The Godfather is a gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, released in the United States on March 24, 1972. Adapted from Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, the film tells the story of the development of a gangster family led by Vito Don Corleone and how Corleone's youngest son, Mike, succeeded his father as the leader of the gang. Once published, it was critically acclaimed and became one of the best-selling novels in the United States in the 1970s. Today we will talk about this classic gangster movie.
The beginning of the film opens with the wedding day of the godfather's daughter, and the guests are full of corridors, singing and dancing to give people a very cheerful feeling. On the other hand, some guests came to the godfather's daughter's wedding under the banner of coming to the godfather's daughter's wedding and actually came to the godfather for help. The Godfather meets Bonacera, who made his fortune in the funeral business in the United States, the former Hollywood movie star Johnny, the baker Nazo, and the drug lord Su raso. The purpose of Soraso's trip is to get help from the godfather's friends in the political circles, Sorasso wants to carry out the drug trade in New York, wants the godfather to open a green channel with his friends in the political circles, of course, there is also a certain reward, that is, 30% of the profits. However, the godfather obviously refused, because he knew that drugs would be harmful to his family business, and just when he refused, a sentence from the godfather's eldest son, Shantilo, made the drug lord Sura see the flaw, sent a killer to assassinate the godfather, and kidnapped the corleone family's military Tom.
The Godfather was stabbed and seriously wounded, and Shantilo was shot and shot in Ataquilia's trap. This made the Corleone family suffer heavy losses, the second son Fredo was relatively weak, the younger son Mike had to bear the family's affairs, here is a detail that the younger son Mike did not like the family's affairs, participated in World War II, and made military achievements. Mike was chased by the police to return to his hometown of Sicily, Italy, to avoid the limelight, because Mike was unable to return to New York after the godfather was injured, and a meeting of the heads of the major families was held.
After the talks, the godfathers had to compromise the pressure of the heads of the five major families and temporarily give protection to the political community. Many readers may not understand the Godfather's concessions too clearly, here I give you a simple analysis, the Godfather's temporary concession is to let Mike come back to inherit his position, so that there is a chance to fight back later, if Mike is also dead, the Corleone family is in danger. And after this meeting, the godfather was more certain who was behind the scenes and knew the real enemy. Eventually, Mike returns to New York to take over the position of Godfather, consolidates the family's position, and sends a killer purge when he is the godfather of his sister Connie's son in the church, cleaning up Mori (las Vegas boss), old man Tartaglia (bed, Rocco hands), old man Basini (door, Airy move), Gallo (strangled, Collementza), Tessio, and a basini's men (Turntable, Chitch).
The movie "The Godfather" I like very much, there are many things in it that are worth learning and pondering. For example, the more common line "Don't let the enemy know what you're thinking" would not have been assassinated if it were not for Sandillo's words. The godfather is a family-oriented person, and there is a detail at the beginning of the play when the family photo is taken, Mike is not present, and the godfather does not take the picture. The godfather took the family as a responsibility, took responsibility, and he came to him to do things, hoping to get the respect of others rather than selling money.