Godfather

Nearly two dozen murders occur during the course of the film whose editing brilliantly intertwines family scenes of marriage, cooking, shopping, and baptism with horrific scenes of violence and death. Firmly entrenched in the gangster/crime film genre, The Godfather contains many elements of other gangster films, particularly the glorification of the rise and fall of a gang or family of criminals. Rivalry with other gangs is a traditional element of this genre and this conflict keeps the

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ly sinks from view. As he collapses to the floor, the camera pulls back so that we watch the action filmed from outside the fish-décor glass doors of the pub. Perhaps one of the greatest editing sequences ever rendered on film occurs during the final minutes of The Godfather. Known as the baptism scene, the sequence intersperses the baptism of Michael and Kay’s godchild while Michael’s hit men wage a bloody war against the enemies of the family. The scene is composed of 73 separate shots, each highlighted by the sweeping musical score that acts as the background for both baptism and murder. While the child is being wetted with holy water, the enemies of the family are being soaked in blood. The juxtaposition of the ancient Christian ritual with the horrific blood bath creates a dramatic impact on the viewer. The scene opens with a long shot of the baptism ceremony. The camera cuts to a close-up of Michael and Kay carrying the baby. The close-up next is of the Cardinal as he exhales on the baby three times, followed by the first of many close-ups of Michael (who arranged both the baptism and the bloodbath). After Michael and Kay remove the bonnet from the baby’s head, we immediately get our first shot of the assassins i
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Approximate Word count = 1944
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page)