Cuando pensé que ya estaba fuera, volví a encontrarme dentro: una perspectiva de las lesiones traumáticas en «El Padrino parte III»

Abstract

The Godfather Part III portrays the fictional Corleone family as the third and final installment of The Godfather trilogy. The aim is to evaluated traumatic injury and death in the film. Hypothesis: The hypotheses are that: a) male characters suffer more traumatic mechanisms than females, b) more traumatic mechanisms occur in the second half of the film, and c) a higher percentage of traumatic mechanisms are penetrating. Methods: In this descriptive study, The Godfather Part III was critically viewed for incidents of significant traumatic mechanisms. Traumatic mechanisms were documented by running time. Characters that died during the film were evaluated for type of mechanism and cause of death. Categorical statistical comparisons were performed, using an ? = 0.05. Results: There were 43 significant traumatic mechanisms and 33 character deaths. A total of 95% of the mechanisms involved male characters whereas 5% involved female characters (p < 0.001). A total of 97% of the mortalities involved male characters whereas 3% involved a female character (p < 0.001). The traumatic mechanisms and deaths were similar between halves of the film (both p > 0.05). Named characters were more likely to die, and traumatic injury led to increased mortality in the second half of the film (both p < 0.05). Traumatic injury from a penetrating mechanism was the most common cause of death overall (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Male characters suffer more traumatic mechanisms and death than females in The Godfather Part III. A majority of deaths are from penetrating traumatic injuries.