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The Recurring Godfather PostersThe 1970's were good to Al Pacino. In the 1970's he starred in smash hits like Godfather, Godfather Part II, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoon. He quickly rose from the ranks of unknown stage actor to American icon and by the time he did Scarface in 1983 Al Pacino was well on his way to becoming a legend. One of the trademarks of a Pacino movie is its timelessness. Most Pacino movies played well when they came out and they still play well today. Many of the movie networks on television still devote entire weekends to replaying Godfather and Godfather Part II and that very recognizable image of the Godfather print with Marlon Brando in one corner and a hand with a puppet controller in it has stood the test of time as one of the great images in American popular culture. Godfather prints are still being sold today and that hand with the puppet controller in the Godfather poster has become one of the most recognized symbols in the world. Just like you can show someone the prism picture on the cover of the Dark Side Of The Moon album and everyone instantly associates that image with the album and with Pink Floyd so too does the image of the hand with the puppet controller in it become forever attached to the Godfather franchise of movies. Godfather posters being sold today sometimes feature only that hand image and almost anyone that goes to movies can tell you what that is without even needing any help at all. The Godfather movie poster is as good a seller now as it was when the movie came out and the Godfather poster has also managed to find its way into today's popular culture as well. Just like you will see a Scarface movie poster associated with some hip hop acts you will also see Godfather movie posters associated with hip hop as well. That image of complete power is compelling to the hip hop community and it is interesting to note the diversity of the controlled violence of the Godfather movie posters versus the utter chaotic violence of Scarface. The Godfather movie poster helps to keep the movie alive in American culture and it has now gotten to the point where new video games are being created based on the Godfather movies for teenagers and kids today to play. It is inevitable that making a popular video game out of the Godfather movies will help to make a whole new generation of fans and keep the Godfather movie poster alive and selling just like it did when it first came out. These Godfather movies will remain a prime piece of American pop culture for many years to come and as new product comes out based on the movies it just helps to keep the movies alive. The hand with the puppet controller became part of the Godfather series and appears again in the Godfather 2 poster as part of the image that the movie series wants to convey. Godfather Part II was a huge success as well and, when added to the other successes he had during the decade, it is easy to say that Al Pacino had a great deal of success in the 1970's that helped to make him the American icon he is today.
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