better than godfather?
you tell me
shareYes. I will get flamed for this but I find the Godfather boring. I like this though.
sharei agree i watched godfather for the first time like a year ago and for the life of me couldn't see what all the hubbub was about.
shareThe explanation is that people have gotten dumber and more impatient since 1972.
shareWhatever you pelican. I'm dumb just because I don't agree with the fact that the godfather is the best movie ever. Must be good to feel superior to others over the internet due to your movie choices.
sharehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6UFQ9N-qp0
shareHaha good stuff.
shareI don't blame you for taking offense to my brutal assessment of why movies have flown south so badly. I think both The Godfather and Good Fellas are A level films, perhaps the very two or three best in the genre (along with Godfather II). By "dumber" I really mean that, in my opinion, American society overall is less literary and has less of a common cultural foundation. The geodesic that cuts through the present leads naturally to more whiz bang junk food cinema and a disinclination to even imagine that loftier themes, when actually present in cinema, have antecedents throughout human history including the USA. For example, Coppola's other epic "Apocalypse Now," in my view the last truly great epic American film, had as its root inspiration "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. I don't think such knowledge is in any way required to enjoy the film, but that sort of root level inspiration means that AN is only superficially a war film and more of a psychological study. For an audience to embrace that they can't expect half the movie to be explosive Ride of the Valkyries type sequences. The much-maligned ending of AN is brilliant but requires a certain patience and willingness to pay attention to Brando's mumbling and its profound statements about the absurdity of war. This is the patience factor. I don't consider anyone stupid for thinking AN is mundane or boring provided they actually paid attention to it, but rather reserve that insult for anyone who instinctually is unwilling to give their attention to anything but action and spectacle. To appreciate The Godfather you really need to be willing to invest yourself in Michael Corleone's life. He's the central character, not the Don.
The 2000 word limit on this forum is so lame...
I take offense at what you said. I admit I find the Godfather boring but I do like other dramas like One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, Driving Miss Daisy, and Shawshank Redemption. I also like action movies and I admit have watched action movies more times than most dramas. I also hate your statement that anybody that enjoys watching action movies over and over is a stupid person. That's basically what you said. Anybody that prefers action films over dramas is a stupid person.
I will however somewhat agree that it is rather upsetting people can't get into books as much these days. I can assure you I am not one of those who hates reading. Heck, I actually like First Blood by David Morrell, the Howling by Gary Brandner, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde more than the movies they spawned.
Especially the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. I don't think there's ever been a faithful adaption of the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde because nobody who has adapted it into plays and movies since the novel came out gives a crap about the characters Gabriel John Utterson and Hastie Lanyon. Everyone cares more about the title character. Truth be told in today's world especially a faithful adaptation of that novel would probably do poorly at the box office because the audience would be constantly getting impatient thinking, "I hate this character Gabriel John Utterson and his trying to find out about why Dr. Jekyll is involved with Mr. Hyde! When are we going to see Dr. Jekyll drink the potion and turn into Mr. Hyde!?"
But still a lot of what you said makes you seem a bitter person who hates action movies and hates all the younger people who enjoy them more than dramas. But whatever. I guess you are entitled to your opinion on thinking all dramas are better than all action movies.
"But still a lot of what you said makes you seem a bitter person"
You're projecting.
I agree
shareSlow doesnt equal automatically good.
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