The Godfather Film Analysis

The Godfather is one of the greatest films of all time. The story begins in the 1940's with Don Vito Corleone's daughter's wedding. This is where we first see how powerful "The Don" is as he is granting requests as true to Italian mafia traditions, no request can be denied. The requests are from a regular worker to a famous singer who wants a part in an upcoming motion picture. The story focus on the Mafia crime world and inner workings of it including who is on the payroll as the Carleone family has newspapers and politicians on the payroll. One mafia family is trying to temp the Carleone family into a new found business - narcotics however, The Don doesn't want anything to do with the drug business. One of the most influential persons in this movie is Michael Carleone. The audience sees a tremendous transformation throughout the move. We are first introduced to Mike at his sister's wedding. He has just returned as a war hero and absolutely has no plans in joining the family business. The attempted assassin on his father's life, deeply changed him. When Mike was visiting him at the hospital and the guards were not there to protect him, he realized that the cops were not on the family's side. I think the point that he changed his mind about the family business was when Captain Mark McCluskey punches Michael in the face and breaks his jaw. After meeting with the family, it is decided that he will murder McCluskey and Virgil Sollozzo during a
The women follow the lives of the husbands. Mama Carleone is quiet only visible at the wedding. Connie is the victim, as she is abused by Carlo, her husband. Appollonia is helpless, as her father arranges her wedding then she dies due to Michaels ties in the United States. Kay is weak and vulnerable. We can look at the difference between Appollonia and Kay, as Appollonia was Michaels one true love, and Kay as one of