The Corleone Family: Portrait of an American Dream
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The Godfather trilogy and the importance of family
- The lure of greed and destruction
- Depicting the downfall of Michael Corleone
- Comparing Vito Corleone to any great businessman of fame
- Conclusion
- Works cited
SummaryMario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola's trilogy of organized crime masterpieces, collectively known as The Godfather trilogy, have impacted America unlike any movie since. Rather than filling the movies with hours of bloodshed and unnecessary gore like so many mafia-oriented movies, Puzo and Coppola instead chose to write a great story, focusing on issues left out of most mob movies, and then supplement this story with tasteful, almost theatrical violence used to make a point about the style of life depicted in the movies. The story of the Corleone family, the New York City organized crime family The Godfather trilogy focuses on, is one of mixed emotions, of love for family, but at the same time of murder, ruthlessness, and cutthroat business tactics.
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