Movie Analysis : Film Analysis Of The Godfather

After reading The Maltese Falcon, By Dashiell Hammett and watching the film, By John Huston, there are many differences that are in reference to Sam Spade’s dialogue between the two genre’s. One specific scene that had caught my attention was within the exchange of money for the black falcon.

For my scene analysis, I will be talking about the scenes in Martin Scorsese's film, Goodfellas that take place inside the nightclub. The film portrays the true story of mobster Henry Hill (played by Ray Liotta) who grows up in the mob and works hard to advance himself through the ranks. He enjoys his life of money and luxury, but is oblivious to the horror that he causes. During the film, the mobsters spend a lot of their time enjoying themselves at a nightclub they frequent called the “Copacabana”. In Goodfellas, the Copacabana is a high class nightclub littered with mafia gangsters and low key lighting with a red tint and a Hawaiian theme. The scenes were shot by cinematographer, Michael Ballhaus.

It is quite noticeable how Gutman and his gang maintain a sense of power through the use of low angle shots, causing the audience to feel inferior to these men. The use of these shots reminds the audience that Gutman is indeed a formidable man who has killed people, which also contributes to the tense atmosphere of the scene. Using up-shots, Hutson illustrates Spade’s vulnerability in that moment, surrounded by such menace. Making Gutman seem more powerful imparts a truth of the ‘40s and the present: the rich man is more powerful than any other man. To reinforce Spade’s weakness and nervousness, extreme close up shots of Spade’s face are used during stressful moments. In addition, Hutson utilizes a contrast to augment Gutman’s intimidating presence.The high contrast moments of Gutman’s large body dressed in dark tones against the acutely white walls of the apartment intensify the threatening aura that exudes from Gutman. The cinematography of this scene only emphasizes the perils of the situation Spade is entangled in, which creates the on-the-edge-of-their-seats feeling audiences enjoyed commonly in the

Another fact about the cafe scene is the design of how it is all laid out. “Design is the process by which the look of the setting, props, lighting, and actors is determined.” (Barsam Monahan 495).It is important to incorporate how the characters, lighting and set help design and distinguish this scene in The Freshman. First it is important to compare the lighting between both films The Godfather and The Freshman. In the beginning of The Godfather film the viewers are introduced to Don Vito in his office at home. While there is a wedding happening outside Vito’s home his office is isolated from outdoor light and the only true light scene in the film is from the dim lights in Don Vito’s office. This limited form of light helped the viewer understand

The particular video I chose is a segment of the film ‘The Godfather’ (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972), which is still regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. I chose the opening scene of the film because I feel that it, not only sets out a particular theme and ongoing form of communication, but that is also full of communicational tactics that deliver important connotations about culture, organisational communication and emblems which are still relevant to today’s society. The first four words of the sequence are “I believe in America” which immediately allowed me to develop a denotative and connotative reading of the text and to acknowledge that passive ideologies are just beneath the surface. The political economy model/theory which

A classic American crime film, The Godfather is a memorable motion picture, worthy of a 4.5-star rating. Released in 1972, the story follows that of an Italian-American criminal family living in New York. One of the most notable components of the film is without a doubt the cinematography. The composition of each shot alone, as well as collectively, sets the mood of the piece. Gordon Willis, the cinematographer for the film, is most well recognized and acclaimed for his method of employing shadows to reflect the morality of characters. This bold move awarded Willis the title “The Prince of Darkness”, as the sinister atmosphere created was perfect for the story. Willis’ use of underexposure and shadows, was particularly effective in showing

1. The Godfather, placed among the topmost videos in American movie theater, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Adam Caan and Robert Duvall arrived in 1972. It had been made by Albert S. Ruddy and aimed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film predicated on the time course of 1945 to 1955, portrayed the main actors as market leaders of a criminal offense group in NY. The storyline revolves around the type Michael Corleone, enjoyed by Pacino, and shows how a typical man turns to be an underworld gangster. Without doubt, the film earned three Oscars in the categories Best Picture, for Best Acting professional (Brando) and in the category Best Adapted Screenplay (Mario Puzo). The film acted as an ideas for future directors, making gangster genre films.

​The scene I chose to watch on YouTube from the film The Godfather was the Baptism Scene. The reason I chose this scene was because during the Baptism there was other things happening at the same time, and it was really gripping, and I didn’t want to look away because I wanted to see what was going to happen. First, the baby was so cute, and I just had to mention that. Now moving on to the acting, I thought that the people shown during this scene’s acting was incredible. We see Michael becoming the godfather to Connie’s child, but also becoming the Godfather to the Corleone family. During this scene, he seems very out of it and like a blank canvas on his face, almost as if he has no emotion at all. You would think that being at a Baptism would make you very emotional but when looking at Michaels face, we

The Godfather Part 2 resonates with me because it deals with being an entrepreneur and doing whatever it takes to keep the money and business flowing. While I might not be running an illicit, family business worth millions of dollars, I have had my fair share of smaller businesses and ideas to make a little bit of money. The Corleone’s had businesses in many different areas, most of them being illegitimate in some way or another. The only way for them to stay afloat was to use their wits and have the lead of Vito and then Michael Corleone. For a couple years, I sold fake soccer jerseys and while it was not a super illegal crime, it was not totally legitimate. I cannot help but think of myself in the Corleone’s position as a Don making

The Godfather is revered as one of the all-time greatest America films by the American Film Institute. Released on March 15, 1972, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film won three Oscars in 1973. One of which was won by Marlon Brando, for best actor in a leading role. The film went on to win thirty-three awards in different award ceremonies and in varies categories.

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photography of The Godfather as an entire film is very planned and used specifically to

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 gangster movies that we all know and have seen took place in the 1930’s-1980’s, during the great depression. Therefore, I will help the audience breakdown the empathy for the criminal protagonist and characteristics of gangster films where they often emphasize the main character’s rise of power to an unbelievable fall. Furthermore, I have chosen the gangster genre because they always favor the bad guy and this makes the film The Godfather so legendary and stands strong in this genre. The Godfather was released on March 14, 1972. The film was written by Mario Puzo and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The lead character is played by Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), with supporting actors Marlon Brando (Vito Corleone), James Caan (Sonny Corleone), Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen), Kay (Diane Keaton) The story of this movie is about the book Mario Puzo "The Godfather based on one of the most powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). And when the youngest son, Michael (Al Pacino), begins to join the family Mafia, a business he becomes more involved in the violence and betrayal that takes part in the series of movies. Even though Michael tries to maintain his normal relationship with his wife, Kay (Diane Keaton), he is still drawn deeper into his

The beginning started outside in the daylight, cloudy day, on what seemed to be a very busy street with honking of cars and a medium shot of a taxi cab. Dramatic music starts as we are introduced to the first character by using a hand held shot following this character, but it has way to many quick cuts in between that we can’t get a sense of what the character’s face actually looks like. It cuts to a medium shot of that character wearing a black coat, to a rapid pan down shot of a building to a close up shot of the character’s side face. This would have been better if it were a direct over the shoulder pan down or up of the actor looking at a building. Then it cuts to that character’s reflection looking at writing on a door, with a close up and quick pan, that was not even a pan, it was a quick cut that was unessary, instead the camera could of panned while the actor walked down the hall. Then the actor opens a door, no sound