The Godfather I (1972) | Movie Recap & Film Summary

A Movie Recap of "The Godfather I"
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[@uasakura]

I watched ths movie for the first time a few weeks ago, i think the story itself is fine. My only issue is that i lost track of the names, since they all dress similar, i forgot who is who and their roles. I need to be focused when i watch this movie

[@paulstreibig6147]

It happens. I’m still trying to explain half my cousins to my fiancé

[@onetapmanbbr]

Just watched it too and that was my only complaint

[@SuperRijul]

I've watched this 3-4 times and Its still difficult for me.

[@markbutler805]

It is a film that you should read the book also to understand the characters

[@jecmeister]

You all racists

[@Silentbob1494]

The scene with Vito dying while he plays with his grandson absolutely destroys me every time. He's so young, and he doesn't even realize what's happening at first, he just thinks his grandpa's still playing... Pure innocence, so starkly contrasting with the violent nature of the family. THAT'S some god damn art.

[@zorleone]

The scene is a piece of art, completely amazing. Also the fact that Vito dies around Italian plants while playing with his grandson. Amazing film.

[@dunno418]

On the contrary I personally found him dying at peace... Him enjoying his last moments with his grandson.

[@bigxchubstv6056]

Stop acting like a nerd about it

[@jeio7737]

@@bigxchubstv6056 stop acting like a jerk

[@CaseyPriceForsakenhero]

Yes that was the most moving part for me

[@movietella]

Fun fact: Lenny Montana (Luca Brasi) was so nervous about working with Marlon Brando that in the first take of their scene together, he flubbed some lines. Director Francis Ford Coppola liked the genuine nervousness and used it in the final cut. The scenes of Luca practicing his speech were added later.

[@nicholaswaxler8654]

4:58 left out quite a large piece of information to first time viewers there, he also took the cannoli

[@shwedda5189]

Underrated comment lol

[@Douche_bag420]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nick.u182]

Godfather is a timeless masterpiece. I have watched all three parts over and over again and still came for this recap. This year is also the 50 year of Godfather I.

[@MrBerserkinTime]

This explanation just made the movie 10 times better

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

The shot of the car against amber waves of grain, with lady liberty in the background, and the traitor getting whacked are such a wonderful image. Such a great decision to do a wide shot instead of up close and personal.

[@Jeremi6h]

Leave the gun, take the Canoli

[@RockAddicted7]

I've just watched the first movie and wanted to watch a recap in case I missed something. This was very accurate and well explained. I didn't understand certain dynamics at first but now it's all so clear. Can't wait to watch the other two movies now.

[@ciarancondon7900]

Thanks for this, I watched The Godfather and didn’t quite fully understand it at the time, so I hesitated to rank it and move on to the 2nd part. This greatly helped

[@angelinajoanie]

Me too!! I couldn’t keep up with all the betrayals 😂, this recap helped a lot.

[@hughjass8502]

I loved watching this movie but had absolutely no idea what was going on, this really helps

[@fofangfizz]

Me too😂😂

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

Epics of the 60s and 70s really knew how to end. Always something light. TE Lawrence watching a motor cycle pass by, Alec Guinness seeing the Balalaika in Dr. Zhivago, Steve McQueen in the cooler playing catch with himself, and the door being slowly closed in Kay Adam's face.

[@dc6461]

Door were closed in Carmelas face too

[@ec6843]

11:12 - Wrong. Michael knew of Carlo's involvement and told him he would be his right hand man to put him at ease.

[@MarcosLopez-cu6ui]

The ending is a masterpiece…bravo👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@shoulderdestroyer6124]

I just saw the movie few days ago. some part I never understood. Thank man

[@-Eagl13]

Thank you, I saw godfather three years ago and now I wanted to watch godfather part 2. This helped

[@twilite295]

I heard this is considered the greatest movie of all time so I decided to watch it. It was good but for the greatest movie ever made idk

[@omg..536]

I think you couldn't remember the characters that much just like the first comment(in the whole comment section). Try watching it now you'd feel different. It's one of the ever time classics, anyway everyone has their own taste and opinions.

[@Greg-re7nj]

Good answer. Film has a few plot holes. But film usually ranks 2 or 3. Citizen Kane is officially top film all time. Don't know y.

[@Asfgxff]

@@Greg-re7nj Citizen Kane fell to number 2 in 2012. See sight and sound decade polls. But yeah, the godfather was never #1.

[@Teezythadon]

Michael knew Carlo had something to do with Sonny's death all along. Vegas was part of his plan to kill Carlo for Sonny's death. Carlo never even made it out of the driveway.

[@kittensmitten4015]

Ummm yeah that’s kinda the point? They aren’t exactly hiding that lol

[@Teezythadon]

@@kittensmitten4015 Yeah well in the video he says Michael wasn't sure of Carlo's involvement in the killing ot Sonny when he clearly knew from the beginning lol

[@CelloSeanMuller]

Fantastic video! I watched The Godfather I for the first time today and found the film very intriguing. Your video provided the perfect collection of information to help me review the film before watching the second! Consider me subscribed!!

[@dc6461]

When mafia war began Michael pushed Kay away from him and his family. It was dangerous for her to get involved. He did it bc he loved her and cared about her. Kay was described in a book and portrayed in a movie as his dream, the only woman he loved with his heart. Michael and Kay are sitting at the table. Johnny Fontana walks in. He starts to sing --- I got but one heart---- Michael takes Kay's hand and says " Listen to a song " Song continues--- You are the only dream I pray it comes true-- Michael turns around and looks at Kay. Michael and Kay are walking down the street. They had just seen a movie. Music playing at the moment is Bells of St Mary..... it's a so g about two loves, true loves that will be reunited in autumn. After he committed murders he had to flee to Sicily. Months were passing by and song Speak softly love begins to play. Michael is thinking about Kay. He wipes the tear of his left eye. Don Tomassino's car pulls up Michael:" When can I come back home did Sonny say " Don Tomassino:" Sonny said your enemies know that you are in Sicily ".... He kept walking. He saw good looking chick filled in all the right places. He got eraction. He purchased her for a necklace. And practically killed her. He came home and offered himself to save the family. He was the only one left to do it. He waited more than a year to make sure it was safe, he made a plan to legitimize the business and than and only than he went to New England to get Kay, only woman he loved with his heart and cared about. When you see Kay with kids the song " Autumn " is playing. When Michael started declaring love for Kay song " New Godfather" is playing which is amazing bc Michael calls Kay his Don in a book " You are my Don " After his father told him " Women and children can be careless men can not be " he turned himself into a savage animal to protect Kay so what happened in Sicily wouldn't happen to a woman he actually loved. It was at that moment he decided to wack all the families so no mafia war would ever happen again. He operated his face bc of Kay He stood the godfather to Connie's kid bc of Kay In gf2 he murdered his brother bc of Kay and when he lost her he got diabetes, aged over night, stopped smoking drinking, never touched another woman for the rest of his life or took the ring of his finger

[@davidwood5690]

I’ve finally got round to watching this, I was a little confused by all the characters and Italian speaking parts (no subtitles). However just watching this has made a lot more sense to the story. All set for part 2 now….. thank you for the time and the explanation

[@fofangfizz]

The no subtitles bothered me so much

[@iamnoone705]

I've seen the movie many times but tbh have never really worked out the full plot. So thanks!

[@matt4477]

This was a big help. I didn’t realize Michael had ordered all the simultaneous killings. And didn’t realize Carlo set Sonny up. Your recap really helped.

[@mrnobody2683]

Scary that a 3 hr movie can be told in 15 mins

[@4EverYoung125]

My whole life peeps have told me to watch The Godfather said it’s the best. Well last night I finally watched it, wow there’s alot of layers to the story. And yes it’s the best….

[@ms_seymoure_movies]

Thank you for explaining because I kept falling asleep and rewinding this movie over and over. I didn't understand what was going on and the movie bored me.

[@blasian_nate]

This movie is so damn good! Everytime it comes on I watch it like it's my first time!

[@AfroVersity]

Well done. You've earned a subscriber.

[@ForeverSouthendUnited-fb2eb]

Certainly the most complicated movies ever made 😆 I'll go back to watching Bugsy Malone 👍✅

[@be0wu1f_exe_stopped_working]

I've cleared up several things concerning this movie watching this

[@VeridisQuo87]

Good video man, nice and calm without any unnecessary jokes and tiktok edits. Will watch more vids

[@waspwrap1235]

The only thing I didn’t know was that Carlo worked with the other family

[@pemo2676]

so glad theres an in-depth one of these i watched the first one a long while ago and now i need to finish! problem is, i forgot a lot of finer detail and needed to fill some gaps. thanks!

[@hehegahahah]

Kay is too sweet to be treated like this

[@user-mb9kh3wo5z]

Never get tired of this movie the beast movie ever!!!!!

[@tyroilcoochie-wallace6710]

This is great. Thanks for the great summary! A classic movie but a lot of moving parts and villains to keep track off, this helped a lot!

[@brandonsok4845]

Thanks! I'd seen it enough times but couldn't remember all the key storylines. Very helpful video. Now I can jump to part 2 which I've only seen once.

[@Greg-re7nj]

Michael knew Carlo involved

[@Greg-re7nj]

Frdo was the middle brother

[@gabeyoung9828]

Thank you helping me understand parts of the movie! I really did enjoy the film

[@nitinh2499]

Great video. Helps the viewer keep track of the movie’s plot and sub-plots. Thanks for making this video 👍🏼👍🏼

[@hicri9739]

Is this an AI voice or a horrible voice job? Both are quite the same

[@somebodyoulove]

Godfather is such a long movie. I’ve never had the chance to see it and the funny thing is I have all 3 movies on my laptop.

[@ivankodais]

You're missing out! It's the greatest movie of all time.

[@somebodyoulove]

@@ivankodais yeah I know. Just can’t find the time to watch it.

[@davidbanan.]

@@somebodyoulove can be hard, take a weekend

[@somebodyoulove]

@@davidbanan. would do that

[@biggesthateralive]

"make a movie so great, people get proud just by downloading it"

[@willjets2305]

I love this movie...I remember watching this movie in the big screen in the early 70's ....in my opinion the best movie ever made

[@highflyer011]

I watched it on the big screen yesterday!

[@jarrod4115]

Factually known as one of the greatest movie in all of film history💯 But i dont understand one bit so i watched this video haha

[@jjosell-]

@c e s i only understood micheals development. i was confused for most of the movie lol

[@t-7777]

@c e s me too

[@rajatgarg3366]

Great recap, but please invest in better mic, no offense just constructive criticism. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK

[@price5560]

sounded fine

[@user-uc9gg7tq2g]

Wow reading lines directly from IMDB's synopsis, thats crazy

[@dc6461]

Michael didn't fall in love with Apollonia. Michael had thunderbolt. Thunderbolt is NOT romantic feeling which is why her father ran into his Cafe when he realized that chick filled in all the right places was his daughter . Thunderbolt is eraction, sexual arousal. Madness that strikes a man with blue balls and steal eraction. Or as Coppola said during commentary " This is NOT the prince speaking ".... while commenting moment when Michael spoke to old Vitteli.... It a vulgarity. A feeling of the body NOT heart, something that goes away after you taste it. Which is why he threatened to murder her father if he tells anyone about him hiding there. He didn't give a fuck if she knew he was a criminal coming from the mafia family, hiding from the police. He came into her house disheveled and with armed bodyguards He didn't come to speak to her or get to know her, he didn't even bother to say hello. He came to convince her to marry him. There is no sex before marriage in Sicily so to satisfy his desire he has to marry her. He made her an offer which she goldigger she was couldn't refuse . " Wedding was set up in two weeks bc she thought he was rich ".... that js a sentence from a book perfectly captured in a movie by Coppola to a detail. He never looked at her during wedding He never told his parents he met her, noone knew he got married. He never told her about mafia war or that she was in danger being attached to him at that moment. Right before he met her Don Tomassino had warned him " Your enemies know that you are in Sicily "..... they found him. Everybody knew he was in Sicily, noone knew where. Village circus of their wedding during which Michael was completely detached is how they found him, is how he killed her. He laughed at the idea that she wanted to be American wife. And than moved on as if she never existed.... Here is Michael after Apollonia died " ...( deleted scene) Pop, what about Sonny, what about Sicily. if we don't respond isn't family gonna be weak ". Not even mentioning her, not even saying her name let alone addressing her as his wife.... So, what about Sicily? Barzini tried to kill him but he got away... I wouldn't behave like that if a dog with flees died bc of me me instead of me. She was a chick he went after bc he needed it, bc he was certain he lost Kay forever..... deliberately put in danger for sex and moved on without even feeling quilty conciences. He didn't wish for her to die, when he realized that human being is gonna blew up he had a normal human reaction. And than just moved on...... because he didn't CARE

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

Never seen Godfather but I have heard it is a timeless masterpiece

[@macdonaldchaboka6117]

Trust me broo it is

[@swiftysnail9053]

It's great but I just got lost at certain points, especially with the last sequence of kills

[@215Christ]

crazy, how how they had newborn sophia depalma in the baptism as the baby michael, eh.

[@sophosbeasan1]

This movie is a Legendary work.

[@jvcastillo7646]

I love the movie but I hate the fact that it’s so tragic. It’s hard for me to cheer up Michael when it’s slowly turning out of control.

[@Daniel-ox1sb]

Good recap buddy!

[@meyowind5743]

Dude didn’t explain anything about the movie. The movie itself was way deeper than your explanation.

[@Boogie4eva]

Please do more movies ! Great content

[@hehegahahah]

😑 this video made mr realize how little i understood

[@madhumitamanna3019]

Nice

[@saimanojsuru6847]

I dont get it...how long was Connie pregnant?and why did Michael marry another woman?why did the fight even start between sollozzo and corleone?

[@treasureaaviaire3384]

Well the fight started because the god father said he didn’t want to go into the drug business so sollozzo tried to have him killed so he could have sonny do it instead.

[@ballinbalgruuf8198]

Sonny was indiscreet and he let slip that he actually considered Sollozo's deal. This gave Sollozo the idea of killing the don so that Sonny takes over and make the deal with him.

[@johnlane5704]

Michael was as they say " struck by the thunderbolt" and had to have the girl in question. So in order to fulfill his desire Michael had to marry her. Personally I believe she made him a better wife , for the life he was in, than Kay.

[@dc6461]

@@johnlane5704 wrong

[@dc6461]

@@johnlane5704 also thunderbolt is biological manifestation of eraction

[@donaldcapomolla911]

Should I use barzini hitman on Vito?

[@amindlessperson2783]

Godfather more like the mid father 🤣

[@myristicina.]

ikr maybe part 2 is better i dunno💀🥲

[@price5560]

Great video. But why was Hagen out?

[@alenwarner6107]

Michael convinced

[@MasterJunior93]

Because of the Vegas move Michael wanted to make. Also being a lawyer gives Tom complete plausible deniability of the Business in the event the Corleone Family needs legal representation in court.

[@lennonseow90]

Luca & Clemenza get me confused all the time. They just look the same to me. Sorry. 😅

[@LeeTCGA]

cant tell if this is tts or hes just very monotone

[@fetchingretchen4829]

Tts fursure

[@ruzlan369]

great content! i'd say try improving your presentation. it sounds very flat for me, as if you're reading rather than telling a story.

[@congachoilienquan7190]

good

[@jmarine1516]

Dope!!!!!!

[@nickwilde8329]

That man reminds me mr big

[@juancarloroque1003]

Can some one explain me. Why Paulie killed?

[@meenubeans9643]

Its just an assumption but, I think its because, it was due to Paulie being "sick" that the Don Vito Corleone was killed. So Sonny was suspicious, and thought it he called in sick intentionally so Vito Corleone would have no guard up and could be assassinated. And therefore he was ordered to be killed.

[@juancarloroque1003]

@@meenubeans9643 oh poor Paulie. Thanks for the info mate!

[@meenubeans9643]

@@juancarloroque1003 also Don Corleone was not actually killed, he was just shot( a failed attempt). Sry for my poor English and you’re welcome!

[@whatsaaappthesequel]

BOOOORING 🥱🥱