Brando is a great actor if he's handling something in a scene. If you ever watch On the Waterfront (1954) There's a scene where he's at a park talking to Eve Marie Saint. It's cold and she drops her knit glove. Brando picks it up and doesn't give it back to her during their dialogue. He plays with it through out the scene to the point he puts it on with his one hand. It's a very touching scene between the two.
When I first saw it, I initially thought him calling Bonasera an undertaker was a dig at him wanting those boys murdered. Then I found out he was an actual undertaker. Lol
Sadly the thing with the judge taking it easy (no prison time) on guys with rich families is a real thing. A few years ago a college swimmer pled guilty to sexual assault but got no prison time. The judge didn’t want to “ruin his life”
Does anyone under the age of 50 watching this understand what the father means when he said "she kept her honor" ? (Of course in the movie he's talking about S.A./[g]rape). Believe it or not 😮 most people used to try to wait to have sex until they were married, in fact if the parents actually knew that their offspring even if adult, had fornicated, they were extremely ashamed and disappointed in them. Of course that was when we were more of a Judeo-Christian world, and most of the Christians that existed weren't fake Christians, they acknowledged that fornication is a grave sin. Ephesians 5. Corinthians 6. Do not be deceived
One of the best films ever made. One of the best casts, scripts, cinematography, music, writing, everything.
A masterpiece.
The cat was just a cat hanging around the shoot. Marlin Brando picked him up and put him on his lap, and the cat made the finsl cut.
I guess that's better than his "pet" for Island of Doctor Moreau.
And it purred so loudly they had to re-do some of the lines because it was messing with the sound 😂
Brando is a great actor if he's handling something in a scene. If you ever watch On the Waterfront (1954) There's a scene where he's at a park talking to Eve Marie Saint. It's cold and she drops her knit glove. Brando picks it up and doesn't give it back to her during their dialogue. He plays with it through out the scene to the point he puts it on with his one hand. It's a very touching scene between the two.
I love that so often the lady reactors find the cat adorable. Your consistent love of the cuddly creatures is of itself adorable, ladies.
This is the best establishing scene I've seen. We know so much about the Godfather after this scene.
The most perfect opening scene of any movie ever made.
Brando establishes the gravitas of the Don with a soft voice & simple gestures.
A calm voice and relaxed posture is a sign that you are in control.
Raising voice and looking tight means you are losing control.
When I first saw it, I initially thought him calling Bonasera an undertaker was a dig at him wanting those boys murdered. Then I found out he was an actual undertaker. Lol
You're right that they don't establish that clearly enough One minor defect in an otherwise perfect opening.
I've seen a lot of classic films and a few of the modern movies, and IMO this is the very best opening scene in all of cinema history.
“Now she will never be beautiful again” is the sentence that sticks out to me the most.
THE GODFATHER: King of the Quid Pro Quo!
Now I know where Dr Evil got his inspirations of having a cat.
No that was Blofeld, the evil supervillain boss of SPECTRE
The old days when the mafia had rules!
Vito Corleone respond the answer Like "What is Charisma ?"
TBR Schmid 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Great reaction…!!❤
@@Juan-Terblanche this is all your fault
Whats my fault?😜
Poor Dawn, she hears him say they won't murder the boys and still says the Don agreed to murder them. But Cristy gets it.
Dawn is a favorite reactor (so is Cristy) but she does miss things that other reactors get.
The perfect movie
Best movie ever made.
"OH look at the cat!" REALLY?! One of the best scenes of one of the best movies of all time and these chicks with the OMG a cat...shameful
Sadly the thing with the judge taking it easy (no prison time) on guys with rich families is a real thing. A few years ago a college swimmer pled guilty to sexual assault but got no prison time. The judge didn’t want to “ruin his life”
Lol women get lost and distracted by the cat. But men, men can imagine that fathers pain. They get invested
19:58 Lovely comments Naveed…👍🏻👍🏻
She wanted them dead, dead and I agree.
If you think this movie is great, try reading the book!
Does anyone under the age of 50 watching this understand what the father means when he said "she kept her honor" ? (Of course in the movie he's talking about S.A./[g]rape). Believe it or not 😮 most people used to try to wait to have sex until they were married, in fact if the parents actually knew that their offspring even if adult, had fornicated, they were extremely ashamed and disappointed in them. Of course that was when we were more of a Judeo-Christian world, and most of the Christians that existed weren't fake Christians, they acknowledged that fornication is a grave sin. Ephesians 5. Corinthians 6. Do not be deceived
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The minute you take the Lord's name, it's bye-bye... in this case, at 11 seconds in.
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