The Godfather (1972)// First Time Watching!!!
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Wow what a ride this movie was, it told a full-circle story in such a compelling way! Music, dialogue, and acting, all perfectly set up this iconic movie, and I thank my patrons for voting for it! I really got drawn in by that intro, and Marlon Brando's acting is so compelling! Al Pacino's development as Michael in this movie was a highlight for me as well, and I noticed how he picked up the mannerisms of his father as the movie went on, a great performance! I hope you enjoy this reaction, and if you did please leave a like, sub, comment, or even a super thanks/PayPal donation if you would like to support my channel further!
This is the type of movie where you have to pay attention, can’t talk over the whole thing, or you miss things.
"The Godfather 2" is as good if not better. It shows not only what Michael does later but Don Corleone's early life story. Definitely worth a watch.
Godfather II is NOT better that the original. This is a myth that’s n going around since part II was released.
@@jimlechuga3193 A myth I happen to agree with.
@@TheClonemenot well that’s wonderful
@@jimlechuga3193Not a myth at all, both fantastic
@@billherman7294 both good, Original is better.
I love that after half a century, this film is still making people say, "Drop the gun! Drop the gun!"
Leave the gun, take the cannoli.
@@brunobrauer6301 You got it 👍
The opening scene alone is incredibly done, because we see none of the events the man describes. All we see is the actor's face in the dark and his performance absolutely convincing us of the agony Bonasera feels about what happened to his daughter, and it's just such a compelling performance.
Definitely one of the best opening shots in cinema history, tells you something special is coming!
That was suggested to Francis by George Lucas I believe. Coppola had planned to start outside at the wedding and he was advised to do a more unique opening.
I always thought it was weird that people wanted to shelter kids from violence in movies. Here's why.
I saw this in the theater when I was 11. After seeing all the horrible things that happened to all the criminals in this movie I remember making a conscious decision not to be part of that world, not to choose crime.
This movie doesn't glorify violence.
It's a cautionary tale against choosing that lifestyle.
I had a very sensitive English teacher back in 1972. I remember we asked him if he'd seen the movie and he said he left it for being too violent about halfway into the film.
Not all films teach that lesson. Some violent movies glorify violence and teach the wrong lesson. That's what should be kept away from children.
"That horse head looked very realistic." It was. They got it from a rendering plant. The actor's scream were real too. He didn't know that a real horsehead was going to be there.
In story terms, the "midpoint" of the movie refers to the moment when the plot turns for the better or for the worse, and the true nature of the story reveals itself (google the term if you've never heard of it). As the name implies, it usually occurs exactly at the halfway mark. The midpoint of this movie is Michael whispering to his father in the hospital, "Pop, I'm with you now." At that moment he starts becoming the Godfather.
It was Sonny’s fault that they shot the Don. During the meeting he revealed that he was sort of interested.
You know I never really thought of it that way but you're right!!! Exactly why Vito was so pissed that he did that!!
@@bernardsalvatore1929 and notice Tom and Clemenza realize it immediately. They look at each other quickly.
And Sollozzo noticed their reaction.
The cat in the beginning was not in the script, the director Francis Ford Coppola saw the cat running around the set and gave it to Marlon Brando and said hold this 😊
Helped that Brando was a cat lover anyway...
Something similar happened in On The Waterfront. Eva Marie Saint accidentally dropped one of her gloves, and Brando playfully picked it up and put it on his own hand. Director Elia Kazan kept it in the movie.
The horse head was real. Francis talks in the commentary over the film that they went to a dog food company. The horses were getting slaughtered anyway so he just picked one out and said send us the head when it's done.
The horse head was real. It was scheduled to be slaughtered anyway for dog food, so the producers paid the company to save it and ship it in dry ice.
"...Marlon Brando did a good job..." Yeah, i think he`s gonna be a good actor.
Look at the tile floor when Michael drops the gun after killing Solozzo…
The vintage tile was covered up by newer flooring. The director had the layer removed and restored the tile.
He was so proud of it he placed the camera higher to show the floor.
When you dont know something, hit pause, google it, learn, hit play. Because you will forgot to look it up after the movie and still not know what "stud" etc means.
It's hilarious how you were like "this guy" (Marlon Brando) is a "good actor." 😂
There are multi actors and actresses with many academy award throughout their career in this movie, which every critic ever calls the greatest movie ever
'every critic calls the greatest movie ever' - that's hugely exaggerating. I can't even think of one who called it that
Growing up in an Italian household this would be on all the time. My uncle actually tried out for the part in Italy for one of the guards opening the gate scene, but he couldn't travel at that time. Fun fact, whenever you see the color orange someone's about to get wacked. A true American classic movie I hope you enjoyed it. Salute 🍷
His dad helped him plan the killing spree. That's what a consigliere does. They waited until he died so he could keep his word, but it was always the plan to avenge Sonny. They also needed to know who the traitor was.
Fun fact - the guy who played Luca Brasi, who was rehearsing his lines at the beginning, was actually a boxer-turned-mob-enforcer, and his rehearsal was genuine, as was his nervousness to be around an actor of Marlon Brando's caliber. They filmed his rehearsal and they kept his stilted performance to hit home the point that even an imposing mob enforcer found Don Corleone unnerving and intimidating.
Mike was in combat in WWII. He probably killed more men than the whole family. He had no compunction against pulling a trigger if necessary.
Coppola kept out subtitles in the restaurant scene to add to the intensity-GENUIS!!
In the book, Luca Brasi was a special soldier who was trusted to be able to carry out a job by himself. He answered directly to Don Corleone, nobody witnessed him receiving orders. Al Capone sent two assassins after the Don, Luca picked them up at the station in a fake taxi and drove them to a warehouse. He tied them up and gagged them and started on one with an axe. When he was done with the first the second had already died for chocking on his gag. He sent them back to Chicago with a message for Capone to stay out of New York.
Leno Montana , the actor who played Luca Brasi, was very nervous about playing a scene with Marlon Brando, and he screwed up his lines, but the director kept it in the final cut. The scene of him practicing his lines was added later.
10:20. The horse's head was real (obtained from a Mexican dog food factory. The actor didn't know it, so the reaction and screaming was real.
Part 2 is a must as well (only film and sequel to ever win Best Picture)...this is my personal favorite (mostly due to Brando's role and Michael's character turn) but DeNiro's award winning performance in Part 2 (as a young Don Vito) is epic
Not just a sequel, but a wonderful prequel as well!
This is often ranked among the top 10 or 20 films ever made by filmmakers, critics and audiences. It's a great drama and so is Part II. These are two of 4 masterpieces Francis Coppola made in the 1970s, the others being The Conversation (1974) and Apocalypse Now (1979)
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Great reaction. I'm really glad you're doing more movies now, especially classic movies like this.
There are many great movies from mid-20th century which most reactors ignore, likely because the demographics of views aren't as good as more recent stuff, which for the most part is inferior to the classics of cinema history.
@@flarrfan Yes. I recently persuaded a reviewer (not reactor) to review "Stalag 17," a fabulous classic from the early 50s. It has drama, it has humor, it has suspense. He gave it a 4 out of 5 stars, but it got a lot fewer views than the rest of his recent catalog. It's pathetic, but it's true. But how many times can people react to "Star Wars," MCU, and "Lord of the Rings?"
@@brandonflorida1092 Stalag 17 might be my least favorite Wilder. It's behind Bridge on the River Kwai and Great Escape on my list of great POW movies. Give me Double Indemnity, Sunset Blvd., Some Like It Hot and The Apartment over Wilder's film version of the stage play anytime.
@@flarrfan I love "Stalag 17," but I also love "Some Like it Hot" and, actually, it's the movie I'm asking this reviewer to do for me next.
"Don" in this movie is not a name. It's a title. This is a custom in countries where a Romance language is the dominant language. Don is a title of respect used for accomplished men.
As for Michael "darkening" when he proposed the double assassination of Solozzo and McClusky- it's worth remembering that Michael was established early on as a highly decorated (and wounded) marine corp veteran of the WW2 Pacific theater. His experiences: think Guadalcanal, Bataan, Okinawa, Iwo Jima. Michael would be no stranger to close range mortal combat and assassination. The whole buttoned down, straight laced "college boy" persona was just a mask. The darkness was already deep within him. His enemy kill count would've likely been in the dozens if not hundreds.
10:30 "aww, the horse!" 😬
your expressions chefs kiss
Brando just picked up the cat and started playing with it, apparently, thinking Don Vito would do that. He was that kind of actor.
You’re going to love Part II. Try hard to avoid any comments with info about it. It’ll unfold beautifully … Lots of unexpected avenues of storytelling.
There was a video on YT where during the restaurant scene they cover Michael's eyes and the scene is really just kind of meaningless. It's not something you really think about, but watching his eyes gives you all the clues about his internal debate and when he decides to act. It is such small gestures that really make this movie great.
FYI, modern film acting began with Marlon Brando. He is, as they say, the GOAT
The cat in the opening just wandered onto the set and Brando went with it.
The opening scene is parodied to hilarity in Zootopia. As many have said, Godfather 2 is a must. Between this and 2, they were nominated for 24 Academy Awards and both won for best film, among other.
BTW, the cat in the opening scene was a stray Marlon Brando found between takes and just incorporated into the role.
Often, when people talk about a movie being influential, they mean that other movies imitated it. This movie had gangsters imitating it.
21:04 "drop the gun!"
you timed your gesture with the music perfectly
This movie is fantastic. It's a great study how someone can be pulled into being a ruthless person. You should definitely watch the second movie. I personally think its even better than this one.
In story terms, the "midpoint" of the movie refers to the moment when the plot turns for the better or for the worse, and the true nature of the story reveals itself (google the term if you've never heard of it). The midpoint of this movie is Michael whispering to his comatose father, "Pop, I'm with you now." At that moment he starts on the path to becoming the Godfather.
24:24 "did they get to the husband...?"
called it ✅
Don't even bother to put Part 2 on a poll - it would win against anything else.
You can tell the cultural impact of a movie by how many lines people know without even seeing it: "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse"; "Someday, and that day may never come, I will call on you to do a service"; "Leave the gun, take the cannoli"; "It was Barzini all along," "Try the veal, it's the best in the city," "You gotta go, you gotta go," and the much-satirized horsehead-in-the-bed scene.
One of the best movies ever. I've studied it and watched it many times. I love the structure. It's basically - 1. Don Corleone, 2. Michael Corleone, 3. Italy, 4. America. There is just so much good in this movie I can't do it any justice without writing an essay.
Some fifty years after it’s release, today’s viewing audience of The Godfather isn’t as taken aback by the graphic violence depicted in the film. In it’s time, The Godfather was considered ‘extremely violent’ and shocked audiences with its graphic depiction. Many within the industry called for an “M-rating” upon its release. Different times…
12:54 "Are you stu.. kidding me!?" 😠😆
i love your passion!
There's a heartbreaking surprise in GODFATHER 2. Definitely worth your time.
Marlon Brando ad libbed the cat thing. It was running around somewhere and he just picked it up and they liked the idea of him holding it.
That opening scene does a lot. Not only does it show you the essence of his character, but it also shows WHY he became the Godfather. His community was vulnerable because they were outsiders in this country. That's why the guy's daughter got no justice from the courts. But Vito Corleone acquired the kind 0f power that allowed him to be the protector of his community...at a price. The more that people owe him, the more powerful he becomes. The more powerful he becomes, the more people owe him. The entire dynamic of the Corleone story is contained in that one scene. I think the thing with dropping the gun is that if the police catch you with the gun, no one can help you with that. If you don't have the gun, then problems like fingerprints and witnesses can be made to go away. I don't think Michael was waiting for his father to die before he had Carlo killed. His father coached him that he would be killed at the meeting Barzini would set up. So Michael's plan was going to be triggered by that meeting. It just so happened the the meeting was set up at the funeral.
Two great reasons to watch GF2, to see what happens to Michael and Kay, but maybe most of all to see exactly how Vito came to be the Godfather.
Apollonia would have been the perfect Mafia wife. Kay could never accept the life.
And full blooded Sicilian children!!!
I'm surprised Apollonia's nudity hasn't been removed from this film given that she wasn't of age yet. It makes me squirm a bit, TBH.
@@curtismartin2866 She was 18.
@@catherinelw9365 nope -16 when filming started, 17 when it was released.
27:31 "100% lost me there."
thank you 😇
When I was a kid this movie made me a geek lol. I want to dress up in three piece suits and dinner jackets whenever I hang out with my friends. Acting like a wise old Don not knowing the movie is about crime and murder lol. Now that I'm older I appreciate the nuances of the movie. The cinematography as well as the amazing storytelling it has to offer.
31:05 the death of Moe Green was a puzzle for the effects department. They solved it by putting a small bb gun on the right side to fire a bb outward and then feeding blood from the left side.
remember mike was a combat marine
Part 2 is mandatory.
You really can't beat these old classics. So many more to see.
14:18 "Never forget the cannoli." 🙂
Godfather 2 shows Michael’s slow dark descent.
A few years ago I found a copy of the original novel at a used bookstore and since I'd never read it, I bought it. I was surprised to find that it's just a cheap, trashy pulp novel. Coppola took that trashy pulp novel and elevated it into an epic.
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6:41 did you know, luca brasi is a real mafia member, he work for colombo family
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Skip to 1:55 if you want to hear about the movie.
Capiche? Don't piss off Daddy. The celebrity the girls are chasing represents Frank Sinatra in real life.
Leave the gun, take the Canoli; my favorite line.
16:41 "i would sue."
i laughed out loud 😆
😂
what a joke response !!
The Greatest Movie of All Time
10:57. That's because it was a real horse head. They got it from a dog food factory. In the 70s they were using horse meat in canned dog food.
Winner of 3 Oscars including Best Picture!
Francis Ford Coppola wasn't the first choice to direct.
Otto Preminger, Richard Brooks, Sergio Leone, Arthur Penn, Costa Gavras, Peter Yates, and Peter Bogdanovich were considered.
Laurence Olivier, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Conte, George C. Scott, Anthony Quinn, and Orson Welles were considered for Vito Corleone before Marlon Brando was cast.
Robert DeNiro, Warren Beatty, Robert Redford, Ryan O'Neal, Dustin Hoffman, Burt Reynolds, Martin Sheen, James Caan and Jack Nicholson were considered for Michael Corleone.
30:41 "There's gonna be hella murders right here." 🤣🤣 Yup! Lol, Great reaction! With a reaction like this, you obviously have to cut out so many scenes, I'm never quite sure how much a reactor is catching on to plot during their first time watching, but I could tell you were really immersed in the story. Great stuff. Keep em coming, Fam!
Many reactors actually put it in two parts or something a little longer than 45 minutes. I enjoyed the reaction but 38 minutes is way too short for a film filled with classic moments such as The Godfather. Same goes with The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile etc.
@@sdkelmaruecan2907 I think she did a mostly fine job on the editing. I really can't think of any essential scenes that she left out, although Michael's courting of and wedding (and night thereof) to Apollonia are favorites of mine. She did leave out Brando's acting when he goes to Bonasera for his services...
First caught your reaction to the Queen’s Gambit, which was great and continues to be so. Looking forward to your reactions/analysis to classic films as well.
Definitely one of the best movies of all time, also quite realistic. Enjoyed your reaction.
Arguably, the greatest movie ever made! Classic.
29:27 "need to get a cat now." 🙂
The zooming travelling at the beggining (first scene) is outstanding.
I'm hard pressed to think of a better opening shot in all of cinema history.
So with respect to Michael taking revenge at the end of the movie. You mentioned that Connie was right that he waited until his father was dead but it was not so that his father would not be around to stop him, it was because his father promised that “ I will not be the one to break the peace we made here today”. Emphasis on the word “I”. That is how far forward Vito was thinking. At the council meeting he was already making plans for Micheal to take revenge for him after he dies so that he keeps his promise.
Like so many others I know you will lie the Godfather part 2 as many consider it better than part 1 but pretty much everybody considers it the best sequel of all time. In part 2 you see Vitos’s early life and you see that he was not planning to be in the Mafia. But like Michael, circumstances pushed him that way. Because of that he doesn’t prey on the people in his neighbourhood like his peers do. At the end of the day they rule by fear if required but Vito does not extort from his neighbours and even does favours for them if he can. This gives him a level of respect from his neighbours that other Dons don’t get.
Also in part 2 entwined in Vito’s story is the story of Michael trying to make the family business legitimate.
Haha there’s a reason that horse head looked so real
Carlo should’ve listened to the crows
26:48 "Godd*mn it!"
❤ the passion
"Put him out to stud"....means using him to impregnate mares.
Now if it was KAY who got carbombed, leaving me with APPOLONIA as my only other choice, I would have sent the other bosses a gift basket as a “thank you” 😂
10:57 it was a real horse head
It was a real horse head. They got it from a dog food, processing company.
Godfather 1 & 2 are my favorite movies ever (the order changes every so often)...........the making of this film is a fascinating story in and of itself; i hope you look into that aspect of this classic.........i enjoyed your reaction very much. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for watching!
The godfather II is my favorite of the three 💯💯💯
Godfather II is even better. And fills in some gaps.
You've just watched Marlon Brando, one of the greatest actors of the 20th century. He had a role almost 20 years earlier where he was even better. It's a different kind of mob movie called "On the Waterfront", and it's universally recognized as one of the best films ever made. Also if you watch GF2 as you should, remember the last scene of the door closing on Kay. You might see it again!
Never get in a car with Clemenza. 30:22 I've never been inside, but I understand that the church interior for the baptism scene was filmed in the old Saint Patrick's Cathedral in NYC. It's really beautiful. 32:33 Diane Keaton's contribution to the success of the movie isn't recognized enough, same for Robert Duvall.
The 4 brothers Sonny,Tom, Fredo and the youngest Michael 🐐🐐
Let me clarify for other readers Tom is not a biological child of Don Corleone but it's ward and a childhood friend of Sonny.
@@kefkaFollower he’s the adopted brother in the family and has been with them since he was a kid he’s pretty much a son to Vito and the siblings view him as a brother not a friend
@@mo2k638
That's true.
The thing is the family is clearly Italian and Tom says he is Irish-german when he talks with the movie director.
So I didn't mean to say you was wrong but to explain how the relation came to be.
@@kefkaFollower he only said he’s German Irish because wotlz directed racial Italian slurs towards Tom and Tom said he was German Irish but in GF2 when Michael is handing over the power to Tom and making him Don he says that he loves him and admires him and that he’s his brother
@@mo2k638
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hagen
See this quote from that page:
> Hagen is the informally adopted son of the mafia boss Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). He is a lawyer and the consigliere to the Corleone American mafia family. Logical and gentle, he serves as the voice of reason within the family. The novel and first film establish that he is of German-Irish ancestry.
Skoll, from a descendent of "Rollo the Walker."
I subscribed to you because of your lotr reaction 2 weeks ago. And i was looking forward to this. I look forward to you reacting to the rest of the lord of the rings, extended edition, the godfather part 2, and part 3 (the 1991 director's cut, not the new "coda"), and hopefully "the hobbit" extended edition.
Wait till you see Part-2. 🎉
Chianti in hand. "Salute."
25:50 look at this perfect acting!
The horse head was real but it wasn't killed for the movie. The art director for the movie went to a dog food factory in New Jersey that used horse meat in their product. They had several horses there that were to be slaughtered. The art director picked out one that looked like the racehorse from the movie and arranged for them to ship the head to the studio when it was killed.
"Chichi Get The Yayo!" whoops, wrong movie.
The gentleman who played Luca Brasi was really in the Mafia. They filmed him practicing the speech because he was terrified to be acting with Marlon Brando
This is the kind of movie for every man to watch other than the soft woke boys
People do not understand that J. just chose to believe in Michael. She chooses does not been involved on his business
21:36 called it 👍🏼
@YlvatheViqueen
*I enjoyed this reaction very much.* When people first watch this movie, many times half of what's happening goes over their heads. They mistake the silences with a silly contest of stares and miss the nuance of the scene. Those characters are weighting a situation with high stakes, matters of life and dead.
This movie, as adaptations from books often do, throws a ton of data and names at you. Even you had to deal with a lot of tacit stuff and a dialogue full of euphemisms, your commentary was always on point. *You did a great job!*
On top of that, you gave due appreciation to cannoli, I was moved to tears. ;)
All other films are home movies compared to The Godfather.
It is THE ONE.