Friday, May 27, 2011

Dinesh Kamath talks about Sonny Corleone who is his favorite hero


The first picture is of Dinesh Kamath, the writer of this piece
The second picture is of Sonny Corleone - A Powerful Lover and Warrior
Today, I'll talk about Sonny Corleone who was one of the most important characters in the movie Godfather. This character impresses me for several reasons. I loved his military mind, his love for women and his love for his family. I loved his body language, his style of delivering dialogues, his temperament, his legendary love and his legendary temper. If I had to get a chance to act in films I would love to play Sonny Corleone. That much I love this character.
In the movie his father's role was played by great Marlon Brando. Brando had played the role of Godfather Vito Corleone. Vito Corleone was not happy with Sonny's lifestyle. But he could not help but admit that it was Sonny who made him the number one Godfather. He had to admit that it was Sonny who made his family the number one family among the five mafia families which existed in New York. Sonny, for your information, never got a chance to play the role of Godfather. But he did play the role of Acting Godfather twice. First time he became Acting Godfather, it was when Vito Corleone was shot by someone and he had to be hospitalized. Sonny then became the Acting Godfather and he used this opportunity to take full revenge against the other mafia families. He got the opportunity to display his powerful and legendary military mind. It was he and his henchman Luca Brassi who together created havoc among all the mafia families in New York. It was at this time that he managed to make his father Vito Corleone the number one Godfather in New York. He had also made his family the number one family among all the mafia families in New York. When Vito Corleone was discharged from hospital he took over again as Godfather. But this time, he was number one Godfather, thanks to Sonny and his powerful military mind which helped him to humble all the other mafia families who now feared him, dreaded him and respected him.
Sonny Corleone once again got the opportunity to play the role of Acting Godfather when Vito Corleone was once again shot owing to which he had to be hospitalized. Sonny Corleone once again waged a war of vendetta and he lived up to the reputation of one with a powerful military brain. But unfortunately his legendary temper proved to be his downfall. His enemies banked on this weak point of Sonny and got him trapped and killed in the most brutal manner. Thus Sonny Corleone could not survive to become a Godfather after his father Vito Corleone. It was his younger brother Michael Corleone who became the Godfather and his style of functioning was different from that of Sonny Corleone but he proved to be the most successful Godfather. For your information, the role of Michael Corleone was played by another great actor of Hollywood who was none other than Al Pacino.
The role of Sonny Corleone was played by James Caan. I got all this above information from the novel Godfahter. It is unfortunate that the movie Godfather didn't depict Sonny in a proper light. The movie 'Godfather' didn't depict Sonny's military mind to the extent the novel had depicted. If the movie had shown Sonny's military exploits, the movie would have been much more appreciated by the audiences and also Sonny would have been much more loved and adored by the world audiences. Bye!

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