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"I did not care for The Godfather."
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Tbf Bocchi the Rock is good shit
When she grabs the glass to do a slide guitar. 
Better than the fucking godfather, that's for sure. Really good anime.
I hated The Godfather. I don't think I've seen any piece of media that hates women more than it. It felt disgusting to watch. It's also too slow and boring, even watching sped up.
To be honest, I couldn’t get into it either. I wouldn’t call it a lousy film — it is undeniably competent — but there was something about it that couldn’t hold my attention. Maybe it was because I didn’t like any of the characters.
I don't think I've seen any piece of media that hates women more than it.
The Michael Mann directed movie Heat maybe?
It insists upon itself.
A million Italians cry out in pain.
The sopranos has made the godfather a little embarrassing in 2024 tbh
Sopranos killed mobster flicks like Monty Python killed the quest movie
Lord of the Rings was a pretty major quest movies
I don't remember any of Godfather i just remember being really bored and wondering what the big deal was. It really does insist upon itself 
Bocchi is no less than finely crafted perfection
Correct take
What is actually the appeal of the godfather? I got very bored very quickly, and all I ever hear about it is complaints, but there absolutely is a sort of guy who Stan's the movie
The high drama of family strife, conspiracy, betrayal, and power, played out with life or death stakes. Or at least, that's what I enjoy about it. It's very operatic. Plus it's got a number of excellent performances and an excellent soundtrack. And as an aside, it's a rare example of a movie being far better than the book it's based on. Fond as I am of the novel, there's a lot of shit that the movie rightfully excises (in the novel, Sonny's unnaturally large penis is literally an integral part of Lucy Mancini's subplot.)
Also, particularly when combined with the sequel, Godfather shows a mythologized, multi-generational rendition of the Italian immigrant experience. More broadly, it's a cultural artifact of 70s America that reflected a growing sense of otherness among so-called 'white ethnics' from the socially dominant WASPs, and a rejection of the assimilationist tendencies that had supposedly characterized the immigrant experience prior to that point.
None of this is to say you have to watch it. If it isn't your thing, then it isn't. I hate when people insist that a movie is essential somehow, and that there's something wrong with you if you don't like it. I just figured I'd share a bit of what I liked/thought about it.
Nah, it's worthwhile reflecting on things you like, even in public assuming no one is going to jump down your throat.
The main recommendation I've gotten up to now is "Oh my God, you haven't watched The Godfather?? You've watched so many movies" from one sort of person >.>
Yeah, that's exactly what I'm talking about. People do that with Star Wars a lot as well. Always gives me second hand embarassment.
Plus like, leaving all else aside, I've never understood how peer pressure and making somebody feel lesser for not seeing a particular movie is supposed to make them enthusiastic about doing that (though of course much of the time that isn't the point, it's a mask for a smug sense of superiority)
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