the godfather , godfather II, godfather III.

a very honest, 1930s account of  highly rich and powerful italian business families read organized crime in america .

the first part talks about don vito corleone played by marlon brando,

who manages business/business partners, eliminates enemies, helps needy, is close with politicians and the church and has a big name as ‘godfather’ which in christian religion means to take care of whose god father you’re appointed during the child’s christening i believe. vito’s family, his sons’ what fate each of them meet, how the family re organizes itself around circumstances etc.

the second and third part focus around one of my most favourite actors – al pacino,  his ancestral history, how his father came to america from sicily – the family’s origin and earned his name, and how al pacino or michael corleone carried forward the legacy and became more and more successful in his lifetime et al.

all along, theres a very close account of the italian culture, traditional concepts of people about family, relationships, business, lifestyle of the rich in that era, and yes in a lot of places i saw similarity with india in some sense… the background music is just right and nothing is fabricated or underplayed – it makes u feel as though you are one of it, going with the story….

though sometimes u may feel it is a bit slow, but being such an old movie you can give it that concession….

the series is based on a book by mario puzzo, godfather I and III won oscars, it was the first ever of  mafia movies, made at a time when north america was ridden with crime and most of the mafia consisted of italian people (mainly of sicilian origin – the crime capital of the world).

an interesting league of its own, it takes you into a different world. shall always remain one of my favourite movies.