The Godfather is the book that captivated me, not a movie

Gail 2022-04-19 09:01:01

I came into contact with "The Godfather" a little late. I only finished watching the first one in a month, and when I found out that there were two thirds, I couldn't watch it any longer. The taste has changed, not the same.
Just like I wouldn't think of a noodle restaurant's noodles as consistently good, I don't think The Godfather is a full-blown classic.
I have clicked on the movie no less than ten times, and I was very shocked by the self-report of the boss of the coffin at the beginning and Tang's answer. After that, I really can't watch it anymore.
Saying that "The Godfather" is a man's Bible is only that those who believe in this creed have a higher right to speak.
My biggest feeling after watching "The Godfather" is that this is a world of lies. We are guided and brainwashed by a certain thought, and we try to brainwash others with our own thoughts. Therefore, those who are repeatedly brainwashed can only be mediocre or suffer bad luck.
In The Godfather, the fate of all of us is explained. However, it has not been clearly stated and has no guiding significance. In the past few decades, how many things have been explained clearly in a book? Can a movie be able to perform it thoroughly?

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The Godfather quotes

  • Capt. McCluskey: I thought I got all you Guinea hoods locked up! What the hell are you doing here?

    Michael: What happened to the men who were guarding my father, Captain?

    Capt. McCluskey: I pulled them guys off of here, eh, now get away from this hospital!

    Michael: I'm not leaving until you put some guards around my father's room.

    Capt. McCluskey: Phil, take him in!

    Cop with Capt. McCluskey outside hospital: The kid's clean Captain, he's a war hero! He's never been mixed up with the rackets...

    Capt. McCluskey: Goddamn it Phil, I said take him in!

    Michael: What's the Turk paying you to set up my father, Captain?

    Capt. McCluskey: [to Patrolmen] Take a hold of him. Stand him up. Stand him up straight.

    [punches Michael and breaks his jaw]

  • Sollozzo: [to Michael, in Sicilian] I am sorry. What happened to your father was business. I have much respect for your father. But your father, his thinking is old-fashioned. You must understand why I had to do that. Now let's work through where we go from here.

    [Michael tries speaking in Sicilian, but can't express himself properly, so with a quick look at McCluskey they both switch to English]

    Michael: What I want... what's most important to me is that I have a guarantee: no more attempts on my father's life.

    Sollozzo: What guarantees could I give you, Mike? I'm the hunted one. I've missed my chance. You think too much of me, kid. I am not that clever. All I want is a truce.

    Michael: I have to go to the bathroom. Is that all right?

    Capt. McCluskey: You gotta go, you gotta go.

    [Michael gets up, but a suspicious Sollozzo probes Michael's crotch, to Michael's offense]

    Capt. McCluskey: I frisked him. He's clean.

    Sollozzo: Don't take too long...

    [Michael heads to the bathroom]

    Capt. McCluskey: [to Sollozzo] I frisked a thousand young punks.