Can anyone tell me the significance of the puppet strings in the Godfather posters. It has puzzled me for years and I have only just discovered this site so heres hoping.
Thanks in advance.
Don pedro

I've never really thought about it, but good question. I probably don't have the best perspective, because I haven't watched any of the films in about six months or longer.

I'm going to assume it's because Vito pretty much controlled local politics and local affairs. He had made many powerful figures his own puppets.

Also, I hear that originally, the creative force behind those jolly Christmas claymation cartoons that they air on ABC Family every December had originally planned to make an adaption of the novel using puppets, but Paramount beat them to the chase. So, that probably had something to do with it.

Thats it. Vito was the man who held the strings on which others danced. He was the one who orchestrated what they did.

"And I refused -- to be a fool -- dancing on the
string, held by all those -- bigshots. I don't apologize -- that's my life -- but I thought that -- that when it was your time -- that -- that you would be the one to hold the strings. Senator - Corleone. Governor - Corleone..."

Don Cardi

Then I say....

"Another pezzonovante..."