The Power of Film
The Godfather films, aren’t only stories about criminals, they're stories about the world we live in - hierarchy pretending to be community, patriarchy pretending to be protection, capitalism pretending to be freedom, politicians pretending to be legitimate, family pretending to be love. To put it simply it’s the #deathcult mythos in cinematic form. They’re parables about how hierarchy rots everything it touches. The writers, Coppola and Puzo create a world where the mafia isn’t an […]