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That any saga this potentially dark, morose, and seemingly oft-putting could remain so compulsively watchable is some kind of cinematic miracle. Coppola stages Puzo's soap opera-meets-dime store gangster storylines with the ferocious intensity and serious authority of a manic, fevered social theorist. But it's also symbolic of an America in transition, and a portrayal of the lust for the American Dream taken to nightmarish extremes. Strip away the grandeur, majesty, bravura and bloody violence, and 'The Godfather' saga may be just a simple family melodrama. And 'Part III' is truly a film whose appeal has grown as the bittersweet aftertaste of disappointment has faded. Is Sofia Coppola underacting or merely being natural? Why stage a lengthy opera sequence as a climax to the film? But it is impossible not to admire Coppola's unwavering dedication and sheer ambition. 'Part III' is certainly the most cryptic of the three, and some of Coppola's choices are questionable. Coppola constantly refers to this trilogy as being 'one film, a sequel and an epilogue.' (Coppola's original title for his saga? 'The Death of Michael Corleone.') It's a minor distinction but an essential one, and absent from most negative responses to the film. More than fifteen years passed before 1990's 'The Godfather Part III,' still the black sheep of the Corleone family trilogy. Because while the moral codes we all adhere to are often complex and contradictory, the mob adheres to only one: 'Don't ever take sides against the family.' This led many to lambast the films as a glamorization of a very real and pervasive evil. Instead, we share in their triumphs, tragedies and ambitions, solely on their terms - Coppola refused to critique or satirize from the outside. We never see the civilian victims of their violent crimes or the families left devastated by the trail of corruption they leave behind. Coppola managed a daring feat: keeping the world of the Corleones completely insulated. Both were also Best Picture Oscar winners ('Part II' was the first sequel in history to earn such an honor). 'The Godfather' and its sequel, 1974's 'The Godfather Part II,' are quintessential '70s movies. And it proved just how transformative mainstream filmmaking could be when the collaborative processes are firing on all cylinders and filtered through a single, unifying sensibility. It once and for all vindicated the auteur theory, which says that a film is a director's medium. This 1972 film showed us just how powerful, ornate, and elegant filmmaking could be. Wrapped up in misguided loyalties, passionate betrayals, and epic violence, 'The Godfather Collection' is the Corleone saga, the rise and fall of the screen's most prominent mob family, and considered by critics and audiences alike to be one of the greatest triumphs in cinema history.Д«ased on the novel by Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola's 'the godfather' revolutionized American cinema. Yet audiences worldwide did more than invite the Corleones into their homes, they lovingly embraced a clan thoroughly evil, and unapologetically so. Thanks to /Film reader Kevin P for the tip.Would you want to invite the Corleone family over for dinner? Sure, they are well dressed, polite and esteemed connoisseurs of fine pasta and red wine, but they can also be a bit, um, temperamental, and what if they don't like dessert? You may find a horse's head in your bed the next morning. ItВ’s also worth noting that while any IMDb user can vote and effect a movieВ’s overall rating, only regular IMDb users can influence the filmВ’s top 250 placement. Could it be that Dark Knight fans are intentionally voting down Godfather in hopes of keeping The Dark Knight at the top spot? Why else would The Shawshank Redemption have overtaken The Godfather in a time when neither film is in the public forefront? The percentage of users who gave Godfather a 1 out of 10 (the lowest rating possible) grew from 6.1% to 6.4%, just enough to push Shawshank ahead, while the percentage of participating users who loved the film, giving it a 10 out of 10, remained the same (57%). As we reported a couple weeks ago, The Dark Knight overtook The GodfatherВ’s throne, but this latest development is really interesting because it might show evidence of a fanboy mob at work.

Godfather 5 general forum movie#

The Godfather has fallen to the #3 spot, after nearly a decade at the top of the Internet Movie DatabaseВ’s listing of the Top 250 Movies of All Time.