As the Don lays fighting for his life in hospital, a meeting is arranged by Mr Sollozzo, requesting the presence of the Corleone family and Captain McCluskey. Despite his distance from the family business Michael volunteers to attend this meeting on behalf of his family, and, prospectively killing both men to avenge his fathers shooting. Sonny finds Michaels idea of killing both a made man and a police officer comical but Michael justifies his reasoning because realistically; "It's not personal, it's strictly business"
And I bet you can guess what happens next, because when Al Pacino says he's going to do something, it definitely does come true.
As the story continues, we are subjected to a lot of brutal deaths including a set up shoot out which I think is probably the most brutal (best) death of the movie, where the Don's son Sunny has received news of the violence his sisters husband has inflicted upon her and races to provide justice. But he is stopped in his tracks at a toll station and the tables turn, with his entourage arriving only minutes after his death. Though this type of shootout seems pretty hypothetical to us today, even in the 1940's, as a viewer we feel like it's almost natural and we follow the family as the story progresses, developing a connection with almost all the characters. With organised crime gangs using seeings themselves as above the law; particularly with their infiltration of the police and political systems their actions are almost validated in regards to the story.
As all this is happening, poor Michael has been exiled to lovely Siciliy to avoid repercussions of his actions. And in Italy, he does it all: Ventures the country, falls in love, gets married, starts a life, loses the love of his life. When he returns home, he has learned of his brothers death and retirement of his father, the Don. So with a sheer lack of reluctance, Michael accepts the takeover of the family business, accepting his title of the Don of the family and so, the story continues under the rule of Al Pacino, under the rule of the new Don Corleone.
When reviewing this movie, I see it as the beginning of many different gangster related film (The Sopranos, Underbelly, Fat Tony & Co) Providing the foundation for the buildup of a different genre of film. Slightly off topic, one thing that would be interesting to see would be a remake of this classic, set in modern times (2014+) and how they would integrate the differences of communication into their organised crime. Whether the film would use continue to present organised crime as an event that happens in the dark and how the advancement of technology would affect the communication processes, particularly in regards to crimes and deaths. Nevertheless, I wouldn't want anyone to overlook the impressive storyline within this movie and encourage anyone reading this review to watch it.
Rating: 9/10
Would recommend:Yes. Make sure you have a decent time frame to watch it, you won't want to get up once you sit down
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