10個最棒的曠世電影續集：(一) 教父II（1974）

The 10 greatest movie sequels of all time (一 ): The Godfather Part II (1974)
 from BBC 10 December 2014  Christian Blauvelt is deputy editor of BBC Culture.
 

         The Godfather Part II (1974)
          教父II（1974年）

Studio film-makers too often treat sequels as a cash-grab: an opportunity to turn a quick profit by offering a second helping of a movie that proved a success. But as a storytelling form, the sequel is ripe with possibility – an opportunity to examine the scenario of an original film from a different perspective or catch up on characters at a later date. Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Part II, released 40 years ago on 12 December 1974, achieves both of those objectives, and pushes far beyond what was attempted in The Godfather. The sequel is a vision of American identity in the 20th Century that is less a melting pot than a tapestry, weaving together narrative strands concerning the immigrant experience, urban poverty, ethnic discrimination and even US foreign policy, with a stunning sequence set on the eve of the 1959 Cuban Revolution. It takes the gangster film set-up of The Godfather and pushes deeper, into a nation’s soul. (Paramount/Alamy)

          電影製片工作者常常把續集，視為現金印鈔機：一個藉由續集提供急功近利的機會幫助影片   
         成功。但是，作為一個說講故事的形式，續集只具時機成熟可能性 - 一個機會，從不同的角度　　探討了原著劇片的方案或在日後跟上劇裡的人物角色。弗朗西斯·福特·科波拉的教父二，於40　　年前的1974年12月12日上映，實現了這兩方面的目標，並且成就推動遠遠超出了教父首集。
　　續集是在20世紀美國身份的視野還不太是大熔爐而較像描繪編織，將有關移民的經驗連接記敘　　串入編入式樣，城市貧困，民族歧視，甚至是美國的外交政策，一個驚人的劇序為1959年古巴　　革命前夕的設置。教父以黑幫份子建立和推深，並進到一個民族的靈魂。 （派拉蒙/ Alamy圖片　　社）

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　　from BBC 10 December 2014  Christian Blauvelt is deputy editor of BBC Culture.