The Godfather and On the Waterfront The Godfather and On the Waterfront are two movies that make an attempt to explain organized crime, urban life, working people, and the role of government in the lives of people in the 1940s. These two movies share many similarities and differences form both a thematic and artistic standpoint. They also shed some light on a part of American history that is not fully understood. It is in light …showed first 75 words of 1386 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1386 total…that was easily understood. Having analyzed, compared and contrasted many of the important ideas behind these two movies one could say many thing about organized crime in the 1940s. It could be said that it was bad, ruthless, mean, discriminatory, blatant, offensive, etc. However one thing that could never be said about organized crime in the 1940s is that it was not prominent. It was there and it was real, hate it or love it.