Actually more likely than not a story like the Godfather Today would probably be about a family from someplace like India or Vietnam cominginto the United States, with the older Generation clinging to one set of values, the middle generation being tempted by the bad and wanting what is good for their children. In the 40's when the GF saga begins, Italian Americans were really second class citizens, and for many of them the mob was tghe only way to get out of poverty.