Godfather II
The real importance of any movie can't be adequately appraised solely by box office success or critical response. 'The Godfather Part II” is an example of how a carefully crafted sequel to a great film can become both a box office and critical success when attention is paid to its artistic quality. The movie continues the tale of the Corleone family, and presents to the viewers a world filled with greed and betrayal, family union and loyalty. A companion piece in the truest sense of the term, “The Godfather Part II” earned as much praise as its predecessor, if not more. Earning twelve Academy Award nominations, the second installment has been rightfully hailed as the best sequel of all time. While "The Godfather, Part II" did not exceed the box office gross of the original, the movie can still be considered a blockbuster, and not at all a flop.
“The Godfather” earned instant success when it was first released in 1972. Earning both praise from critics and box office success, making about $135 million, the movie became an instant classic. One of the reasons for the high status of “The Godfather Part II” lies in the fact that the movie was authored by the same author with the same intent in mind. While other sequels usually serve as nothing more than easy way for unimaginative producers to cash on previous successes, “The Godfather Part II” was a nice opportunity for “Coppola to experiment, correct some possible flaws or even answer to critics of his previous work.” (Dragan Antulov, IMDB) The biggest and most serious objection to “The Godfather” was Coppola's allegedly apologetic portrayal the Mafia. Coppola was accused of showing organized crime as being more noble and less violent than it actually was. His Mafiosi are shown as dedicated family men, opposed to narcotics and any unnecessary violence, and in some way even better alternative to legitimate government.
In the second movie, Coppola intended to use the story of the first part to paint more realistic and, consequently, much darker picture. Instant financial success did not follow “The Godfather Part Two” as it did the first movie. The reason was created due to the fact that the second movie represented one of the examples of the now generally despised practice in modern Hollywood, making sequels out of the successful, great movies.
With The Godfather, Hollywood managed to bring light to Italian-American culture. The trilogy as a whole was a breakthrough for such actors as Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, and Robert De Niro, and the first entry revamped the failing career of Marlon Brando. Although director Francis Ford Coppola thought Mario Puzo’s Godfather novel was poorly written, it was his intention, as an Italian American himself, to create the film about an Italian-American crime family and have the audience identify with them.
The composers and their works gave definition to their time eras from the free-form ways of the Modern era to the concrete more formal structure of the Baroque period. Each composer brings a new aspect to their time and brings further value to the music, creativity and knowledge of their time periods.
Both films were huge contributors in the film industry in a way or another. Breathless was one of the earliest, most influential examples of French New Wave cinema, while The Godfather is a film that arguably defined a genre. The film generated numerous rave reviews as well as audiences that became fans instantly. What separates the film from others is the fact that it was the first movie in Hollywood to innovate and incorporate plot twists into the gangster genre. Apart from the thematic additions, the characters in the movie also were by far one of the more complex ones in the modernist era. Take Don Vito Corleone. He is the protagonist of the film. He is old and wise. And he sure is a most complicated gangster. In his own words, he is not
In Act II, Scene two the Balcony Scene where romeo and Juliet finally protest their love toward one another and see that they are in true love. This is one of the most important scenes because it show the love and a bond forming between the two young lovers. In the movie there were some differences and similarities. Some of the similarities are that the movie did stick with Romeo Leaving his friends behind at the part to go find Juliet. As well as the part of Rome jumps over the the Capulets garden steep wall. But there were a couple but not a whole lot of
The gangster genre within films in America has accomplished numerous positive criticisms and constant willing audiences due to containing outstanding spectacles and mind-blowing action. The Godfather, being second on the IMDb Top 250 Movies, has set a new popular concept to life within the Mafia from their point of view. Doing so, creating a positive association. Yet within Italy, the same topic contains a complete different view. Movies such as I Cento Passi demonstrate unenthusiastic view by those whom are outside yet negatively affected by those members. Unlike American films, the gangsters are not as often viewed at the protagonist and are the main causes for the problematic events. But how different is Italian Mafia and American Mafia in cinema?
The Godfather is most notably one of the most prolific films of its time. This "gangster" film displayed many transformations of permeating color to give the viewer observable cues in its mise en scene that drew one right into the movie. The dramatic acting set the tone of the film with a score that lifted the viewer right out of their seat in many scenes. The directing and cinematography made The Godfather ahead of its time. The nostalgic feel of family importance and the danger of revenge lets us into the life of the Mafia. Even though no other techniques would have given the viewer a feeling of inside the mob like the mise en scene of the power the godfather held, the characters are reinforced literally and figuratively because the story views the Mafia from the inside out, and the cinematography of the film gives it a dangerous and nostalgic feel.
...sion, no matter what is done or said now Jeffrey is still lost. A poor five year old boy who did not deserve to die the way he did. The grandparents were charged and convicted of second degree murder and faces “22 and 20 year sentences, respectively” (The Canadian Press, 2014). The CCAS needs to step up their standards and screen everyone no matter the reason or cost. The CCAS failed to live up to their mandate and have now tarnished what it means to be an organization that helps children. All the people who could have stopped Jeffrey from dying should have come to police to tell them about the horrors occurring in Jeffrey’s home, should face consequences. Communities, government and most of all parents want to protect their children and with the new recommendations from the Coroner’s Jury, hopefully we will never hear of a case again, like that of Jeffrey Baldwin.
What was better; the book or the movie? That is a question that is asked about movies based off a story. However, in the two movies based off Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” they have introduced two different and unique representations of this legendary tragedy. One of the films perspectives is set in modern day, yet at the same time it keeps the original script used for the play. Likewise, the film from the 1980’s still keeps to the true version of Romeo and Juliet as Shakespeare wrote it. Even though the movies were sensational, the original work by Shakespeare was more superior to the others.
The Godfather is the “dark-side of the American dream story” (Turan, pp2). The film follows the practices of a fictional Italian mafia family, the Corleone’s. Though most Americans do not condone the practices of the Italian mafia, they cannot deny that Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is a cinematic masterpiece. This film gave insight to a mysterious way of life that the average person does not have knowledge of. As the audience is educated about the mafia they also are introduced to many stereotypes.
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a disease by which the force of the arteries raises the blood pressure in the body. The continuous elevation of the high blood pressure will ultimately lead to major health issues. Boedthjer & Aalkjaer (2013) states, "frequently described causes for hypertension involve changes in the kidneys, the resistance vasculature, and the autonomic nervous system" (p.1). Blood pressure is assessed by the strength of blood that depresses against the vessel walls. Consequently, an increase in an individual 's blood pressure will tighten the arteries and cause the heart to pump more blood.
The Godfather is vital in understanding the importance of its influence because following the succession of the film (particularly making lots of money), many more films were made once there was a realization that there was a huge market for films about the Mafia or even about Italian Americans in general (Cortes, Browne). Examples of films include The Godfather Part II, Mean Streets, Capone, Gloria, The Don is Dead and Married to the Mob (Cortes,
The story of Romeo and Juliet has been altered and tweaked over the years in many movies. One of the many versions of the story is in the movie called Romeo and Juliet two stars, which was directed by Baz Luhrmann. Roger Ebert, a famous film critic, gave Luhrmann’s version of Romeo and Juliet two stars because to him it is not a good version of the original story of Romeo and Juliet and that it messed up the story. I completely agree with Ebert's opinion and choice of giving two stars to Luhrmann’s movie because I feel that it was a poorly directed film and that it ruined the story of Romeo and Juliet.
For example the release of The Godfather, while considered by many to be one of the best movies of all time, also created a host of prejudice and negative stereotypes. Italian Americans gained a reputation for organized crime and were often associated by the public as mobsters. This paradox was greatly supported by the movie, The Godfather (Fordham). The success of this movie innately resulted in other films and shows that encouraged the negative stereotypes of Italian Americans in regards to the mafia and organized crime. Italian American fought these stereotypes back with media releases that romanticize Italian culture. For example, movies that involve large family dynamics that create, “deep-seated nostalgia for the ‘old neighborhood’” and enhance the appreciation for Italian culture and combat negative stereotypes
The Baroque period of music lasted from approximately 1600 – 1750 AD. It falls into the Common Practice period and was the most predominant style of writing after the Renaissance period and before the Classical period (the Classical period uses many elements from the Baroque period). The word Baroque means highly decorated and essentially gives us an insight into what the music of the time was like. Many pieces in the Baroque style have three or four different parts which work together to produce a melodic melody which modulates to relative keys. The Baroque period developed from the Renaissance period. These two periods shared the same idea of counterpoint, yet Baroque music differed from that of the Renaissance period by having stronger rhythms and longer melodies. The era was the beginning of a number of dance suites which all have different characteristics. For example the Minuet in simple triple time does not have an anacrusis and is graceful whilst the gigue is in compound duple time, has a short anacrusis and is often very contrapuntal (where the melody is shared between two o...
The book The Black Swan: The Impact of the HIGHLY IMPROBABLE, written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb; introduces the idea(s) of the black swan theory. The term black swan theory is a metaphor used to describe an event that comes as a surprise and has a major effect. Assumptions were all swans were white, however they are not as there was a rare discovery of black swans in Western Australia in 1697, by a Dutch explorer. Taleb, the author of this book is also the founder of the Black Swan Theory as he uses his background in philosophy and mathematics to describe randomness and uncertainty in society and everyday life.