Many people were chained to themselves by The Godfather. The film adaptation of the novel by Mario Puzo. The book appeared in 1969, and the movie came out 3 years later. The main roles were performed by such eminent actors as James Caan, Al Pacino and Marlon Brando.
One of the best creations of cinema
The Godfather is a film that is rightly considered one of the greatest gangster paintings according to the American Institute of Motion Picture Arts. This work occupies a worthy place in the history of cinema. The Godfather, quotes from which on the lips of almost the entire globe, also occupies an honorable place in the top five works of the IMDB site rating. Received three Oscars: for directing, the main role and in the nomination "Best Film of the Year".
The prize was presented as a tribute to the one-of-a-kind adapted script by Coppola and Puzo. The film crew was honored with nineteen different awards and seventeen nominations. The movie “The Godfather” has an excellent plot. The quotes of the characters are so high-quality and thoughtful that the picture has long been held in second place in the list of the best works of cinema in America in history.
Phrases that have become winged
“I will make him an offer that he cannot refuse” ... It is hard to find a person who would not be familiar with this statement. We are talking about a pistol attached to the temple - at least, to which the mafiosi occasionally resorted. To do their job so well, the crew on the set had to work four months. When everything was ready, March came and the premiere of 1971 took place. Then, after the first sessions, phrases such as “Sicilian women are more dangerous than rifles” began to enter into the everyday life of people who got acquainted with a masterpiece.
The most interesting thing is that the budget of the picture was small - about $ 6 million. This is truly an example of how, with wise management and good work, you can make big fees, not thanks to special effects, but using the depth and quality of the film.
As a result, the rental brought the organizers $ 268 million. What a dizzying success! Fell in love with the viewer "The Godfather". Quotes are increasingly heard in the company of people who enthusiastically discuss a recently viewed picture.
Stunning stories and brilliant quotes
“You turned to me with the words:“ Don Corleone, give me justice. ” But you speak without respect, you do not promise friendship, you did not even call me the godfather, ”the scene in which this quote was pronounced is aimed at showing that the main character is not just a gangster and a money-hungry person. He has his own moral principles, which imply, rather, free help to relatives than killing for money, which his godson requested.
“Maybe, although it is quite possible that this will not happen, I will turn to you for a favor, but until then accept justice as a present on my daughter’s wedding day,” the hero is ready to help his relative almost disinterestedly. The best payment for him is voluntariness, with which relatives should help each other not out of fear, but of their own free will.
“Love fades, friendship ends. And only a blood bond is forever, ”- it is this noble principle that is one of the main ideas of the whole picture.
Quite emotionally charged film "The Godfather". Quotes from it seem to be riddled with electric current. “Do not hate enemies. Emotions make it difficult to think, ”sounds in this film, whose characters are primarily businessmen. All their actions are conditioned by the necessity, to which the great game inclines, what they lead.
This movie makes you think a lot.
Also, in many phrases, a deep philosophical subtext slips through. This can be attributed to discussions about the same “once”, the occurrence of which we cannot guarantee.
This film has a lot of life, but at the same time there is an unrealistic for a simple society reverence for honor and family customs. "Vincent, don't voice what you think with strangers!" - the phrase says that you can trust only relatives first of all. This picture teaches a lot. Against the background of survival and constant struggle, the laws of valor, protection of loved ones, and dignity do not die. You can close your eyes to the feelings of strangers, but you have to stand up for yours to the end.
There are many dramatic turns, many deaths and blood. This, on the one hand, is a heavy film, the cruel twists of the plot of which not every impressionable mind can withstand. And on the other hand, this is a story that captivates, makes you hold your breath and wait for what will happen next. "Nothing personal. Only business, ”they say in this picture. Cruel acts here take place in order to regain their place under the sun.
Someone may feel sadness while watching, and someone will enter into excitement, feel that he has fallen into a maelstrom of events and passions that are unknown to ordinary people. Against the background of the bright holiday of marriage, they put a gun to the temple many times, while issuing such light statements that look like a soft stroke of the pen. True, each word written in this way is like an inscription stamped on a tombstone.
Remain calm even in the most aggravated atmosphere
Heroes have to live in an atmosphere of constant risk. Like wild animals, they mate and win each other's right to life. They have to drop all unnecessary emotions and approach the matter with a cold mind, which is not at all easy in such a harsh environment.
“Well, you will kill them both.” And then what?
“I'll sit down and finish my dinner.”
This quote indicates that murder in a gangster environment is nothing more than a routine procedure, in which from time to time there is a need.
In addition, blood is called unacceptable luxury. A good businessman will not spill it. “I am against bloodshed. It brings extra costs, ”- from this statement it is clear that the murder is an extreme measure, due to the circumstances.
Even when human lives are consumed one by one, the characters in the film do not want to position themselves as killers. Tense events develop against the backdrop of phrases saturated with subtle humor in the style: “Leave the gun. Grab the cakes. ”
“A man who does not spend time with his family will never become a real man,” the phrase says that the heroes are people of great soul and desperate actions. They can passionately love and desperately take revenge. There are no half measures for them. The love of one’s own family is also promoted, for a worthy person is one who does not spare time on his family. “A man should never feel careless. These may be children and a wife, but not a man. ” Close people are much more important than any money and ranks. This is what the film teaches. For the sake of a daughter or wife, it’s not a pity to kill or to die yourself, because why else would you live if not for them? There is nothing more important than children for a real man.
In the name of which so much blood has been shed
The most important thing is that people whose life is covered in the film do not kill because of their love of violence and bloodthirstiness. They are driven by high motives - protecting the family. Reprisals are treated as a procedure that is reasoned by a sense of duty, and not by the passion and madness that sometimes embraces people who want revenge.
Everything happens thoughtfully, calmly and carefully, and not impulsively and thoughtlessly. From the film you can learn fundamental lessons that fundamentally change thinking. It is this effect that classifies the picture as the best creations of cinema art.