What's with the hype for The Godfather?

posted 1 year ago

I watched it recently for the first time, and I really don’t get why it’s so loved. IMDB rates it as the second-best movie of all time, but it seems far worse than that to me. I like most old movies and see their hype, but The Godfather didn’t do it for me. What am I missing?

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AnarchoGravyBoat@kbin.social

48 points

1 year ago

I had this weird sensation when I watched Metropolis. I found myself thinking “ugh every trope and this is hacky as hell” then I remembered: “oh wait, this is the source of all of those things.” It made it a lot easier to appreciate.

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thisisnotgoingwell@programming.dev

1 point

1 year ago

That’s how Seinfeld is too. Seinfeld pioneered so many things in comedy but if you view it as a relic it seems lame. As a youngin I couldn’t understand why anyone thinks it’s funny

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21 points

1 year ago

Not too different from reading Shakespeare, so full of cliches.

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