Wise Guys and Weaponry: How to Make a Great Crime Film
For decades, individuals have had chills sent down their spines as they watched suspenseful action crime films. The Godfather and Goodfellas are just two of these popular and commonly known crime action films. Both of these movies are based on organized crime committed by Italian mafia members and are told in first person by the perspective of the main mafia characters, Henry Hill in The Godfather and Michael Coreleone in Goodfellas. By using first person point of view for telling the story, the audience has the opportunity to feel a personal connection to these characters. It is easy to find the main characters likeable. It is also easy to be romanticized by the Italian mob lifestyle with …show more content…
Both main characters, Henry Hill and Michael Coreleone, have grown up witnessing, experiencing, and perpetrating barbaric acts as part of a crime family. The Godfather and Goodfellas showcase similar acts of assault, drug use, and bizarre lifestyles. However, they also contain several aspects that differ from one another. The Goodfellas uses more weaponry with the exploding sounds of semi-automatic rifles and shattering glass. The Godfather, on the other hand, gets up close and personal with single shots to the face or neck, horse heads found in the bed, neck breaking, and strangling. It was noted in A Look Inside: The Godfather that the movie had to get special permission to use a real horse head during the filming of the …show more content…
The big cities tend to have a lot of things to do, providing more opportunities for criminals to get into trouble with the law. Also, with a larger population, there are more diverse types of crime. These acts of violence, drugs, and other crimes can gain or lose power for the characters. The lighting in the cities is always set darker than usual to add suspense and to keep a mysterious aspect to the film, even in the most boring events.
While The Godfather used a dark and elaborate setting to create suspense, the Goodfellas did a more impressive job with the lighting, scenery, and make-up. In the Goodfellas, many of the scenes revolve around a dim-lit bar in a big city. The suspense is created by not knowing who in the crowd may have a death wish for the main character. In Goodfellas: The Making of a Movie, Martin Scorsesee discussed the make-up used on main character, Tommy, and how it provided a realistic feel to the physical changes one would undergo while becoming addictive to powerful
For decades, individuals have had chills sent down their spines as they watched suspenseful action crime films. The Godfather and Goodfellas are just two of these popular and commonly known crime action films. Both of these movies are based on organized crime committed by Italian mafia members and are told in first person by the perspective of the main mafia characters, Henry Hill in The Godfather and Michael Coreleone in Goodfellas. By using first person point of view for telling the story, the audience has the opportunity to feel a personal connection to these characters. It is easy to find the main characters likeable. It is also easy to be romanticized by the Italian mob lifestyle with …show more content…
Both main characters, Henry Hill and Michael Coreleone, have grown up witnessing, experiencing, and perpetrating barbaric acts as part of a crime family. The Godfather and Goodfellas showcase similar acts of assault, drug use, and bizarre lifestyles. However, they also contain several aspects that differ from one another. The Goodfellas uses more weaponry with the exploding sounds of semi-automatic rifles and shattering glass. The Godfather, on the other hand, gets up close and personal with single shots to the face or neck, horse heads found in the bed, neck breaking, and strangling. It was noted in A Look Inside: The Godfather that the movie had to get special permission to use a real horse head during the filming of the …show more content…
The big cities tend to have a lot of things to do, providing more opportunities for criminals to get into trouble with the law. Also, with a larger population, there are more diverse types of crime. These acts of violence, drugs, and other crimes can gain or lose power for the characters. The lighting in the cities is always set darker than usual to add suspense and to keep a mysterious aspect to the film, even in the most boring events.
While The Godfather used a dark and elaborate setting to create suspense, the Goodfellas did a more impressive job with the lighting, scenery, and make-up. In the Goodfellas, many of the scenes revolve around a dim-lit bar in a big city. The suspense is created by not knowing who in the crowd may have a death wish for the main character. In Goodfellas: The Making of a Movie, Martin Scorsesee discussed the make-up used on main character, Tommy, and how it provided a realistic feel to the physical changes one would undergo while becoming addictive to powerful