The Godfather (AFI Top 100)

The Godfather, listed at #2 on the AFI’s top 100 best movies of all time, is the definitive classic gangster movie. In spite of this, it differs fundamentally from other mobster movies. The Godfather decides not to focus on the raw violence that other movies of this nature capitalize on. Instead, it focuses on the family dynamic of the Corleone family and their mob affairs. While it is still violent, and the violence portrayed is pretty brutal, there are far more scenes of the characters talking rather than fighting. The script and casting of the movie is wonderful, Marlon Brando and Al Pacino work incredibly well in their roles, despite some serious doubts of their casting when the movie was initially made. The acting, scripting, cinematography, and some of the hidden pieces of the movie, like visible oranges preceding every death make the movie fantastic. I’d give the movie a 10/10, it’s an absolute classic and one of the best movies ever made.