Vito Corleone

The movie Gia is a story of the life of the fashion model Gia Carangi, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1960 and who quickly rose to fame at a young age, in New York City in 1978. Most of the film takes place during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. The 1970’s in America was the era of Disco. This was also the period that cocaine was the popular drug of choice for the wealthy and flowed freely in the Disco scene such as in Studio 54, a popular night club pictured in the movie and

The Godfather is the story of a Mafia family. It follows the rise of Michael Corleone within the family. Michael was once a war hero and did not want to be involved in the family business. When his father is shot though, Michael takes revenge on the people who did it and becomes a part of the Mafia lifestyle. When his older brother is murdered, Michael ascends to become the boss of the family, and proves to be more ruthless than his father and brother combined. The scene that I am analyzing is one

Sound and music have long since been staples of the gangster genre, used both to add more tension in suspenseful scenes, or to immerse an audience in the time period of the film. These examples and many like it are most notably used in the 1990 Gangster film Goodfellas by Martin Scorsese, who uses these to set the atmosphere of each scene, and reinforce the running narrative of the film. Goodfellas retells the story of American born gangster Henry Hill, and the rise and fall of him and his way of

He Made Them an Offer They Couldn't Accept Marlon Brando is an American icon. Even after his death, his executors kept tight control over his image, legacy, and estate. Brando’s legacy has continued to earn millions of dollars for his heirs even after his death. Unfortunately, Brando’s legacy has been marred by scandal due to the change he made in his will just days prior to his death. Many people allege because Brando changed his will to appoint new executors, his wishes have not been honored.

The Mafia Vs. Its portrayal on the Big Screen In movies like The Godfather, where organized crime plays a large part in the movie and a huge role in the plotline, The Mafia is a very important and prevalent piece. It is the reason the movie even happens at all, and the entire plot revolves around it. But did the movie portray The Mafia accurately, or was it all just another example of Hollywood glamour? The way The Mafia is portrayed in movies and culture varies often, but it is mostly shown in a

In “The Departed”, which takes place in South Boston, State Police are tasked with bringing an end to Irish American organized crime. One of the stars of the movie is the great actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays undercover cop Billy Costigan. The cast is packed with high demand actors; one of them being Irish mob boss, Jack Nicholson, playing Frank Costello. Costigans counterpart is Colin Sullivan, played by Matt Damon. Both men just-graduated from Massachusetts State Police Academy; Sullivan is

achievements in the process. Agenda Missions The agenda missions involve three main chapters, with each involving one or more side missions. The theme revolves around three characters; Cassandra, a Haitian crime lord, Thomas Burke, an Irish mob leader, and Vito Scaletta, an exiled Marcano

in 1945 as the Don Vito oversees the wedding of his only daughter Connie. His beloved son Michael returns from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where he went after returning from World War II. He deeply disappointed his father by joining the Marines and not being part of the family business. During the wedding, the Don is sitting in his dark corner room receiving the people who ask him favours. As a self-respecting Sicilian man, Vito will never refuse

about family and how family will go through anything for each other. The film mainly revolves around two important characters. The first is Vito Corleone, who is the Don of a New York crime family. Vito must attempt to help himself and his family maintain power throughout the film. The second character is Michael Corleone, who is the youngest son of Vito Corleone. Michael tries to stay out of the family business but ends up being sucked in when he feels the need to fight for his family and protect

the drug trade. With a mojor crime family, the Tattaglia, backing Sollozzo he asks the Corleone’s to partner with him but Vito declines and instead tries to spy on the opposition because he feels the drug business to be too dangerous. Many families were not doing as well as the Corleone and were jealous so they went into the drug trade anyway. Sollozzo felt slighted when Vito declined his offer so he and the Tattaglia’s devised a plan to whack the Godfather. The assassination attempt was unsuccessful