reaction! Keep smiling👍🙂
He did say at the end that Michael's path is "a lot more treacherous than his father's", so I think he sees the seeds of those differences. In this film we mostly compare Michael to his brothers, and see that he's the only one of the three with the ability to fill his father's shoes. The differences aren't evident until later.
A fun trivia bit about the restaurant scene when Michael can’t find the gun. Pacino rehearsed it a few times with Francis Coppola, then when Pacino left the stage Coppola had a stagehand move the pistol to the far side of the water tank. That’s a real look of panic in Al’s eyes. Lol
A classic and a masterpiece of filmmaking and acting. I love this movie. That final shot, what an amazing ending.
It's so much fun to re-discover this absolute masterpiece through your reactions!
The "good" Michael died with Apollonia during the bomb attack. And the stone cold mob boss was born.
Actually, this movie really holds up to re-watching. You see all kinds of little details that you missed before. I watch it from beginning to end about once every 10 years.
Oh for sure! I meant I’ll rewatch a couple times over the years.
for sure! just today i’m hearing that it was tessio’s men that got “pulled” from guard detail at vito’s hospital room. how many times have i seen this movie and just now heard this detail? this is why i keep watching, for more understanding. and it delivers every time. just masterful.
For an old Italian to die in his garden is like hitting the lottery
Notice that Enzo the baker is the Italian POW that Don Vito arranged to stay in America and marry that baker's daughter as a favor. Vito's favors pay big dividends down the road.
You are so right, Pacino did a good job of portraying the transformation and in terms of posture, facial expressions and gestures he portrayed two completely different people, which is an acting feat that would seem impossible to me if someone hadn't pulled it off and made us see it as only a few exceptional actors can.
Surely sooner or later you will watch the second part of this trilogy, which is one of the few examples in film history where the sequel even surpasses the predecessor (exceptions prove the rule), but if you want to see something from Pacino beyond the genres, I recommend "The Devil's Advocate" (1997), where he impressively portrayed the devil himself and even far better than Jack Nicholson, even if the two are often compared by fans in this role.
Devils Advocate is an awesome movie too, and it's a slow burn in how the darkness and suspense builds for you in world building and characters. Keanu Reeves is great in this movie as well.
Luca, the guy who kept rehearsing before he spoke to the godfather at the beginning, was in real life a professional wrestler And an "enforcer" for the Columbo crime family (yeah, real life mafia). In that capacity, he was also an arsonist, "He told the cast and crew of The Godfather how he would tie a tampon to the tail of a mouse, dip it in kerosene, light it, and let the mouse run through a building, or he would put a lit candle in front of a cuckoo clock so that when the clock's bird would pop out the candle would be knocked over and start a fire." So, there's that nugget of info,lol.
Anyone would love to spend Christmas with you, Oscar! You have a great personality!!
This is a true classic film and this came out before Rocky. Talia Shire, who plays Adrian in Rocky, is the director’s sister.
Please react to Godfather: Part 2 as well. I am one of those who think the second one is better than the first.
Heck Christmas in Australia just sounds amazing 😂❤️
Regarding the comment, after Don Corleone was shot - “no one called him?” Michael and Kay were out, Christmas shopping, etc. Mobile phones did not exist in 1946/7 when this takes place. Newspapers did have several editions per day, so it is more feasible that reporters who covered hospitals and police stations would have picked up the story for the next newspaper edition. But no one would have been able to notify Michael by any phone call.
Also, according to the book, Michael rarely told his family anything about his life, if not necessary. (Sonny: "Mike, where you going? This day, he came into town and didnt tell the family so he could spend more time with Kay before he had to visit the family.
In fact, he felt TERRRIBLE grief, realizing that he was sneaking around, making love to his girlfriend, instead of protecting his family as his father was being gunned down.
Best film of my lifetime, the opening slow zoom and the ending door closing may be the two best opening and closing shots ever. I go back and forth over whether this or GF2 is better. I like the plot of 2 better, but the filmmaking in this one is just over the top. Looking forward to seeing you react to 2.
Johnny Fontain was..Frank Sinatra. In 1951 they got Frank out of the contract with the Tommy Dorsey band... Sinatra had ties with the mob..
John Cazale (Fredo), thanks partly to his much-too-early death, has the unusual claim to fame that every feature in which he appeared was nominated for Best Picture. Both “Godfather”s, “Dog Day Afternoon”, “The Deer Hunter”, shoot I forgot one but there’re all worth your time.
Connie’s baby is supposed to be a boy, but is played by a baby girl, the directors daughter, Sophia Coppola, who (as an adult) plays Micheals daughter in part 3🤯
I think Sonny's behaviour during the Sollozzo meeting gave sollozo the impetus to attack Vito, believing that Sonny as the Don will support the deal.
The guy that helped Michael at the hospital was Enzo, the baker. Enzo was the Italian POW that was supposed to be expatriated back to Italy at the end of WW2. The Don arranged for him to stay in the US so he could marry the baker's daughter. Enzo paid his debt to the Don.
What goes over A LOT of peoples HEADS is that Micheal served in the military.
And brought that organizational and strategic training into his mafia family.
That is what separated him from everyone else.
You've high key become one of my favorite movie reactors. Thanks for the content🙏😉
and cant wait to see you watch Part 2
Marlon Brando is still an outstanding model for actors because he is still considered the greatest actor who ever lived. The range and realism of his talent is freakishly unmatched. "Listen To Me Marlon" (2015) is a good documentary in Brando's own words that examines how he developed his craft from his own life experiences.
Clicked on this immediately. I first subscribed because you're very perceptive, catching most if not all of the subtle details/symbolism/meaning in your reactions. This movie and TG2 are absolute favorites of mine - my dad and I had a tradition of watching old movies and we love TG1 and 2. Most reactors/reviewers miss or misinterpret quite a bit (which can be a little annoying), but as usual, you didn't disappoint. Looking forward to your reaction to TG2... 🎬
I'm sure you've been told that this was approx, 4 years before ROCKY. Talia's Shire's brother directed The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola). It's a young Diane Keaton as Al Pacino's innocent girlfriend as well. There are several actors in this movie that became big stars and some are still acting. (Robert Duvall, James Caan, Robert DeNiro) Enjoy!!
Oscar, as soon as I saw the video, I clicked on it! Yes, Marlon Brando (one of my favorite actors) put cotton in his mouth for the movie. Also, the cat was just a stray that Brando picked up walking around the studio because he felt that it showed both the Godfather's tenderness, and also his strength by holding this helpless cat, and treating it with kindness.
the cotton was just for the screen test. he had an actual prosthesis he wore during filming.
Thanks, Oscar! 🌹 The sequel is considered to be even better. #TheCocoaCouch #FrancisFordCoppola #TheGodfather
Tony Fontaine is portrayed by real singer Al Martino, who was performing at the same time as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, and other singers of the era.
Enjoy Part 2. It's a fantastic beautiful film. Walk away a winner after that though.
The Godfather is such a masterpiece that it brings a tear to my eye. Not because it is sad, but just out of the awe that I feel basking in its excellence.
Appolonia deliberately stepped into that pothole, and pretended to lose her balance so Michael would catch her. (It was the only way he could touch her under the watchful eyes of the chaperones. They laughed because they knew what was going on.
I don’t know if you noticed, but Talia Shire wasn’t the only actor from Rocky. The charter Willi Cicci was played by Joe Spinell, was the guy that shot the mob boss in the revolving door at the end. He also portrayed Mr Gazzo, the loan shark in Rocky.
Every young reacter asks why nobody called Michael about Vito being shot. It happened late afternoon - he was out on a date with Kay including a movie. Obviously no cell phones in 1945. They pass a new stand with the evening papers (yes, in big cities in NY there used to be morning and evening editions). So, really no way to get in touch with him. The first 2 Godfathers and Goodfellas are by far the best mob movies. So many iconic lines - but no better line than “leave the gun; take the cannoli.” The character arc for
Michael is incredible - even more so when contrasted with Vito’s in Part II.
Part II Should Be Watched Immediately!
One of the few reactors to this movie who seems to understand what its about. So many reactors watch with a vacant look on their face, but you got it. Keep up the awesome work. 👍
The Godfather was designed by Puzo and Coppola as a masculine version of Shakespeare's "King Lear". Instead of daughters, Vito plans for the future of his family and kingdom with his sons. Part 2 develops a key theme of King Lear. Part 3 uses the King Lear model to create a definitive ending and moral to the story. People who don't understand Shakespeare or King Lear usually misinterpret Part 2 and become very lost during Part 3.
Michael is the youngest of the 3 brothers, but Connie is the youngest child in their family.
Not only did the shot make it clear that power was shifting to him, but his jaw was swollen like his father's too. Pure, cleverly crafted foreshadowing. The only difference between Michael and his father was technically the same problem Sonny had - he took things very personal and held grudges. Corleone and even Tom understood business v. personal. But unlike Sonny, Michael was methodical as opposed to impulsive.
Everyone prefers the second movie over this but i like this one more, this one has the 2 big actors on screen acting together, the second doesn't. For me that clinches the difference between 2 very equal movies.
Also, when u finish the movies, there was a series called The Offer (2022) that is about the troubles during the making of the movies. It has a star studded cast and is basically an epilogue to the trilogy, if u want more after the movies u can't go wrong with it ✌
Who is this/these "everyone"? 😅
I honestly have never heard anyone liking the second one better than this one and a whole lotta people, myself included, naming this one the best film of all time, so... 🤷🏼
It's a tradition: the Godfather can't say "no" in his daughter's wedding day, and that's why everybody comes to him asking for help in this day.
Watch part 2 and get ready to be blown away with another masterpiece.
Classic!!! The cast, direction, script, story, cinematography, score the acting in my opinion the greatest movie of all time.
Fantastic reaction! Can't wait for your reaction to The Godfather 2 😊
There was a line in the later books Tom to Michael: "The difference between you and your father, you never learned how to tell someone no"
Al Pacino > Robert DeNiro. I remember when this film came out. My parents went to see it and I overheard them talking about the horse's head, which horrified me (I was a tween back then). Spent my childhood in northern New Jersey and the mafia was present. Even my Dad had an Army buddy (Korean war vet) who had mafia connections, "Uncle Eric". Once my Dad complained about his boss and Uncle Eric asked him if he wanted it "taken care of". My Dad protested vehemently, he didn't want to owe anyone in the mafia a favor, so the subject was dropped. Later, Uncle Eric was convicted of counterfeiting and laundering money. He spent time in prison, but never talked, so his family was looked after by his connections until he was released. That's my mafia story!
Great reaction to this Oscar winning classic film dude 🏆😎👍...Now I'm gonna make you an offer you can't refuse 😯, I highly recommend checking out the Academy Award winning sequel The Godfather Part II (one of the only sequels to win best picture) and recent re-cut/re-edited by the original director, The Godfather Coda: The Death Of Michael Corleone (over the original theatrical cut of The Godfather Part III...the Coda version is much much better in my opinion), you'll be glad you did 😉✌️
"Leave the gun, take the Cannolis." Best line EVER !
On my channel you can find a detailed analysis of The Godfather!
As a Sicilian-American from the Bronx, I can assure you that this is all pretty realistic. My grandfather's hometown was a few kilometers from Corleone--and it really does look like that.
The role of Connie Corleone came about three years before the role of Rocky’s Adrian. 🙂
08:55 As someone who has seen and loves this movie I was waiting for your reaction. I've gotta say you didn't disappoint, lol.
OMG! You took my recommendation! Awesome. I hope you liked it. I will start watching now. To understand how difficult it was to make this movie, you have to watch The Offer, which is a series about the making of this movie. It's an amazing series. By the way, the other two parts of The Godfather are quite good too.
Michael goes from normal guy to just stone cold sociopath. Not sad about Carlo though.
When Clemenza says, "Hello, Carlo," you know; you just know.
So, you look at art just once and you're good? After you've watched this enough times to memorize every line, then you really enjoy watching it more & more.
Yeah I’ll probably watch it a few more times over the years. Just not a tonne since its not my cup of tea per say but I need to as an actor myself.
@@thecocoacouch You will love the next one, I don't compare 1 & 2 as I've always considered them a single movie with a long intermission in between.
“I’m gonna make him an offer he can’t refuse” - wakes up with a horse head on his bed
It’s one of the BEST sequences in history….. I love it
I'm so happy that you watched this, it's one of my favorite movies of all time. Great reaction too 😊😊😊
Well done, one of the very few reactors to completely get this film, the writing, directing, and performances. My only regret is that I was too young the first time I watched this film, so I never really got it the first time. I grew up with this film, as it was one of my dad's favs. Many other films reference different scenes of this one (You've Got Mail comes to mind). yep, need to check out 2 and 3, to see the full story.
I just found this channel and have watched a few reactions to the Godfather, people miss so much-you really got what was going on..can’t wait to watch a few more reactions!
Part 2 is best known for the comparison and contrast of Vito’s rise vs Michael’s. But my favorite part is that Kay is older and wiser. She’s very different in 2 than she was in 1.
Al Pacino said he hated making this movie. He thought it was stupid but then it became a great hit. 😮
A few years later another group of actors would say the same thing about "Star Wars."
You’ll notice how smart Connie really is, I hope.
Sonny dies: "Does that make Michael the only son?". Everyone forgetting Fredo😂 poor Fredo
Just discovered your channel and love it. Another great thing about the scene with Michael in the chair the way it's shot it pulls on closer as he goes through the strategy which shows that is the moment he went full Godfather. It was the turning point.
The man playing Luca Brasi was once a professional wrestler. Yup, a massive dude. If you appreciate Marlon Brando's acting skills, make sure to watch "Julius Caesar," made in 1953. Brando was "just a kid" playing opposite Louis Calhearn, James Mason, Greer Garson, John Gielgud and Deborah Kerr, he gave the most powerful performance of them all as Marc Anthony.
Micheal became a monster and that was one thing his father never was
Paulie was killed in the car because he was messing up and was supposed to be the driver for Don Corleone. Instead, the Don's son Fredo was the driver when the father was shot. Fredo is incompetent.
I believe that in the book there were some additional steps taken to determine that Paulie was a traitor. I think they used one of their sources at the phone company to locate some suspicious calls he made or received prior to the attempt. My understanding is also that Solozzo had instructed the assassins to spare Fredo.
The studio did not want Pacino in the role and were pushing hard to get him fired and also considering firing the director Francis Ford Coppola. Coppola altered the shooting schedule to immediately film the scene where MIchael kills Sollozzo and McCluskey.. Once the studio heads saw that scene, they agreed Pacino was the right choice.
alot of these people are based on real people and events btw
First reaction of yours I've seen...and a new subscriber immediately. I love your enthusiasm, but even more impressive and endearing are your instincts and emotional intelligence. You have a great head for this!!
No way in hell that Vito poured Solozzo vodka. In all likelihood, is was anisette, a licorice-flavored cordial or something similar.
After Sonny was killed, there was still a brother older than Michael, Fredo. But Fredo was inept (fumbled with his gun when they shot Vito.). So, sorry Fredo no top of the food chain for you.
Didn’t you figure out that Carlo beating Connie 2.0 was to draw Sonny out so he could be ambushed. It was all staged as well as the phone call from Carlo’s “girlfriend.”
If you haven't already you ought to read the novel by Mario Puzo. It goes into much more detail your head will spin.
Everyone seems to forget the same thing. Michael is a Marine. Not just that, he's a WWII Marine who served in the Pacific and was decorated for doing so. He was taught to lead men. He was taught how to plan and strategize. First and foremost, every Marine is a Rifleman, so he was taught to kill. Against his will, he was trained to be the perfect wartime leader for the family. What came after was the hard part for him.
I've seen this and part 2 at least a dozen times. You really need to see it multiple times to catch all of the nuances of this film. Plans within plans, multiple levels and side stories.
Watch the documentaries on this franchise after part 2, then go back and watch them again in one setting
Awesome reaction. My favorite movie. I enjoy watching young people discovering this masterpiece . Now watch Part II !
Cant go more rhan 6 months without watching this and Part 2.
It keeps me in shape, drinking these films Cold Black Water.
Few things in life actually live up to the their reputation.
This film SURPASSES it.
The horse head scene is a real horse head. Purchased from a dog food company. They didn’t tell the actor it was real.
I differ in that I watch it every time I randomly come across it channel surfing. It doesn't matter where it is in the movie, I'll pick it up from there.
Frank Sinatra tried stop the making of the Godfather. Johnny Fontaine is based on Frank Sinatra for the part in the movie From here to Eternity.
Tom letting Sonny go at all without bodyguards (though the hit was clearly designed for two carloads of men) was s key indication he was indeed not a wartime consigliere... in the book Tom wasn't too concerned because the war had quieted down, with not much being heard from the other 4 families, when in fact they were laying the trap to get Sonny... this would not have fooled a Sicilian.
This movie is too good to not be rewatched numerous times.
The thing about Michael is, he's a military man. So he unlike his brother he has discipline and strategy.
By the way, the movie is based on the book by Mario Puzo, "The Godfather", which in turn is based on actual events and mafia 5 families. Names are changed, but for instance, the singer Johnny Fontane was inspired by the life and times of Frank Sinatra. Sinatra had been in a slump for a few years and was considered washed up as an actor. The film he wanted for his comeback was "From Here To Eternity". And he was right, because he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, regained international fame and the rest is history.
The Corleone family was inspired by the Costello mafia family.
That's $600 K in 1946 USD. Today that horse would cost just under 15 million Australian dollars, from $9.5 million USD
You are quickly becoming my favorite film reactor, my dear.
I thoroughly enjoyed your commentary and watching you love this movie as much as I do. I have watched this movie at least 30 times.
The Godfather films are important for actors today because they are the few modern examples of the Shakespearean model being used to develop the depth of characters and theme that is usually missing in cinema. The depth of Shakespearean models are used because they have the advantage of literally hundreds of years of theatrical analysis that still stand strong today. In the case of the Godfather films, they use the theme of emotional/moral blindness that is usually associated with Shakespeare's King Lear. Part 1 begins with Michael as Cordelia, trying to prove his love to Vito as the outside child. The last act of Part 1 shows Michael demonstrating the emotional/moral blindness, usually associated with the role of Lear, after he is triggered by the murder of Apollonia. The theme of emotional blindness that is usually associated with King Lear, specifically with Lear and Gloucester, develops in Part 2.
I love this movie. The second is fantastic as well. Most people feel that part 2 is the better film. Perhaps they’re right, but I prefer this one. It’s a better stand alone story, imo. I think I notice new things every time I watch. Masterful story telling.
Watching your reaction I never realized this was a comedy.
Oranges in this series of movies inevitably trail death - first example being over dinner with the film producer, regarding the fate of the horse…
The funniest thing about having a beer and smoking a joint on the cocoa couch is hearing a boy genuinely say the words “oh gee” while viewing a movie about American minority gang violence 😂😂😂 also thank you for watching this movie with subtitles. Reading is essential to high level movies.
Yes, practically a Shakespearean Tragedy. The downfall of a system, a family, a man. Despite the negative reception of "The Godfather Coda", variously known as "The Godfather Part 3", "The Godfather III", or "The Death of Michael Corleone," for die-hard movie fans part 3 rounds out the entire saga. Michael's transformation is aided greatly by his military experience in WW2; he was in the Marines and picked up leadership qualities as opposed what he was going to learn at college. I look forward to your reactions to #2 and, maybe, #3. You do good work, CC!