The Godfather Part II

served for breakfast, lunch and dinner anywhere in the Caribbean: coffee, sugar, cocoa, corn, dairy products, eggs, rice, beans, potatoes, bananas, cattle, beef… you name it. They have it all. Number One: It Appeared on ‘The Godfather’ Some of the scenes in The Godfather: Part II take place in Havana, where Michael travels to discuss some business deals. However, since shooting in Cuba was not a possibility in 1974, the film crew decided to take the action to Santo Domingo instead. At that…

and went to Frontline during World War II. Many Americans praised soldiers as a hero because soldiers killed enemies and protected the whole country. For instance, in the movie, one of the police was hesitated after he heard Captain McCluskey ordered him and other policies to grab Michael. However, the police believed that Michael was a good person. Another trait that Michael included was Michael faced and accepted responsibility for own fate. After the Godfather received assassination from…

In 1972 “The Godfather” premiered in movie theaters across the United States and world. We saw Don Corleone control government officials, movie stars, and others like puppets. The Italian Mafia was running New York which begged the questions, have they always controlled the government? What other decisions have they affected and what about the original mafia in Italy? This paper asks, did the mafia (from its ties to politicians, money, and systems in place) affect the way that Italy’s republic…

In order to keep the secrecy, there must be many rules and customs to keep in order. When the boss decides to let a member into the family, they will be part of a ceremony (Wikipedia). This ceremony involves the drawing of blood, swearing an oath over a gun or holy picture, and obeying the rules of the organization (Wikipedia). If one breaks any of the rules they can be killed by another member of the…

The movie Chinatown is a historical movie which reveals something that happened in the past, where a man named William Mulholland which was the chief engineer of the department of water and power in LA, he brought Owens Valley water to LA for reasons of safety and engineering, so a man at that time which resembles Noah Cross and LA want the company, so they played a game on him leading him to his death and ending his career The film is a skillful blend of mystery, romance, suspense, and…

fulfil these images, when in reality many of these advertisements have been photoshopped, rendered and edited to the satisfaction of the publisher. Many of these magazines and video game characters show drastically increased sizes of different body parts, again making the unrealistic, and frankly impossible, expectations on women very obvious. In some of these pictures, we can see women positioned in very revealing and suggestive poses, which misleads people believing that is perfectly…

any protagonist. Roger Ebert writes about The Godfather, what is referred to by many as one of the greatest films of all time, that the audience “sympathize[s] with characters who are essentially evil”, because the film forces them “to consider the Mafia entirely on its own terms; in fact, “Don Vito Corleone…emerges as a sympathetic and even admirable character”. That is the beauty of The Godfather; the film so envelops the viewer, that he becomes a part of it—regardless of morality or legality.…

history has not been a particularly popular subject, studied by only a small handful of dedicated scholars. Most of the general population’s understanding of Italian immigration comes in the form of mafia themed media, such as popular films like The Godfather which depicts a…

Prompt: In the cult classic film The Godfather: Part II (1974), Al Pacino, playing character Michael Corleone, shared words of wisdom: “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.” Describe a time in which you had to work closely with an “enemy” – whether that be a person, concept, or inanimate object – and how you handled the situation. Response: Junior year was a formidable foe. My course load was more rigorous than it had ever been. I had to stay up to ungodly hours every night to…

During World War II, France had given in an signed an armistice of peace. France was easily invaded because things were all over the place. France was not a united nation, they had a disorganized army, no formal government, and a wrong assumed attack plan. Ultimately, there was a feeling of French weakness but with a good reason. France wanted to save anything they could to preserve their culture and politics. Marianne in Chains, written by Robert Gildea explores the daily lives of the French…