Hindi poet and translator based in Bangalore, India.

The Godfather is one of the very few films that don’t have a single flaw. Many of us mistake Godfather as a crime film while it really is a movie about family. It is one film in which we get involved, as the scenes become intense. It has just the right amount of everything. Here’s my favorite scene from the film where Coppola exercises more genius in five minutes than what most filmmakers do in their whole career-

The stark contrasts make this scene work so well. One life is coming into the world while other lives are leaving it. In many previous articles, I have written about a few of my other favorite film scenes [1], [2], but this one stands out. This is possibly the best edited scene in the history of cinema. The music is equally gripping as it becomes more and more intense. This is one scene that will remain with me even when I die!

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3 responses to “The Godfather- do you believe in God?”

  1. Apocalypse Now- this is the end, my only friend! | Sourav Roy Avatar

    […] Sourav Roy Skip to content Homeकविताएँअच्छा बच्चा का कच्छाअनुगूंजअभी यहाँ…असफलताआत्मदाहएक सवालएकदम पाग़लकरवटों के जोकरकाँव-काँवकिलकारीकिवाड़क्योंकर आखिरकरक्रमशःक्रांति कन्याक्रांति कोख़ुशीगाना गायाचप्पल से लिपटी चाहतेंचिताज़रा सी देर मेंजोकरझारखण्डतानाशाही कोदाढ़ी बना डालादो बहनेंदो रास्तेद्वारकानक्शेपरदेपेड़प्यार करता हूँबिजली गुलबोकारोमंदिर मेंमुकद्दमामैंमैं आप वोरतजगेराष्ट्रगानविदर्भवो अमसीहाशोकगीतसब चले…स्टेशन पर खड़ी लड़कीसड़कहमने कोई क्रांति शुरू नहीं कीख़ामोशीBooksअनभ्र रात्रि की अनुपमाउत्थिष्ठ भारत (Arise India)Columnsहिंदीख़बर इंडियासृजनगाथास्वर्ग विभाजनोक्तिसृजन सेEnglishThe NRISankalpPrajaSilicon India19AScribdArticles BaseIntentKaleidoscopePhotographyThe Morning RagaFilm Reviews12 Angry Men15 Park Avenue2001: A Space Odyssey8 1/2Black FridayCity of GodDays and nights in the forestDelhi 6DevDHara KiriManorama- Six Feet UnderMr Smith goes to WashingtonOm DarbadarRashomonSanjuroSeven SamuraiThe Gold RushThrone Of BloodToto The HeroTurtles Can FlyVertigoYojimboVideosAnabhra Ratri Ki Anupama- 1st edition launchAnabhra Ratri Ki Anupama- 2nd edition launchReciting KramshahReciting RashtragaanSolving the Rubik’s cubeSankalpAboutAbout MeAbout This WebsiteContact ← The Godfather- do you believe in God? […]

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    Petasteency

    Amazing!

  3. The good, the god, and the ugly | Sourav Roy Avatar

    […] The Godfather (Copolla, 1972) is not just the best film of the mafia genre, but also a gold mine of characters and situations. It is difficult to track the films in Bollywood, which have either copied the film, or drawn inspirations from it. Well, the second most influential mafia film is obviously – Scarface (De Palma, 1983). With a rags to riches story, involvement of very little brain and bloodshed written all over, Scarface became the template for the 80′s and 90′s crime cinema of Bollywood. […]

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