Monday, 17 December 2012
The Godfather 1 (1972)
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| The Godfather Part 1 |
The story begins as "Don" Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia
"family", oversees his daughter's wedding. His beloved son Michael has
just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his
father's business. Through Michael's life the nature of the family
business becomes clear. The business of the family is just like the head
of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given
to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the
family. Don Vito lives his life in the way of the old country, but times
are changing and some don't want to follow the old ways and look out
for community and "family". An up and coming rival of the Corleone
family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs the Don's
influence to further his plan. The clash of the Don's fading old world
values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from
Michael, all for the sake of the family.
Vito Corleone is the aging don (head) of the Corleone Mafia Family. His
youngest son Michael has returned from WWII just in time to see the
wedding of Connie Corleone (Michael's sister) to Carlo Rizzi. All of
Michael's family is involved with the Mafia, but Michael just wants to
live a normal life. Drug dealer Virgil Sollozzo is looking for Mafia
Families to offer him protection in exchange for a profit of the drug
money. He approaches Don Corleone about it, but, much against the advice
of the Don's lawyer Tom Hagen, the Don is morally against the use of
drugs, and turns down the offer. This does not please Sollozzo, who has
the Don shot down by some of his hit men. The Don barely survives, which
leads his son Michael to begin a violent mob war against Sollozzo and
tears the Corleone family apart.
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