The motif of doors was brought up throughout the movie multiple times. This helped the audience understand different ideas and themes. Doors symbolized divergent directions. As we discussed in class we came up with the conclusion that doors symbolized many different meanings such as transitions, exits, entrances, beginnings, possibilities and tentative relationships.
Transitions were used to show the difference between the mafia world and the normal life going on behind it. ( The door being that separation.) Throughout the movie many men entered The godfathers domain. For example at the beginning of the movie during Connies wedding reception Don Vito Corlene hears request for favours from Johnny Fontane a singer. Asking for help in his upcoming movie role that will revitalize his career. This scene shows the transition from the cherry wedding ceremony going on just outside of Dons office. All of the mafia work is done inside whilst everyone is outside. This shows the separation of the double world.
Doors also symbolized a tetative relationship between the client and a Corleone. Once someone walks into the room and the door is shut it shows that suspense and how the mood is drastically changed. The door is what is keeping the outside world separate from this other mafia world.
Hey Susan,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your points. I like how you determined that Doors symbolize different meanings like you said transitions, exits, entrances, beginnings, possibilities and tentative relationships and then you gave good examples. I remember in class when were talking about it, and Mr. Mcguigan wrote a bunch of the different meanings on the board. Here are a few more different meanings that I got entrance, possibility, beginning and separation. There was nothing important I wanted to add except maybe check your spelling.
I wrote check your spelling above but your probably going to do and then correct it. So just to let people in the future who are going to read this post, there was a mistake but susan the good girl changed it.
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