What is the most American movie? For the US citizens, it is debatable. For the rest of the world, it is undoubtedly Godfather, Godfather and Godfather! Produced in 1970 and set in 1950's, the movie deals with the complexities of Italian mafia family via father-son duo. Covered in the envelop of business empire, crime, deceit, family values, betrayal and promises, the movie is a recipe that illustrates strength and helpnesses at the same time. You can be the Godfather, but yet have to resign to the fate that bestows upon you.

Take Michael Corleone, the son with a military career who wants to live a normal life. He is not interested in violence, but ends up being the most violent, including killing his own brother and brother-in-law. He demands absolute loyalty, but his own loyalty in doubt. Or take the family patriarch, the original Godfather, Vito Corleone, who seems to be in control and yet fails to find out who attached him. His aura is gripping, yet he is helpless. A family man who keeps the vows, yet betrayed by his own gang members.

The two-part movie is as American as it can get. It focuses on immigrants and their lives and their system. They trust their tribe more than the institutions. They have past that contantly begets them.

The movie is a master class that needs to be watched again and again, albeit for different reasons. First time, it is the aura of the scenes, characters and story. Second time, to understand the minute events that were set up in the past. It is like an academic paper, where one needs to go back and forth to know what is going on. And third and more times, just to enjoy each scene as it goes by. Like a Shakespearean play, it is fresh every time.

Ever wondered how one's journey have traversed through time, just watch Michael sit in his dining table, smoking and remembering all the chatter and family warmth at the same time with all his brothers, sister and family members. Time passes and we become the person that we hated the most.

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