David's Godfather Blog: Week 5 Comments

For Week 5, I commented on a blog post by Fion. I told her that it was excellent that she went and looked to find more information about oranges. I told her that I agreed with her as oranges do occur when something bad occur. I also said that maybe the outside part of the orange means that the outside of Vito Corleone is rough but on the inside he is sweet.

David's Godfather Blog: Week 5:Archetypes

In relation to the Golden Spruce, it could be said that Grant Hadwin was a hero. This archetype is described as someone who's life is a series of well-marked adventures and endures hardship, even risk his life for the good of all. Hadwin was hero because he cut down a the Golden Spruce. This doing was heroic because it helped the Haida people focus less on a tree, but more on life. This is important because it shows how a hero can stand up for what he or she believes in, even if it may result in death. This is the same for Michael in the Godfather. He continues to lead the family business which in the end will cost him his life.

David's Godfather Blog: Week 4: Comments

This week I chose to comment on a blog post by Fion. I told her that I liked the way you question Joseph Campbell's idea of everyone having a voice in their heads(conscience). Specifically, I liked the way you questioned how we have a voice in our heads, but we choose not to listen to it. This idea could coincide with Joseph Campbell's idea that people should not let there heads run the show, but let the heart.

David's Godfather Blog: Week 4: The Hero's Journey

After watching the interview that Joesph Campbell had, I understand now that The Hero's Journey is something that occurs in everyone. Every person has to endure the experiences of which a hero does for example everyone at some point in their lives has to be involved in journey that takes them to another place, but they eventually come back to their origin and are able to live better. In the Godfather, Michael is forced to go to Sicily because he kills McCluskey ans Sollozso, but in the end he comes back to America and leads the family business. Joesph Campbell was able to explain the Hero's Journey from different culture which thought show how intellect Joesph Campbell was about cultures and even just in in general.

David's Godfather Blog Week 4: Class Act

This week, I have really liked the discussions that have been brought up in class that relate to the Godfather. An example of this was on Monday when we talked about the Golden Spruce and how Hadwin was similar to Michael as he might be considered a hero for cutting the tree down.

Arpreet's Week 3: Hero's Journey

This major scene really stood out to me. It was after Santino got killed by Barzini's men, where Michael, Vito, Tom Hagen, Clamenza and even Carlo were in the same room. The entire gang was sitting in a circle and Michael begins to say to Tom Hagen, you are no longer my Consigliere and then continues to say to Carlo that you will be my right hand man when we go to Las Vegas.

Godfather Vito Coreleone needed Santino and Tom Hagen because Santino was brutal and was willing to kill anyone without any questions; however Tom Hagen was a calm and gentle man.

Now, Michael, the next Godfather, does not need Ton Hagen to be his Consigliere because Michael is very calm, but he also has the brutal side of his brother, Santino, making him the perfect Godfather.

Arpreet's Week 3: The Human Condition

Well, Godfather Vito Coreleone is more casual towards the end of the movie. He show's very little interest in the family bussiness and he does not want to interfer with the soon to be new Godfather Michael Coreleone. Vito Coreleone begins to spend more time with family and is more calm. He also forgets many deals he had made in the past; however, he does not forget that Barzini killed his son, Santino, and he warns Michael that they will kill you too.