Blog number 2, ecuse the lateness, had saved forgot to post

The piece i chose to view and explain about the editing is the baptism scene in The Godfather. The scene in general through its parallel editing drives the plot of the film forward while making the end of the film more prevalent. The scene cuts from a baptism to certain hits that Michael Corleone had placed on the heads of the major crime families in New York. The scene with its cuts from each hit to the baptism also has a sort of ominous feel to it when it is put to its soundtrack. The soundtrack is the priest doing the baptism, which is also overlayed onto the hits being executed which allows the viewer to realize just how heartless the deed of murder really is. The scene also has organ music playing in the back ground which allows the viewer to realize how bad this person really could be. The shot order is perfect, and the cuts are seamless while the cuts are in the right place. The color of the shots also comes into play because it is set in a dim place but then jumps to a brightly lit place where the mafia head is being murdered. The scene is notified as one of the most powerful scenes in modern cinema while it is also seen as the staple of the godfather trilogy and franchise. The scene shows how one person could control 5-6 different people or how that one person could kill someone with out even being there.

The Godfather Baptism Scene

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O789amyaMvw