The mob. One of the most interesting parts of our history deals with the mob. Dealings, deaths, unsolved cases and the glamour and fame that comes along with it. From the infamous Al Capone to what the unknown sidekicks we are fascinated by this group of people. So when The Godfather hit the silver screen in 1971 it was a smash hit! The story of two generations of the Corleone line pulled together to tell the story of the current head of the family and how the role is passed to the new head of the family. You don't get to become one of the most notorious families in New York by playing by the rules.
Becoming one of the best movies of all time didn't come without its controversy and skill. The skill came from the directors and writing working to get the movie off the ground. Using everything they could to make this movie coming to life. That also included using the directors own family members through the movie and pushing to get the right people of the right parts. The controversy comes from the famous horse head scene. That was not a prop from a department. That is was real severed horse head. They production got it from near by dog food factory, where the horse was going to be killed weather the movie was made or not, and used it to put into the bed. Somehow it all worked out for them because The Godfather by Paramount beat out: Allied Artist's Cabaret; Warner Brothers' Deliverance; Svensk Filmindustri The Emigrants; and 20th Century Fox's Sounder for Best Picture that year. It was also selected for Preservation by the National Film Institute in 1990.
I was looking forward to this film. I have heard about this film all of my life growing up and it's one of my older brother's favorite films of all time. I thought I was going to watch a thing of beauty when I saw this film. Turns out.... I could not stand it. Don't get me wrong I can totally see why everyone loves this film. How it has captivated millions of people is a feat I will not undermine. However, the movie is three hours long and I feel a lot of that could have been cut from the film. I get that this movie is more of a mind game and a story of how this young man becomes head of the house, but it was boring. The were some parts that I loved but for the most part this was not the film I thought it was going to be when it started playing.
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