The Godfather

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The Godfather is a classic gangster film. It is emotional yet extremley violent. I feel the aim of the film is to put the point accross of family values and power. It makes the audience realise how important family, power and most importantly respect is to a traditional mobster family

Brief outline of story - The story starts as Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia, oversees his daughter's wedding. His 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. Vito Corleone ends up diening and his son Michael takes the helm of the Don.