Director Says "Godfather" Should Have Been One Mov...
Director Says "Godfather" Should Have Been One Movie
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Movieline had a chance to speak to director Francis Ford Coppola about "The Godfather" trilogy, which Coppola says should not have been more than one film.
"I don't think Godfather ever should have had more than one movie. It was not a serial, it was a drama," he said. "The first movie wrapped up everything. To make more than one Godfather was just greed. Basically, making a movie costs so much money that they want it to be like Coca-Cola: you just make the same thing over and over again to make money, which is what they're doing now. But Godfather was not really a serial, you know? I mean, how would you spin off Hamlet?"
He continued: "Some things lend themselves to being serialized, but there's also a law of diminishing returns. I mean, even as demonstrated with Godfather, once it shows you its stuff and has all these things you've never seen before, then each time you make it again, it's gotta be less interesting."
"I don't think Godfather ever should have had more than one movie. It was not a serial, it was a drama," he said. "The first movie wrapped up everything. To make more than one Godfather was just greed. Basically, making a movie costs so much money that they want it to be like Coca-Cola: you just make the same thing over and over again to make money, which is what they're doing now. But Godfather was not really a serial, you know? I mean, how would you spin off Hamlet?"
He continued: "Some things lend themselves to being serialized, but there's also a law of diminishing returns. I mean, even as demonstrated with Godfather, once it shows you its stuff and has all these things you've never seen before, then each time you make it again, it's gotta be less interesting."
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