Michael Becomes the new Godfather, Becomes the new Head of Family - The Godfather, 1972 

Tessio you mean, not Barzini

It was a foreshadowing of his betrayal like another commenter said

because tessio sees the future ia no longer the same without don vito..so he must take a smart move

@@rafsanjanyahmad1876 he overlooked that Vito was Micheal's consiglieri, And Micheal was military trained and fought in WW ll

@@rafsanjanyahmad1876 They all underestimated Michael and it led to all of them ending up dead.

Thats because Vito never liked violence. Michael was a soldier literally and didn't mind violence especially if it's to protect the family.

That’s why he created so many traitors like Tessio and Fredo. They all felt he was growing power for himself while keeping others from sharing in the rise. And he was.

@@frankdees507 Not taking care of Fredo was his biggest mistake. He should have realized his brothers were not going to look at him like they did their father, sibling rivalry was going to boil over eventually. For michaels strategic mind he lacked a lot.

@@15lesson Never like violence? You know how many he killed to get where he is? lol Also hiring one of those most brutal enforcers there was? Vito was ruthless. 'Older' Vito is what people seem to remember.

@@Matthew075 just because it's necessary and has to be done doesn't mean it's favored or "liked". Vito would rather any situation not end in violence.

He also gives Michael his left hand to shake

Good point!

@@JM-dy4ty wasn't that disrespectful? Why did no one question that move?

When Vito asked them both do I have your loyalty, only Clemenza responds yes Godfather, not Tessio

@@frankdees507 I didn't notice that

Ito was a leader everyone would willing work for cause he cared for his family. To Michael the family was all business

@@frankdees507I loved the way Michael handled business.

You are basing this on seeing the finished product Pacino had been in 1 movie before the godfather

@@Paul-vf2wl Absolutely, but again, it still amazes me.

Check out The Offer. It's an understatement to say "fight hard" because of how much the studio didn't want Pacino

@@kushdubey1111 I've seen some clips of it. I'm actually reading the Godfather right now. I'll have to give the series a watch.

Yes!

Michael was cold blooded

@@benjaminewing6437 the death of Apollonia and Sonny made him like that.

@@batefather4457 Agreed.

@@batefather4457 he didn't like sonny

@@raofulhaquedipto3272 u ever seen the film?

Yeah I think different management tactics like this really gave them their own personality. They could have easily made Michael a copy cat to his father but they’re incredibly different. What I love though is that even though Vito noticed his cold persona in this scene, he stuck by his son and gave him full control. Just such a testament to Vito’s loyalty to his family.

I love them both. I loved seeing al pacino’s character being the colder, darker one. He was able to identify Carlo and exact revenge. The one disadvantage to Vito’s style was Carlo was able to fly under the radar. Neither father or son’s styles were better or worse; just different. Loved the dynamic so much. And I loved the respect they both had for each other. I just love seeing that kind of loyalty in family.

I don't think Micheal could have done what he did, if he was like his father. He needed to be ruthless with people that were ruthless, in the end it costed him the people he loved.

To be fair, I understand why Michael wasn’t as emotionally connected to everyone as his father. Barzini and the other families showed Michael that times were changing and that respect alone doesn’t guarantee safety or loyalty at all. His father had been a respectable man his whole life and look what they did to his family. After losing his wife and older brother he realized that ruthlessness was the only way to maintain power in his current time. The only part where Michael made critical mistakes was specifically with his own family (being distant and driving them away, killing Fredo instead of forgiving him, etc). The way he treated his family was his ultimate downfall, not the way he treated everyone else

@@The-0189Exactly! The last real but of humanity left Michael when he lost his brother and then his wife in Sicily. It drove the point home that he would always be a target and that his family needed him more than ever to lead and keep them safe, no matter the cost. I used to watch these movies with my mom as a kid and it was always her favorite trilogy because if Mike’s character development lol

Yet vito gives honest assessment and explanation of why he's out to keep him loyal Whilst micheal offers little to no explanation except "war time" Its massive contrast in management

Tom is certainly great at keeping peace, a peace time diplomat in war time definitely results in a neville chamberlain type of situation

Three of the coldest words in this perfect screenplay: "You're out, Tom."

The whole not a wartime Consigliere thing was a ruse to fool Michael's enemies as the book makes it clear. It was all part of Michael and Vito's plan to make themselves appear to be much weaker than they were and to gain their enemies' trust,

But tessio betrayed him.🤔

@@jagdishsen5952 tessio betrayed michael for he didnt believe in michael since the don died

@@rafsanjanyahmad1876 Tessio didn’t even respond when Vito asked if he had their loyalty while Clemenza say yes godfather always. You just KNOW he’s gonna be the traitor

@@frankdees507 yess..thats right..and tessio was the one said "forgive me godfather,but with u gone,me and tessio soon or late would be under barzini's tumb".. tessio didnt respect michael..

Tessio didn’t respect the Don did you not watch the scene

Murder will weigh on ones soul.

It's all that stress on people back stabbing him, killing him, the feds getting him. He was always hiding and really never went out. After he got shot, the 5 families turned on him, Sonny got killed, did the meeting with the enemies the 5 Families, he aged rapidly.

Micheal will be sick in Godfather 3 with 60 age. Stress kills you faster than a bullet.

Never noticed that until now.

Wow it’s true... the clue was there several minutes before the reveal

He was worried because at that time The Corleones lost alot of power. They didn't take Michael seriously because there was a time in the not too distant past he had no interest in the business. What I loved is that Don Corleone acknowledged that Michael "headed" The Family and not him. Also Michael bought his College Experience in where it was more Corporate than "Casual". Michael was also very smart "allowing" Carlo to be part of The "Meetings". He wanted Carlo to be "comfortable" and "reassured" and not to think he was being blamed for indirectly causing Sonny's Death.

Wow I’ve seen this movie 25 times and I didn’t notice that until you mentioned it !

Great catch! No vocal or head nod!!👍🏿 Michael's eye roll at Carlos' response to Vito's acknowledgement of Carlos' Vegas appointment always struck me as a great visual play of a scene within scene. Vito has to be aware his son in law's death is imminent!

Good eye

Tessio nodded with his head, but you’re right: it probably meant that he wasn’t on the team anymore

Their loyalty is to vito. they both have to decide now whether it extends to micheal...especially if that loyalty comes at the expense of their own buisness and famlies and safety.......when sonny was in charge that wasn't an issue... strangely, in this scene in the book, tessio actually believes in micheal more then celemenza does.

Yea extremely powerful how his love even extends to in laws, even though Carlos becomes a traitor

He meant not one word of it He was always going to kill him They already knew he was responsible for sonny Keep your enemies close

@@SC-wx6qd No I know elders in my life who have that exact same look and feel, he meant every word of it and Brondo some how does it perfectly

@@guitarlover1370 true but this is a film It’s there in black a white what their true intention was in making Carlo their right hand man It was a plan to make him feel comfortable . He was a walking deadman over the Sonny situation . They even had you fooled !

@@guitarlover1370 they were setting Carlo up

It’s like he’s saying 'no, when we go to Nevada your gonna be my man Al’

Ironically, he wore the exact same one at the baptism and Carlos departure

“You’re out Norman.” -SpiderMan

He was setting them up. The entire plan hinged on somebody betraying Michael if everyone stays loyal it doesn't work. So Michael makes this announcement about Carlo being his right hand man in Nevada even though both lieutenants know Carlo is a putz and Vito himself never wanted Carlo involved in the family.

Point taken. Tom Haden truly was a man who knew where all the bodies where buried.

@@alonenjersey not to pick but it was Tom Hagen. I work off my iPad so I get letters wrong all the time. Fat thumbs lol. A lot of people don’t know that the negotiations for Robert Duvall with Coppola in The Godfather 3 fell apart which changed the script significantly. Duvall was key as was his character Tom Hagen. Blessings.

@@zippyzipster46 Yeah I pretty much read the same thing concerning why Robert Duvall as Tom Haden never made to Godfather III. I thought did a decent job portraying his son.

Allll apart of the play. Keep your friends close, but enemies…….

That's a very good point.

The hell are you using accented “E’s” for?

@@TheMidnightLibrary because my keyboard is in french

How would anyone know? It’s not like they put out a press release on personnel changes. Although that would make a funny Onion article.

@@andrewfield5656 that's the beauty of it u can't tell but fans try to figure it out

You mean Sonny’s

And he had NEW problems. Just when I thought I was out….

Good catch

They most likely planned his murder in advance after santino was murdered

@@cjphiri9759 yes I can see that as a possibility. It's just that Vito seems so genuine with the affection he showed Carlo in this scene that it makes it seem like he might not know about Michael's plan to off him.

Yes, in the book it was Vito’s idea and he said he knew it must be done but he couldn’t bring himself to kill the husband of his only daughter making her a widow and father of his grandchildren…. Michael reassured him that he could do it, wanted to do it and would take all responsibility for any fallout with Connie & the kids..

Noone, he doesn't want one. He doesn't want to be mafia, he wants to be legitimate there for he needs lawyers

In the book after Vito dies, It was Neri

It’s pretty much explained that he did this to protect Tom, he tells Tom he always admired him and was the only person he could trust which lead him to being the Don in charge when Michael went to Cuba/Florida. As for Carlo this was merely a mirage to keep him close and not think that they were on to him. “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer”.

He wanted Carlo to know he's is safe and he wants him to believe it with every fibre of his being so that when Michael finds kills him it will hurt him the most

@@aabevincent5601 He also wanted him and Connie to think that he didn't bear any ill will in terms of Sonny's Death. Remember Carlo set Sonny up. Also in The Book Connie kept pestering Kay about if Michael "Liked" Carlo. Then Kay pestered Michael about being Baby to Michael Rizzi (Connie & Carlo's Son).

also one thing michael shared less things with people...

It makes sense Tom is out because they actually do need a legit front man in Vegas who can run things. Michael telling Carlo he is going to be right hand man serves 2 purposes it creates doubt in Clemenza and Tessio's minds that Michael is competent and it lets Carlo report it all back to Barzini. Everything that happens in this meeting is to push someone to be the betrayer.