The Godfather Women

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Men and Women in movies can be portrayed in different ways in movies, whether it’s roles or their conversations. In the movie “The Godfather” by Francis Ford Coppola, men are portrayed with more power and diverse roles in the profession. Women on the other hand do not have many roles. Coppola portrays men and women with different roles while giving men more roles.
Men and women are different in many ways. Men almost always have greater diversity of roles to play and in “The Godfather” it’s no different. “You talk about vengeance. Is vengeance going to bring your son back to you, or my boy to me? I forgo the vengeance of my son. But I have selfish reasons. My youngest son was forced to leave this country because of this Sollozzo business. All

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