This movie follows the story of the Corleone family as they are involved in the Scilian Mafia in NY during the 1940s. Competing against the top 5 Mafia families, they attempt to keep their power and fear among the others. Unfortunately, as other families want to get involved into the drug business, Don Vito wants to keep his business more “pure” (if one can accomplish that in the Mafia business) and more respectable. It is obvious that the Godfather has the most power, but he gains it through respect or forced loyalty. As the family experiences marriages, births, and deaths, the Corleone family has to decide what their future holds in their family and business. The Godfather could be reported as a story in which there is much violence and killing to keep a business growing. Yet, it could be a story about family and trust. The relationships between people are interesting, some are very dynamic and some are very static. In the beginning, it is very difficult keeping the characters straight. Remembering who is who and their relationship in the family would take another viewing for me to easily recognize. I liked how the movie focused on a few different people at different times. The whole thing was not based around “The Godfather,” there were parts in which it would follow the brothers and the different tasks. It shows how each member is different, so how they perceive and act in the family varies. It is also interesting to study the relationships of generations or genders. Normally, the men have certain tasks and the women have tasks in which are not supposed to interfere with the men. And, the power is dependent upon one’s generation. Overall, I think this movie has a good balance between “shoot-em up” and “chick-flick” relationships in which everybody can appreciate, if not enjoy.
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