Week 1 Class Act--alice

On the day of Connie Corleone's wedding, Vito Corleone recieves two requests: one from the undertaker, Bonasera, and another from the baker, Naserene. They each plead to the Godfather in a different way. Bonasera offers the request like a deal-- "What do you want of me? Tell me anything. But do what I beg you to do... I'll give you anything you ask"--he even offers money. on the other hand, Nazorine comes to Vito Carleone in a friendly manner, and it is obvious that Nazorine respects him and Corleone thinks of Nazorine as a friend. In this case, Corleone does not expect anything in return for the request, but Nazorine had done him a favour by baking a grand cake. These two scenes are very interesting: they are same, yeet different. Both scenes are shot in the same way--the camera overlooking Corleone's right shoulder-- in the same room, in the same position, with the visitors facing the camera on the other side of the desk. However, the flow of the conversation and the mood are opposite of each other. When Mr. McGuigan briefly pointed this out, I thought it was a typical scenario, and it happens in life everyday. "What goes around, comes around" is exactly what happened in the scenes. Bonasera, who feared Corleone, had to bow down to him; Nazorine, who asked Corleone for a favour as a friend, was granted his wish without paying anything in return. The movie, "The Godfather" has a traditional hero's journey element with unique theme of its own.