Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, James Caan, Diane Keaton
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Watch the original trailer here http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3228698393/
Godfather One and Godfather Two are listed in just about everyone's Top 25 Movies of All Time, including mine. Marlon Brando plays Vito Corleone, aka “The Godfather”, who is head of one of the most powerful mafia families in America. He is a fair but ruthless leader who runs most of his business by doing favors and expecting favors in return. When the Corleone family finds itself drawn into a war with the other mafia families over their refusal to participate in the lucrative but dangerous drug trade, Don Vito gets shot. The attempt on his life does not succeed and while he is in the hospital, control of the family passes to his eldest son Sonny (James Caan). Sonny is bad tempered, and his actions help escalate the war.
Michael (Al Pacino) is the youngest son. He has remained outside the family business, and his father had dreams of him holding some legitimate position of power, perhaps a Senator. When Don Vito is shot, however, Michael returns home to do what he can to help the family through the crisis. He protects his father against the assassins trying to finish what they have started. Michael then begins to show promise in this violent world. He takes out his Family's revenge against those trying to kill his father, shooting them during a meeting at a restaurant. Ultimately, Michael finds himself with all the responsibility.
I Know it's not possible for a film to be flawless, but this movie sure comes close. The story really hooks you in, progressing at a perfect pace, flowing gently between moments of calculated violence. The movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 3, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Marlon Brando.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Rating: R
Watch the original trailer here http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3228698393/
Godfather One and Godfather Two are listed in just about everyone's Top 25 Movies of All Time, including mine. Marlon Brando plays Vito Corleone, aka “The Godfather”, who is head of one of the most powerful mafia families in America. He is a fair but ruthless leader who runs most of his business by doing favors and expecting favors in return. When the Corleone family finds itself drawn into a war with the other mafia families over their refusal to participate in the lucrative but dangerous drug trade, Don Vito gets shot. The attempt on his life does not succeed and while he is in the hospital, control of the family passes to his eldest son Sonny (James Caan). Sonny is bad tempered, and his actions help escalate the war.
Michael (Al Pacino) is the youngest son. He has remained outside the family business, and his father had dreams of him holding some legitimate position of power, perhaps a Senator. When Don Vito is shot, however, Michael returns home to do what he can to help the family through the crisis. He protects his father against the assassins trying to finish what they have started. Michael then begins to show promise in this violent world. He takes out his Family's revenge against those trying to kill his father, shooting them during a meeting at a restaurant. Ultimately, Michael finds himself with all the responsibility.
I Know it's not possible for a film to be flawless, but this movie sure comes close. The story really hooks you in, progressing at a perfect pace, flowing gently between moments of calculated violence. The movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won 3, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Marlon Brando.
“Someday, and that day may never come, I’ll call upon you to do a service for me. But, until that day, accept this justice as a gift”
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