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I drew just the opposite conclusion from the Godfathers...

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In Reply to: RE: Morally corrupt film. Kurosawa made an excellent film, the first one he posted by tinear on September 11, 2008 at 21:06:01

...at least GF 1 and 2, as 3 is a more or less failed film and an afterthought.

I thought the GFs showed the darkness and greed at the heart of the "American Dream", how power without limits corrupts, how the greed emotionally bankrupted the tale's hero (Pacino's character). It is entirely appropriate to cast the appealing Pacino as the lead - audienced would't emotionally invest in the character otherwise. You got to see the promise as well as the fall for the frama to work. Evil seldom wears and ugly face.

The American fascination with violence and gangsters on the big screes demands a book length essay on its own. But I think one reason for the obsession is gangsterism is the dark reverse image of the American dream and entrepenurial spirit - capitalism unbridled and power unfettered.

The GFs aren't my favorites either, my favorite Coppola movie is The Conversation.

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