In class we watched The Godfather and before we watched the film we discussed why the film of 1972 was the up coming of Hollywood Renaissance and color TV. People appreciated the film because it related to them, they needed something real to watch. What was also made the film so likable was that it didn't push on World War ll, but focused on the mob family that made the audience want to see them more and more. It was one of the film that made people actually want the "bad guys" to win. Even though the Corleone family were killers and there was a lot of violence in the film, people wanted to see more of the Corleone family fight for their power.
2) Find a related article and summarize the content.
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-godfather-1972
In this article It discussed The Godfather as a whole movie. Robert Ebert the author of this article discussed the novel and the film.According to the article, Mario Puzo's novel was so remarkable because it told the story from inside out. Ebert stated that the movie, that was based on the scripted, had the same feel as the way the novel was written. According to Ebert, Francis Ford Coppola the director of The Godfather understood the the true meaning of mobsters and gang wars that the Godfather portrayed. Ebert discussed that the main Don Corleone was not the main focus of the film, but his youngest son Michael Corleone was who later becomes the next godfather.He said that the film hit a home run it was exactly what audiences need to see in The Godfather.
3) Apply the article to the film screened in class.
Everything that was written in the article I have already known. It had some good points for instance, the name of the film is called The Godfather, but the godfather is not the main focus in the film. While I was watching the film I started to understand that the importance of this movie was Don Corleone hands his power to his youngest son Michael.I agree with the article, I don't thing that there was anything missing in the film that people need to see.
4) Write a critical analysis of the film
The Godfather is one of the best films I have ever seen. I loved absolutely everything about this movie. It is not going to be the last time I will watch this movie it's a film that will never get old in my eyes. I enjoyed the film so much that I didn't want it to end.And people didn't want this movie to end because it was so good so the created The Godfather part ll and part lll. Although I watched and enjoyed both films, I still will rate The Godfather number one. I'm not someone who particularly watches violence movies, but there was something different about The Godfather that made my eyes never leave the screen. It is one of the greatest films made and I will always appreciate the brilliant work Francis Ford Coppola has done.
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Name: _________Sarah Woubneh___________ Date: ___5/7/13____
1) (x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any other class.
2) (x ) If I reused any information from other papers I have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.
3) ( x ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those words, or used indentation and citation within the text.
4) (x ) I have not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography in the text of the paper.
5) ( x ) I have cited in the bibliography only the pages I personally read.
6) ( x ) I have used direct quotations only in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within the paper and in the bibliography.
7) (x ) I did not so over-use direct quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.
8) ( x ) I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the research and ideas used in my paper.
Name: _________Sarah Woubneh___________ Date: ___5/7/13____