Juxtaposition

Another element that draws my attention in The Godfather is juxtaposition. Director used it frequently as an element to provide a strong plot and illuminate the massage. Juxtaposition is also used to place two descriptions or situations by one another, in order to present a comparison and contrast. An example is the scene that Michael Corleone is walking with Appollina Vitteli in Sicily and behind them walking group of ladies with black dress and following them are Michael’s two bodyguards (Calo and Fabrizio). Immediately after this scene Francis Ford Cappola, portrays the same condition with Michael’s older brother, Sunny Carleone. He departs from a dark building of Lucy Manchini’s apartment in New York and behind him are his bodyguards. Juxtaposition is used to depict how these two brothers (Michael and Sunny) are different. Michael has bound character that is committed to family, unlike sunny, who has a rambunctious behavior. The effect of this literary feature on the audiences mind is creating this question that who is a better Don? Does the oldest son of the Godfather with a rash personality or the youngest son of Don Carleone, who is new to the business and has no experience, deserve it?