37. "The movie definitely elevated the book" In response to In response to 30
Puzo was a good pulp storyteller but Coppola raised that film to a higher level.
The movie that is closest to Puzo's writing style was Godfather 3 which was just kind of a silly genre movie with some completely random romances thrown in. No surprise, Coppola didn't have much passion for that one and did it because he needed the money.
It's like if someone took a Tom Clancy novel and turned it into one of the greatest movies of all time. Not knocking Clancy but his books aren't exactly looked at as great literature.