Reasons Why It's Better Than The Godfather
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strntz — 9 years ago(January 06, 2017 01:01 PM)
I'd like to talk about why I think pizza is better than cheeseburgers.
It might be off topic but your subject isn't far behind. What has one movie to do with the other? If these movies came out the same year and vied for the same Academy Award, then yes. In any case, both movies will have staunch advocates just as there are those who prefer a cheeseburger over a pizza.
If you wanted to compare Pearl Harbor to Tora! Tora! Tora! or any of the various versions of Christmas Carol to each other, that would make sense as they are directly comparable.
The Godfather and Shawshank have nothing at all to do with each other.
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Narcissist00 — 9 years ago(January 10, 2017 06:04 AM)
As they are rated #1 & #2 on here I think that it's quite reasonable to compare the two.
I completely disagree with the OP though, The Godfather is totally in a league of its own and this movie is good but very overrated IMO!
I don't even think this is the best SK adaption from this director, I thought The Mist was better. -
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BlablaBlackSheep — 3 years ago(December 03, 2022 02:52 AM)
- The wedding isn’t “meandering,” it’s there to establish the characters and the Corleone’s reach. Kay, Michael, Sonny, Vito are shown as ordinary people that are gradually revealed to be part of a criminal empire. If you want a real “meandering” wedding scene then try The Deer Hunter
2 The Godfather is about the thin line between good and evil in man. It’s also a more challenging film because the main character goes from an ordinary, good-hearted guy to a Sadistic villain. Unlike Andy Dufresne who is a Gary Stu and doesn’t really change that much over the course of the film - Unfortunately Thomas Newman’s score and style is now cliched and done to death since tv shows like House that copied it over and over again.
- The Godfather had groundbreaking cinematography that changed the game for studio pictures. The cinematographer Gordon Willis refused to make it a brightly lit film like others at the time, the dark lighting and heavy shadows influenced countless films like Shawshank.
- The Godfather was the first blockbuster and pop cultural phenomenon. It was also the first “realistic” gangster film. All the examples mentioned (OUATIAmerica, Goodfellas, Sopranos) wouldn’t exist without it. Prison stories are what had been done countless times before Shawshank, and many were done better.
- The wedding isn’t “meandering,” it’s there to establish the characters and the Corleone’s reach. Kay, Michael, Sonny, Vito are shown as ordinary people that are gradually revealed to be part of a criminal empire. If you want a real “meandering” wedding scene then try The Deer Hunter
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WarrenPeace — 3 years ago(December 03, 2022 05:13 AM)
Good list and I have seen most of those.
A recent one would be Escape from Pretoria.
Based on a true story and starring Daniel Radcliffe.
Very good and I highly recommend it.
I also like Count of Cristo.
(Book is mentioned in Shaw.)
The most recent version with Jim Caviezel.
No Escape
More like futuristic fantasy but still good.
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/. — 3 years ago(December 03, 2022 02:57 AM)
Shawshank is a great film, fast paced and takes you for a ride of emotions, drama, humor, it's got it all. Characters you love, even the crow and its caretaker.
I have 0 interest in watching ANY godfather movies. Aren't they super violent and graphic with a REAL horse's head cut off shown in close-up? No, thanks!
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