Hiya,
Most of you have seen 'The Godfather', maybe multiple times like myself. Yeah, when that movie came out (1973) the book had been written around 3-4 years before. It was a huge Bestseller.....a book about gangsters with richly evolved cast of unforgettable characters and their escapades and inner thoughts. Nothing like that had ever been written before that I can remember.
So when Marlon Brando was picked for his role I though "What the hell is this about?". Heh, plus, they gave him that muddy kinda low mumble along with a facial appliance to give him a slight underbite. Truthfully, I thought this was a very odd role for Mr Brando to be playing, but what do I know.
The movie was as good as it is (one reason anyway) was because the author was asked by Mr Coppola to help with the screenplay.....very smart move. I think the book was better because it fleshes out all those wonderful family members more than the movie possibly can. Plus, there's more background in the book as well.
Still, the movie comes pretty darn close to the written word and the photography and music is stunning.
Martin
Most of you have seen 'The Godfather', maybe multiple times like myself. Yeah, when that movie came out (1973) the book had been written around 3-4 years before. It was a huge Bestseller.....a book about gangsters with richly evolved cast of unforgettable characters and their escapades and inner thoughts. Nothing like that had ever been written before that I can remember.
So when Marlon Brando was picked for his role I though "What the hell is this about?". Heh, plus, they gave him that muddy kinda low mumble along with a facial appliance to give him a slight underbite. Truthfully, I thought this was a very odd role for Mr Brando to be playing, but what do I know.
The movie was as good as it is (one reason anyway) was because the author was asked by Mr Coppola to help with the screenplay.....very smart move. I think the book was better because it fleshes out all those wonderful family members more than the movie possibly can. Plus, there's more background in the book as well.
Still, the movie comes pretty darn close to the written word and the photography and music is stunning.
Martin