@Felipe Gomes no. Vito couldn't stand the corruption of his business happening to his family, especially when the crime game started hustling drugs to children. He always wanted Michael to become an honorable man, like a senator or the POTUS and believes it tragic that he had to inherit his fate.
@The Program Bravo. You have the best read on this that I’ve seen. I get annoyed when people say Sonny was a shitty Don and Fredo was a basket case but Michael was perfect. Vito saw the most of himself in Michael but he didn’t see all of himself in Michael, which is why he wanted Tom to stay close to him. Michael inherited Vito’s ability to reason and dissemble, something Sonny and Fredo could never do. That is what made him Vito’s favorite. But he was not another Vito and the family was always going to disintegrate.
@@anon9060 If you think politicians are honorable, you got it wrong. Vito just wanted his sons to be free of the marionette strings. Vito just didn't want his son to be bloody-handed gangster. The military medals were a good look. He could've gone back to finish Princeton (Yale?) and gone into politics relatively smoothly. But a hit on a policeman sealed Michael's fate.
@The Program Technically, Michael didn't destroy the Family. In fact, I'm sure that, as a criminal organization, the Family was materially very successful and powerful in its endeavors under his stewardship, even eventually becoming almost legit towards the end of his tenure with all that Vatican -bullshit- intrigue in Godfather III before passing it on to Vincent, (who would most likely proceed to run it into the ground). As an actual family, however, that's where Michael led the Corleones to ruin. By the end of Godfather II, Tom can barely stand him, he had his brother killed, and his marriage was destroyed, then his daughter got killed in the end and the only hope for the Corleone family is Michael's one son who became an opera singer! Sad!
@@stomp21 I don't think him explaining what he seen and how he felt about the scene is biased, though. He's not trying to convince anyone that this scene is better because of something he favorites
@@mikedawolf95 I was literally going to make this same comment! Vito was born and almost immediately lost his family, in absolute poverty. Yet he died a wealthy, loved, and respected man with a huge family. Michael was born into a large wealthy family yet he died alone in Sicily.
He said he had a blast on the film he & James caan had a mooning contest. I believe brando said he mooned the wedding audience which had real mobsters in it & apologies had to be made their made their was no disrespect. Lol
Michael was Vito's favorite son, and he wanted him to enjoy a regular life away from the family business. He was crushed to hear his favorite son was now a part of the life.
Actually not regular life, he wanted him to be in politics since he was the most intelligent and charismatic, also thats why he sent him to study in a college.
If vito was conscious at the time, Michael would have never been in that position and he wouldn't have gone down that road. Vito had the foresight to see that the family business wasn't good for michael.
Great for the movie. In the book santino was his favorite son but he knew he never was right for the job because of his temper and lack of discipline cause of his love for women. With Micheal he was annoyed he didn't want nothing to do with the business but always considered him the best person to replace him. As great as the book is the movie is better because of its changes.
@@thelevisullivan I actually just reread the book and Sonny was his favorite son however unlike the movie the Don from day 1 knew he only wanted Micheal to take over the business cause he was the only one he felt was capable of the job. Micheal not wanting any parts of the business was actually what caused a strain in there relationship. In the movie the line when Micheal says "I'm with you now" in the hospital actually comes from the book after Appollonia is killed. It's Micheal finally giving in to his father's wishes to join the family business.
1:49 onwards, motherfucking Brando somehow actually looking like he cant even talk. Nobody comes close to Brando, when he was trying at least, and its the subtle things that make you realize that.
Marlon Brando really acted well in this particular scene, it’s like he’s devastated that his son got involved in this but at the same time is just so honored that his good son would do this for him and the family. This film is moving because of the way family is put first
Michael represented the part of Vito which wasn't corrupted, which still had a chance. He represented his dignity. This was the moment when Vito realised that had gone.
out of all the by this point beyond-classic, beyond-iconic scenes in this movie, there's nothing so devastating and powerful than that simple, dismissive, anguished wave of his hand when he hears about Michael. it's both incredibly frail yet _completely_ powerful. you wouldn't dismiss the order given from a man like that. THAT'S what Marlon Brando did - he created more than a character, he created a _persona._ you get every detail of this man in just a simple move of his hand. it's probably the best acting there's ever been.
Was vito fully recovered or was he just never the same after the 5 bullets. I figured he just got older & this did take a toll. Vitos face broke my heart when he learned Micheal killed for the family.
Him clutching the get well cards from his grandchildren just further proves how much his family meant to him and his love for them. At the end of the day the mafia was just a way to support his family. ❤
Brando did a wonderful job showing Vito’s inner conflict. Like when Israel thought he lost his beloved son to wolves, Vito is heartbroken that his youngest has become tainted like himself
I’ve always focused so much on Brando that there are things I’m only now noticing : - Fredo’s face watching his father get carried up the stairs - cute little interaction of the Corleone + Hagen women - Clemenza’s joking with his godson and his godson’s son (also potentially Clemenza’s last scene with Sonny) - Theresa and her and Tom’s kids being fully part of the family and saying hi to Vito - the silent Sonny-Tom « oh shit » exchange and Vito catching up on that - Tom doing the polite cat meme when told to go - Fredo is very much traumatized by his father’s near-death
The First Take of this Scene, Marlon Brandon placed 50 Plus Pounds of Weights on the stretcher and James Caan had an extremely hard time…as Marlon Brando and Crew were laughing at James Caan…who was struggling to hold up Brando and the heavy weights underneath the stretcher…🤭😜
De Niro: I am the greatest actor... . . . Pacino: I am the greatest actor... . . . (Brando enters the scene) . . . Brando: Hello everyone, what are we talking about here? . . . De Niro and Pacino: 😶😶
I call my grandma ans she said shes sick. Someone gave her a anger at work and her blood presure shoot up. I twll her i same fired first guy for drinking but i got a other one. She said take it easy amagine having 135 employees...🤕😅 She still laugh with me. I know shes very sick. But shis gonna be like my grandpa she will go to work until her last day.😤😢🙂
Helal olsun oğlum kanımı almış demedi.. Michael şimdilik 2 kişiyi öldürdü kanımı aldı ama ya sonra... Sonra başına çoook işler açılacak Belki ileride benim torunum onun kızı olacak kişi bile tehlikede olacak ,(!) Raddesine kadar herşeyi görmüştü de ondan çıkın dışarı dedi.. Vay be...
See the reason that solozzo tried to hit vito was because he saw where sonny stood in regards to selling drugs. He figured sonny would take over and make the deal his father refused. All because he spoke when he should listen.
Sollozo never knew Sonny. Sonny would never do business with a person responsible for shooting at his father. He was not bloody business minded like Tom and Michael
I feel so sorry for Sonny in this scene. He repeatedly told Michael not to get involved in the mafia knowing fully well his father would not like it. But Michael with his 'business not personal' argument with Tom's backing armtwisted his way into it. And now he has to bear the brunt of his father's disappointment. This is the reason he is so vicious in the staircsse scene that follows immediately after this.
This scene is so telling on so many levels. We can see the difference between Vito and Sonny clearly. Vito doesn't even glance at Fredo, so full of contempt is he for his middle son for his weakness. Sonny, on the other hand, gives him an a hug and ruffles his hair, nowhere insulting his brother. Sonny was the most affectionate amd attached to his family members.
Let me tell you, I was high off my shit when I saw this movie and the impact it had on me is indescribable. The sheer love shared by this family and the sequences of it blew my mind. Of course, I couldn't really tell the actors apart most of the time but still.