Vito Corleone

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 (portrayed by Marlon Brando) either granting a request, or enjoying the festivities, merely wasting

Godfather is heralded as one of the greatest films of all time. Produced in 1972 by Albert S. Ruddy based off the novel written by Mario Puzo in 1969. The Godfather is a mob based drama about a very powerful Italian-American crime family headed by Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). The movie is sent in New York City during the early 1940s to mid 1950s and, while the main plot is about the conflict between the five leading mob families; it also details the relationships between the men and women who comprise

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 the National Film Registry in 1990 (Library of Congress). In this movie, Coppola showed how, within this family, it was split into two social institutions: crime

categories. The film’s plot follows the Corleone family as they conduct “family business” in the crime filled metropolitan region of New York. The feature film begins as "Don" Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, throws a lavish wedding party for his daughter. At the party we meet Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), Vito’s youngest son who has just returned from war. Although all the men in the family are in the mob business, Michael wants nothing to do with it. The Corleone family is invited to a meeting by

Stone and with performance of the cast with the lead Al Pacino, Scarface became a cult classic among the masses. The Godfather is a mob film focuses on the Corleone Family, with its head Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) trying to find a suitable heir to his empire, while war is breathing down the neck of other crime families. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) then steps in to organize the family back to shape. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based from the novel of the same name written by Mario Puzo

left off, which is with Michael Corleone as the new don, or head of the family. However, this film is quite different from the first, or any other movie as it shows two different stories at once. One story is of Michael Corleone’s fall and the numerous legal battles he goes through as he tries to legitimize his family business, and the other is the story of Michael’s father, Vito, and his rise to power from young adult to mafia leader (Ebert). The story of Vito Corleone is shown through flashbacks that

people and turns them into people that you are rooting for and want them to generally succeed. The way Coppola does this is through the way he develops the characters. The development of these mobsters throughout this movie is fantastic. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) is the epitome of this concept. At the beginning he is a returning Veteran who wants nothing to do with the family crime business. By the end he has transformed to a ruthless yet caring mob boss. He has a personal conflict that most people

The American films The Godfather I and II directed by Francis Ford Coppola, included mise-en-scene to emphasize certain characteristics and themes during both films. In this essay I will discuss how mise-en-scene was used to portray the lives of the Mafia families in the 1940s and 50s. The mise-en-scene in The Godfather I, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, plays a huge role in how the film is perceived by viewers. Mise-En-Scene is characterized as, “The arrangement of everything that appears

family/business nature of the most of the plot as well as how Michael compared to Vito in being the Godfather.. The striking juxtaposition induces at least a few questions about how a character may have handled an

(Father-Son Relation) In this legendary movie with legendary actors what makes Don Vito (Marlon Brando) so galvanizing is his forceful character. The Don isn’t a killer at heart, but an impenetrable mobster. He embodies a true family man, who shows equal mastery while handling the Mafia dealings; which is the “family business”. His wordless warmth and love for Michael, when he finally becomes the new Godfather, and is one of the most illuminating moments of the movie pertaining to the father-son