"Coppola is the most talented and interesting filmmaker to come to prominence in the 1970s."

Brian Dauth takes a critical approach towards The Godfather, but rather than point out all the negative aspects of the movie, he praises Francis Ford Coppola for all of his successes with the movie. He expresses Coppola's love of family's and how they exist within society. He explored the depths of which people inside the family and the family coexist within a greater society both socially and economically. Also, Dauth takes at how Coppola positions the camera to emphasize the importance of each character. He took a look at all possibilities for his characters to grow throughout the film. In short, The Godfather made Coppola an overnight success and left the question of where could he go from there?