Sometimes the advice people give you is basically them telling you how they would do it. Vito was not only warning Michael, but teaching him how moves like this are pulled off. Michael uses that lesson to turn Tessio into a double agent. Tessio was smart but he forgot that Vito Corleone wasn't dumb enough to leave his son clueless.
I Agree definitely some of the most hardest moments to swallow in my life is realizing somebody was and now I’m experiencing what they tried to warn me, but Also it had to be Micheal, Sonny to predictable he’ll storm in that meeting angrily and get kill in “self defense”, Fredo would’ve just been sent to Vegas to be Moe Green bich without even shedding any blood
So true. That’s why when the Don heard Michael did the hit on Sollozzo he was disappointed,so much more to teach Michael but cut off by that bad decision by “bad Don “ Sonny. The future of the family was always going to be in Michael’s hands. Great video editing work.
@@theannouncer5538the way he threw away Luca Brasi too, I reckon deep down the Don knew he was finished, knew there was trouble brewing and used Brasi as bait…
I think this was Michael's biggest strength. He actually listened and took advice from the people he knew he could trust absolutely and with no doubt at all.
I love the scene when Michael father casually calmly tells him and at that meeting you will be assassinated without any expression on his face.. while michael is shocked 😲
I heard an interesting take recently that said that Sonny got Vito's charm and passion, Fredo got his kind-heartedness, and Michael got his ruthless intelligence.
Now watch _Once Upon A Time In America_ Try to watch the extended cut (251 mins). If not that one, then the European cut (229 mins). Stay away from the U.S. release (139 mins).
He was not a coward...he knew the risks! Even Pesci in Good Fellas made a bigger spiff when he was about to get hit. He would of begged like a baby given the opportunity.
While Vito was a friend but also feared, therefore Tessio was loyal. But with Michael? Well Tessio said it himself, he always liked Michael but he did not fear him. And he knew that Barzini would want to cut down the Corleone family and he was speculating that Barzini would be thankful for the support. But it should have been clear to him, that Barzini would have ended him as well once Michael is gone, as he wouldn’t trust somebody who betrayed his own family and the clan he helped to establish. In fact, Tessio’s only chance to survive was siding with Michael, but though Tessio was smart, he was too smart for his own good and forgot that Michael was a true son of Vito.
Tessio was a realist, he wasn’t really loyal, rather he’s loyalty was based on the fact that Vito had power, under his rule the Corleone family was the most powerful family in New York. After the don got shot and made Michael an active boss, Tessio thought that the family was on its way out, that the don became weak and lost its grip. He just thought that the five families will tear the Corleone family apart, and Michael wouldn’t have the strength to stop them and fight back. He thought he’s betting on a winning horse, but he simply underestimated Michael.
Tessio was also more ambitious than Clemenza. After all that time with Vito, Tessio hoped to gain his own territory/family. Michael instead consolidated power under the Corleone’s. Barzini offered Tessio a better deal than staying an underboss… which was to inherit what was left of the Corleone empire after Michael was assassinated. Both Clemenza & Tessio had doubts about Michael but eventually he won over only Clemenza.
@@DDELFIERRO Clemenza wanted his own family and territory too. He was right there with Tessio asking Vito for his blessing. It's not that Clemenza wasn't ambitious, Clemenza was just fiercely loyal to the Corleone family and that included Michael. Tessio was fiercely loyal as well to the Corleone family, but his disdain for Michael changed everything and that's what did him in.
Even the great Richard Pryor did a sketch about the "can you let me off the hook" scene. He said that it was the coldest thing that he had ever seen. R.I.P Richie!
I found out about this movie back in 2017. That scene with Tessio as the traitor broke my heart. Just how clear that just because he was loyal to Vito, doesn't mean he will behave the same towards Michael.
It had to seem casual, like "oh there is Barzini, he told me he respected your father so much and because of his memory he wants to have a meettin' and discuss a truce with you"
These movies are one of my dad's favorites and I feel like I should probably watch them, he got me into all the good ones Scarface Good Fellas Bronx Tale, miss you Dad.
@@JGeorge_c I read the book like three times when i was younger and it’s much better then the movie Puzo lived in Bayshore Long Island near some of my people.
Marion Puzo wrote the screenplay having no experience or knowledge of screenplay writing. After he was famous for it, he decided to take lessons on screenplay writing. First lesson was, "First, read The Godfather."
"I Saw The Movie But Didn't Read The Book. .. And From What I Saw Of CLEMENZA .. It Would Have Shocked Me For Him To Have Been A Traitor. .. There Is Not Much Loyalty In The MOB .. But CLEMENZA Is One That I Would Predict To Be Loyal".
