[Movies] The Godfather (1972) - short thoughts

[yuuago]

I haven't been feeling too hot, so I decided to rest up and watch a really long film. Thus, The Godfather.

It's always an experience to watch the source material of something I've seen referenced and parodied a lot. Like, as soon as I saw the horse, I knew where that would lead, but the scene still played out really well regardless. And the cannoli joke landed, though I wonder how the experience would have been if I hadn't expected it.

This is a beautiful movie. I can't quite put my finger on what exactly I like about the visuals, but it looks really nice. I wish I had more of a vocabulary to talk about the cinematography in this; maybe I'd be able to understand why it looks so good.

It's 177 minutes long, but I was never bored. The drama! The storytelling! Riveted from start to finish. I guess you could say it's one of those films that's a classic for a reason. I'll likely watch the rest of the films in the series, though the when is undetermined. But I'm looking forward to it.

If you've been living under a rock like me and haven't seen this one, I do suggest taking a look. Though your mileage may vary depending on your level of tolerance for mafia bullshit, of course.

Comments

[beed]

YAYYYY new godfather fans are the best. watching people fall in love with it is so special and delightful. (i was in the same boat as you in like, 2014ish XDD v relatable) thank you for sharing your thoughts. i hope you enjoy II soon! andignoreIIIbutyoudoyou XD

[yuuago]

:D Cheers! It's cool that someone else had a similar experience of watching it after hearing so much about it and then being whoa'd by how good it is. We'll see how the rest goes! (I have heard that some of the movies aren't as awesome as the others, yeahh)

[hokuton_punch]

Ahhhhhhhhh, I'm glad you liked it! ♥ It's such a fascinating and beautiful movie - I haven't watched it in a while but it just impressed me so much the first time I did. I probably have too high a tolerance for mafia bullshit, haha. I'm not picking this icon for Significant Reasons or anything...

[yuuago]

<3
It's totally epic, I'm really glad I finally got around to it.
(And, well, I can join you in having too-high tolerance for mafia nonsense.)

[gramarye1971]

The Godfather always feels to me like a tragedy in the most classical sense - I feel sure that if you described the story to Aristotle he absolutely would follow the plot and go on about hamartia and the like. It's definitely a movie I can and have rewatched multiple times.

(Interestingly, when my parents married in 1973, not long after the movie came out, I think they might have danced to the Godfather love theme at their reception!)

[yuuago]

Yess!! That's a perfect description for it - classical tragedy.