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    falls into the wild card category portraying him, as innocently trying to fit in, as later he developed into the character of “The New Godfather.” Absolute power is the goal for the Corleone family, the demeanor and confidence of Don, Michael and Sonny demanded respect of all who approached them for favors. The lighting exposed the own dominant masculinity of Don and Michael Corleone, as they threatened or murdered a rival gang member. Henceforth, they expelled absolute power. The Godfather;

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    For example where he takes initiative and volunteers to kill both McCluskey and Sollozzo at the restaurant. This shot is made in a threatening way. As Michael proposes the plan to Sonny, we see the camera gently and slowly creeps towards Michael.He does not make any eye contact with the people around him. To add on to this the way Michael sets himself up in the chair shows that he is in charge and has power. As soon as the camera

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    treated Vito in a respectful way and called him Godfather. Many guests attended to Connie Corleone, Godfather’s daughter’s wedding because the Godfather would satisfy all people’s requests. Also, all of Godfather’s sons were attending the big party. Sonny, the biggest son, who was an irritable man and lusted for women. Fredo, the second son, is a cowardly man. Michael, the youngest son, is a hero during World War II and he had never got involved in the family business. Michael brought a girl named Kay

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    “The Godfather Part II” is the second movie in the Godfather trilogy, and mentioned as one of the best movies of all time. Is this a fair criticism of the movie? Well, the only way to find out is to dissect a movie and what makes it great. A movie can be critiqued in a variety of ways, but one of the main criticisms is how the visuals explain the story, and bring it to life. The story of a movie, and how it flows, is the pivotal component that draws viewers in and keeps their interest. With movies

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    Coppola in 1972. The Godfather is a prominent crime film about a war hero of World War 2 named Michael Corleone, who openly volunteered to take control of his father’s (Vito Corleone) mafia business, after the death of his father and his older brother (Sonny

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    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

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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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    is deafening, like a fire engine. The tensity is palpable in the air. Sonny Liston looks to be holding his own against Cassius Clay. Wait, why is Liston on the ground. He is going to get up, right? Why us he still on the ground? Was that the bell? Ali won? Those are some of the thoughts going through the minds of spectators on May 25,1965, as Muhammad Ali, formerly Cassius Clay, upset the world and defeated Sonny Liston. This is considered the greatest scandal of the boxing world, and one of

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    To what degree are two photos similar enough to have both parties get involved in court? This question is asked frequently in the copyright law world, and is the subject of a case involving Esquire magazine’s cover of famous contemporary boxer Sonny Liston in 1963 and if the 1998 cover of Sports Illustrated with the then-popular boxer Evander Holyfield infringed on Time Inc.’s copyright. At face value the image can be copyrighted, but when dissecting the individual elements of the image apart, what

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    After the end of the sixth round Liston decide he had, had enough and refused to return to the center of the ring for the seventh round. His claim was his shoulder had sustained an injury and couldn’t continue to fight; he left the fight not only with the physical injuries received in

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