Friday, March 28, 2014
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Cover Campus w/Cover Songs
Fun project I got to be apart of!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZFzFw22Vlc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZFzFw22Vlc
Award Winning Structure
The Godfather
is a classic movie that is considered to be one of the greatest American films
ever made. It won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 1972. I
consider Michael Corleone to be a tragic hero. His hamartia or tragic flaw is
his need for control. Things had to go his way. He became quite ruthless and unforgiving
toward the end of the film. He believed that he could be the person to convert
the family business into a legitimate business. I think this is also an example
of his pride being a flaw as well. Perhaps his pride in the first place is what
controlled him in a sense. The peripeteia or turning point would be when
Michael murders the two men in the restaurant with a gun planted in the
bathroom. This marks the point where everything changes for Michael and the
beginning of his downfall in character. He is now involved with the family
business he tried so hard to avoid. The anagorisis in the film was tricky to find.
I believe the anagorisis comes in the final scene where Michael’s wife Kay is
questioning Carlo’s, Michael’s brother-in-law’s death and Michael denies being
involved. He straight up lies to her face. After she walks away she turns around
to watch him be addressed as the new Don Corleone. I think that moment is where
Kay and the audience truly see how far Michael has strayed from the man that he
used to be. I think these elements definitely enhance the film. Without them
you wouldn’t see or understand the character development. These elements help
the audience understand how Michael Corleone went from avoiding the family
business to being in charge of it. I enjoyed this film because there are so
many layers to the story and to Michael Corleone that make it a one of a kind
film.
Saturday, March 1, 2014
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