Movie+Review-The+Godfather

The Godfather, Vito “Don” Corleone (Marlon Brando), is a powerful Italian Mafia head whose family quickly becomes involved with his dirty business. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), the Godfathers youngest son, stays out of all family business, but only until an incident in which Don Corleone’s life is threatened. Michael quickly takes over the business of his father. But as he attempts to improve the business, family issues arise that go against Don’s wishes. As the Corleone family tries to control the dangerous business, the business starts to inescapably control them.

Although his decision to be hired as the role of The Godfather was at first highly questionable, Marlon Brando proved to the audience and his critics that he had the ability to play a cold business man, with a hint of compassion, especially for his family. Marlon Brando was able to portray The Godfather in a light that may have been difficult for other actors to display and make believable. Al Pacino’s role as Michael Corleone proved Al’s ability to transition character personalities without seeming overwhelming. As Michael went from a friendly, innocent man to a cold hearted, mafia killer and Don, Al Pacino made the visual difference distinctively noticeable. The Godfather was originally a somewhat unpopular novel, written by Mario Puzo. The intensity of character personalities was important to make obvious when Puzo rewrote the novel into a screenplay. The dialogue between characters clearly shows the relationship between each person in the movie. Don Corleone was a man who was very interested in keeping his business affairs in order no matter what the circumstance or event, with only one exception. The love he had for his family went above all of his business issues. **“**Do you spend time with your family? Good. Because a man that doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man,” as quoted by Don Corleone when addressing Michael as he begins to wrap up some business affairs. This movie is abundant with many popular and meaningful quotes.

The music perfectly matches the setting and emotion as the film rolls on. In one crucial seen, when Michael is becoming the godfather of his newborn niece, murders are occurring in the same instance. As the camera switches back and forth between views of Michael in the church and the baptism ceremony, and a couple of brutally planned murders, church organs and Latin prayers are slowly being played. Right before each gun is fired, Michael denounces Satan from his soul. In time with the gun shots, the baby starts to whimper and cry. As the violence and baptism slowly die down, so does the organ music, until the only sounds heard are cars and dripping water. The remarkable cinematography skills start within the first scene, as the camera slowly pulls back from the face of a man who is telling Don Corleone his story. When the camera is finished pulling back, it is seated on the shoulder of The Godfather, almost like a bird eyes view.

The remarkable cinematography skills start within the first scene, as the camera slowly pulls back from the face of a man who is telling Don Corleone his story. When the camera is finished pulling back, it is seated on the shoulder of The Godfather, almost like a bird eyes view.

In The Godfather, tiny aspects which go behind a moral in the story are hidden within the movie, because of the intricate editing. In one scene, the statue of liberty is hidden in a field of “amber waves of grain.” This is the setting in which a man is murdered. This shows the thought which was put into the movie and all of its aspects.