The Godfather

I want to welcome my audience to my blog, Lets Talk Films. Lets get right into it, i'm looking to start off on the right foot and discuss a popular film in the industries culture which jump started a new genre and outlook on movies, The Godfather. Francis Ford Coppola directed this film in 1972 before gangster movies were really it's own genre. The creation of this film really brought out a unique and deeper meaning in a movie filled with violence. Tarantino also is a director who uses violence to create a theme or message. In this post I wanted to discuss the overall theme of the Godfather considering there's endless possibilities of what Coppola wanted the audience to gain after watching his movie.

Michael created the concern for legitimacy from the moment he took over the Corleone family. He wants the family to be legitimate rather then how Vito feels the need to gain respect and be respected by everyone. By legitimate, Michael wants to free the family from killing, making money from gambling, extorting. But Vito knows in the mafia family respect is the backbone, and without the respect he believes anyone beneath him wont fear him creating a sense of weakness. Favors, kissing the rings, things of that nature are gestures that are important to Vito. Coppola wants the audience to see that in the Mafia Society respect wins over legitimacy 9 times out of 10 because respect is what keeps social structure striving.