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During the filming of the first Godfather movie, the mafia got awfully curious about what went on during filming. The mob actively followed the actors and actresses around and hovered around the sets, much to the chagrin of the actors. Marlon Brando in particular wasn’t too pleased.
At some point, Brando, Pacino, and Robert Duvall were driven off-set in a car when their driver spotted a suspicious-looking cast of characters traveling at the same speed and distance, eyeing them.
Brando said he had had enough of “those mob bastards,” rolled down the car window, pulled down his pants all the way, and mooned them! Duvall later said of the event that his famous co-star pulled his pants down just a little too much.
Not deterred, the mob sent real-life mafia enforcer, wrestler and doorman Lenny Montana to the movie set, to play the part of Luca Brasi.
Montana was a major Brando fan, as were many of the mafia guys themselves who had come to respect the wild star and his reckless ways. So in awe of his famous co-star was Montana, that he bumbled his lines. He could barely perform at all.
Until Brando put Montana at ease, helping him shine and perform his part well. The big mobster turned actor was incredibly grateful, and suddenly the mafia was totally okay with their on-screen portrayal.
I’m 26 and I still think the world is moving too fast for me. I just can’t keep up. AI, fintech, new social media platforms — it’s like right when you finally stand straight, someone pulls the carpet from under your feet.
A part of me revolts at this pace of change.
A part of me exploits it for money and influence.
But then there’s a part of me that pines for a more self-directed life. A life without FOMO. A life where the metrics for success are so clear that there is no reason to open Instagram.
But then I’m afraid I’ll lose my edge.
That if I sit in my garden chair to read a classic, some kid in a Hyderabad basement will make an AI tool that makes reading useless.
It’s a strange kind of powerlessness.
Or maybe it’s the beginning of peace.
I don’t know yet.
Ridley Scott’s swords-and-sandals classic GLADIATOR was released 23 years ago today. An enormous production full of star names, the making of story is as epic as the film itself.
A THREAD
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