“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli” – Peter Clemenza to Rocco
who has killed Paulie in the car.
For the uninitiated, that is the proper quote from the 1972
film The Godfather. A film many agree to be among if not the finest film of all
time.
I must admit deciding on a movie blog title is a brain-wrecking
experience. You want it to be catchy yet relevant. So I decided for it to be a
quote from a film. Problem was quotes are often quite long. Some stretch to a
few sentences. My initial pick was ‘Rosebud’ from Citizen Kane. One word, very
concise. However, I myself haven’t seen Citizen Kane. And while it is a
critically acclaimed film, it does not bode well in terms of popularity and
cool-ness. So, scratch that. Star Wars was beyond movies these days and LOTR
was, no, just no.
I remembered “I’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse” from
The Godfather but, again, too long. Then, the ‘Cannoli’ quote sprang to mind. I
could take the ‘Leave the gun’ part out and it is still an iconic even though
less glamorous to the former quote. The fact that cannoli are cream-filled
deep-fried pastry with bits of chocolates in them is just a bonus.
But of course, ‘takethecannoli’ domains were already taken
and were dedicated to personal blogs discussing the trivial of life and has
nothing to do with Mario Puzo’s work, which I consider to be borderline blasphemy.
So I added 1972 at the front to commemorate the year the
film was released.
Without further ado, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
welcome to 1972takethecannoli.
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