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A key line everyone seems to miss comes at the meeting of the five family heads when Don Cordileone says, "I swear that I will not be the one to break the peace we have made today." He kept his word, it wasn't him who ended the peace it was Michael armed with the Godfather's advice. Also the bomb that killed Appolonia was not intended for her it was intended to kill Michael.
"That's my family, Kay. It's not me." Michael couldn't look Kay in the eye when he said that. We then saw for real how shallow that declaration was. All it took was one hit on his father, and Michael willingly joined the Family Business. He was a Corleone through and through.
@@Stogie2112 I believe he wanted another path but took on the role out of necessity. Look at what he did prior... forged his own path on his own, honorably serve his nation (war hero). But the hit changes things and the dynamics were unique. He knew it was their best chance to take them out. And the rest..was history.
@@whatareyoulookingat908 *spoiler* And we see in the other two movies what it does to him - in the second, at the end, he sits all alone, having to realize that while he saved the family organization, there's little left of his actual family and even less of the man he once strove to be. And of course, the whole theme of the third movie is his efforts to somehow get some of that back.
It was a real horse head but it wasn't killed for the movie. The Prop Master went to a slaughterhouse and saw that they had several horses that they were about to slaughter. He picked out one that kind of looked like the one we saw in the stable and said "when you kill that one ship us the head".
Fun fact: The baby in the baptism scene was Sofia Coppola, daughter of director Francis Coppola. She is actually in all 3 Godfather movies, with a more prominent role in 3 as she's all grown up at that point.
The thing the family and others never got about Micheal was that he had just come back from REAL war. He had most likely seen and done things that would make the hardest hitman cry. He had that edge from real war that the other Don's had no clue about. Being utterly ruthless to the end of the mission.
That’s actually why he was able to lead. His brothers stayed home and had their father to rely on (the book is different). Michael spent the war in the marines, had to lead men, had to face fatal consequences if he as their officer screwed up and there was no way his dad could help him he was on his own. I don’t want to give away any plot points from the 2nd film but is dad also didn’t have his family to rely on and that is why he was an effective family leader. This is what Michale learned during the war. Btw you are now required to watch part 2. Marlon Brando and Robert DeNiro were the first two actors to win Oscar’s for playing the same character (Vito Corleone)
There was a miniseries made a few years back called "The Offer", it was about the making of this movie. It covers EVERYTHING from Puzo's writing to the producer's efforts in overcoming issues with the studio, the mafia, and a lot of other things to create the greatest movie ever made! I highly recommend it.
Fun facts 1. Singer Actor Johnny Fontaine in the movie represented Frank Sinatra, the actor and singer who apparently had mob connections. 2. Mo Green represented the Jewish side of the mafia in those days , and of course Bugsy Seigel the gangstaa who created Vegas. Mo's Jewish mentor, Hyman Roth appears in GF2, a must see... Gf and Gf2 - two academy awards for best picture Plus you see a young Robert D Niro, as younger Don Corleone - Marlon Brando
The studio wanted to cut the "Sicily" filming but the producer found the money. They filmed that story with a very small crew. Coppola was right - it was the push that made Micheal the new Godfather. Would not be the same film without it.
The horse head is a heck of a threat. Corlione's men are good enough to get into his room with a big severed horse head without being seen or waking Woltz up. There's absolutely nothing Woltz could do to save himself if they came for him.
Fun fact: It was rumored that Frank Sinatra considered suing the movie studio because he felt that the character of Johnny Fontane was based on his life.
The character of Brando's character has been said to be a mix of real bosses , Joe Bonnano and Carlo Gambino . Johnny Fontane was based on Frank Sinatra , and Moe Greene based on Ben Siegel .
In general, they didn't target women and children. The men are considered soldiers and they know that any day could be their last day. Oh yes. They also usually don't target "civilians."
I use to read many comments talking about how precise were Michael shoots in the restaurant. Michael wasn´t in that time in mafia affairs, but he was a II World War hero. He probably shooted better than anyone in his family.
For Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), Francis Ford Coppola put a jaw prosthesis in his mouth and a gauze, to give him that particular face. Brando was relatively young in this film, and Coppola pretended to age him and also look more threatening.
Fantastic reaction Emma, one of your very best I think. I've said it before, but you have such a high degree of empathy, intuition and emotional intelligence and you read people so well. This wonderful movie, with its rich, layered and intoxicating mix of family, power dynamics and extreme violence, is a feast that is tailor made for your reaction. 👏
The man singing is rumored to be Frank Sinatra. The movie is From Here To Eternity. I'm Italian and my grandfather told me all about this story. Also, it's called an Italian football wedding. Because they throw the sandwiches around. Just so you know.
Johnny Fontaine is Frank Sinatra, the movie is Fred Zinneman's "From Here To Eternity" with the iconic beach scene with Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster that was parodied in "Airplane".
I love the scene where Enzo the baker is standing outside the hospital with Michael having just faked out the would be assassins. You see how shaky his hands are when he is handling his cigarettes and then you see Michael looking down at his own hands while lighting Enzo's cig and noticing how steady his are. That's when you know Michael is different. 😎
Welcome back, a great reaction video, insightful and fun. Glad to see so many responses; Watching Michael Corleone change over the course of the film was the highlight for me; Stay upbeat, strong and well.
the husband who beat his sister was paid by Barzini to frame Santino, at the first meeting at the beginning of the film if you remember the godfather tells Santino to never show anyone what he had in his head outside the family (because it could be used against you). So after beating his sister the first time they understood that they could frame Santino, the second time everything was already ready... The husband let himself be corrupted by Barzini, the fastest way to make a career in the mafia is sometimes to help enemy families, even if then you risk a lot...and in fact Mike was not fooled and understood the whole game.
I'm a third generation Sicilian from the Bronx. I was born 22 years after the beginning of the film, and it still all looked like that. Most of the New York locations were real enough (as was the town of Corleone) My grandfather Vincenzo came from a town close to Corleone---it all looks right.
For the Godfather, making a "friend" means having someone you will protect in exchange for eternal loyalty. When you become the Godfather's friend, you are always indebted to him. This is why Bonasera bowed and kissed Vito's hand. It was a sign of subordination to the Don.
Not exactly. Vito was a true friend to regular people and would help them, with no real repercussions if they didn't return a favor. He wasn't running a fear-based protection racket. It was only with the big shots, like the movie producer, who would get the horse head treatment for refusing a favor.
@@carlazaz1690 .... In both films, there was not one instance of regular people saying "No" to Don Vito. None of the regular people dared to say "No" to Don Vito. We saw how Vito treated Bonasera like a subordinate. He wouldn't agree to help him until after he kissed his hand. That is not being a true friend. Vito even referred to Bonasera as "this undertaker". Bonasera was terrified of Vito. Vito's business and influence in his territory was strongly founded on fear. He was no saint. He was just like the other mob bosses. If you say "No" to him, you will suffer some sort of consequences. Vito was a patriarch. He saw everyone in his realm as a subordinate. His wife and kids, his business partners and the local residents who were loyal to him.
I grew up in a city in NY in the sixties and seventies. In the Italian neighborhood. A house a few doors down was blown up. He was Irish but he was in charge of a union and he refused an offer. There was a war going on at that time. Twice I remember the kids going to school seeing a mans body in the road with two holes in their heads. A large restaurant nearby having several people expired in and outside of the restaurant. It wasnt food poisoning. My brother's friend finished his friend inside of the house with both barrels. The kids father was a state supreme court judge. I know many I know they all had Italian names but I'm old now and can't remember a single one. That was a long time ago. I've always been very bad with names...
1) Ironies - It is quite ironic that both Don vito and Bonasera (the Undertaker) came to each other with the same problem (their child had been killed/injured). It's also ironic that, after Michael tells Kay about Johnnie Fontaine's issue with the band leader and getting out of his contract, that, in the end, he signs Johnnie to a performing contract of his own (albeit a less restrictive one). 2) Of course, Johnnie Fontaine was based on Frank Sinatra. It is implied that Jack Woltz is Jewish (since he refers to Tom Hagen as "my Kraut/Mick friend"), which could align with Jack Warner of the "Warner Bros" and Sinatra's eventual role in "From Here to Eternity." 3) Of course, the horse's head was donated by a dog food company where the horse was scheduled to be euthanized anyway. But they had to paint in the white marking on the snout to make it look more like the horse in the stable. 4) Don Vito was totally lucky to have survived the shooting. Given the number of wounds and their locations, it's unlikely he would have, in real life. Emergency Surgery was not as well developed in the mid 40's. It was in the 50's during the Korean conflict that techniques to preserve life from such trauma were utilized (i.e. M*A*S*H units). And it certainly doesn't help that Fredo broke down crying rather than getting EMS there pronto. 5) "Leave the gun. Take the Cannoli." - The original line was only "Leave the gun." Richard S. Castelano (Clemenza) improvised the "Take the Cannoli" part. 6) Clemenza's Spaghetti Sauce - There have been several competitions on the best way to cook Clemena's Spaghetti/Meat ball / sausage sauce. 7) "Va Fangool" (when Connie and Carlo are fighting). It is an Italian Curse. It's used basically as "F*** YOU!" But it translates more literally as "up yours." The word "culo" is similar in several "Romance" languages (Spanish & Italian - In French it's "cul" (pronounced "Kewl")). It means "a$$/derriere." Italian words with a hard "c" are often pronounced as a hard "g" and often drop the ending vowels (eg. Ricotta cheese = "Rigot," or the Italian pork cut "Capicola" is pronounced "gabagol" as you heard Willi Cicci say in the Godfather wedding scene when he tossed the sandwiches). Hence, the word "culo" would be pronounced "gool." The full phrase is "Va' a fare in culo..." or "Go do it in the a$$." Hence, "Va Fa'ngool" = "up Yours.") 8) The "Baptism" scene - The infant being baptized in that scene is, actually, Francis Ford Coppola's youngest daughter, "Sofia Coppola." Coppola's wife (Sofia's mom), the late Eleanor (as of 2024) was very concerned that Diane Keaton was not holding her properly. Sofia went on to have a cameo role in Godfather II, playing a young child on the boat as young Vito traveled to the USA. Of course, finally, she played "Mary Corleone" in Godfather III.
Yes, in fact the character of Jonny Fontaine, the bandleader, the movie director's horse, were based on events in Frank Sinatra's life. As a beginner in the music industry, Sinatra had signed what was a long-term contract with Tommy Doresy. As Sinatra's fans were flocking to hear him singing and he became more and more popular, he wanted out of his contract to go solo and count his profits rather than getting wages from Dorsey. Frank went to HIS Godfather and the rest is history; the same about the movie, "From Here To Eternity". Sinatra got the part and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The person playing Jonny Fontaine was a well know Italian crooner Al Martino, whose career extended into the 1970s. His songs are well worth taking a listen to; he sang Are You Lonesome Tonight long before Elvis did. Oh, I almost forgot. In the opening scenes where The Godfather is taking requests and petting the cuddly kitty in his lap; the cat was a stray that just happened to wander onto the set and Marlon Brando thought picking it up and petting it would look good on the film. I thought it did. Thank you for your great reactions!
The best Movie ever made ... together with Part 2. Michael Corleone is my favorite Movie-Character ever. Al Pacino's Performance in Part 2 is unmatched.
Great reaction video. So much fun watching this movie for the hundredth time with someone who is watching it for the first time. Glad to see younger generations can appreciate the 70's classics and don't think it's too slow for the TikTok generation or whatever we call it now.
0:35 -- RE: The Popularity of Puzo's Book; Fun Fact as well, the Film Production Code (1930) also known as the Hays Code ended in 1968, quite convenient timing for a film based on the novel.
The singer guy, who wants to be in movies, is based on Frank Sinatra! Frank was a huge singing star from the 30s thru early forties but his star was dying. He had mob friends his whole life. He was trying to break into movies and all the sudden, he became a huge movie star, starting with 2 bangin movies....From Here to Eternity and then the iconic Manchurian candidate! The daughter is the director's sister, i think Aunt of Nick Cage, and Rocky's wife!
I was 11 years old when I saw the Godfather at the theater in 1972. The Godfather was the first R rated movie I'd ever seen at the time. The violence shocked me it seemed so real.
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The need to save his father from the threat of Salozzo is what roped Michael reluctantly but faithfully into the family business, and probably doomed the political aspirations Vito had for him, which is why he was so upset when he heard Michael had pulled the trigger. But any lingering hopes of Michael being in a legitimate profession were all but wiped away by the assassination of Sonny. He knew it now fell to him to succeed his father, because Fredo was not even remotely up to the task. Yet it was the tragic death of Apollonia that hardened him into the ruthless tactician he became. It robbed him of his joy and compassion for others (aside of his immediate family, perhaps), and twisted his morality into an all-encompassing hunger for family vengeance and power. What little mercy was left died with his father. I doubt Michael truly loved Kay. Oh, he maybe tried to, at first, but she was primarily someone he knew and could trust, and ultimately she became merely an expedient means to produce heirs. (One major plot hole is that Kay's very non-Italian heritage would have all but precluded her son from eventually having any leadership role in the Italian mafia. Perhaps that didn't matter to Michael because he truly believed he could turn the family business legitimate, like he'd promised Kay?) He thought he could manipulate Kay into being a compliant and willfully oblivious mafia wife. The end of the film heavily hints this likely won't happen. Like Vito, Michael was disciplined and never had any infidelities - unlike Tom and Sonny. Yet the family business was his true love (or burden).
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What I really love in this Movie, is all the non-verbal acting, the look in the Eyes, the body language, and of course how its shot for example, the final scene how you see the Door being closed both litteral and symbolic into Michaels Worlds. And how the Movie takes it time to tell the story, I feel if it was made today you'll have high tempo action all over the place. I truly believe that Vito Corleone died the way he wished he would, peaceful with his family close at an old Age, which would be very rare for a man who have lived the way he had. Of course he wouldn't have wished to die in front of his grand son but you know what I mean.
Great reaction, as usual. That was an actual horse's head, purchased from a local dogfood factory just before filming, because the filmmakers decided the fake one they were going to use looked too unrealistic. Legend has it the Coppola "neglected" to inform the actor playing Woltz, which might explain why his screams sounded pretty genuine. BTW, in the mid-1940s, $600k was the equivalent of well over $9 million USD in 2024. And let's not forget the fortune in stud fees that horse would have earned for him. So that head was a very grisly and extremely expensive surprise.
Allo Jolie Emma, Je suis désolé que ta chaine UA-cam a été supprimé. Tu as tant travaillé et mis tant d'effort dans ce projet que cela doit être vraiment décourageant. Je suis heureux de voir ton sourire radieux à nouveau sur UA-cam. Je te souhaite bonne chance avec cette nouvelle chaine UA-cam. Est-ce que ta chaine musicale est toujours sur UA-cam?
Also one of my all time favorite comedies stars Marlon from this and his partner, Young Clemenza, from part 2, and they are just redoing their roles from here!!! And it stars Matthew Broderick - Ferris Bueller - in a movie called, The Freshman! Love that movie!!
I saw The Godfather when it first came out. I also read the book. In the movie you see a young girl actress kiss Waltz on the cheek. In the book, Waltz was sexually abusing the girl. There are suggestions that Waltz is a predator. When the movie came out people were outraged about the horse's head in Waltz's bed. No one said a peep about all the murders but the horse was just going too far. The shooting of Don Corleone is similar to the attempt on Johnny Torrio in 1924. Torrio, Al Capone's mentor and partner, was shot 5 times by the O'Bannion / Moran gang and survived.😊
This fan has been searching for a copy of Mario Puzo's book at EVERY yard sale, garage sale, flea market & book sale for something like ten years now. Oh well, "Seek and Ye shall find."
I don't think there's any way to pick a favorite scene. This movie is such a masterpiece of film making. Love ya and thanks for watching this movie. Will be watching in the future.
Thanks Emma. You look cold all wrapped up in your sweater and jacket. The acting and the music was amazing. This movie launched Al Pacino's career into superstar status. The wedding scenes were amazing. The actor playing Luca Brasi was actually practicing his lines, but were caught on film and used in the movie.
I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse...what the Don told Johnny, about the Hollywood exec..you kinda talked over it. No harm, but it makes the horse head scene more powerful...❤. Love your reactions .❤
The man that played Luca Brasi was Lenny Montana, a real life enforcer for the Colombo Crime Family. The Colombo family reps were on set to approve every scene. The actor that was supposed to play Luca Brazi got sick so Copolla decided to use Lenny. Lenny got dressed up and began practicing his lines, but kept fumbling them because he was so nervous appearing before the legendary Marlon Brando. Copolla filmed him practicing and put in the movie. Lenny was no ready to deliver his lines but he fumbled them also. Copolla loved his delivery and put it in the movie. And thus a real live mobster became a star. BTW, cast and crew enjoyed Lenny's tales off set.😊
Emma, you´re so right when you said "the right partner for the life" referring to Apollonia. She´d have been the perfect italian wife: not asking Michael about his affairs, raising children, supporting him... Kay, on the other hand, was completely the other way around.
Really enjoyed your reaction! It is an absolutely brilliant and brutal film highlighting a man's fall into darkness. It was apparently filmed extremely quickly because the studio was unsure about the very young Francis Ford Coppola and they wanted a bigger actor for Michael than Al Pacino, who at the time was taking broadway by storm but hadn't really done anything big on film. Apparently, they filmed like half the movie in a month under the guise of 'rehearsals' with the hope that the film would be far enough done that the studio would just let him complete it. It also helped that the roulette that was Marlon Brando's temperament came up 'helpful' and he was committed to the project and back Coppola with the studio. I believe a number of the crowd scenes have a number of actual members of the New York Mafia in it because they were worried about how they were going to be portrayed in the movie so they kept sending people around to check out what was going on, so Coppola just put them in the movie to fill out the crowd.
Emma, is this a new channel?; I've been subscribed to you for years! And this said I was not! I know if I had gotten this notification I would have watched immedia 19:35 tely. The best movie ever made. A Masterpiece. Screenplay, Score, Casting, Acting Direction just a Cinematography Set desig , Costume everything 😊 anyway I re- subscried and turned notifications bell on again 😊
This film is perhaps the best movie made. And part two… the whole story was told. Three was the studio. Coppola resisted and said two had finished the story. As for my favorite moment, it was that scene with Michael sitting in the chair, planning the death of Solatso. The camera slowly punching in on him that was the moment Michael began the journey to become the Don. Powerful storytelling with the camera and lighting. Beautiful film.
COMPARISONS between Sinatra and Johnny Fontane , the war film he tells Vito he wants to star in to boost his career , is the same as Sinatra getting a part in FROM HERE TO ETERNITY when Frank's career was at a low point.
Subscribed…again😎 The Woltz mansion was actually the spectacular Hearst Mansion, built by William Randolph Hearst. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline spent part of their honeymoon there in 1953.
FYI it was a real head. Infamous story according to the producer. Aside from the obvious favorite scene…the ending is amazing. Beautiful shot & sums it all up.
Brando won Best Actor Oscar for this role. He refused the award as a protest of how the American Film Industry portrayed Native Americans in movies. UA-cam has video of the ceremony.
Love you all!!! Than you for your support!!! 🥰
Emma what happened? I thought I had offended you by accident....
@@davidbennett1357 She explained in her Facebook acct. that her channels were hacked and deleted.
@@davidbennett1357She got hacked, fiends destroyed all her content!
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I didn't realize you lost your channel!! Aw I'm sorry that happened, I always love your reactions. You're my favorite Canadian reactor, girl! I'll subscribe right now!
A key line everyone seems to miss comes at the meeting of the five family heads when Don Cordileone says, "I swear that I will not be the one to break the peace we have made today." He kept his word, it wasn't him who ended the peace it was Michael armed with the Godfather's advice. Also the bomb that killed Appolonia was not intended for her it was intended to kill Michael.
The cat in the first scene came onto set randomly and took a liking to Brando. He took her on his lap and made her immortal.
"I'm with you now." A line that means SO much. This was the turning point in Michael's life.
Oh yeah, it was such a milestone!!
"That's my family, Kay. It's not me." Michael couldn't look Kay in the eye when he said that.
We then saw for real how shallow that declaration was.
All it took was one hit on his father, and Michael willingly joined the Family Business. He was a Corleone through and through.
@@Stogie2112 I believe he wanted another path but took on the role out of necessity. Look at what he did prior... forged his own path on his own, honorably serve his nation (war hero). But the hit changes things and the dynamics were unique. He knew it was their best chance to take them out. And the rest..was history.
@@whatareyoulookingat908
*spoiler*
And we see in the other two movies what it does to him - in the second, at the end, he sits all alone, having to realize that while he saved the family organization, there's little left of his actual family and even less of the man he once strove to be. And of course, the whole theme of the third movie is his efforts to somehow get some of that back.
Michael was very capable of killing ,he was a decorated soldier .
It was a real horse head but it wasn't killed for the movie. The Prop Master went to a slaughterhouse and saw that they had several horses that they were about to slaughter. He picked out one that kind of looked like the one we saw in the stable and said "when you kill that one ship us the head".
That's a fun story😂❤
Fun fact: The baby in the baptism scene was Sofia Coppola, daughter of director Francis Coppola. She is actually in all 3 Godfather movies, with a more prominent role in 3 as she's all grown up at that point.
The thing the family and others never got about Micheal was that he had just come back from REAL war. He had most likely seen and done things that would make the hardest hitman cry. He had that edge from real war that the other Don's had no clue about. Being utterly ruthless to the end of the mission.
That’s actually why he was able to lead.
His brothers stayed home and had their father to rely on (the book is different).
Michael spent the war in the marines, had to lead men, had to face fatal consequences if he as their officer screwed up and there was no way his dad could help him he was on his own.
I don’t want to give away any plot points from the 2nd film but is dad also didn’t have his family to rely on and that is why he was an effective family leader. This is what Michale learned during the war.
Btw you are now required to watch part 2. Marlon Brando and Robert DeNiro were the first two actors to win Oscar’s for playing the same character (Vito Corleone)
There was a miniseries made a few years back called "The Offer", it was about the making of this movie. It covers EVERYTHING from Puzo's writing to the producer's efforts in overcoming issues with the studio, the mafia, and a lot of other things to create the greatest movie ever made! I highly recommend it.
Fun facts
1.
Singer Actor Johnny Fontaine in the movie represented Frank Sinatra, the actor and singer who apparently had mob connections.
2.
Mo Green represented the Jewish side of the mafia in those days , and of course Bugsy Seigel the gangstaa who created Vegas.
Mo's Jewish mentor, Hyman Roth appears in GF2, a must see...
Gf and Gf2 - two academy awards for best picture
Plus you see a young Robert D Niro, as younger Don Corleone - Marlon Brando
The juxtaposition of the baptism with all the killings is simply a stroke of genius.
Best scene in the history of cinema, IMO.
He said - "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse." The horse head was real.
Omg, now I now! It’s so interesting to know some of details 🤩
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The studio wanted to cut the "Sicily" filming but the producer found the money. They filmed that story with a very small crew. Coppola was right - it was the push that made Micheal the new Godfather. Would not be the same film without it.
@@dgillphotos Cutting out the "Sicily" scene would have a crime.
The horse head is a heck of a threat. Corlione's men are good enough to get into his room with a big severed horse head without being seen or waking Woltz up. There's absolutely nothing Woltz could do to save himself if they came for him.
Fun fact: It was rumored that Frank Sinatra considered suing the movie studio because he felt that the character of Johnny Fontane was based on his life.
I read Sinatra biog , it's very similar to Johnny's story .
Frank was a tad upset. He wanted Coppola dead.
" I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse "...best line.
Leave the gun .. take the canolli is my choice!
The character of Brando's character has been said to be a mix of real bosses , Joe Bonnano and Carlo Gambino . Johnny Fontane was based on Frank Sinatra , and Moe Greene based on Ben Siegel .
Correct.
In general, they didn't target women and children. The men are considered soldiers and they know that any day could be their last day. Oh yes. They also usually don't target "civilians."
Enzo was the Baker's apprentice that the Baker wanted to stay in the country at the beginning of the movie
Correct.
The actor playing Mama Corleone was actually a Jazz singer
I use to read many comments talking about how precise were Michael shoots in the restaurant. Michael wasn´t in that time in mafia affairs, but he was a II World War hero. He probably shooted better than anyone in his family.
For Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), Francis Ford Coppola put a jaw prosthesis in his mouth and a gauze, to give him that particular face. Brando was relatively young in this film, and Coppola pretended to age him and also look more threatening.
He had to convince the studio to use him.
It was the markup test that did it
Fantastic reaction Emma, one of your very best I think. I've said it before, but you have such a high degree of empathy, intuition and emotional intelligence and you read people so well. This wonderful movie, with its rich, layered and intoxicating mix of family, power dynamics and extreme violence, is a feast that is tailor made for your reaction. 👏
Oh, thank you for this) you to kind 🥰❤️🙏
The man singing is rumored to be Frank Sinatra. The movie is From Here To Eternity. I'm Italian and my grandfather told me all about this story. Also, it's called an Italian football wedding. Because they throw the sandwiches around. Just so you know.
Wow!!!! 😮 thank you for sharing)
The rumor is true. Old blue eyes was so upset he wanted Coppola dead.
Johnny Fontaine is Frank Sinatra, the movie is Fred Zinneman's "From Here To Eternity" with the iconic beach scene with Deborah Kerr and Burt Lancaster that was parodied in "Airplane".
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I love the scene where Enzo the baker is standing outside the hospital with Michael having just faked out the would be assassins. You see how shaky his hands are when he is handling his cigarettes and then you see Michael looking down at his own hands while lighting Enzo's cig and noticing how steady his are. That's when you know Michael is different. 😎
That’s also when he realizes it himself. Great scene.
The horse head was from a slaughterhouse and quite real.
Welcome back, a great reaction video, insightful and fun. Glad to see so many responses; Watching Michael Corleone change
over the course of the film was the highlight for me; Stay upbeat, strong and well.
I'm really sorry to hear about what happened to your other accounts. I really enjoy your reactions to movies and music. I wish a full recovery.
the husband who beat his sister was paid by Barzini to frame Santino, at the first meeting at the beginning of the film if you remember the godfather tells Santino to never show anyone what he had in his head outside the family (because it could be used against you).
So after beating his sister the first time they understood that they could frame Santino, the second time everything was already ready...
The husband let himself be corrupted by Barzini, the fastest way to make a career in the mafia is sometimes to help enemy families, even if then you risk a lot...and in fact Mike was not fooled and understood the whole game.
I'm a third generation Sicilian from the Bronx. I was born 22 years after the beginning of the film, and it still all looked like that. Most of the New York locations were real enough (as was the town of Corleone) My grandfather Vincenzo came from a town close to Corleone---it all looks right.
Al Pacino's maternal grandparents were from Sicily, as well as his father.
My Dads' father & his family landed @ Ellis Island in 1910.
For the Godfather, making a "friend" means having someone you will protect in exchange for eternal loyalty.
When you become the Godfather's friend, you are always indebted to him.
This is why Bonasera bowed and kissed Vito's hand. It was a sign of subordination to the Don.
Oh, I see it now) ☺️
Not exactly. Vito was a true friend to regular people and would help them, with no real repercussions if they didn't return a favor. He wasn't running a fear-based protection racket. It was only with the big shots, like the movie producer, who would get the horse head treatment for refusing a favor.
@@carlazaz1690 .... In both films, there was not one instance of regular people saying "No" to Don Vito. None of the regular people dared to say "No" to Don Vito.
We saw how Vito treated Bonasera like a subordinate. He wouldn't agree to help him until after he kissed his hand. That is not being a true friend. Vito even referred to Bonasera as "this undertaker". Bonasera was terrified of Vito.
Vito's business and influence in his territory was strongly founded on fear. He was no saint. He was just like the other mob bosses. If you say "No" to him, you will suffer some sort of consequences.
Vito was a patriarch. He saw everyone in his realm as a subordinate. His wife and kids, his business partners and the local residents who were loyal to him.
@@Stogie2112 I would be getting into spoiler territory to respond to you. And that should be enough for you to realize you are wrong.
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44:51 "this year, aykm, naked girl..."😆 It was a crazy time, the actress was 17 y.o. at the time of filming.
I grew up in a city in NY in the sixties and seventies. In the Italian neighborhood. A house a few doors down was blown up. He was Irish but he was in charge of a union and he refused an offer. There was a war going on at that time. Twice I remember the kids going to school seeing a mans body in the road with two holes in their heads. A large restaurant nearby having several people expired in and outside of the restaurant. It wasnt food poisoning. My brother's friend finished his friend inside of the house with both barrels. The kids father was a state supreme court judge. I know many I know they all had Italian names but I'm old now and can't remember a single one. That was a long time ago. I've always been very bad with names...
Great reaction! Even though you start to figure out what's going to happen next, you still can't look away. Thanks Emma! ❤
1) Ironies - It is quite ironic that both Don vito and Bonasera (the Undertaker) came to each other with the same problem (their child had been killed/injured). It's also ironic that, after Michael tells Kay about Johnnie Fontaine's issue with the band leader and getting out of his contract, that, in the end, he signs Johnnie to a performing contract of his own (albeit a less restrictive one).
2) Of course, Johnnie Fontaine was based on Frank Sinatra. It is implied that Jack Woltz is Jewish (since he refers to Tom Hagen as "my Kraut/Mick friend"), which could align with Jack Warner of the "Warner Bros" and Sinatra's eventual role in "From Here to Eternity."
3) Of course, the horse's head was donated by a dog food company where the horse was scheduled to be euthanized anyway. But they had to paint in the white marking on the snout to make it look more like the horse in the stable.
4) Don Vito was totally lucky to have survived the shooting. Given the number of wounds and their locations, it's unlikely he would have, in real life. Emergency Surgery was not as well developed in the mid 40's. It was in the 50's during the Korean conflict that techniques to preserve life from such trauma were utilized (i.e. M*A*S*H units). And it certainly doesn't help that Fredo broke down crying rather than getting EMS there pronto.
5) "Leave the gun. Take the Cannoli." - The original line was only "Leave the gun." Richard S. Castelano (Clemenza) improvised the "Take the Cannoli" part.
6) Clemenza's Spaghetti Sauce - There have been several competitions on the best way to cook Clemena's Spaghetti/Meat ball / sausage sauce.
7) "Va Fangool" (when Connie and Carlo are fighting). It is an Italian Curse. It's used basically as "F*** YOU!" But it translates more literally as "up yours."
The word "culo" is similar in several "Romance" languages (Spanish & Italian - In French it's "cul" (pronounced "Kewl")). It means "a$$/derriere." Italian words
with a hard "c" are often pronounced as a hard "g" and often drop the ending vowels (eg. Ricotta cheese = "Rigot," or the Italian pork cut "Capicola" is pronounced
"gabagol" as you heard Willi Cicci say in the Godfather wedding scene when he tossed the sandwiches). Hence, the word "culo" would be pronounced "gool." The full
phrase is "Va' a fare in culo..." or "Go do it in the a$$." Hence, "Va Fa'ngool" = "up Yours.")
8) The "Baptism" scene - The infant being baptized in that scene is, actually, Francis Ford Coppola's youngest daughter, "Sofia Coppola." Coppola's wife (Sofia's mom),
the late Eleanor (as of 2024) was very concerned that Diane Keaton was not holding her properly. Sofia went on to have a cameo role in Godfather II, playing a young
child on the boat as young Vito traveled to the USA. Of course, finally, she played "Mary Corleone" in Godfather III.
I love your genuine reactions to this movie and how deeply invested you were in the characters that it made you cry. You now have a new subscriber!
Great to see you back ...can't keep a good person down x
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FYI it was a real head. Infamous story according to the producer.
Yes, in fact the character of Jonny Fontaine, the bandleader, the movie director's horse, were based on events in Frank Sinatra's life. As a beginner in the music industry, Sinatra had signed what was a long-term contract with Tommy Doresy. As Sinatra's fans were flocking to hear him singing and he became more and more popular, he wanted out of his contract to go solo and count his profits rather than getting wages from Dorsey. Frank went to HIS Godfather and the rest is history; the same about the movie, "From Here To Eternity". Sinatra got the part and the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The person playing Jonny Fontaine was a well know Italian crooner Al Martino, whose career extended into the 1970s. His songs are well worth taking a listen to; he sang Are You Lonesome Tonight long before Elvis did.
Oh, I almost forgot. In the opening scenes where The Godfather is taking requests and petting the cuddly kitty in his lap; the cat was a stray that just happened to wander onto the set and Marlon Brando thought picking it up and petting it would look good on the film. I thought it did.
Thank you for your great reactions!
The best Movie ever made ... together with Part 2. Michael Corleone is my favorite Movie-Character ever. Al Pacino's Performance in Part 2 is unmatched.
Marlin Brando and Robert DeNiro were the first actors to win Oscar’s for playing the same character in two different films
Good luck, I'm rooting for you!
Thank you!😍
Great reaction video. So much fun watching this movie for the hundredth time with someone who is watching it for the first time. Glad to see younger generations can appreciate the 70's classics and don't think it's too slow for the TikTok generation or whatever we call it now.
0:35 -- RE: The Popularity of Puzo's Book; Fun Fact as well, the Film Production Code (1930) also known as the Hays Code ended in 1968, quite convenient timing for a film based on the novel.
A yearly salary of $50,000 in December 1945 was the moon.
The singer guy, who wants to be in movies, is based on Frank Sinatra! Frank was a huge singing star from the 30s thru early forties but his star was dying. He had mob friends his whole life. He was trying to break into movies and all the sudden, he became a huge movie star, starting with 2 bangin movies....From Here to Eternity and then the iconic Manchurian candidate! The daughter is the director's sister, i think Aunt of Nick Cage, and Rocky's wife!
I was 11 years old when I saw the Godfather at the theater in 1972.
The Godfather was the first R rated movie I'd ever seen at the time.
The violence shocked me it seemed so real.
I didn't see the uncensored version until I was 17.
Oh and if you want another way to help rebuild the channel, UA-cam records it as a view for every 30 seconds watched. So, by all means watch (at least 30 seconds worth) more than once guys.
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@@Emma_ReactionsThe best kind! He will never call upon you in the future to do a service for him! 😄
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The need to save his father from the threat of Salozzo is what roped Michael reluctantly but faithfully into the family business, and probably doomed the political aspirations Vito had for him, which is why he was so upset when he heard Michael had pulled the trigger. But any lingering hopes of Michael being in a legitimate profession were all but wiped away by the assassination of Sonny. He knew it now fell to him to succeed his father, because Fredo was not even remotely up to the task.
Yet it was the tragic death of Apollonia that hardened him into the ruthless tactician he became. It robbed him of his joy and compassion for others (aside of his immediate family, perhaps), and twisted his morality into an all-encompassing hunger for family vengeance and power. What little mercy was left died with his father.
I doubt Michael truly loved Kay. Oh, he maybe tried to, at first, but she was primarily someone he knew and could trust, and ultimately she became merely an expedient means to produce heirs. (One major plot hole is that Kay's very non-Italian heritage would have all but precluded her son from eventually having any leadership role in the Italian mafia. Perhaps that didn't matter to Michael because he truly believed he could turn the family business legitimate, like he'd promised Kay?) He thought he could manipulate Kay into being a compliant and willfully oblivious mafia wife. The end of the film heavily hints this likely won't happen.
Like Vito, Michael was disciplined and never had any infidelities - unlike Tom and Sonny. Yet the family business was his true love (or burden).
I am so disappointed that Team UA-cam has thus far ignored all the cries for help we have tried to raise for you! You have a plaque for reaching 100K and it's all just gone. I am so sorry. Bring Back #SingWithEmma
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@@Emma_Reactions I wish you all the love & light possible! You are such a sweet, caring and kind soul and you do not deserve this injustice!!! ❤❤❤
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU REALLYYYY LOVED THIS FILM EMMA GIRL!!! 👍😊GREATEST MOVIE OF ALLLLLLLL TIME EMMA! 💯 1 & 2 ENJOYYYYY DEAR!
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It's subtle but, when Tessio and Carlo get whacked, you can see Tom give the order by adjusting his tie.
Good eye.👍
What I really love in this Movie, is all the non-verbal acting, the look in the Eyes, the body language, and of course how its shot for example, the final scene how you see the Door being closed both litteral and symbolic into Michaels Worlds. And how the Movie takes it time to tell the story, I feel if it was made today you'll have high tempo action all over the place.
I truly believe that Vito Corleone died the way he wished he would, peaceful with his family close at an old Age, which would be very rare for a man who have lived the way he had. Of course he wouldn't have wished to die in front of his grand son but you know what I mean.
It’s absolutely great performance 🎭❤️🤩🎥
Wow. The 2 Godfather movies and Casablanca? You are watching the best of the best lately.
72 EMMAAAAA!!! 😊JUST AN ABSOLUTE TIMELESSSS MASTERPIECE FOR SURE! 💯
Great that you’re back up in action 👍😎💕
Yes I am!
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My favorite moment of this movie is watching you react to it.
"Why do you come to my home and ask me to do murder, your daughter is still alive!"
Great reaction, as usual. That was an actual horse's head, purchased from a local dogfood factory just before filming, because the filmmakers decided the fake one they were going to use looked too unrealistic. Legend has it the Coppola "neglected" to inform the actor playing Woltz, which might explain why his screams sounded pretty genuine.
BTW, in the mid-1940s, $600k was the equivalent of well over $9 million USD in 2024. And let's not forget the fortune in stud fees that horse would have earned for him. So that head was a very grisly and extremely expensive surprise.
Retiring a champion racehorse and putting out to stud is a very smart financial move.
Another great performance by Marlon Brando is “On the Waterfront.”
Also Lee J Cobb put in a great performance as well.
I don’t remember if you saw him in 12 angry men or not
@@shawnmiller4781 Johnny Friendly - a great villain. Karl Malden is great also as the priest
@@shawnmiller4781 Lee J. Cobb was great in 12 Angry Men. That whole cast is amazing. Great film!
@@tomhartley9001 I just don’t know if Emma has seen it
@@shawnmiller4781 if not, either or both would be great for Emma to react to. She seems to appreciate excellence in movies.
Allo Jolie Emma, Je suis désolé que ta chaine UA-cam a été supprimé. Tu as tant travaillé et mis tant d'effort dans ce projet que cela doit être vraiment décourageant. Je suis heureux de voir ton sourire radieux à nouveau sur UA-cam. Je te souhaite bonne chance avec cette nouvelle chaine UA-cam. Est-ce que ta chaine musicale est toujours sur UA-cam?
Good that you are back! ❤
Liked and subscribed. I'm sorry this happened to you. I'm sure over a little time, all of your fans will be back.
🥹 thank you my friend!!!!😘
@@Emma_Reactions You are very welcome. 😘🫵🤘
Also one of my all time favorite comedies stars Marlon from this and his partner, Young Clemenza, from part 2, and they are just redoing their roles from here!!! And it stars Matthew Broderick - Ferris Bueller - in a movie called, The Freshman! Love that movie!!
A satire.
Great reaction Emma!
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The cat wasn’t meant to be part of the scene. He just wandered onto the set, and Brando picked him up and used him as a prop.
Oh, it was nice 😊😊😊
I saw The Godfather when it first came out. I also read the book. In the movie you see a young girl actress kiss Waltz on the cheek. In the book, Waltz was sexually abusing the girl. There are suggestions that Waltz is a predator.
When the movie came out people were outraged about the horse's head in Waltz's bed. No one said a peep about all the murders but the horse was just going too far.
The shooting of Don Corleone is similar to the attempt on Johnny Torrio in 1924. Torrio, Al Capone's mentor and partner, was shot 5 times by the O'Bannion / Moran gang and survived.😊
This fan has been searching for a copy of Mario Puzo's book at EVERY yard sale, garage sale, flea market & book sale for something like ten years now. Oh well, "Seek and Ye shall find."
I don't think there's any way to pick a favorite scene. This movie is such a masterpiece of film making. Love ya and thanks for watching this movie. Will be watching in the future.
Thanks Emma. You look cold all wrapped up in your sweater and jacket.
The acting and the music was amazing. This movie launched Al Pacino's career into superstar status.
The wedding scenes were amazing. The actor playing Luca Brasi was actually practicing his lines, but were caught on film and used in the movie.
I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse...what the Don told Johnny, about the
Hollywood exec..you kinda talked over it. No harm, but it makes the horse head scene more powerful...❤. Love your reactions .❤
The man that played Luca Brasi was Lenny Montana, a real life enforcer for the Colombo Crime Family. The Colombo family reps were on set to approve every scene. The actor that was supposed to play Luca Brazi got sick so Copolla decided to use Lenny. Lenny got dressed up and began practicing his lines, but kept fumbling them because he was so nervous appearing before the legendary Marlon Brando. Copolla filmed him practicing and put in the movie. Lenny was no ready to deliver his lines but he fumbled them also. Copolla loved his delivery and put it in the movie. And thus a real live mobster became a star.
BTW, cast and crew enjoyed Lenny's tales off set.😊
Ya, Lenny Montana probably grew up watching films like The Wild One by Brando so he was totally fanboying over him.
No, this isn't true actually.
@@Steak514 What isn't true.
@@mikealvarez2322 He wasn't a gangster. It's a fake story.
Emma, you´re so right when you said "the right partner for the life" referring to Apollonia. She´d have been the perfect italian wife: not asking Michael about his affairs, raising children, supporting him... Kay, on the other hand, was completely the other way around.
Kay is every modern Mericana
Really enjoyed your reaction! It is an absolutely brilliant and brutal film highlighting a man's fall into darkness. It was apparently filmed extremely quickly because the studio was unsure about the very young Francis Ford Coppola and they wanted a bigger actor for Michael than Al Pacino, who at the time was taking broadway by storm but hadn't really done anything big on film. Apparently, they filmed like half the movie in a month under the guise of 'rehearsals' with the hope that the film would be far enough done that the studio would just let him complete it. It also helped that the roulette that was Marlon Brando's temperament came up 'helpful' and he was committed to the project and back Coppola with the studio.
I believe a number of the crowd scenes have a number of actual members of the New York Mafia in it because they were worried about how they were going to be portrayed in the movie so they kept sending people around to check out what was going on, so Coppola just put them in the movie to fill out the crowd.
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@@Emma_Reactions You are welcome!
Man im late for the party today!!!! Hey Emma!!!! Glad yer doing this it's a MUST. ,,,C'Ya on the other side📽️
Emma, is this a new channel?; I've been subscribed to you for years! And this said I was not! I know if I had gotten this notification I would have watched immedia 19:35 tely. The best movie ever made. A Masterpiece. Screenplay, Score, Casting, Acting Direction just a Cinematography Set desig , Costume everything 😊 anyway I re- subscried and turned notifications bell on again 😊
Oh, thank you for your comedic and being with me;), I am so happy to see you here 🥰❤️🙏
on the day of the wedding the previous consilgeri was in the hospital dying of cancer Genco
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Yeeey found you again! Thanks for the information on ig, i could not find you before your help 😂. Im here now and i have subscribed ❤
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Great reaction to a great movie
Nice video.
Thanks!😊
@@Emma_Reactions No problem.
This film is perhaps the best movie made. And part two… the whole story was told. Three was the studio. Coppola resisted and said two had finished the story. As for my favorite moment, it was that scene with Michael sitting in the chair, planning the death of Solatso. The camera slowly punching in on him that was the moment Michael began the journey to become the Don. Powerful storytelling with the camera and lighting. Beautiful film.
COMPARISONS between Sinatra and Johnny Fontane , the war film he tells Vito he wants to star in to boost his career , is the same as Sinatra getting a part in FROM HERE TO ETERNITY when Frank's career was at a low point.
REMEMBER EMMA, MICHAEL ( AL PACINO ) WAS MILITARY😊 SO HE THOUGHT COMPLETELYYYY DIFFERENT THAN A CIVILIAN ALL THE TIME! 💯 ALL THE BEST GIRL!👍
Subscribed…again😎 The Woltz mansion was actually the spectacular Hearst Mansion, built by William Randolph Hearst. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline spent part of their honeymoon there in 1953.
And the basis for Xanadu the home of Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane one of the great films of all time
If my memory is correct, the entire property was sold some years back for $90,000,000.
Excellent reaction video. Glad to see you up again.
Thanks again!🙏
Great reaction. I never got a notice for this one or part two as well.
I'm so sorry about your old channel, you worked so hard. I'm with you until the end
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Love to you, dear Lady. You made my 200th viewing of this movie so much fun. Good health to all!
Father, Father, Father, we don't need to escalate. For war is not the answer, for only love can conquer hate.
FYI it was a real head. Infamous story according to the producer.
Aside from the obvious favorite scene…the ending is amazing. Beautiful shot & sums it all up.
Great reaction to an iconic movie. We're here for you Emma. Hope you get your other channels back. Subbed.
Thank you, I will
Thanx for Post'n Have'a Great Week!!!!
Great reaction, you must know that part 2 is even better than part 1, I recommend you watch it!
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Brando won Best Actor Oscar for this role. He refused the award as a protest of how the American Film Industry portrayed Native Americans in movies. UA-cam has video of the ceremony.
Yeah I'm a subscriber. Have a great day Emma
Thank you! You too!
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I was hella confused at first but now I think I get the picture. Bastards. FORZA, EMMA!!! 🔥💪🏻💥
34:00,,,they indeed had'a Tail & they "Shook'it",,,almost look'd like two so "Shook'm" lol wassa Sweet Move!!! Ricky Bobby Would'Be Proud🇺🇸
I am glad I was able to watch your eye's during this Reaction video of this Master peace of cinematic history.
Very glad to see you are back!
He's still alive
They hit em with five shots and he's still alive!!
Well thats bad luck for me and bad luck for you if you dont make that deal.
Agree young lady. It’s great. A little rough for sure but wonderful as well