Film+Review

. //The Godfather// is a movie that I would not usually go to see, but now that I have seen I would go to see it again definitely and possibly even to see the movies that followed in its path. The life of Don Corleone was an interesting one filled with family and business with not much in between. The directing of //The Godfather// was ideal for the many locations and various different characters. It seemed as though every scene had something that was hidden in the background that was not necessarily key, but was needed in order to get the full effect of the scene. I believe this effect was accomplished by persevere editing by the staff to create a seamless masterpiece. The positioning of the cameras throughout the movie, tied in with the music created an affect many movies now days don’t capture. There was no music in this movie that had lyrics, but it was the tone and volume of the music that made it right. Even where there was no music the sound effects were key in the roles of the characters and how the actors were acting in each scene. The head honchos behind this movie did not agree with director Francis Ford Coppola very much when casting for this movie. But looking back it would seem pretty hard for the movie to have such an impact as it did. Once the actors were put into character the movie seemed perfectly casted. Back in 1972 there were few special effects when compared to today, but where effects were added were standard for that time period. In today’s society, special effects appear more realistic than the real thing, but I feel as though the message behind the effects was received clearly. As far as the script is concerned, the dialogue was perfect, especially the tone of the characters voices. The script was very aggressive but it was acceptable to what the story line was, and the message that director Francis Ford Coppola wanted to portray. This movie is a gangster type of movie yet family related although most of the family is not informed into the who's and why's behind the running of the family business, but for those who are, it's a one way deal, there's no backing out