Francis Ford Coppola's Film: The Godfather
Francis Ford Coppola’s film The Godfather, epitomizes the theme “it’s business, not personal”. The movie was created in 1972, showcasing Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) and Michael Corleone (Al Pacino). This movie shows the struggles of the Corleone family to protect their empire from the other mafia families living within New York. Coppola visually portrays the theme “it’s business, not personal”. The Corleone Family says this to hide the fact they are doing violent things in reality. The family often uses code words such as “family business” and “offer he cannot refuse”. This manipulation of words divulges the discomfort of their actions. They also need to believe they are businessmen, so they can essentially stand for the appalling things they do. Furthermore, personal feelings are never supposed to encumber with business decisions. The cover of The Godfather shows a puppeteer and strings. This signifies how the
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godfather repudiated to be detained on strings by all the big shots. Vito tells Michael how he didn’t want to be a puppet, and when he lets him take over the business he should clutch all strings. In addition, there is another symbol within the movie as well.
Every time someone dies fruit is usually shown. Fruit is a sort of reference to life, death, and being. Fruit generally starts out fresh and delightful, but usually dies from non-use or being eaten. Oranges play a major role amongst bereavement during the film. During a meeting with Woltz, a businessman, oranges are in front of him, and later that night his treasured horse was killed. Vito Corleone is eating an orange while playing with his grandson, and he dies out in the yard right after. There are also oranges around when Sollozzo enters The Godfather’s office. Sollozzo begins to be the antagonist throughout the film, and also executed. Right before Vito Corleone was shot he purchased 2 oranges, and the minute he was shot he knocked a crate of oranges into the street. Before Sonny was killed, he drives past a billboard that was indorsing Florida Oranges. During the Five Family meeting dishes of oranges are placed in front of Vito, Tattaglia, and Barzini, all dead by the end of the
film. As a final point, Michael becomes the godfather of his sister’s baby. During the baptism sections flash showing people being exterminated by the Corleone family. Every time the priest pours water on the baby, it shows another slaying happening. This would denote Michael becoming the new godfather, not only of his niece, but also to the family business.
godfather repudiated to be detained on strings by all the big shots. Vito tells Michael how he didn’t want to be a puppet, and when he lets him take over the business he should clutch all strings. In addition, there is another symbol within the movie as well.
Every time someone dies fruit is usually shown. Fruit is a sort of reference to life, death, and being. Fruit generally starts out fresh and delightful, but usually dies from non-use or being eaten. Oranges play a major role amongst bereavement during the film. During a meeting with Woltz, a businessman, oranges are in front of him, and later that night his treasured horse was killed. Vito Corleone is eating an orange while playing with his grandson, and he dies out in the yard right after. There are also oranges around when Sollozzo enters The Godfather’s office. Sollozzo begins to be the antagonist throughout the film, and also executed. Right before Vito Corleone was shot he purchased 2 oranges, and the minute he was shot he knocked a crate of oranges into the street. Before Sonny was killed, he drives past a billboard that was indorsing Florida Oranges. During the Five Family meeting dishes of oranges are placed in front of Vito, Tattaglia, and Barzini, all dead by the end of the
film. As a final point, Michael becomes the godfather of his sister’s baby. During the baptism sections flash showing people being exterminated by the Corleone family. Every time the priest pours water on the baby, it shows another slaying happening. This would denote Michael becoming the new godfather, not only of his niece, but also to the family business.