The Godfather I - GoodFellas
The Godfather I
1. Talk about the historical period of the film. How does itimpact and advance the plot of the film? Refer to books by John Dickie and Dana Renga.
2. How are the major characters introduced? What does this tell us about what will happen in the story?
3. Select an action performed by one of the characters. Explain why [name of character] took [describe the action]. What motivated him or her? What did this motivation have to do with the theme of the film?
4. What are the most dramatic issues relevant to our time that have been presented in this story? Describe the presentation of onesuchissue and show howitrelates to the times in whichwenow live.
GoodFellas
1. Are there any transformations or changes that occur over the course of the story in any of the major characters? For each transformation or change, describe how it comes about and how it relates to the story's themes or ideas.
2. As the story progresses toward a conclusion, internal as well as external conflicts suffered by the main characters are resolved: describe these internal and external conflicts. In addition, tell us how the characters' choices lead to a resolution of these conflicts.
3. How did the editing of the film advance the story that the filmmakers were trying to tell? Explain how the editors achieved this effect.
4. In terms of risingaction, climax, and fallingaction, describe the structure of the plot, statingwhen the actionstopsrising and reaches a climax and begins to fall.