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    Baptism In The Godfather

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    themes of The Godfather. Francis Ford Coppola has said that the film was a metaphor for ‘business’ in America, and certainly, the word was used consistently throughout the entirety of the film, generally by the Corleone family, they were “doing business.” Each of the capping scenes had broader metaphors for the movie, but instilled and enforced transitions of power. The “Wedding” was a stunning event: lots of panning and broad shots, with occasional cutting to show either ‘the Godfather’ Vito Corleone

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    such films, White Heat and The Godfather, the ability of the genre’s archetypal plot to not only vary but to last and grow throughout history is made abundantly clear. When White Heat was released in 1949,

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    The Godfather Thought all of history people have had families in which you derived your closest relationships. This concept of blood is thicker than water has created many good and bad things. The corruption of people though greed and grievance can lead to a family to become dysfunctional. The Godfather tells the story of the importance of family and the dangers of corruption. The author of The Godfather was named Mario Gianluigi Puzo. He was born in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York

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    Francis Ford Coppola’s gangster movie, “ The Godfather”, examines two views of the condemnation of the American dream and America, through the eyes of father and son through many specific aspects of drugs, conflicting views, and balance. Through Vito's point of view of America and its dream are law, order, stability, family, and security. He fled from his home in Sicily to escape the balance of Mafia to an unbalanced place to bring needed order. Since his family was all killed by the mob, Vito

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    The Godfather Violence

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    The Godfather (1972) is a one of a kind film. I consider it one of the best American classics. This film has it all from amazing action scenes that have you on the edge of your seat wanting to know what is going to happen next. The film also includes incredible famous actors, which includes Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and James Cann among many others. Throughout the film the main theme of the film overall is violence. It is either really happening in a scene or it is being talked about between the

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    The Godfather Heroism

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    The movie the Godfather is view as an all times cult classic. Over many generations since the movie came out it has been reference to and quoted. This one movie over the span of just three hours has many personal beliefs expressed, family problems dramatized, life lessons shown, and what the true meaning of blood is thicker than water really symbolizes. One thing that stands out the most about this movie is the character development of the main character Michael Corleone. This character is played

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    of pre-existing crime films, gangster movies played with the element of organised crime, particularly those involving the mafia, the criminal underworld or illegal activities. Now a celebrated success with many big names such as Goodfellas, The Godfather trilogy and Scarface, the genre wasn’t always a straight recipe for success. Although still recognisable, the themes and conventions of the gangster genre have developed so much over time that what actually defines a film as being part of the “gangster”

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    Realism and Idealism for the Godfather I will never forget what I felt when I first seen my first mobster movie, I was about 12 years old, it was real late at night and I just could not fall asleep. I was flipping the channels looking for something to watch, and that is when I encountered my first mobster movie. I was intrigued from beginning to end; it was like nothing I had ever seen before. The way they talked so confident and cool to the way they looked so sharp and sophisticated. Although they

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    The Godfather Sociology

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    The Godfather is an interesting and moving film with everything from family disputes to organized criminal activity. This movie is rated R and should be seen in the absence of children. The Godfather shows how close organized crime families are and they would do anything to protect them. This movie takes place in the 40’s and 50’s in New York. Marlon Brando portrays Vito Corleone, also known as the Godfather. Al Pacino portrays Michael Corleone, Vito’s youngest son. The Godfather was inducted to

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    Mario Puzo’s "The Godfather" was the first and most influential gangster movie that paved the way for gangster movies of the future. The movie was directed by Frances Ford Copolla, who made many different ingenious ways to portray this gangster classic. The movie was a very subversive movie, and one of the first of all time.The Godfather has a many different uses of light settings through the whole movie, in which the movie can be interpreted on. The lighting in "The Godfather," is very dim and

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