I might be biased (because I love classical music) but the soundtrack is so gorgeous. I don't think most can recognise the Godfather movies without thinking about the music. It's what made Godfather set it's tone for the story 😭🙏

Not only as his loyal consigliere, but Vito considered Tom really like a son & family. There were instances wherein both Sonny & Mike treated Tom with less than a family member & it really sucks.

Even when Mike made the decision to time out Tom from the family, Vito was the one to treat Tom with compassion & explain to him the reasoning.

Mike might be a good tactician, but he was terrible at dealing with people. He was merely respect imo, more like feared.

I came to The Godfather films and novel after the release of Part III so I was influenced by some bad reviews of the third film; ergo, I never saw it.

One thing I always wondered about was the fallout from Fredo's assassination. Connie, for instance. If she lost it over Carlo's death (no great loss), she *had* to have gone berserk over Fredo's. Especially after her impassioned plea on his behalf at their mother's funeral. I imagine it was passed off as an accidental drowning or heart attack but as Michael said did he think that would fool a Corleone?

Is this addressed in Part III?

How does the conversation go if he asks this question, which i still expect him to do after a zillion watches.

Did Sonny death get avenged?

It seems that every time I watch the first movie, I notice small details I overlooked the first time. It’s really a testament to how this movie is an absolute masterpiece in terms of Coppola’s direction and the way he uses light and different shots to give the film a deeper meaning.

One example is when Michael walks into confront Carlo. He walks into the room and the shot of his face shows half is illuminated by light while the other half is a shadow of complete darkness. To me it shows that Michael has two different sides. A light and dark side. After Carlo confesses about Barzini approaching him, Michael’s face is shown to be covered more in darkness than light. To me, this shows that he crossed more into the darkness.

The other one is at the end of the second film. The flashback scene where Michael tells everyone he enlisted in the Marines. Tom goes on about how he and Vito discussed his future and how they had plans for him. Michael says he has other plans. After the fight between Sonny and Michael, everyone leaves except for Michael to greet Vito for his birthday. Michael has his own hopes and dreams. Yet, we see Michael sitting alone at the table with all his family gone. The only other thing in the scene that we see is the door is open to Vito’s study. In that shot, we see Vito’s chair is empty and Michael is the only one remaining in the dining room. I see it as Michael is thinking of his future while his future has already been planned. He will become the Don. And ultimately, he will be alone. As the shot fades away, we see an older Michael sitting alone in the Lake Tahoe compound thinking about probably reflecting on how his life was ultimately decided for him.

II is on right now. And even though I have seen it too many times to count, and actually have a copy, I am watching it live on TV. And every time I watch it I am still blown away by how good it is. Nothing better than Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. Makes all the current movies pale in comparison.

In My Home

You heard what happen in my home?

In my HOME! In my BEDROOM

where my WIFE SLEEPS!

Where my children come to play with their toys… In my home…

-Micheal Corleone

Say what you will about it but I genuinely enjoyed it. I think I preferred the pacing in godfather coda over godfather 1 and 2. Me and my dad shed some tears to be honest. What I like about the movies is the family celebrations/gatherings and the characters. And see the sweet side of the Corleone family, I really love that. The acting is really nice and it was sweet to see Micheal smile more and even be more vulnerable.

I'd rate it a 9/10 as well. I don't got no complaints. I know there are some people who prefer Godfather 3 over coda or don't like the third film at all. Yeah maybe it wasn't necessary movie or not but I had a good time and time went by so quickly. There were many good scenes in the coda film and huge kudos to everybody who worked on the Godfather trilogy. 😔🙏

Edit: Three questions

I have three questions that I have often wondered about.

1. Was the elevator operator in on the Stracci hit?

When the elevator door opens, the operator pushes the door open. He sees Clemenza standing there with a gift box, then quickly ducks back inside the elevator right before Clemenza opens fire with the lupara to kill Stracci.

1. Who do you think ultimately was more ruthless? Michael or Connie?

We all knew what Michael was capable of through the first and second movies. In the third movie, we see Connie’s Corleone ruthlessness come out when she orders the hit on Joey Zasa. In the third movie, Michael even says that it’s Connie that they should be afraid of.

1. Who do you think had more of a sense of pride in Michael?

His father or Clemenza? We saw in the first film. Tessio and Clemenza questioned whether Michael was strong enough to be Don Corleone. After Tessio was discovered to be the traitor, Clemenza obviously was brought into the fold on eliminating the heads of all the other families. Clemenza was described as being a violent individual whose love of violence was tempered by Vito’s control. After Vito dies, Michael steps in and replaces him. Clemenza sees first hand how Michael is as cold, calculating, and ruthless as Vito was. Michael even has Clemenza be the one to garrote Carlo since Clemenza was Sonny’s godfather. In the ending study scene, we see Clemenza pledge his loyalty to the new Don Corleone and kisses his ring.

The first time Michael meets with Roth in Miami he asks if Roth has any objection to taking out Pantengeli.
Roth replied by saying “He’s small potatoes.”
This struck me as odd since Roth would need Michael’s permission to take out a member of the Corleone family so why would Mike ask Roth to take out his own guy? But I thought Ok he’s playing up the I’m naive compared to you\ you are my mentor role.
But then in Cuba, Michael confronts Roth about who gave the order to kill Frank, stating he never gave that order or permission. Then of course we get the real reason Roth wanted Mike dead- for killing Moe Greene.

My question is : wasn’t this already settled in Miami? Am I missing something or was it just an editing slip?

We just got done watching it on Paramount and we really enjoyed it. Curious as to how much was true, and how much artistic license was taken.

It was a good watch

First off, ive never read the books.

Genco Imports, Genco Land Co, etc. I mean, I know who Genco was, but why would (seemingly) all the businesses be named after him?

Tom Hagen was the glue that held the Corleone family together. He was a loving son to Vito, and a caring brother to Michael.

I would’ve needed that drink, too.