Joe's Diary
The main theme from 'The Godfather' is playing on the radio.
I've always found that film fascinating.
I could watch it, again. George might have it. He's got loads of DVDs.
That might be the plan for tonight.
One lives of a gun, one dies of a gun.
The godfather succeeds not only in pulling off the use of a classical/formal/mannered film language correctly and remarkably; that language is used to emotionally evoke a grand archetypal American narrative, Operatic and Tragic, built around an immigrant family, and charting its rise, corruption, and fall in ways that comment on a vast array of subjects that relate to the American condition: Marriage, Politics, Poverty, Crime, Innocence Lost, Violence, Loyalty, Betrayal, etc. etc.
So: It's a classical tale told nearly perfectly; with rich, soulful acting, magnificent cinematography, and insinuating, meaningful dialogue.
Great share @americanlegend this post just made my day.
The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in world cinema and one of the most influential, especially in the gangster genre. It was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1990, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and is ranked the second-greatest film in American cinema (behind Citizen Kane) by the American Film Institute. @americanlegend
its an amazing film really
So 🆒
It's really a good classic movie
Looking good...
One of the great sayings in GodFather
"Great men are not born great, they grow great . ."