‘ The Godfather Ruz‚ Julianne Marie A. III-Oxygen Ma’am Ramos I. Title The Godfather II. Author Mario Puzo III. Setting New York in the 1930s‚ the town of Corleone‚ Sicily‚ Long Beach‚ and Las Vegas‚ Nevada. IV. Plot Vito Corleone is known as The Godfather in the criminal underworld. His father was killed by the local Mafia chieftain‚ and ever since he was twelve years old‚ strange men have come to kill him. His empire has known peace for ten years
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Identifying Heroes: The Godfather and Pulp Fiction The form of Classical Hollywood films is‚ first and foremost‚ invisible. In a Classical Hollywood film‚ the narrative is foremost‚ and style serves the narrative. Camera angles‚ lighting and editing patterns such as the shot/reverse-shot pattern aim to give us the best possible perspective on the unfolding events(1). These events are arranged in a strongly causality-oriented linear narrative‚ with one event causing the next. This narrative is
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of these films. The Godfather and Goodfellas are obviously very similar. However‚ they also have several aspects that differ from one another. In both The Godfather and Goodfellas‚ violence penetrates the daily lives of both Henry Hill and Michael Corleone. Although violence is a key factor of each of the movies‚ Goodfellas is more brutal in comparison to The Godfather. In the film Goodfellas‚ Henry Hill was exposed to the gangster lifestyle since he was very young. In the film Henry says‚ “As
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Film: The Godfather Date | Prompts/Essential Questions 1. What is the effect of color/lighting in the film? 2. Where do you notice juxtaposition? What is the effect? 3. How does The Godfather adhere to the conventions of the mob/gangster genre? (remember to note connections to film noir). 4. How do the characters in The Godfather resemble other characters/archetypes in some of the other films we’ve watched? | Summary of Day’s Vi-ewing | My Contribution to Discussion | 11/1311/15
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For my choice of sequence I have chosen the salatso murder. I have chosen this sequence because it is an important sequence not only to the story the movie tells‚ but cinematically as well. Reasons for cinematic importance include; the use of sound‚ such as the train noise in relation to michael’s internal conflict‚ the variations of shots for different parts of the sequence‚ and the variation of light as the sequence matures With michael’s progress in the murder. "the godfather"is a film made
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thing is run. In the movie we also learn about five other families and then one in particular that comes against the Corleone family. In this there is much blood shed and death brought unto the Corleone family all due to the refusal of entering the narcotics business. This is due to he believes it will ultimately destroy the families and those politicians that support the Corleone family and leave the other five families to due there business will ultimately not support the drug cartel of the family
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“The Godfather”‚ written by Mario Puzo‚ starring Al Pacino‚ is the first thought that comes to mind when hearing the term Organized Crime. The Godfather is about a Sicilian Mafia family in New York‚ ran by Don Vito Corleone. Don Vito Corleone is an Italian mob leader of extreme hierarchy. Italian families and Al Pacino is what I perceive Organized Crimes to be. These personal perceptions of organized crime are common with the definitions provided as follows. According to the readings there
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professional and expensive. The slow pace editing of this scene reinforces calmness and the control he has over the situation. Slide 5: As the scene progresses‚ it starts to intensify. When Don Vito stands‚ it cuts to a long shot where Tom Hagen and Sonny Corleone immediately stand‚ and cross the room. This gives the impression of rising to protect the Godfather in case of emergency‚ which shows how important Don Vito is. It also could be because Don Vito stood‚ so they have to treat him with respect and
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Guy” A Critique of the Protagonists in the Mafia Genre: The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire Nadine Mohamed "Do you spend time with your family? Good‚ because a man that doesn ’t spend time with his family can never be a real man" ~ Don Vito Corleone The Godfather That’s really what the Mafia genre is really all about- virility and italianita (Nochimson. MP‚ 2002: 2). As a sub-genre to the Crime and Gangster genres‚ the Mafia genre is relatively new. Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather
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Godfather showcases some of the best editing in film and plays a critical role in the film as a whole. In this scene viewers watch The juxtaposition between Michael Corleone’s baptismal vow to renounce evil and the merciless slaughter of the heads of the five families to ensure his position of power. This scene demonstrate the haunting reality of who Michael is as now as he is christened into leadership with the blood of all those who stood in his way. The concept of time is skewed throughout the scene
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