Ah, that's a solid reply. Oh, it was Paulie Gatto (the guy who took the canolis, lol) who was prying around the money at the wedding. Again, that scene is loaded with stuff anyone could easily miss.
@Chris Muniee The Godfather Part III - Cardinal Lamberto : "Look at this stone. It has been lying in the water for a very long time. But the water has not penetrated it. Look... Perfectly dry. The same thing has happened to men in Europe. For centuries they have been surrounded by Christianity, but Christ has not penetrated. Christ doesn't live within them."
Sure, that's why I dedicated a full section to what we can learn from these films. Nevertheless, it's done with an excessive level of unnecessary violence depiction. This would have never been allowed before the "anything goes" 2nd Vatican Council. Likewise, this business with showing topless women on screen wouldn't have, either. Why bother insisting that women dress modestly if we're just going …More
Sure, that's why I dedicated a full section to what we can learn from these films. Nevertheless, it's done with an excessive level of unnecessary violence depiction. This would have never been allowed before the "anything goes" 2nd Vatican Council. Likewise, this business with showing topless women on screen wouldn't have, either. Why bother insisting that women dress modestly if we're just going to watch movies with them naked (a Jewish filmmaker novelty in the 1960s, by the way)? It's not hard to see how immodest films paved the way for progressively degenerate behavior among the population.
@Chris Muniee I read the entire article you'd written. I have seen the Godfather trilogy many many many times over. Clearly it presents many of the dangers you point out (I don't remember a scene where anyone steals anything from the bridal purse). To me, it is an object lesson of what befalls those who abandon God. Nothing to emulate in it at all. Put not your trust in princes. As for the nude …More
@Chris Muniee I read the entire article you'd written. I have seen the Godfather trilogy many many many times over. Clearly it presents many of the dangers you point out (I don't remember a scene where anyone steals anything from the bridal purse). To me, it is an object lesson of what befalls those who abandon God. Nothing to emulate in it at all. Put not your trust in princes. As for the nude scene, i.e. Michael's wedding night with Apollonia, there are many naked statues to be seen in Vatican City. It's what you make of it and the context. Good movie review. Thanks.
