Godfather seems to have been pictured in an altogether era from
today. Though there is a tinge of criminalization but there is no
act of professional crime where some has been impacted. No signs of
women getting into prostitution neither any act of lives getting
ruined by the act of gambling. A completely organized patriarchal
society has been depicted where the power lies with the God father
and the only criminal spotted are the traitors. The movie starts in
a classical way where a man has come to Godfather to ask punishment
for his daughters rapist and the similar fashion continues for 2
more events and this how the movie gave insight to all the
characteristic features of all the characters. The movie clearly
doesnt give too much importance to the women as nowhere in the
movie, Vitoss wifes name has been mentioned. She has been an
insignificant shadow, who is just there to pose with her husband in
wedding pictures. Conni, the Dons daughter, is so disregarded that
her husband is not allowed into the family business and is thrown a
bone and later, when he is killed, Michael coldly lies to his
sister about what happened. Loyalty to the family is another
important aspect of the movie. It weighted more than much expected
honesty. The title of the movie is very ironical as it is not about
the father but about his son Michael, who is back from military
after a long time and is not ready to join his father business. The
Godfathers role in the family enterprise is described by his name;
he stands outside the next generation which will carry on and,
hopefully, angle the family into legitimate enterprises.
