I’ll make him an offer he cannot refuse. We’ve all heard that quote from The Godfather, the epic mafia trilogy made by Francis Ford Coppola.
For so many years, we look at the Godfather as a mafia classic. But it is much more. Take the signature quote. It is a metaphor for capitalism in its purest form.
Focusing on topics like power, family, crime, and much more, the Godfather is still one of the highest ranked movies of all time.
And there is a reason why. The movie is just a great combination of impeccable writing, great acting, perfectionist director, and much more.
With that in mind, what is the legacy of the Godfather? More than 40 years after the movie was first published, what do people remember about the movie? And in a movie industry like nowadays, how does the Godfather rank? This is the untold story of the mafia masterpiece.
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