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The Godfather
This film is a classic of which nothing negative can be said. ... Organized crime will be discussed under the light of “The Godfather” novel. ... His first books, “The Fortunate Pilgrim” and “Dark Arena”, brought him critical acclaim, but it was the publication of “The Godfather” in March, 1969, that catapulted him into the front ranks of American authors. ...
Francis Ford Coppola, born in 1939, who is an American film producer, director, and writer, born in Detroit, Michigan, directed the movie. ... Feared and respected, Don Vito is known by all as The Godfather. ... Sonny takes over the family when The Godfather is wounded in an ambush. ... In a grab for power, Michael kills off the heads of the other New York crime families and becomes the new even more powerful Godfather. ... Vincent is now the Godfather. ... “The Godfather” movie tells us about the “mafia way” of organizations. ... “Don”, the godfather is the one who sets up all this organization. It is a family business and researches made on “Family Business” go true with Mafia families except for the high-authority of the godfather. ... 2 Departmentalization
“The Godfather”, Part I does not really refer to the deep details of departments in the Mafia, since it tells the epic about generation change on the top of the family. ... Tom Hagen at the “The Godfather” film was a lawyer who could give advice in the point of view of law. ... He was having difficulty in speaking but he was a resistant, strong guy, who would die for Godfather. ... So relevant “leafs”, connections and clients are important, and that is why the Godfather decides on whom to help or not. ... Accepted authority of Godfather, unquestionably strong ties to Omerta, belief in Cosa Nostra, affection to family members, respect to outsider friendly power and politically correctness towards opponents, government and other social groups who might be dangerous to the well being of the family are main elements that create the strength. ... This does not reduce authority of the godfather. ... Narrow spans of control brings better control of Godfather in leading. ... 3 Institutionalization
As we have said in the summary of the film, Vito Corleone institutionalized the family into a Mafia. ... 4 Power
Power is a capacity that the Godfather influences the behavior of client so that the client acts in accordance with the Godfather’s wishes. A modified description of power fits what a Godfather and the Mafia does. A Godfather is a very powerful man. ...
Discussing the type of the Godfather’s power, we conclude that he has a Coercive power. ... The Godfather has the power to take away the most valuable belongings of people from them. ...
A Godfather has coercive power over clients if he can dismiss, suspend or demote his client. Similarly, if the Godfather assigns a client work activities that the client does not want to do, the Godfather uses his coercive power over his client. ... This creates example and the Godfather’s coercive power re-gains its frightening characteristic. If the Godfather fails to use his coercive power, he will not be seen just and this will result with lack of trust towards him. If a Godfather is being questioned, it means there is weakness of the family in the environment, and the strong culture is losing resistance. ... Obedience to authority creates a continuous growth in Godfather’s “Godly” image.
Approximate Word count = 3128
Approximate Pages = 12.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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