tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165461317496455738.post6042056421092830333..comments2024-02-08T08:15:00.325+01:00Comments on Ketutar writing: HrmphKetutarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17817006362006690145noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165461317496455738.post-61716877444538614522011-07-12T00:18:12.604+02:002011-07-12T00:18:12.604+02:00One of the big problems with saying that something...One of the big problems with saying that something is the best movie or book or whatever is that there's a big dollop of subjectivity involved. This is why I seldom give "Best of..." lists much respect. But I've gotta confess that I like The Godfather and I can see why it's considered a good film, even while I've never been swept away with it. My own take on the Godfather movies is that the gangsters in them were trapped and doomed, so it's hard to understand how some people can still come away with the impression that it's a glamorous life. Hardly.<br />You make a good point about glamorizing crime with these movies, and it reminded me of Hollywood's long history of gangster films -- I think it was Warner Brothers that especially concentrated on churning out gangster films with actors like James Cagney, and they were wildly popular back in the 20's and 30's. So maybe the times haven't changed much.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14967821142796562697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5165461317496455738.post-91457039079396155692011-06-27T15:21:28.508+02:002011-06-27T15:21:28.508+02:00teehee. Careful. Somebody might send you fish wra...teehee. Careful. Somebody might send you fish wrapped in paper for that...<br /><br />I like Godfather, but I don't LOVE it and i think a lot of your criticisms are right on. I think PART of the problem though, is looking at it TODAY instead of in its 70s cultural spot. At the TIME it was fresh and different--the characters were more nuanced than characters of early cinema or most of the 70s frivolity. But SINCE THEN even DEEPER development has become more of a norm... there has been a lot more demand to understand motivation.<br /><br />And while I agree the crime world should make us flinch... I think it succeeds there, but it does it by immersing us deep in the PoV of people living in it. That we the viewer can make her own assessment, rather than feeling like we are being led to carefully.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.com