Sorry to disapoint you by replying first, but there are many reason one loves The Godfather Movie. Me, I just LOVE IT! I Can Watch it Over and Over!

1) Storyline itself is just fantastic.
2) Great writing.
3) Great actors.
4) The director/writer peaks our interest in real life Mob families by bringing it to the screen. Here, in a movie, the viewer can "root" for the bad guy where in real life it would not be acceptable to root for the real life bad guy. Deep down we all have a little gangster in us, Right SC?
5) I also believe that deep down inside of everyone of us there is a part of us that would love to live life the way we want, by our own choosing, and not being part of the "established and accepted" way of always having to do things the proper way. We all would love to take shortcuts sometimes to get where we want to be in life. In The Godfather the viewer can "escape" everyday real life, going to work for a living, etc. and relate from deep within with the characters way of a somewhat easy life.
6) All of us also admire the great power that the Corleone's have, getting things done at the snap of a finger, the power of the Don, his political connections, the respect that he demands, and the fear that he instills. Of course in real life we would not act like that towards another human being. But lets face it, there are times when we come across others (in our journey through life) that get in our way, and we would all love to just make one phone call to have them moved out of our path. Wouldn't we all also love to have a personal army at our disposal if the need arose!
7) And I found that as I have gone through life in general, at least on the business side of it, there are MANY lessons to be learned from The Godfather movie that, in it's own way, apply to many business situations in life. Dealing with competitors, different personalities, and in trying to calcualte your comeptitors next move in the business world. In my line of business I have always adhered to the Don's advice of " Keep your friends close, but your enemies ( competitors ) closer!"

And lets face it, how many times have you left the house on a Sunday morning and heard your wife scream to you " Don't forget the Cannolis!

We also learn how to make a good "meats in the gravy" for Sunday's "Il Pronzo."


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