The Godfather. "Its Never Personal....Just Buisness

1. Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening. 
In class we discussed the changing times of cinema.  The use of violence and language was permitted and this was allow for the Godfather.  This movie will go down in history as one of the greatest crime dramas ever mad e and one of my personal favorites.  

2.  Find a related article and summarize the content. 
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/443184/The-Godfather/articles.html


this article makes it clear that "no real film lover is unfamiliar with this movie. Coppola examines the closed-door dealings of Don Corleone (Marlon Brando), a pseudo-benevolent mafia chief who believes, often with guns drawn, that his family comes first"  It also talks about how this movie was the "bible" for other gangster movies that would come along, like Goodfellas, Scarface and Casino. 


3. ) Apply the article to the film screened in class.

Like we discussed in class this article pointed out that this paved the way for other crime movies that would come along.  The use of violnce and laguge was permitted. " The Godfather would go on to become the highest grossing film in motion picture history (at that time), easily outdistancing a southern-fried monolith called Gone with the Wind (1939)." It would also be nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning Best Picture, Best Actor (Brando), and Best Screenplay (Puzo and Coppola). The film spawned two sequels, and is considered by many people to be the single greatest picture of the 1970s. Certainly, it ranks among the top six or seven works of a masterpiece-heavy decade.


4.  ) Write a critical analysis of the film.

This was one of my favorite movies of all time.  It touched on political, and social issues at that time.  The Mafia was a prevalent force in the late 60's.  The only question i would ask is that would Italian Americans feel like they are being portrayed as violent gangsters?  In all this is a movie that no one should miss, it will go down in history as one of the best.  I would recommend this to anyone who love a good story, dialog , and scenery

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Name: ___Ken Bradley             Date: ___December 16 , 2013__________