The climax of The Godfather, juxtaposing shots of the church ceremony in which Al Pacino's character is taking part as the godfather at his infant nephew's baptism with shots of brutal violence taking place at the same time ordered by him to consolidate his power as a godfather in the Mafia, is a powerful modern example of

A. inside/out editing patterns.

B. outside/in editing patterns.

C. ironic montage.

D. thawed frames

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Greyson Phillips

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19 November, 02:56

The climax of The Godfather, juxtaposing shots of the church ceremony in which Al Pacino's character is taking part as the godfather at his infant nephew's baptism with shots of brutal violence taking place at the same time ordered by him to consolidate his power as a godfather in the Mafia, is a powerful modern example of

A. inside/out editing patterns.

B. outside/in editing patterns.

C. ironic montage.

D. thawed frames

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Allisson Chung · Answer 1

Right choice:

A. inside/out editing patterns.

Explanation:

In the mentioned sequence, a very famous one, director Francis Coppola takes the viewer from a line of action he already understands to a close-up of new details in new settings. That's the way it is built.