As one of the top 100 American films, "The Godfather" has received numerous praises since its release. The film and the protagonist have won a number of awards together, including the top international awards such as the Oscar for Best Film and the Oscar for Best Actor.
The reason why the classic is called a classic must have its wonderful features.
Although the theme of "The Godfather" is to describe the rise and fall of the black family, it uses a very elegant narrative method to make the story come alive and the characters become full.
In the film, the old godfather is "reasoning" with people from beginning to end, which does not seem to be the behavior that a gangster boss should have, which breaks people's stereotype of gangsters.
In fact, this is because the author believes that the real godfather should not be barbaric and violent, but not arrogant, an elegant gentleman image. Therefore, only in this way can the author's purpose be achieved.
Malone. Brando, played by Victor Corleone, is the soul of the show.
The language art expressed by the old godfather in educating his children fully demonstrates that it is a profound philosophy to be a human being. In the view of Wuyajun, the use of "planning things is man-made, and accomplishing things is for people" can simply summarize the core ideas of the old godfather.
What does that mean? That is to say, planning a thing only requires us to think about it, but if we want to achieve something, we must learn to behave correctly in the world.
Unfortunately, the eldest son, Shanni, did not understand this truth, so he was tragically discharged and shot and killed indiscriminately. The second son, Ferredo, did not understand, so he stayed away from the family, causing tragedy.
As the eldest son of the old godfather, Shanni was originally cultivated as the heir of the family, but in a series of events, Shanni's character weaknesses were exposed very obviously.
Scene 1: When her sister is newly married, Shanny and her bridesmaids are mixed up and secretly celebrated. Although the old godfather learned that he did not rebuke him, he only told him to spend more time with his family.
Here it can be seen that Shanni is lustful for women and has reached the realm of neglecting her family. This is a serious violation of the godfather's principle of human life, that is, "a man who does not take care of his family is not a man at all." ”
In addition, when Shanny was talking business with his godfather, there was an extremely funny scene. Shanny blurted out what he wanted in his heart, making his side directly passive in business negotiations.
This performance in the film fully exposes the weakness of Shanni's personality: impetuous and unable to hold his breath. Continued to violate the Godfather's principle of dealing with the world, and indirectly laid the groundwork for his later death.
This is also the only time that the old godfather gets angry in the whole film and says a famous line. "Never let anyone know what's going on in your heart!"
There is also the fact that when a fierce family conflict breaks out between Sonne's sister and brother-in-law, the idea of being an older brother who wants to stand up for his sister is correct. But as the heir of a family, Shanni's behavior is unqualified.
After the incident, Shanni did not say a word and directly found his brother-in-law and beat him madly, and warned him that there would be another direct killing of him. Here it is revealed that Shanni's personality is impulsive and irritable, easy to be controlled by emotions, and then lose his mind.
Shanny eventually paid for his impulses, and when his brother-in-law beat his sister again for the second time, he drove away in anger, and in exasperation he forgot to bring his bodyguard and was eventually shot dead at the toll booth.
Here Shanni once again violated the father's principle and was not cautious enough. So in the end, the enemy succeeds in setting up a trap and leads him into a trap, and Shanni obediently goes to the grave by himself.
At the end of the film, the old godfather said: "It took me a lifetime to learn to be careful, and women and children can be careless, but men can't." ”
Mike is the youngest son of the old godfather and has always had high hopes from the godfather. In fact, it proves that only Mike can become the godfather, and only Mike can lead the family forward.
Let's first analyze what kind of person the old godfather is, and in the first shot of the film, it is Mike's sister's big day. There's a detail here that's well handled, and the old godfather notices that Mike isn't there and immediately refuses to take the group photo.
It is just that a person is not waiting, which fully shows that the old godfather is a person with a strong family concept and attaches great importance to the meaning of the family.
And Mike also secretly agreed with this rule, after becoming the head of the family, he once said a word to Ferredo: "You are my brother and I love you, but you are not allowed to unite with outsiders against your own family, absolutely not!" ”
This shows that Mike is also a person who attaches great importance to the family in his heart, everything he does is for the family, he has a sense of family honor, but Ferredo does not, which is a stark contrast here.
The hospital scene is a classic, and it is also a small climax of the film. Mike's character is magnified here, which makes the audience see the shining points on Mike's body.
After discovering that the hospital was empty, Mike immediately realized that something was wrong, which showed that Mike was cautious and had a sense of crisis.
Moving the ward shows that Mike is resourceful and able to find a way to cope under adverse conditions. Mike pulls the visitors to guard the old godfather at the hospital gate, which fully demonstrates Mike's courage.
The old godfather ends the film with a serious tone: "I have learned to be careful in my life." Combined here, Mike's behavior shows that he is the son who most resembles the old godfather.
If the hospital drama does not prove anything, then Mike takes the initiative to ask Miao to negotiate with Solasso, showing a determination and courage far beyond ordinary people, which is a courage that others do not have.
The restaurant shot Soraso and the sheriff directly, showing his calm and calm side. Alluding to the old godfather's "Never let anyone know what's going on in your heart." Because Mike knew that he had never meddle in family affairs, and others thought he was a blank slate, everyone would underestimate him and think he was not a threat.
After this scene, who can become the successor of the family, I believe many viewers already have the answer.
Compared to Ferredo's cowardice and Shanny's irritability, Mike's behavior in the world can be regarded as the true biography of the old godfather. So mack becoming the godfather is inevitable and deserved.
At the end of the film, Mike, in silence, sent someone to kill the main leaders of the five major families, but he sat in front of the church as if there was no one else to participate in the ceremony, and the image of the godfather was completely put on the table here. Like the old godfather, the new godfather looks like an elegant gentleman.