What "The Godfather" means to Hollywood

[@prosegold]

Godfather is certainly a right of passage You grow up your whole life hearing it’s the greatest movie of all time and when you finally see it you understand why. In a time where everything is so hyped and ultimately let’s you down, I can almost guarantee no one is let down after watching Pacino get anointed the new don and the credits roll .

[@gardensofthegods]

Prosegold , my older sister and I went to see it when it first came out when I was 13 and she was 15 ... it was around Easter and an unusually cold and blustery with some snow flurries . I remember a number of times during the movie we felt uncomfortable and sometimes were shocked ... but the movie was riveting and totally absorbed our attention . That movie definitely somehow matured or aged us . And then when Godfather 2 with DeNiro came out '74 / '75 ... ? ... we could not believe how good that story was .

[@sameerahmed-gx8js]

@@gardensofthegods how did they allow a 13 year old to watch godfather??....was there no R-ratings back then???

[@kriskay6]

I couldn’t believe how great it was when I watched it last year. Agree completely

[@ThePacemaker45]

so true, I'd nothing but good things about it and I thought I'd find it overrated when I finally watched it. Absolutely not, truly a stunning piece of art not just a film.

[@ethanrogers4610]

The Godfather is one of the greatest films ever made. Marlon Brando is unforgettable as Don Vito Corleone. Al Pacino was also unforgettable as Michael Corleone.

[@SaraLoretta]

One of the greatest movies of all time.

[@PauliePinch13]

Yeah, it really is. It just gets better & better as time goes on.

[@clifftanton8385]

Two master pieces Apocalypse Now The Godfather

[@leondarnell1]

The GREATEST movie of all-time!!!

[@gregoryfujita8265]

This film can be regarded as the last Great American Classic..Star Wars is considered a favorite.....I'm extremely proud to know my late Uncle S.Neil Fujita designed the iconic artwork for the novel and the poster artwork of the iconic letterhead and puppethand n strings....Mario Puzo called my uncle "...Neil, I need you to do a book cover on this thing I'm doing about the mob...." uncle read the early galleys to get ideas....when the premiere happened in nyc, uncle halted the billboard from being posted hours before...because he still owned the artwork image and a financial agreement had to be drawn up immediately before the premiere.....

[@prosegold]

Incredible insight

[@gardensofthegods]

Your uncle was smart guy looking out for himself making sure he wasn't going to get ripped off .... cool that he created that iconic image ... we had the book in our house , so that image is burned into my brain .

[@nlmfilms6641]

I saw the Godfather parts 1 & 2 for the first time and it's such a fantastic movie! I recommend this movie to anyone who loves good stories and movies. The first movie was truly an experience to watch, gives me a lot of pride as I'm half Italian. "Leave the Gun, Take the Canoli"~

[@khalidcompany7717]

Salute Corelone family RIP

[@newyorkone3584]

The greatest movie ever. I had just returned to the Bronx from living a year in Roma-Jr. Yr. Abroad. I sat in a nearly empty theater, weeping to hear Italian again. Grazie mille, Sr. Copella.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Just saw it again yesterday. Still great. One of the last films, afaik, shot in Technicolor.

[@samanthab1923]

Some of the greatest tag lines.

[@josephevans4311]

Leave the gun take the cannoli is an excellent book. If you’re a fan of The Godfather you will love this book.

[@katherinewilwayco]

The cat is such a great actor in the beginning of the film.

[@sukottoshinobe7360]

Agreed. Totally underrated performance. He played a cat like I’ve never seen

[@chandaramony2939]

Marlon Brando says his dog Tim is a great actor . Tim pretend to love him when it wanted something to eat.

[@williamdillard5060]

Marlon Brando's portrayal of "Don Vito Corleone" is, in my humble opinion, the GREATEST acting in cinematic history. Every single time that I watch "The Godfather" I again wish that "Don Vito" was my Dad. Although he's head of one of the most powerful of "The 5 Family's" in New York City. Although I know that he had to have been ruthless and cutthroat to achieve his status, I still wish that he could be my Father. Just a magnificent job of acting in a once in this lifetime role.

[@clemenza24]

Just a master piece of cinematography ,I have seen 1 & 2 at least 20 times

[@herokhan919]

Best movie all time

[@dflf]

Puzzo's novel was pretty trashy but Coppola elevated the story into screen art

[@cristianhcm1914]

Very well said!!

[@crissieeocvlz8710]

So true. It really was a cheap trashy novel

[@cristianhcm1914]

@Joan In Florida...good point !! But, there was ALOT more than just this, that made the movie a classic

[@ethanrogers4610]

Hollywood is not capable of making films like The Godfather today, but hey we have tons of superhero films with overpaid actors and too much CGI.... so whoopy.

[@crissieeocvlz8710]

True but some of them are entertaining

[@jillnewton9654]

The book Leave the Gun Take the Cannoli is a great, very informative and entertaining book.

[@vijaykumarhiremath141]

All the characters made the movie worth watching multiple times

[@maxdegrom6907]

See it on the big screen. Magnificent

[@gardensofthegods]

Adrian most of the real movie palaces are gone and so most people will never see it on the big screen ... I remember seeing it when it first came out in early April of 72 on the really big screen . A shame most people will never know how great it is to see movies that way

[@azazali]

Greatest movie of all time

[@Daniel_B_23]

Love both the first two godfather films by Coppola and goodfellas by Scorsese.

[@leftyspade]

Great one, guys!

[@lucaspadilla4815]

I saw it around 35 yrs after it came out, only seen it once since, but all those scenes are seared into my brain

[@johnnyboy55]

So near the end the co anchor uses a fork to eat the cannoli? Bet she eats pizza with a knife and fork too. Also The Godfather is still the greatest movie I’ve ever seen. 👍🏻

[@w00master]

You know that Italians eat pizza with a knife and fork, right?

[@prosegold]

Same anchor who never saw The Godfather either . What can ya expect !

[@gardensofthegods]

@@prosegold yeah that was weird .... you would think that if they know they're doing a piece on The Godfather they should make sure that anchors all have seen it so that they can ask the right questions or at least sound informed .

[@PaulGreen11]

"Don't worry about anything, Johnny "Five Angels."

[@jamesleung8679]

Forget Citizen Kane, the Godfather is the best American movie ever made.

[@xqqqme]

If this film was such an incredible moment for Mark Seal and if he spent all those years researching the story, how does he still not know (2:24) that the director's name is pronounced KO-po-luh and not KAH-puh-luh (as the reporter shows he understands)? That's like writing a bio of George S. Patton and then calling him "General Payton."

[@ikexbankai]

Seriously?

[@xqqqme]

@@ikexbankai Yes

[@SpursCCXIV]

Capicola = Gabbagool

[@mariacristinaparedesojeda1809]

El personaje d marlon Brando fue increible!!!! Inolvidable, el mejor!!

[@vijaykumarhiremath141]

The movie of the century a perfect picture in all aspects

[@andrewwilson5686]

It really is the greatest film ever made, honestly.

[@karb58benefits]

Will never be topped.

[@bulumkomponco9599]

It's the benchmark of Hollywood films

[@youngpaderewski3668]

“Producers of the movie met with Joe Columbo and agreed to the word Mafia out.” The Don made them an offer they couldn’t refuse.

[@sandralee6714]

Awesome congratulations best book ever best-selling ever 6 Academy Awards

[@jorgeocampo1794]

The greatest movie ever made this movie has it all the soundtrack, writing actors, drama, action family

[@vijaykumarhiremath141]

Mario Puzu had to wait to write this book which turned out to be history for all the times

[@anthonylaudati]

Please check out our three-part web series, "The Goddaughter", which is about the second daughter of Michael Corleone.

[@colderbeer]

It's insane that it only won 3 Oscars.......

[@cristianhcm1914]

I know. Isn't that crazy? .. Everything single scene is memorable. Even though I've scene it, idk, maybe 80 times. It never, ever gets old or boring. It's mesmerizing.

[@crissieeocvlz8710]

Seriously? If true that is shocking. But those years produced many masterpieces

[@kl.8992]

Iconic film

[@toddsalkowski448]

Great story. Could have done without the social justice chit-chat by the women on the set. Just appreciate a fantastic film and keep your traps shut!

[@rbtdoster]

yeah, not so sure I get her point. Was she trying to make a point of lost youth or was she just trying to make a point that isn't relavent? Because, the last time I checked, pointing a revolver point blank at someone and shooting them in the throat, or lighting a dude up at a toll booth isn't very femine.

[@prosegold]

I think she was just trying to imply that there’s something in the movie for women too which I certainly agree, being the movie is ultimately about family. There’s somethin in it for everyone

[@cristianhcm1914]

You nailed it. She's done that before on other topics. Nothing against women, but call it what it is. This is The Godfather not a chick flick.

[@JaylenPotts-zs2qw]

May it continue its special place in the American people.

[@montielh]

Shame on new generations that have cero interest in classic and great movies, classic music, rock, etc. All they want is the mobile phone and the trash apps on it!

[@fernandolinan7494]

Yeah

[@alexlions1433]

Godfather is my favorite 2 movie

[@businesstalktv7536]

alcopne his Italian also .😂

[@Soloohara]

leave the gun..........take the cannoli!

[@glr4275]

I'm Italian, I loove the GF and I loved the novel, I'm not afraid of calling this story a 'mafia story' because it is and I don't think the world sees every single Italian as a 'mafioso/a.' I'm not. One out! 😂

[@ll4680]

The woke cringe virtue signaling at the end was HORRENDOUS

[@classiclife7204]

It means nothing except as an IP. Spoiler alert! Thank you.

[@sasanvideoprod.6548]

Did The godfather changed the Cinema? No!! The godfather is the new way of Cinema.

[@SHARON.I]

You don't eat anything cannoli with a fork. SMH

[@adamquiles2468]

Movie didnt even have to be great to be enjoyable it coulda been done and watched like a James Bond outing or maybe like a Schwarzenegger movie and I'd still enjoy it

[@nateortega2912]

Ngl I watched this in high school for my film class and it was very confusing for me lmao

[@nateortega2912]

@Joan In Florida we were in our senior year it was just me not paying attention to it due to how boring it was to me

[@nateortega2912]

@Joan In Florida I'd say the one movie that caught my eye was The birds

[@steviedub9370]

Not to be racist just from my personal experience I don’t know any black women & definitely Asians who seen The Godfather

[@fullplate769]

wasn't cannoli plural? can a native Italian speaker help with this?

[@sharkboss]

WWOWW

[@cristianhcm1914]

The feminine child... sorry, doesn't sound right. .... in another movie, it probably sounds perfect! Not in the The Godfather.

[@24james]

Sadly, it couldn’t win an Oscar today. Not diverse enough for the affirmative Action awards🤣👎🏽

[@nyyfanvkamath]

Marlon Brando literally refused his Oscar and sent a Native American woman to give a speech about Hollywood’s portrayal and treatment of indigenous people.

[@frankjrtagliareni6307]

In keeping up with the topic, THE GODFATHER'S "Leave the Gun Take the Cannolis" The Girl on the left in the Green Dress DESTROYS EVERYTHING by eating her cannoli with a FORK!

[@Malcolmdeeb]

How lazy of a journalist do you have to be to mention - for the fifty thousandth time - about how the casting wasn’t what the studio wanted, and how Coppola fought to have the cast he wanted. So incredibly boring.

[@xqqqme]

I agree that those topics are well-plowed ground. But you've also got to remember that new audiences are coming to this story all the time. And those are story elements they're not familiar with.

[@philippesauvie639]

It’s all over now… Baby blue.

[@prosegold]

What’s Dylan gotta do with it ?

[@tiboregoldberger6817]

Racism racism racism racism a movie representing the racism against the Italian race the Mediterranean race and the race against the Italian people just racism that exists in our politics today against the Italian race and their people who came from there who fought for us and lived enslaved camps of New York

[@ashtonkatu7316]

What?

[@Ghost-Rider667]

I saw this movie for the first time 3 years ago, it was long and boring.

[@itsbeyondme5560]

You have no taste

[@pokeballmaster8939]

It is long

[@rehanatabassum532]

See it again after 3 years ,you may get it .

[@vikingjerome2438]

Redhood has to a fredo type!🤣

[@gregwatson8219]

Deep movie but not greatest