A friend told me about this idea that oranges symbolized death in the movie The Godfather. I thought about that and had to agree. I did some research on the Internet and found that that idea was around for a while. Below is a link to the page where I found it. This is interesting.
http://www.usefultrivia.com/movie_trivia/the_godfather_trivia_009a.html
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In The Godfather, when Don Corleone dies of a heart attack in the tomato garden, he has an orange in his mouth. The scene was actually improvised because the child actor playing Corleone’s grandson was having difficulty performing — he only reacted once Brando starting playing with the orange. However, the presence of the orange was no accident — oranges in all three Godfather movies suggest that a death may soon occur. For instance, Vito is shopping for oranges just prior to the assassination attempt on his life, Sonny drives past a billboard promoting Florida Oranges just before he is gunned down at the turnpike tollbooth, and Michael dies with an orange in his hand.
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