Vito Rizzuto

the setting of the scene is Christmas time, which is the time of the birth of Jesus, in terms of The Godfather, it is the time of the rebirth of the next Godfather, who is Michael. When Michael walks into Vito’s hospital room, the camera shows that Vito was placed into room number two. This is a symbolic meaning that Michael will be the second Godfather of the Corleone Family. He walks through the hospital and he’s aware of the situation that people left the hospital unexpectedly. There is only…

The film The Godfather was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, produced by Albert S. Ruddy and it’s a classic film from 1972. The families of the Godfather are getting into a new drug and political trade, facing hard challenges and obstacles that come their way. The Godfather passes away and Michael the Godfather son becomes the leader of the family. Michael then hire men to shot five different family leaders which help solve all the problems. The movie uses Close-up shots because the director…

The Godfather is one of the most critically acclaimed and respected movies ever created. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, this film focuses on Michael Corleone; a boy born into a New York crime family. As the film progresses, Michael goes through a metamorphosis where he changes from isolating himself from, “the family business”, to running it. While there is evidence of this change throughout the film, it is best revealed how committed he was to his family in the baptism scene. This scene…

“The choices we make dictate the life we lead”, said Bill Rago. The class examines the changes between Bill Rago and the Double D’s and how they change from MA to Ren traits. In the movie the end result was that Bill Rago and the Double D’s showed humanism, adventurous, and confidence. During the beginning of the movie Bill Rago and the Double D shared similar MA traits. Both of them didn’t show humanism because he was not loyal and had no style. He showed no loyalty when he didn’t support his…

I have chosen to write about Michael Weatherly. He is the man who plays the role of Tony Dinozo in the television series, NCIS. It has been the number one drama show for the past 14 years. Michael Weatherly has a natural sense of humor which is the very thing that stands out to me. His roles in the show are very important. He is one of the main characters, as well as, he is the director of the show and responsible for most of the humor which occurs throughout the show. The character of Tony…

The Godfather is an incredible movie classic that I feel glamorizes the organized crime persona. Wealth, power, and strong family ties are portrayed throughout the film to enhance the prestigious and intense lifestyle. #1 The Godfather film initiates that the Corleone family has power and authority, and commands respect in the very first scene. The head of the family is called the Godfather. He is conducting covert business in his mansion on his daughter’s wedding day. During the…

A Baptism in Blood: Formalism in the Final Scene of The Godfather The climactic baptism scene in The Godfather showcases the moral struggle the protagonist Michael Corleone faces throughout the film, cinematically opposing the two sides of his personality through formalism. The scene, in particular, uses the two different senses of the word ‘Godfather’ which the film has created to structure the two contents of this scene. The directly opposing but also weaving together the two events that…

Chuqian Lin Instructor: Karen Smalley FTV122D-1 Spring 2016 The Godfather Film Editing Analysis Paper In the movie The Godfather directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Coppola uses a variety of brilliant and distinctive editing techniques to cleverly capture the story of the Corleone family. The famous baptism and murder sequence, in particular, includes parallel editing, use of sound, camera angles, subjective point of view, close-ups, and extreme close-ups to elicit dramatic and profound effects…

After the Revolutionary War, the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (W.A.S.P.s) were in power, they held all the political offices; they owned the most land, they had the most profitable businesses, and the largest factories. They enjoyed being in control of everything and they wanted to keep that control and power. After the Civil War more immigrants were coming to America to their share of the wealth they believed America had. These immigrants now were coming from all over the world, not just…

The selected scene is from 37:51 to 39:53 in the film Godfather, Part 2; altogether, there are 15 shots in this duration. This scene is centered with the conversation between Michael Corleone and his step-brother Tom Hagen. This conversation is expected to be very “private”, only between Michael and Tom. Therefore, both lighting and camera shots have to create the sense of mystique. In order to do so, generally speaking, the lighting in this room is very dark. It has struck a responsive chord in…