The Godfather Analysis

The Godfather is a 1972 gangster film. The opening sequence of The Godfather is set in a dark room with two mean talking the lighting is focused on the guy talking which shows the importance of what he is saying, also the music at the start is quite short and the use of a trumpet which is melodic and sounds like the soundtrack which is quite calming and relaxing. There were only 3 shots in the opening 4 minutes of this scene which shows how everything in this scene is shown through how the characters act. It starts off a close up of the man then as he progresses on telling his story it fades out to a medium shot of him then even further to behind The Dons chair. You then have a shot of the back of The Dons chair where you can only see the back of his head and arm which shows how mysterious and important this character must be due to the arrangement of the shot. The last shot is a close up of The Don which finally lets the audience know what he looks like and just from that one shot the blank expression on his face shows his power and respect he demands from others. Both characters are wearing suits so it can show they handle business in a professional way, also The Don has a right hand man in the room and he moves his hand in order to tell him to get the other man a drink which shows his authority.