The_Godfather_Trilogy

The Godfather Trilogy Using a film or up to 3 films of your choice, explain how editing and mise-en-scène can accentuate or detract from the narrative. For this essay, I have chosen The Godfather Trilogy. (COPPOLA, F.F., 1972 - 1990). Using these great movies, I would like to demonstrate the positive impact of editing and mise-en-scéne on the narrative. I will start with very short summary of the story of first two parts of the trilogy, focusing mainly on Michael Corleone’s character and its development to the king of underworld. Afterwards, I intent to clarify how does mise-en-scène make the narrative real and which methods is Francis Ford Coppola using to create a complex and real-looking Mafia world. Furthermore, show which particular features are attendant to the first two parts. Lastly, I will pick up the key sequences and discuss their editing and mise-en-scène. The trilogy begins in New York in Corleone’s family house with a wedding of Vito’s daughter and we witness the contrast between the loud party outside and the silent and cold study, for the first time. Whole story is mainly about Vito Corleone and his son Michael Corleone. In the first part we can see the relationship between father and godfather, trilogy, michael, very, family, vito, story, vito’s, editing, scene, about, fredo, between, first, film, dark, audience, sequence, real, one, narrative, face, corleone, after, son, shot, part, new, movie, fannuci, brother, york, yellow, usa, sequences, michael’s, men