The Godfather Trilogy

A world renowned Trilogy about the lives of the Mafia.Very powerful acting and a huge cast of really good actors,coupled with some brilliant screenplay & dialogue have made the Godfather Trilogy a Classic.Countless inspirations in books,tv-series and movies too have ensured that the inspiration does not stop!!!

It is my interpretation of the Trilogy.My sincere apologies if it is found too naive.

NOTE:All the three movies described below are classics in my opinion.Hence you would find these movies under the 'classics' label as well.

MOVIE COUNT :: 3
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The Godfather
The Godfather 2
The Godfather 3



THE GODFATHER:
"Best of the best".A master-piece by Francis Ford Coppola, adapted from the work of fiction by Mario Puzo. Don Vito Coreleone(Marlon Brando) is undeniably cool and has an electric presence on screen. And there is the young Michael Coreleone(Al Pacino),very very handsome and bubbling with raw energy.The screen presence of both these actors is undeniably good.Some people may find the pace of the movie a bit slow,but trust me,Master-piece's have their own style and pace of screenplay.And it is worth watching the proceedings

It is a well known fact that this movie has inspired so many directors and writers worldwide.

Don Vito Corleone is The Godfather and is the aging Don of a Mafia family.An attempt is made on The Godfather's life and the mafia affairs is passed to a reluctant Michael Corleone(played superbly by Al Pacino) who takes the family on his shoulders.With a brilliant screenplay as a strong foundation, Michael Coreleone takes revenge for the attempt on his fathers life.The background score is very good and it is an awesome score during the climax.Things wont remain the same for the Corleone family as well as Michael,after that.

Robert Duvall as Tom hagen,the Don's adopted son and the legal mastermind of the family's Mafia business is another strong points of the movie.James Cann(Sonny Corleone) who is the elder son of the Don,is the final pillar of the film's strong acting base...the other two being Marlon Brando and Al pacino!!!

My Rating: 10/10
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/

--OSCAR WINS--
Best Actor in a Leading Role- Marlon Brando
Best Picture- Albert S. Ruddy
Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium- Mario Puzo,Francis Ford Coppola
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THE GODFATHER,PART II:
Do sequels match up to their originals???They may,very rarely.In the case of The Godfather,part II it certainly DOES live up to its original.Al Pacino shoulders the movie and is it a delight to watch Robert Di Niro in the same movie.

Di Niro portrays Marlon brando's (The Godfather's) younger days.We,the audience follow Vito Corleone from being just Corleone to become Don Corelone.Di Niro speaks only Italian in his role as the upcoming Don.As the earlier days of The Godfather was set in Italy,it is a neccesity and Robert Di Niro does a tremendous job at being the Italian-speaking-Don.To add more delight to the proceedings,we have Michael Corleone's(Al Pacino) story being shown side by side.
Does Michael manage to set things back to normal after the Don's death???The ending scenes follow the same style as seen in the earlier film and it is a sight to watch.

Tom Hagen(Robert Duvall) provides ample support for Michael as he did for his 'father' Vito Corleone.His performance is good enough.....
TRIVIA-> Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro are the only two persons in history to have won an Oscar for portraying the same character(Vito Corleone).

My rating: 10/10
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071562/

--OSCAR WINS--
Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Robert De Niro
Best Art Direction,Set Decoration- Dean Tavoularis,Angelo P. Graham,George R. Nelson
Best Director- Francis Ford Coppola
Best Music,Original Dramatic Score- Nino Rota,Carmine Coppola
Best Picture- Francis Ford Coppola,Gray Frederickson,Fred Roos(The movie became the first sequel to win the best picture award)
Best Writing, Screenplay Adapted From Other Material-Francis Ford Coppola,Mario Puzo
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THE GODFATHER,PART III:
A fitting finale to the trilogy.It took a long time(nearly 10 years) for shooting to begin on the finale of the series after Godfather-II was released.This particularly shows as Al Pacino looks much older,perfect for his role.This final part of the Trilogy hovers around a few real-time events that happened during the time of shooting. An aging Michael Corleone tries his best to legitimise his business(Mafia) admist increasing pressure that is pulling him back to his Mafia Days. Is he able to???

This movie opened to a lot of cold response and box-office success also wasnt that encouraging.I think the major reason could be because most of the members from the first film are nott present here(quite obivously).But still that can not take away the underplayed performance of Al Pacino and i just loved him in the movie.Vincent Mancini(Andy Garcia) is able to salvage the proceedings with a cool performance as the 'illegal' son of Sonny Corleone(Michael's brother)!!!

I love the 'silent cry' in the climax at the point of which, the existing members of Michael Corleone's family finally understand the rage and pain Michael had been suffering all this years, shouldering the family single-handedly.The scene following it is heart-touching when a really aged Michael Corleone reflects on his entire life(and the three women who made a difference in his life) before he dies.A heart-crunching scene which is sure to strike a chord in out hearts.I was in deep thought at this point in the movie, thinking about what i would be doing when i am in the last moments of my life.I was choked and tears had welled up in my eyes when the film(and the Series) ended!!!

Not a top-notch movie as its predessors,but hey it is a fitting finale to the long Trilogy of the most famous movie of all times.

My rating: 9/10
Links: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099674/

--OSCAR NOMINATIONS--
Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Andy Garcia
Best Art Direction-Set Decoration- Dean Tavoularis,Gary Fettis
Best Cinematography- Gordon Willis
Best Director- Francis Ford Coppola
Best Film Editing- Barry Malkin,Lisa Fruchtman,Walter Murch
Best Music,Original Song- Carmine Coppola(music),John Bettis(lyrics) For the song "Promise Me You'll Remember"
Best Picture- Francis Ford Coppola

Sadly no Oscar Wins,but won 3 other awards!!

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