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Wednesday, 2 March 2011

The Godfather Part II



The Godfather Part II -The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

One particular thing I have noticed about this movie, and the other Godfather films, is the use of costume. I especially like this as the era and style of the time and location have been carefully researched, for example, most of the men in the movie wear hats whilst wearing suits. This would have been common in that time period but unusual now.

This shot (coupled with the opening titles) is one of my favourite throughout the movie. Even though it is very simple as a shot, it is very effective if the viewer understands the storyline of the short part of the movie so far, and also the first Godfather film. This chair is shown to be empty, with the sign that someone has recently sat in it. I interpreted this to be the late Vito (or Don Corleone throughout much of the first movie) Corleone's old chair. As Michael ( Vito Corleone's son) is in the room, slow music accompanies the introduction of this chair, which is particularly significant as this shows how Michael is missing his fathers prescence and influence.


This is another shot I found to be effective. Moments before, a mourner at the funeral procession has been shot and presumably killed by a gunshot from an unseen gunman. I particularly liked this shot as it captures the typical reaction of confusion and panic, as the characters run in all directions, some still carrying their large, heavy instruments.




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