The Godfather (18)

It's about time I finally saw this movie. The Godfather is a timeless classic that will always be considered one of the key stepping stones to our cinematic history and culture.

Watching The Godfather was interesting for a few reasons. First, it was fun to realize all of the scenes that inspired so many "spoof" scenes in other movies. Listening to lines being quoted that I knew were from this movie, but having never actually seen it, they didn't mean much. Now I understand. Second, it is a much more involved movie than you may think. While watching it, my head started hurting just because there were so many messages and "things" that I was picking up on that I knew were more than what they seemed. Maybe to men, this is just obvious and is easy to follow. But speaking for the fairer of the sexes, looking at the meanings behind the blood bathes was a bit of a challenge. Or maybe I'm reading too much into it and they were just blood bathes, no meaning behind them. I doubt that though, otherwise this wouldn't be one of the top 100s. And thirdly, it was interesting to watch because the actors were absolutely phenomenal. I truly believed that they WERE their roles. I don't say that about too many actors because I really am very sensitive to acting and can tell when the actor is not really into their role. I can only imagine that after the movie was filmed, it was hard for these actors to return to their normal way of living.

I have to really go back to basics in order to understand why this is a top 100, only because I've seen so many spoofs of the movie that it's hard for me to differentiate what's being made fun of and what's just GOOD acting. Does that make sense? Hmm...probably not. I think that this was a great movie, and I can see why everyone loves it. However, I'm not entirely sure it's one of those movies that will stick with me like some top 100s.

Overall, it is a classic and I encourage everyone to see it simply because it has made such a profound impact in Hollywood History that everyone should know why and be in on it.