The Godfather - Hospital Scene
The Godfather: "Hospital" Scene Analysis I was particulary interested in the scene where Vito Corleone has recently been severely shot and hospitalized and is at a local hospital for recuperation. The scene caught my eyes in several different ways including: the lighting, music, use of set, point of view of camera, low angle shots, and extreme angle shots. The scene starts out with Michael Corleone getting out of a taxi at the hospital steps. The shot is perhaps ironic in that there seems to be foreboding music playing with a tall, dark, castle-like hospital, but there are Christmas lights. Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and peace, but in this scene there is no peace, nor joy. Upon entering the hospital it is empty and foreboding, with extreme long shots of empty hallways, all the while intense, ominous music is playing on the movie. Michael encounters no one, just a skipping record player and a half-eaten sandwich. His mood seems to quicken as he senses that his father is in danger and the music quickens, and Michael starts to run. He knows enough that he feels something is wrong and that som
He takes charge and pushes his father's bed into an empty room, and waits by the window, portrayed in a beautiful shot of half of his face, staring out, awaiting the unknown danger. One can only think that this is a hitman hired to kill Vito Corleone, but in irony it turns out to be Enzo the baker, a friend who is bringing flowers and respects to "Godfather". This might be a metaphor for the "closing" of the scene. And with this, we get a beautiful sequence of suspense with the all quiet hospital filled with the dreading footsteps coming up the stairs, and the dark figure cloaked in black, his back to the camera, seeming to be carrying something in his hand. " This is ironic because the hospital seems completely empty and because the police dismissed them, and they would know how much danger Vito Corleone is in. You can see the love of the father to the son and from the son to the father expressed with a kiss of the hands of his father by Michael, a smile by his father, and by the tears of both. In the next part of the scene, I thoroughly enjoyed the way Michael and Enzo were shot, on the steps, the last defense for their, "Godfather". His father is safe, but we here some ironic news from the nurse telling about why the guards are not there, "They were interfering with hospital service. ething bad has happened or will happen soon. and pauses for a moment and then clicks it down hard. He is pushed by situations into this role where he must take charge to save his love ones, and he definitely shows that he is more than capable of it. I enjoyed the way Enzo's nervousness was portrayed through the shaking of his hands as he attempts to have a cigarette, its almost like he cannot handle the pressure, he can't even light it. The ominous music stops and its like the threat is over, Michael has stopped it.
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