Those homages, The Guardian noted, include a wedding in the first season finale (a nod to the opening of The Godfather ), “a Fredo-style kiss preced betrayal” at the end of Season 2 and, to cap the third season, “another wedding, more treachery and a closing shot that winked so hard at Coppola, fans called Matthew Macfadyen’s family-by-marriage sap ‘The Tomfather.’”
The dramas of Waystar Royco have their own energy, but also enough of a debt for each run to end in homage.” Meanwhile, The Guardian explored the parallels between The Godfather and the blockbuster HBO series, Succession, adding, “Deep inside 2022’s most state-of-the-art storytelling are Francis Ford Coppola’s 50-year-old themes: the boss and the shadow his power casts across cursed adult children. In fact, two new projects - the film Francis and The Godfather, which is in production, and the miniseries The Offer, which premieres in April - both chronicle the behind-the-scenes turmoil that went into making the film. Like any great work of art, however, the impact and influence of The Godfather isn’t relegated to its own time. president Barack Obama.Īnd on March 24, The Godfather turns 50, marking the milestone secure in a legacy that continues to influence new generations of filmmakers.ĭirected by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the novel by Mario Puzo, The Godfather is a cinematic masterpiece about the inner workings of an Italian American crime family, the gangster culture that engulfs it, and the transformation of Michael Corleone (played by Al Pacino) from straight-laced son of a mob boss into his father’s ruthless, power-hungry successor. It won multiple Oscars - including Best Picture - has been named one of the greatest films of all time and is a favourite of everyone from movie buffs to former U.S.
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