#2 The Godfather

Title: The Godfather

A.F.I. Ranking: 2

Director: Francis Ford Coppola

Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall

Release Year: 1972

Brief Synopsis: The Corleones are a big and powerful Sicilian family. After Don Corleone, the head of the family, survives an assassination attempt, war breaks out on the streets between them and other powerful gangs that are trying to take charge of the streets. Meanwhile, one of Don’s sons, Michael Corleone, who is considered a war hero, is sucked back into the family business in a big way.

My Thoughts: I could say I don’t know how it took me so long to see such a legendary movie for the first time, but that would be a lie. I haven’t seen this movie because it isn’t even close to my type of movie, but I must say I loved this movie. Sure it was a movie about a street war, but it was even more a movie about family loyalty. All of the performances in this film were amazing, and acted as the start of many great careers. On the other end of that was Marlon Brando and his amazing, almost unrecognizable, performance. What I think is amazing about this film is that Coppola has the audience caring for and cheering for this family of harden criminals, that do some pretty horrible things. By the end of this movie you find yourself loving the Corleone boys, but then you’re thinking what a minute… That is just pure genius on the part of the writer and director. I think this is done because you see their family loyalty and you never see them perform crimes on innocent bystanders.

“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”

Rating: Top of the List!