Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane
Keaton, and Robert Duvall
This is one film you just can’t refuse. Arguably, this is the greatest film ever made. It’s the film that immortalized Marlon Brando
and introduced the world to Al Pacino. It’s
the movie that inspired generations of mob films. It’s an epic that depicts the passing of a
torch from a father to a son. Don Vito
Corleone (Marlon Brando), the aging patriarch of a New York crime family, faces
the challenges of changing headwinds in the world of organized crime. Soon after, his son Michael Corleone (Al
Pacino) must take the reins of Vito’s crime empire in the midst of family
turmoil.
While the movie has its violent moments, it emphasizes the
importance of two core values that anybody can appreciate—family and
respect. Vito and Michael emphasized the
importance of loyalty to the Corleone family and demonstrated the consequences
of disrespecting this family. This film
takes you on a brutal journey that shows what the Corleone men are willing to
do to protect “the family”. You need to
be as sober as possible for this movie. Otherwise,
you may miss some of the greatest moments to ever hit the big screen. The film is three hours long, so watch this
when you have a few hours to spare.
