The movie that I will be writing about is already acknowledged as an America classic and is viewed by many as one of the greatest movies made, I’m talking of course Mario Puzo’s The Godfather. Now I’m sure this isn’t the first time you have heard this name before and for many of you, you most likely have seen this film. Well if you haven’t then in this writers opinion you have either been living in a hole or are crazy cause at one point in your life you must fall in love, get you heart broken, and watch The Godfather.

If you fall into one of the two categories above The Godfather is a drama based in 1946 following the Corleone family, a Sicilian crime family that is one of five that run New York. The leader of the familia Corleone is Don Corleone played by Marlon Brando refuses to support this new hot shot narcotics dealer Sollozzo (Al Lettieri). Now after this refusal Sollozzo and the Tessios, another family, attempt to kill the Don shooting him five times. The Don survives but in his weakened condition Sunny (James Caan) runs the family until his father is healthy. Sunny being the hot head he is wants to go to the mattresses (gang war) with the other families but winds up getting killed leaving Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) to run the family and deal with the huge problems facing him. Having never been a big part of the family’s business running a crime family is no easy job.

I personal think that this is a work of art. Now my opinion may be a little unfair growing up in a family that thinks this movie is almost and significant and maybe even the bible. Be there is a lot to this movie. You get so sucked into the complex plot you will think you are there with Michael through his struggles. Being based off of the Mario Pazo book the writing for this movie is unbelievable; there is an amazingly large amount of quotes produced from this film from the powerful text.

One thing I couldn’t stop noticing is the fact that the entire movie seems to be shot in low lighting. This adds to the felling, making it seem like the movie is really a documentary, showing the power and passion spewing from the Don and the angry and unstoppable rage of Sunny. It isn’t uncommon for a director to use low lighting in movies, but the director Francis Ford Coppola seemed to be really initiative using it during the entire movie.

Next it is the small symbols that really stuck out to me pulling me into the movie just that much more. Like for instance the red rose worn by the Don symbolizing how elite and powerful he is setting him above everyone else. And there is a fish put in someone’s body armor saying he is sleeping with the fishes. It is the small things like this that really make to movie for me, if there isn’t an effort on this level the there wasn’t enough effort put into it.

I would recommend The Godfather to anyone who can see and many of the blind too cause they can still listen to the plot. This is and will always remain one of my favorite movies and I recommend that everyone give it a shoot at least once. You’d be surprised how much you might like it.