Cinepals - THE GODFATHER Movie Review!

Episode Date: January 18, 2024

Achara Kirk and Steph Sabraw watch and review Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather, known for being an incredible masterpiece in cinema history. The Godfather stars Al Pacino as Michael Corleone, Marlon Brando as Vito Corleone, James Caan as Sonny Corleone, Diane Keaton as Kay Adams, Talia Shire as Connie Corleone Rizzi, and Robert Duvall as Tom Hagen.   Watch our cutdown reaction on https://www.YouTube.com/@CinePals or watch the full length reaction on our YouTube memberships or on https://www.Patreon.com/JabyKoay   Music from https://www.EpidemicSound.com

Sena. Pals. What is up, everyone? Welcome back. I'm Acharokirk, joined by Steph Sabra. Hello. And we are watching The Godfather. I know. I was going to be like, hello. How are you? Yeah, I mean, such a classic film.

Now, full disclosure, I have watched this movie before. However, for some reason, I'm like the details. I've just fallen out of my brain. So I was like, well, Steph hasn't seen it. Let me watch it with her. For the first time, yeah, because like, Jabby will reference stuff from the film, and I'm like, that happened. Right. Like, I'm just drawing a blank.

So it has been a while, so I'm super happy to revisit this with Steph and enjoy the drama. Yeah. Of arguably, maybe one of the best movies of all time. I don't know. That's probably too big of a stretch. But it's a really good film. And this is what people think. It is what people.

All I know is that people think they know. think they know this is the best movie these are the best movies the best although no one says anything about the third one apparently you can give that one a skip but one and two are the best okay so we're gonna go on this journey you guys and I really hope you strap in and join us

because this one's long but we're doing it for cinema for cinema for cinema all righty here we go yeah Best not to ask questions, though. That's a hell of a day to gain the respect of everyone. Yeah. They're going to shut the door.

Yeah, girl. I'm sorry. Oh, my God. Wow. Wow. A movie. Yeah. That was, wow.

I mean, that flew by. No, it really did. It's so. fascinating you know like right it spans so much time and so much happens and it's so engrossing and you kind of really get to know the characters and to know the family yeah it's incredible incredible writing incredible acting and like directions cinematography everything it really might be a perfect movie i would definitely need to see it more but i get why people say that it is so like a master class and everything. Yeah, everything. Everything. It was just perfect. Yeah. And so

different. Yeah. I mean, it was, it was really confident. I haven't watched too many movies from like too many classic films or like films from that era. But, you know, watching it and seeing how they shot it and just kind of the way that they revealed certain characters or just the confidence to have as much like darkness and shadow as they did, it just kind of, it creates a really interesting world that we're invited into and like, you know, getting to know the family, like seeing it from the very beginning where it's like, oh, it's a happy wedding. And like, you know, you're kind of getting into what it is to be an American, Italian family in that era, kind of, you know, celebrating a wedding. But then in the meantime, it's the backdrop for a lot of like shady business. Yeah.

on the whole thing though like there was it was consistently juxtaposed with happy moments like the baptism yeah and the italian wedding and the american wedding and then with just such darkness and it was just such a huge undertaking to have all of these characters and obviously there's only a few that were really important that we know by name yeah but there were so many and they established the entire crime scene with just like one line of dialogue barely any exposition and then you kind of felt engrossed in the entire business of it yeah and and the way that like they started off with that guy the the funeral parlor guy and i love how they they just like start on him really close and like the acting was so good you know you really felt what he was going through with his daughter and like what happens to her and then they slowly slowly slowly pull out and you just see

the silhouette of don corleone there and he's just listening and then finally you're reveals him and it's like oh my god and then it's just like the writing is so tight because everyone like everything comes back everything everything everything is like nothing is extra yeah it's so funny for a movie that's been so imitated in like the way we talk about italians you know it's like everyone exaggerates including myself the movement yeah but the acting was very subtle very very character was just so confident in their role that I just, I believed it from the very beginning. But what an impressive role to watch the rise of Mikey's character. Yeah. That arc was so insane because in the beginning he really wants nothing to do with it. And that is such a good

justification for getting thrown back into the family business because when your dad almost gets killed. Yeah. I think anyone kind of would be like, all right, I got to do it. Yeah, exactly. And Like you see what's going to happen to him and like just kind of his rise as this don, this crime boss, right? I mean, there was just touching moments as well, like when his dad was like, you know, I never wanted this for you, you know? And like you really feel that. It's like, oh, you know, that's just how life happens sometimes.

It's like circumstances change and then the plans have to change. And then he was the best man for the job, you know? He was the smartest one. And he was supposed to be the golden child that carries on to be someone important in the world. But I guess he's important in his own way, but just not the way that his dad wanted for him. He's the chosen one. Out of all the brothers, there was no other choice but him. No, no, I mean.

Unfortunately, he was built for this role. He really was. I mean, Sonny was too just impulsive and violent and angry and he was too emotional. Yeah, he didn't have business stuff. at all. None. None. He was, I mean, he, but he had a good heart in the sense of like he really loved his family. Yes. And like, he really cared for his family, but he didn't have the, the brains to be like, no, this is not the answer. You know what I mean? Whereas like, even with his murder, you understand that his dad is probably like, I feel all sorts of feelings, like

anger, sadness, pain. But he's like, I am not going to retaliate. Because then that just creates more problems. Yeah. Like, he's smart, and Michael takes after his dad. Yeah, he didn't retaliate for a year. Yeah. He, like, just sat in as the second position about to be captain. Yeah.

And knew all along as soon as his dad dies, he's going to break the treaty. Yeah. Which is, like, the smartest, scariest business people are willing to wait. And he is scary. I mean, Al Pacino was so good in this role. like he does it so well where it's just like you feel like the edge of violence or anger and everything is just simmering and it's all like in the eyes yeah and the looks and it's just like uh and then when he like bald face lies to his wife fully and you believe like you look at him and it's

like if i were his wife i would probably be like yeah i believe you if you said that to my face and the way he did it was so smart and deceptive. I know and it's like I go back and forth because on one end it's like I feel like she did know what the business was and it might just be better for her not to think I don't know

sometimes it's like you should never lie to your spouse but in this specific situation I feel like it's better for her to less is better. Less is better yeah or else her life's just going to be miserable right because she's not built for that. No she's not built for the business so she should just be

her with the kids be ignorant and happy and rich and know that her man's taking care of business because you don't want these problems. Yeah like you don't want to know what business your man is in and also the less you know the less you can get incriminated in court. Right, right. Yeah, but wow. Excellente. Yeah, 10 out of 10. Amazing. Oh and of course I mean we can't

not say anything about Marlon Brando. He was incredible. He's the star of the show to me still. Yeah, I mean so much So that like, you know, sometimes when we talk about movies, when you're talking about the characters, you still talk about the actor name. Yeah. But like, the acting was just so good that it's like the characters have separated themselves from the actor. So it's like, when I think about it, I'm like, that's Don Corleone. That's, that's Vito Corleone. You know, that's not Marlon Brando.

And like, that's Michael Corleone. That's not Al Pacino. It's like they just embody. who they are right yeah totally like there it's so hard because both of them have something so different in this movie which is what i really love about it like you have this they're both main characters in completely different ways yeah what they stayed really true to is there is nothing without don corleone there there is no story without the dawn from the beginning yeah and then everything happens so it's like he's still the main character what little

I guess we got of him. He was such a power of the presence. Like, yeah, he was so, so important. You hang on to every word he's saying. Everything. And that's why I think sometimes, like, the most soft-spoken, like, bad guys are... They're the scariest. Scary.

Because, like, you really have to linger on every single word. And then, of course, like, there's a choice to, I don't know if he, like, put cotton balls or something in his mouth to kind of, like, make his face look like that. And then to speak that way, it's hard to hear. But like you then you really have to pay attention because you can't just switch off. You know, you have to be like, you're hanging on to every word he's saying and he's taking his time. And it's like, oh, okay, what's he going to say now, you know? And there were like so many layers because he really felt like this like a benevolent godfather.

You know, it's like, what do you want my child? Let me grant it to you. Right. And I will do that. But then I will come to you. And I want a favor. And you can't refuse him because you really like signed. your life away. The minute you ask Don Carleone for help, that's it. Like, you got to do what he

asks. It's the Don. Exactly. And it's like, I like that he's like not asking you to do his dirty business. No. It's just a favor. Yeah. Which it was like for this case, it was sunny and taking care of his body. But it wasn't like, I need you to kill someone from like. I was scared. Yeah. Yeah. I was scared. I was a little bit like, oh, what's this favor going to be? Yeah. Yeah. Like, I need you to go and do this. But then it's like... He really separates his people from, like, family and friends and so forth. There's, like, roles to be played. Exactly.

And it's, like, very clear about who's doing what, but also, like, where your loyalties should lie. Because, you know, you can never take sides against the family. No, never go. So many. So many. So many. I just want to live by them. I know. It's such a great film.

And I watched the show. it's on Paramount as well but like the offer which is about all of the drama that went into making the movie oh really which is like almost equally or even more fascinating than the film oh really so i do recommend it i think that's what the film is uh the show is so it's like a documentary no no no it's like a dramatization oh it's really fun okay cool yeah i recommend it because there's some fun like little stories okay the behind the scenes of it but um i'm sure you guys watching I have already seen it. And if not, then, yeah, go watch it because it's good.

Yeah, so that wraps up our viewing of the Godfather. Yes. Epic movie. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. What's your favorite quote? I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse. I love that one. Or keep the gun, take the canole.

That was a good one. Yeah, so let us know. And we'll catch you next time. I'm a chara cook. This is... Steps a bra. Ciao!