An Admission

I really do not like the Godfather films. (Well, with the exception of Mary's death scene in Godfather 3. That's brilliant.)

It isn't that I don't like long film series full of minutiae, because I do, (With the exception of the Star Wars films and the Lord of the Rings trilogy obviously.) and I enjoy immersing myself in a fabricated universe.

But...

The Godfather films do not do it for me. There was something tawdry about them, wrapping in elegance what were despicable people doing despicable things. At least the Sopranos, which was brilliant for the time that it ran but has not aged well based on recent viewing, acknowledged the flaws inherent in a system based on crime and evil. Yes, evil.

So, why is this relevant today?

Apparently, Francis Ford Coppola had the same issues with the film that I did and only did it for the money. (Citation)

This gives me a feeling of justification and validation. For the record, I really liked THX 1138.

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