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So, The Graduate was one of the first, Bonnie and Clyde, Easy Rider, which of course, Dennis Hopper directed and starred in -- I'll be talking about that more in a second -- The
Godfather, etc. So, during this time, Hollywood was realizing, you know it's the late 60s, there's a big counter-culture movement and hippie movement and it was, they were starting
to realize that they had to incorporate some of that youth culture into the studio movies that they were producing. So a lot of young directors came up -- people like Mike Nichols,
Listen to native speakers pronounce “godfather” as a noun in real conversational contexts with synchronized timestamps and subtitles.
A man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner; a male godparent who sponsors the baptism of a child.
Someone who plays a key role in fostering the development of something.
“The man often touted as the godfather of AI has quit Google, citing concerns over the flood of misinformation, the possibility for AI to upend the job market, and the “existential risk” posed by the creation of a true digital intelligence.”
To act as godfather or guardian to.
“Hull objected violently that aid had not been used to extract commitments on postwar economic policy; the joint chiefs had wanted bases; others in the military still wanted Britain to play only a minor, if any, role in the Pacific; and they were all apparently angry at the Treasury for godfathering the Quebec Agreement.”