#PDFTOMUSIC STOPS AFTER TO CODA MOVIE#

And I think the new look works to Coppola’s desire to separate this film from the other two installments.

#PDFTOMUSIC STOPS AFTER TO CODA MOVIE#

Gone is that “’50s style” golden look that didn’t make a lot of sense for a movie set in the 1970s. Well right off the bat it’s noticeable that the new version of the film has a new, more modern-looking sheen to it. Ahead is was I noticed, but be warned there are spoilers for both versions of this movie ahead: So, after watching it through the first time, I took a copy of the new cut and put it on a screen next to a copy of the original cut, and then I hit “play” and took note of all the changes. It’s noticeable that the movie has a new opening scene and the closing scene has been edited, but beyond that, I wasn’t quite sure other than, “I enjoyed my experience watching the new cut.” It’s admittedly dense plot seemed more accessible. (I later figured out a big reason why, I’ll get to this in a bit.) The thing is, I’m not so familiar with The Godfather Part III that I could immediately spot all the changes, but I felt more immersed than I ever had before, but couldn’t quite put a finger on why. So here’s what I did: When the new Blu-ray of The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone arrived, I watched it in its entirety. Anyway, the thought of a new cut of the film that can make it even better sounded very appealing.

The Goodfellas style of story certainly hasn’t waned, but, today, The Godfather Part III style doesn’t feel “old fashioned” anymore. So much so, that back in June when I spoke to Talia Shire about Rad she kind of prematurely spilled the beans that Francis Ford Coppola was working on a new cut of the movie, which wound up using the original title Coppola always wanted, The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. (I actually know people who have just never seen the third movie because they have heard “it’s bad.”)īack in March I rewatched The Godfather Part III and found myself really enjoying it. So just by osmosis most people have seen the first two chapters numerous times, while the third chapter remains somewhat of a mystery. What makes it more of a perceived afterthought it when AMC plays those Godfather marathons that are impossible not to get sucked into, they rarely play the third chapter. And the second reason is also nominated for Best Picture that year was Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas, which just relentlessly zips along and ushered in a modern way to make mobster movies, while The Godfather Part III felt a little “old fashioned.” It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, yet its historical legacy is, basically, “a disappointment.” And this seems to stem from two distinct events: the first is that The Godfather Part III isn’t the masterpieces that the first two movies are. The Godfather Part III has a very strange place in popular culture.

Pdftomusic stops after to coda