Directing one movie that changes the culture and gets nominated for Best Picture is an achievement in most of our minds, but in 1974, Francis Ford Coppola did the unimaginable...he directed two movies that got nominated. The Godfather Part II and The Conversation were massive successes. They were prescient films about the current state of America, with The Conversation feeling like it was loosely tackling a post-Nixon government full of paranoia and mistrust. And The Godfather Part II took on the immigrant experience and the struggle for power, wealth, and control of America. Of course, The Godfather Part II was also a sequel to his iconic 1972 film. It went on to win six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The Conversation also received critical acclaim and was nominated for three Academy Awards. That year, Coppola was on top of the world. Let's unpack it. - YouTube www.youtube.com The Sequel is KingFirst, let's consider The Godfather Part II, and the feat that was making a sequel to arguably the most acclaimed and beloved American film of all time, The Godfather. Coppola had said and done a lot with the first movie. He had adapted a book and had tapped into his own heritage, but now the bar was even higher. And when he entered working on that film, he followed the same formula of looking at a character arc, and juxtaposing that against the character's father's arc. But this time, he split the timelines. The...
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