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Actors: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Godfather |
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The Corleone Family, headed by the Don, the Godfather, Vito Corleone, is home to Michael Corleone, brilliantly played by Al Pacino, Sonny, played incredibly well by James Cann, and adopted brother Tom Hagen, by Robert Duval, another exceptional performance. The love and respect this family has within its boundaries is unmatched. The other Families {Mobsters} want the aid of Don Corleone because he has effectively kept the city's politicians in his pocket. If he gives them adequate control, or acts as an accord, they will be able to easily trade and sell narcotics throughout the city. However, Vito doesn't like the drug business, to him, it's a "dirty business", according to his principles, and a war ensues.
--Philip Menoza , Resident Scholar
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The Godfather is more than just a simple dog-eat-dog gangster movie. It is a classic which is built of small tales and rivetting climaxes which build up into one big mega climax. The movie is about a New York Don, Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) who is a 'reasonable' man. He gets shot by another gangster. How his son Michael avenges this and establishes the supremacy of the Corleone family is the plot. This is perhaps the greatest movie of all time.
--Vijay Krishna, Resident Scholar
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A portray of the underground gangster business world. Shows many events of ganster business events.
--Jim , Resident Scholar
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Al Pacino plays Michael Corleone, a son of crimelord Vito Corleone. Michael always avoided working for his father, but is forced into his buisness after a series of tragic events.
--Danny, Resident Scholar
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Al Pacino plays Michael Corleone, the son of Don Corleone, a mafia godfather. When the Don is almost killed he is called in to take care of the matter and things get a little personal and he ends up taking over the gang. James Caan plays his brother.
--Michael Gookin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Godfather |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals stealing from other criminals
- criminals killing each other
- police corruption
- Mafia conflict
- one man's rise in a criminal organization
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- criminal
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Italian
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Midwest
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Italy
- Eastern Europe
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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