The Godfather (1972)

 The Godfather is a 1972 crime drama directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It won three Academy Awards as well as nineteen other awards and seventeen other nominations. The most interesting part of this movie to me was the amount of power this one man (Vito Corleone) possessed. The movie some deem to be the greatest movie ever, completely encompasses everything a “gangster drama” should contain, and paved the road for future mafia based movies. From my understanding there are two main themes in this movie: Power and Family. Considering the movie was made over thirty years ago the cinematics are well done. The plot, dialogue, acting, direction and musical composition make for a harmonious combination. This movie is the definition of a classic.One of the movie's most shocking moments involved the real severed head of a horse. Animal Rights groups protested the inclusion of the scene. Francis Ford Coppola later stated that the horse's head was delivered to him from a dog food company; a horse had not been killed specifically for the movie. This scene was shot in  Port Washington, New York.