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* [[Affectionate Nickname]]: One of the many connotations of the ''Godfather'' title. Discussed by Michael during the Senate commission in ''Part II''.
* [[American Dream]]: The first line of the first film is "I believe in America... " A crucial theme of the film is how the five families are essentially living the American dream with specific ideals that America at the time greatly treasured (capitalism, gender roles, family values, etc). One could easily see this as a [[Deconstruction]] or even an attack on the idea of the American Dream, or at least a very different look at it.
**Of course one could say that rather then living the American Dream they are living the [[Alternate Character Interpretation|European Dream]] manipulating kinship networks to create an empire of favor trading and patronage not to different from that of a Medieval lord or chieftain.
* [[An Aesop]]: [[Being Evil Sucks]]. It's hidden behind considerable helpings of [[Do Not Do This Cool Thing]], though.
* [[Artistic License History]]: In ''The Godfather Part III'', the deaths of Pope Paul VI and John Paul I all take place in 1979, while in reality these events took place in 1978! However, the name of the actual Cardinal who becomes John Paul I appears to have been changed.
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