Why is it said that ‘The Godfather Part II’ is different from Part I?

 

              ‘The Godfather Part II’ is a 1974, American crime film, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo, starring AI Pacino and Robert De Niro. It is the sequel of ‘The Godfather’. Many critics believe this film sequel is a superior improvement over the original film. ‘The Godfather Partin’, a further sequel, was released in 1990.

              The movie’s plot is a continuation of the first part, basically revolving around the infamous mafia family, the Corleone family. ‘The Godfather’ series are among the highly influential films of all time, especially in the gangster genre.

              The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards and won six: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Dramatic Score. In 1997, the American Film Institute ranked it as the 32nd greatest film in American film history. It was selected for preservation in the US National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1993, being deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

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