Cinematography in this film was extremely strict due to the low amounts of light used in indoor scenes, to the point where Coppola and the cinematographer, Gordon Willis, had numerous arguments, mostly the former telling the latter that he was being too hard on actors not standing in exactly the right spot. Sometimes it takes a lot of energy to make something seem so effortless.
Also because he needed to open the door because he knew Bonasera would have to leave, watch the later part: Tom is the one who opens the door. Not saying that what you said, i.e. respect, was not the reason why he stood up, that was too. Sometimes humans can have two reasons for the same task, and so did Tom have too at that moment.
Umm coming from an Italian family myself I can comfortably say that in a situation like that....no mafia are needed...just the dad and every uncle and male cousin of that poor girl will be more than enough to handle those boys ;)
The cat held by Marlon Brando in the opening scene was a stray that Coppola found while on the lot at "Paramount Pictures," and was not originally called for in the script. So content was the cat that its purring muffled some of Brando's dialogue and, as a result, most of his lines had to be looped.
The Cat was hanging out at Paramount Studios and Marlon Brando befriended the cat…Francis Ford Coppola put the cat on Marlon’s Lap…and Purred So Loud, The actors had to loop in their dialogues in the both.
In the book it shows how the two punks received their justice. Paulie had two goons hiding and he wen up to them and provoked them to attack him by calling them names. When they did the two goons came out and administered the justice of Don Corleone. Their orders were that they weren't allowed to hit them above the neck so they don't get brain damage as the intent was that they needed to be in their right minds so they could feel the pain they were going to feel every day for a long time. Also, this was a test for the two goons and they were told that if the punks were in the hospital for less than a month or so they would fail the test. Needless to say, they passed the test and justice was done.
The Godfather calls in his favor much later when he asks the undertaker to use all his art to make the bullet riddled body of his son Sonny presentable.
Nazri Buang strict parameters to follow sophisticated internal matters require discussions and views of all members !! makes it more organized and prolific !!
As anyone who has read the book know sonny coreleone bought tom hagen home with him at the age of 11. Does anyone know if there was any thought given to filming that part of the novel or was it maybe filmed and later not used?
@@virgieduhaylongsod5607 Yes, the order in the book is Nazorine the baker, some guy that needs a loan for a pizza oven, Luca Brasi, then finally Bonasera. They changed it up for the movie so they could open on the "I believe in America" speech. Good cinematic choice.
This is a movie mafia,real mafia does such horrofic and disgusting things that would make you scream in horror and run away...some mafia bosses have even killed innocent children for vengeance and dissolved their bodies in acid...
why does he need to act like he is higher placed than him. not very humble, makes him kiss his hand and then helps. if you ask a position higher for help like an officer, and officer replies kiss my feet... are you kidding me.
@@animalsandus7511 i dont know man i would understand that if bonassera was a relative of the don or was in this mob business, but from what i understand bonassera is just a simple citizen, nothing to do with the mob thing and is not a relative of the don. so i understand the act of being superior towards people lower than you in the mob business and family etc but this guy is not in this thing. just asking for help, don could have reacted like i can do that for you, but then you need to do this for me, instead you need to bow down first... not cool.
@@okayjay7566 it is also a sign of respect. You have to realise that the don would not care if Bonassera is an average citizen or not. He could kill him off in an instant. And Bonassera is asking for a favour from the don, so he needs to be respectful, otherwise he might get into trouble.
@@okayjay7566 That's not how this plays out at all. Corleone asks the people he cares about to not refer to him as Vito or Don or anything formal, but as a friend, as their Godfather, and as someone they can trust to protect their honor. He didn't ask him to bow down, but to kiss the ring, as members of traditional families would do to the patriarch/matriarch. He was not asking him to act like an inferior, but to treat him as a father- his Godfather.
Free will,for all of us, if you can use your free will as how you used it against me, I can use my free will as how I feel like...the thing is you don't show respect...some reason for me to reject you as well, you don't ask with respect!
"That I cannot do." But "That" I can do. After I did it. The Law won't send me to hang.. Why you my wonder. Because I'm crazy, that's why. In the highly event the Law send me to hang, I just smile on my way to the gallows and shout "God is great."
I just watched The Godfather for the first time ever (and I'm about the same age as the movie) and just as I expected it was completely confusing, frustrating and annoying. There are so many different characters and I didn't know who quite a few of them were or what was going on. I really could not follow the story. And if I didn't have the subtitles on I would not have caught half of the f***ing dialogue so it would have been much, much worse. I'm not into this subject matter at all - I only watched it to see Marlon Brando.
@@jovanbregu2057. Don't you dare call me stupid. I'm very smart. Maybe you read the book first, which I did not do, and if that's the case then you would know exactly what's going on and who all the characters are.
@@nadiascroce1189 Godfather was, in my opinion, a kinda boring film. I had fallen asleep both times I have attempted to watch it. Goodfellas, on the other hand is a similar film that is much more entertaining and exciting. Godfather is much more slow, and DARK. Thank you Nadia for expressing your contradictory opinions. Disliking a highly rated film like the Godfather, on a platform of sheep, like youtube is, you are brave and to be admired. RESPECT
This opening scene offers deep perspective and a great analysis on the various techniques to pet a cat
Awful comment
It’s an insight as an immigrant in America
We will never get justice
@@Vss86You have no sense of humor
Just great dialogue and possessed acting--no lights, special effects, and other tricks--greatest scene ever
Cinematography in this film was extremely strict due to the low amounts of light used in indoor scenes, to the point where Coppola and the cinematographer, Gordon Willis, had numerous arguments, mostly the former telling the latter that he was being too hard on actors not standing in exactly the right spot. Sometimes it takes a lot of energy to make something seem so effortless.
The last man sitting had to get up when the Don did, that's respect.
Yes.
Also because he needed to open the door because he knew Bonasera would have to leave, watch the later part: Tom is the one who opens the door. Not saying that what you said, i.e. respect, was not the reason why he stood up, that was too. Sometimes humans can have two reasons for the same task, and so did Tom have too at that moment.
Marlon Brando is a legend that will never be forgotten
Such a classic Amazing scene and the cat makes it more amazing (:
Umm coming from an Italian family myself I can comfortably say that in a situation like that....no mafia are needed...just the dad and every uncle and male cousin of that poor girl will be more than enough to handle those boys ;)
Well Don Corleone was Sicilian not Italian and in the original novel Bonasera. Said for justice We Must Go On Our Knees to Don Corleone
Great opening scene for this great movie: The Godfather.
The cat held by Marlon Brando in the opening scene was a stray that Coppola found while on the lot at "Paramount Pictures," and was not originally called for in the script. So content was the cat that its purring muffled some of Brando's dialogue and, as a result, most of his lines had to be looped.
4 dislikers so far..
Are sleeping with the fishes, at the moment.
The cat acts like a real cat, and without previous rehearsal.
The Cat was hanging out at Paramount Studios and Marlon Brando befriended the cat…Francis Ford Coppola put the cat on Marlon’s Lap…and Purred So Loud, The actors had to loop in their dialogues in the both.
This scene is genius
In the book it shows how the two punks received their justice. Paulie had two goons hiding and he wen up to them and provoked them to attack him by calling them names. When they did the two goons came out and administered the justice of Don Corleone. Their orders were that they weren't allowed to hit them above the neck so they don't get brain damage as the intent was that they needed to be in their right minds so they could feel the pain they were going to feel every day for a long time. Also, this was a test for the two goons and they were told that if the punks were in the hospital for less than a month or so they would fail the test. Needless to say, they passed the test and justice was done.
Close, but the orders were no blows on the back or top of the head that might cause a fatality. One of the guys gets his face smashed into pulp.
oooo get fuckin corrected kid and by a dude named flyboy too
Funny how Brando just happened upon this cat roaming around the set.
Refusing to take it out of his lap mostly because he loved animals.
"Give this to... (touches his hair) Clemenza."
VASTIEN The one guy that never fucked up.
VASTIEN the word Clemenza means "to be clement", nice name for a killer
Благодарю ! Thankyou very much for (?) English subtitles. Take you care !
I just learned that the cat was not planned, it just jumped into his lap. Can you imagine not laughing when you have to deliver such lines?
Music used to scare me as a kid
Now I love it
The best film ever
In one take! F* incredible.
The Godfather calls in his favor much later when he asks the undertaker to use all his art to make the bullet riddled body of his son Sonny presentable.
He didn't want Sonny's mother to see him like that
Welp, time to watch this movie again lol
Thank you from Chicago
Don Corleone is not the Godfather.
*the cat is*
Yea Bro
catfather
Father's feelings was awesome he nailed it
I didnt know that the bad guys actually held meetings to discuss about being gangsta until I watched this film.
Nazri Buang strict parameters to follow
sophisticated internal matters require discussions and views of all members !!
makes it more organized and prolific !!
+Nazri Buang That's how they made their propositions or did favors for people back then.
***** Did the Mafia drove any supersports such as Ferrari and Lamborghini?
I hope so cause that will be bad ass. Ha ha.
+Nazri Buang that would be a dead giveaway.
Fuck no.
Justice is always not enough.
"Io credo nell'America. L'america è la mia fortuna, il mio business."
"Mi volete amico? Padrino."
non so cosa hai detto, ma un bel film mi è piaciuto molto
Tension at 5:00 Consigliere also rises
true :)
He ain't never had a friend like Don Corleone.
Who has ?
Cat is the real don.😮🎉
Poor men... One haven't friends whereas the another lost his daughter. 🙁
50 years...
What a big scene!!
Who is still watching this great scene in 2024 ? ❤❤❤❤
Oscar winning scene for The Great Marlon Brando💙
And the one ...
Look how they massacred my Boy ...💜
*Inaccurate* English subtitles.
i wanna watch the movie now
You don't even think to call me Godfather......
Does anyone know what the name of the cat was or what became of it
Why is this video under sports??
Sometimes they swing bats at people...
See how it's now sports related ;)
Racketeering is a sport
legend
As anyone who has read the book know sonny coreleone bought tom hagen home with him at the age of 11. Does anyone know if there was any thought given to filming that part of the novel or was it maybe filmed and later not used?
It was at least explained by Micheal to Kay in this film
The real one pulling all the strings is the cat.
The way banasera whispered about wanting them dead shows the hypocrisy of so called “nice and respectable” people..
Vito looks like Sedat Peker, a Turkish mafia.
Brando è stato il più grande attore della sua generazione . Nessuno regge il confronto con lui . È stato il più grande e resterà immortale .
Concordo..matto.ma grande attore
im thinking if i should watch the move again?
Am I the only one who super stress with this scene?
The room needs more lights
Where can i get full film with subtitles??
could you please upload full movie with English subtitles
SaiTejaKiran wtf
anybody came to see this scene after watching Mr. Big in Zootopia
yes
Тhе Gоdfаthеr mоviе hеrе => twitter.com/7ad8e051bcc9554b4/status/795841323588730881 ТThе Gоооdfаthеr орреning sсеnееее еnglish subtitles
Ice him
Damn right...I DID
It's English subtitles for English dialog. No translation required. So, why are the subtitles not accurate? How hard can that be?
Bonasera... Bonasera...
You're so lucky you don't Sleep with the fishes the moment you disrespect the Godfather...
whistle 😙😙😙😙
wow
Damn!
Bonasera should be the last meeting him because he knew him the least, Nozarine the baker is first because he is the closest to the Don.
In the book bonazera is the last person the don talk to
Yes
@@virgieduhaylongsod5607 Yes, the order in the book is Nazorine the baker, some guy that needs a loan for a pizza oven, Luca Brasi, then finally Bonasera. They changed it up for the movie so they could open on the "I believe in America" speech. Good cinematic choice.
That category tho
Great the movies
I forgot this was acting
the american dream my boys.
Don Corleone,my respects for him.
Buonasera not Bonasera
Bonasera*** it's his last name
Michele Spiriticchio what does Buonasera in Italian mean?
Henry Kifwambele Good Evening
Bonasera in siciliano
Do you have full movie with subtitles ??
you can buy here: amzn.to/2LlqdrU
Why would you need it? Except for the scene in the restaurant, and a few scenes in Sicily, the movie is in English.
@@flyboy152 maybe he is not native English speaker and can't understand fast speech
*THIS IS HOW THE MAFIA WORKS!*
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Terrible meme joke.
Fuck u... Trully fuck u
This is a movie mafia,real mafia does such horrofic and disgusting things that would make you scream in horror and run away...some mafia bosses have even killed innocent children for vengeance and dissolved their bodies in acid...
why does he need to act like he is higher placed than him. not very humble, makes him kiss his hand and then helps. if you ask a position higher for help like an officer, and officer replies kiss my feet... are you kidding me.
It's probably an old Italian tradition.
Plus he is in a higher position than Bonassera.
@@animalsandus7511 i dont know man i would understand that if bonassera was a relative of the don or was in this mob business, but from what i understand bonassera is just a simple citizen, nothing to do with the mob thing and is not a relative of the don. so i understand the act of being superior towards people lower than you in the mob business and family etc but this guy is not in this thing. just asking for help, don could have reacted like i can do that for you, but then you need to do this for me, instead you need to bow down first... not cool.
@@okayjay7566 it is also a sign of respect. You have to realise that the don would not care if Bonassera is an average citizen or not. He could kill him off in an instant. And Bonassera is asking for a favour from the don, so he needs to be respectful, otherwise he might get into trouble.
@@okayjay7566 That's not how this plays out at all. Corleone asks the people he cares about to not refer to him as Vito or Don or anything formal, but as a friend, as their Godfather, and as someone they can trust to protect their honor. He didn't ask him to bow down, but to kiss the ring, as members of traditional families would do to the patriarch/matriarch. He was not asking him to act like an inferior, but to treat him as a father- his Godfather.
3:40
Bra ... bra..stop the blow
Free will,for all of us, if you can use your free will as how you used it against me, I can use my free will as how I feel like...the thing is you don't show respect...some reason for me to reject you as well, you don't ask with respect!
The Cat meow
Look at the Penn State caseLet that poor kid die like a dog Exactly And they smiled at me Nothing's changed
Don Corleone with a cat > Tom Shelby
He should of asked the don to equip him with the tools...rather than what he asked...made himself a coward
The men who beat his daughter are likely stronger than him.
Better to go to Don Corleone and have him send one or two stronger guys beat them.
But...is better in italiano.
Jak mogłeś nie nauczyć córki pić alkohol wstydź się 🌚🌚🌚
"That I cannot do."
But "That" I can do. After I did it. The Law won't send me to hang.. Why you my wonder. Because I'm crazy, that's why. In the highly event the Law send me to hang, I just smile on my way to the gallows and shout "God is great."
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I just watched The Godfather for the first time ever (and I'm about the same age as the movie) and just as I expected it was completely confusing, frustrating and annoying. There are so many different characters and I didn't know who quite a few of them were or what was going on. I really could not follow the story. And if I didn't have the subtitles on I would not have caught half of the f***ing dialogue so it would have been much, much worse. I'm not into this subject matter at all - I only watched it to see Marlon Brando.
You are stupid..is not your fault
@@jovanbregu2057. Don't you dare call me stupid. I'm very smart. Maybe you read the book first, which I did not do, and if that's the case then you would know exactly what's going on and who all the characters are.
@@nadiascroce1189 did you read the book now?
@@animalsandus7511. No I have not read the book and I don't really want to. It's not really my cup of tea.
@@nadiascroce1189 Godfather was, in my opinion, a kinda boring film. I had fallen asleep both times I have attempted to watch it. Goodfellas, on the other hand is a similar film that is much more entertaining and exciting. Godfather is much more slow, and DARK. Thank you Nadia for expressing your contradictory opinions. Disliking a highly rated film like the Godfather, on a platform of sheep, like youtube is, you are brave and to be admired. RESPECT
FFS - it's already IN english
i know, fuck deaf people, right?
Я был в Русской тюрьме 15 лет! Главарь банды, нам доказали 15 убийств. Лучшие годы я оставил в Тюрьме. Никому этого не желаю!!!