Vito Corleone

In the film, A Bronx Tale, Lorenzo Anello states to his son, “They want to see you do good, but never better than them…remember that”, because of the addition his son was taking from the wrong people. These film’s setting can be identified by the title, the film Chinatown that took place in Los Angeles, but with Chinatown being an important part of the film. Unlike that, A Bronx Tale is clearly in one of the boroughs that make up New York City. It’s easy to tell the differences between these two

This scene is edited with a very slow pace that creates a sense of calm and suggests the control that Don Corleone has over the situation. The sequence begins with a close up on Amerigo Bonasera as he stares in the camera while it zooms out, telling the audience about his daughter’s rape. William Reynolds and Peter Zinner, the lead editors of the film, used this

In Saturday Night Fever, portrayal of scenes and actions that were once prohibited due to the Hays Code allowed the characters to develop while giving a sense and portrayal of who Italian Americans are. Many of the characteristics exhibited by Tony, his friends and other characters relate to the first time they were explored and used in the film, The Godfather. For example, in Saturday Night Fever, there is a scene in which Tony and his friends are beat up by the Barracudas (Hispanic gang) and vice

For many Italian-Americans, The Godfather changed the way that they were viewed in American society in a good way. Megan Gambino of the Smithsonian interviewed Tom Santopietro, the author of The Godfather effect. In the interview, Santopietro states "The film changed Hollywood because it finally changed the way Italians were depicted on film. It made Italians seem like more fully realized people and not stereotypes. It was a film in Hollywood made by Italians about Italians. Previously, it had not

The Seal family started the movie in middle class and by the end of the movie has more money than they knew what to do with. They moved into a 2000 acres lot, owned an airport, several planes, multiple cars, thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry, and more. They were extremely affluent and had money pouring out of the walls (literally). The Contras in Central American lived in poverty. Struggling to survive and seeing very little money, they lived in small homes and not lavish life styles. The

It is my honour to welcome you all today to this very special occasion. At this very moment, I would like to take the time to tell you all about my loving father, Vito Corleone. As you all may know, my father, was a great man. He was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and of course, Don to our entire family, related or not. He loved his life, he believed in loving what you did, working hard in the business to always provide for the family. His life was simply ‘an offer [you could

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into my house the day my daughter is to get married and you ask me to do murder for money”(Puzo 96). Corleone says this to Amerigo Bonasera, requesting his loyalty in exchange for action. This part of the story shows the power of Don Corleone and what he can do. He is a godlike figure who commands respect because he obeys the code of his old world predecessors. At the beginning of the story Don Corleone is in the twilight of his career. He has built his empire and is now enjoying spoils. “Now we have

Vito was in a major car accident eight months ago. Vito’s friend was intoxicated and driving a car with Vito as well as three other passengers whom were Vito’s friends. Prior to the accident, Vito was a scholar-athlete who was constantly on the honor roll, and well liked by his peers. He was always on the invite list for all of the parties hosted by his peers. Vito was thrown through the windshield of the vehicle that he was a passenger of, thus now he requires a wheelchair to stay mobile. In

The movie "A Bronx Tale" is about a young boy named Cologero Anello, who grew up in an Italian neighborhood called the Bronx in New York City. At nine years old, Cologero already had a role model and that was Sonny LoSecchio, the neighborhood's mob boss. After he saved Sonny from getting arrested for killing a guy over what seemed to be a parking space. Sonny got him involved in gang activities, gambling and serving at the bar. His father Lorenzo Anello, a New York City bus driver didn't want his