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[discussion post] The Godfather (1972)
Feb. 15th, 2012 07:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
my_darogaWelcome back! This post's film is Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 classic, The Godfather. Feel free to comment with your observations, no matter how "shallow" or random or esoteric! Answer these questions, twist them to your purposes, or come up with your own! Or spam us with gifs and parodies, whatever your fancy.
The Godfather was Coppla's first big movie. The late 60s and early 70s were a time of experimentation, when major studios seemed to be taking a chance on younger filmmakers like Lucas, Spielberg, De Palma, and Scorcese, and Coppola was part of that group. Now, of course, their films represent the establishment that Hollywood is either building off of or rebelling against, but back then, none of them had yet to make a name for themselves. Coppola was not the first choice of Paramount execs to direct the movie, which likely would have turned out very differently had someone else been at the helm.
Here are a few thoughts to get you going...
( to the mattresses )
The Godfather was Coppla's first big movie. The late 60s and early 70s were a time of experimentation, when major studios seemed to be taking a chance on younger filmmakers like Lucas, Spielberg, De Palma, and Scorcese, and Coppola was part of that group. Now, of course, their films represent the establishment that Hollywood is either building off of or rebelling against, but back then, none of them had yet to make a name for themselves. Coppola was not the first choice of Paramount execs to direct the movie, which likely would have turned out very differently had someone else been at the helm.
Here are a few thoughts to get you going...
( to the mattresses )
