Why Did Vito Send Luca Brasi To His Death? | The Godfather

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0:00 (Sollozzo's deal)
2:11 (Vito's plan)
03:31 (Explaination from the book)
06:47 (Psychopathic history of Luca Brasi)
08:30 (Don Corleone's biggest mistake?)
09:58 (Vito's perspective)
11:59 (Luca - stupid or badass?)
14:21 (Did Vito want Luca killed?)
15:02 (Vito's regret?)
16:16 (Conclusion)
The Godfather is perhaps Francis Ford Coppola's best and most famous movie. In the movie, Don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) has a feared enforcer known as Luca Brasi, who is considered a highly dangerous man.
A while back, I made a video on Luca Brasi where I provided some more information about the character, using stuff from the books mainly, to highlight what a dangerous man this was, feared by everyone and known for his brutality and unwavering loyalty to Don Corleone. And not even the Corleone family, but Don Corleone specifically, as suggested by Tom Hagen’s line “Even Sonny won’t be able to call off Luca Brasi” And many people on that video commented on Vito’s decision to send Luca Brasi to the Tattaglia’s as a very uncharacteristically stupid decision, which got me thinking, and is why I made this video, to discuss this decision made by Vito. I’m not here to argue for or against the decision; I just wanted to have a casual discussion about it.
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@CineRanter 3 года назад

*The Horrifyingly Origin Story of Luca Brasi:* ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PRkT_2HK2as.html *Subscribe for more videos!*

@danielueblacker9118 3 года назад

Luca was as were the rest of them....... they are no hero's, they are thugs.

@dbboss8455 3 года назад

Really hit me hard the story of him but I think the don didnt care if Lucia die ....1 for the baby 2 he made every1 uncomfortable 3 maybe the member of the family he kill wasnt but Lucas said it was

@jasonbodine6033 3 года назад

The HORRIFYING Origin Story of Luca Brasi.

@joespitzer977 3 года назад

What part of England are you from narrator ? You speak a very rare dialect.

@briansmith3632 2 года назад

@@jasonbodine6033 beat me to it lol

@thomasfriesejr.9198 3 года назад

If he sends Clemenza or Tessio or anyone else, he runs the risk of having them ACTUALLY double cross him for that sweet, sweet drug money. When even Sonny and Tom are in favor of the deal, he knows the only person he can be sure won't turn on him is Luca. But this is also the reason Barzini and Solozzo didn't believe him.

@Paul-vf2wl 3 года назад

I don't think it matters whether they believe him they've already decided to put a hit on Vito.

@919ENTERTAINMENTLLC 3 года назад

In reality Don Barzini want Vito gone no matter what...deal or no deal.

@tedwojtasik8781 3 года назад

@@919ENTERTAINMENTLLC and therin lay another mystery, or plot hole. Solozzo and Barzini wanted Vito's police and judicial contact for protection. If that were the case, why the cop on Solozzo's payrol? Would Barzini and Solozzo be more concerned about the cops and judges going after them if they took out Don Vito? In reality Solozzo would never go against someone with Vito's connections, instead he would have done what all mobsters do in such circumstance, they go behind the Don's back to on or more of his willing capos. In reality Solozzo would have simply made a deal with Sonny on the side, problem solved.

@919ENTERTAINMENTLLC 3 года назад

@@tedwojtasik8781 Don Barzini saw The Turk as a powerful tool to make him wealthy and finally get rid of the thorn in his side Don Corleone. Hence Barzini had the pimp mobster back him. By tell Vito that they backing him was his ace to see the weakness in the Don's family. Sonny took the bait and The Turk let Barzini know that the fall of the Corleone family was ripe for the taking. Except Don Vito survived the plot and schemed get rid of all of his enemies from beyond the grave.

@Tiabliaj1989 3 года назад

@@tedwojtasik8781 In regards to McClusky, he was a police captain. He was great in situations where the Turk would need cops to be moved or used, but in the long run having only a police captain wouldn't net you much. He has no ear on the street or in the lower ranks, whereas the Godfather had ears at every level. That's why they needed his connections, despite Solozzo having McClusky. IIRC the cop in the background who says "But the kid's a war-hero" right before McClusky broke Mike's jaw was on the Corleone payroll.

@T-roc57 3 года назад

I think he had confidence luca could handle himself, but he definitely underestimated the turk.

@garyacker7388 3 года назад

I agree with you

@Jim-Tuner 3 года назад

I think he missed Barzini's involvement. He was overconfident based on not knowing who he was really dealing with.

@T-roc57 3 года назад

@@Jim-Tuner-Oh for sure, he probably had a hunch but didn't figure it out til the meeting of the 5 families.

@theantilifeequation8150 3 года назад

He didn't think they would make a move yet, he didn't think it would be all out war from the start (obviously otherwise he wouldn't have left himself so open to a hit) he sent Luca on a recon mission nothing more, the godfather thought Luca had dealt with far more dangerous situations than a simple recon mission in a bar he already went to a good few times beforehand, as this video says Luca already had something going on with them he wasn't going in completely cold. It was a miscalculation from Vito but an understandable one.

@glenbellefonte9620 3 года назад

I can't say it better or before you now. But yes

@davegl9305 2 года назад

In the book, Luca Brasi was the only man in the world who's presence would make Don Corleone feel very unconfortable. Same with Luca Brasi: he never feared another man in his life, but was extremely nervous everytime he was around Vito Corleone. You can also see this in the movie when Vito asks Tom if it's really necesary to meet Luca in his office. When Luca comes in, he was so nervous that he messed up the little speech he had prepared to congratulate Vito for his daughters wedding. He sounded really intimidated and even gets interrupted by some kids who bumb into the room. You almost feel bad for him, until you remember he's the most ruthless number one sicillian killer.

@rafachrzaszcz6997 Год назад

There is another factor: the actor, Lenny Montana, was a criminal and enforcer, he got to acting but was so bad, he had to read and repeat his speech to Don. Coppola decided it would be good to show Brasi's nerves in front of Don.

@mayhemjr.803 Год назад

@@rafachrzaszcz6997 it seemed to work huh?🤣😂

@aliensoup2420 Год назад

@@rafachrzaszcz6997 If I remember the director's commentary, Coppola said during that scene, Brando wrote "FU" on his forehead while the camera was on Montana, which threw Montana's concentration off.

@IamLegend32 Год назад

@@aliensoup2420The story goes- guys like James Caan convinced Montana, (who refused at first but ultimately convinced) to wear a note on his tongue that said "F you" during his scene with Brando. Brando busted out laughing.. Then during the retake, Brando wore a note that said "F you too"

@robinsattahip2376 Год назад

"Is this really necessary" especially when Vito is talking, there are no wasted words in this movie, no slips of the tongue, this clearly shows what Vito thought of Luca.

@gregorybarton2067 3 года назад

According to the novel, Luca was not only a very violent man extremely loyal to the Don, but also one who upon his own initiative took out five of the Don's rivals in a single day. Don Corleone mistakenly sent his sword to serve as a spy.

@Michaelkayslay 3 года назад

Well said

@ryanarment5393 3 года назад

I think he wanted him to get information and kill sollozzo if brasi discovered that the turk was a threat.

@bighands69 2 года назад

I do not think it was a intension of him being a spy. I think it was done to send out a message to them. When Luca arrived on the scene it was to try and scare them back but little did Don Corleone know how stupid they really were.

@gregorybarton2067 2 года назад

@@bighands69 Review the film again. Just before meeting with The Turk Don Corleone described him as, " a very serious man." So, he was aware of the danger, but made the wrong move. Or, to use the chessboard to make the analogy he moved the wrong piece. And, that move was already anticipated. The Turk even told Michael that, " Let's face it, Mike. The Don is slipping."

@gregorybarton2067 2 года назад

@@bighands69 Also, The Don explicitly instructed Luca to gather information. He said nothing about frightening anyone. How do you frighten such men? Men who would kill a dead tree! They made quick work of Luca.

@hooper4581 3 года назад

My uncle was the manager of the hotel Edison in Times Square where they filmed his assassination scene. My family connection to the movie 😆. Greatest movie ever. Love the channel

@CineRanter 3 года назад

Thanks dude

@Buugzy 3 года назад

@Hooper45 I was one of the Whiskey bottles

@oz_jones 2 года назад

Family connections, you say?

@hooper4581 2 года назад

@Paddy Burke yep. Little known fact. I believe it was filmed down a corridor off of lobby. I believe they built the bar just for set.

@michaelmcdonald4442 2 года назад

The Edison was also used in the French connection.

@charliemctruth 3 года назад

"The Don "rest in peace was slipping. Ten years ago could I have got to him?". Great stuff.

@alonenjersey 2 года назад

Don Vito probably would still have said: "No" to the offer.

@cugelchannel4733 2 года назад

The families had been at peace for years so Don Corleone didn't expect an assassination attempt to come out of nowhere. There wasn't even any apparent tension between the families that could lead to a war. Tataglia wasn't powerful enough to start a war and Solozzo didn't have the organization to go up against the Corleone Family. It was the secret backing of Barzini that made the Turk able to make the hit on Don Corleone. But, the Don didn't suspect that.

@alonenjersey 2 года назад

Excellent explanation. But the Don was right in wondering "what he's got under his fingernails."

@Ron_Z 2 года назад

Luca Brasi was made out to be so dangerous, strong and loyal but the way he was killed was so simple and easy. I would have liked to see more of Luca Brasi's terrors so he could be a standout character in the film and could have given him a more suitable ending. Nice video tho! 👌🏻

@gregwatson8219 Год назад

Al Neri far more dangerous

@kalterverwalter4516 Год назад

Easily is a Bit overstated.

@joshuaburris6805 Год назад

Luca died like the dog he was he did not need a heroes ending he was a really really awful person in book

@joshuaburris6805 Год назад

@@gregwatson8219 al was my favorite character besides vito and mike his story was very complex

@michaelcoward1902 Год назад

You don't want to know more about Luca...trust me. You cherish your lost ignorance when you learn the story.

@moonrakertv5 2 года назад

Luca sealed his own fate when he DID NOT shake hands to seal the deal! Lucas's loyalty was so deep that he refused to shake on it even though he was in full deception mode! That's what got Luca killed his unwavering loyalty! The lack of handshaking! Back then a man's handshake was all he really had!

@spaceace1006 2 года назад

You would think that Luca's experience would tell him that he was indeed, in mortal danger and would anticipate an attempt at "garrotting". He would also know that if he placed his hand on the bar, it would be stabbed. Assassination techniques he would be fully familiar with.

@taylorlee3044 2 года назад

Yes, that hand shake or lack of it did him in.

@comanchedase 2 года назад

I still think in such a way

@drugmoney1369 2 года назад

Interesting perspective. Never thought of it that way. I still think Luca was a dead man walking all along but this is something to think about.

@Nat3_H1gg3rs 2 года назад

It's a great mystery if cinema. Honestly I think they would have killed him even if he did the hand shake.

@Joe-pb3bm 3 года назад

Luca would clearly have remained a long term asset for The Corleone Family.

@thabomuso6254 3 года назад

Vito had hundreds of killers, even if Luca was the most ruthless one.

@dbboss8455 3 года назад

Right he would never make him a capo

@glenbellefonte9620 3 года назад

You mean, until he got himself killed again?!

@MrK623 3 года назад

This part was not thought out well. The other families knew Luca and knew he was loyal to Don Corleone. Now all of a sudden he shows up and says he's not happy with the family? Directly after Don Corleone refused Sollozzo's deal? He's a dead man. It makes no sense to do that.

@geordiejones5618 3 года назад

Nah the mistake is an honest mistake but Sollozzo says as much to Tom "could I have gotten to him 5 years ago?" The crown eventually fades and Vito's time was over because he wasn't as ruthless about narcotics.

@phoggknight6714 3 года назад

It was obvious to the readers that Luca Brasi was loyal to Don Corleone, but was it obvious to his enemies? They didn't read the book, or see the movies. All capos and soldiers had to appear loyal to their bosses. Also, the video states, based on the novel, it wasn't right after the meeting.

@televinv8062 3 года назад

Or, was it GENIUS? It forced their hand to make a move/play their hand. A move that was coming anyway. The Don saw how disappointed everyone was when he turned Sollozzo down. He knew the risks to Brasi AND the family sending Brasi to pretend to betray.

@MrK623 3 года назад

Yes. The 5 families were a closed circle. The other families knew who the soldiers in the other families were.

@Xehanort10 3 года назад

@@phoggknight6714 Luca's loyalty to Vito was well known among the other families.

@Ralph-ny1ey 3 года назад

I think because the legend of Luca was so engrained in Vito and others that he had too much confidence in Luca. Who is going to try Luca with his reputation and ties for that matter? It was a slip.

@Arvaniz 3 года назад

I agree completely. It was a slip, not only by giving Luca those orders, but also in believing in Luca's myth of invincibility. Vito's first big major step into becoming a Mafia lord, was when he clearly saw through Don Fanucci's semblance of being untouchable. He recognized he had no muscle, nor anyone around, and that even some street punks could stab him and live to tell the tale. With the Tattaglia/Sollozo business, he did completely the opposite. He was clearly slipping.

@CoreyGolding 3 года назад

Who else he could have send Tessio?

@beatlecristian 3 года назад

@@Arvaniz do you think it was intentional? Wasn’t the Don afraid of Luca?

@Paul-vf2wl 3 года назад

Vito completely misread the situation. As soon as Vito refused Solozzo Barzini put the hit in motion. They didn't care if Brasi was defecting or not he was just a loose end they didn't need.

@beatlecristian 3 года назад

@@Paul-vf2wl so it was a blunder on Vito’s part?

@jceepf 3 года назад

One of my favorite scene is when Luca stutters in front of Don Corleone. It meant that even such a scary man respected and feared Don Corleone. He could not deliver his greetings properly, literally pissing in his pants. Later I found out that it was just bad acting from Mr. Montana, a pro-wrestler after all, but Coppola kept it in because it had the right effect. Montana was intimidated by Brando just like Luca was intimidated by Don Vito. This is method acting at its best! Unbelievable casting. Coppola is really a genius.

@ArtietheArchon 3 года назад

he literally pissed in his pants?

@hoponpop3330 3 года назад

The good professional wrestlers are good precisely because they not only are able to create a character but make that character believable.

@tedwojtasik8781 3 года назад

Well, he was also kinda brain damaged from his failed suicide attempt so maybe it was less nerves and more TBI???

@jeffreybaker4399 3 года назад

@@ArtietheArchon He he he he he, good one Artie! Yes, bad is good, literally is virtually, etc. English has become a rather strange (or strained) language.

@rhysoneill7399 3 года назад

Nope that was because the real actor lenny Montana was nervous with working on set with brando.

@thequietrevolution3404 3 года назад

This was actually debated on another site. One viewpoint stated that Don Vito Corleone hadn't yet realized his true enemy was Barzini. He sent Luca Brasi in to "feel out" the Turk and Bruno Tattalia. Had Bruno been the *true* brains behind the Turk's offer, he would've welcomed a useful addition like Luca Brasi with opened arms. Unfortunately, the Don "slipped up." And everyone was taken off guard by Luca Brasi being killed, including the audience. Because if one looks closely, there isn't an orange to be seen anywhere in the vicinity...

@Buugzy 3 года назад

It was pretty obvious it was Barzini… he figured it out to late

@BeenDeliveredToday 2 года назад

What orange

@jac1111 2 года назад

@@BeenDeliveredToday the deadly oranges that seem to foretell deaths and attacks in the movies. There are a few videos compiling the scenes that pointed out even more than I had connected before.

@michaellalli7693 2 года назад

Good point, no Orange before Luca’s murder. I just read the book Family Corleone. I highly recommend reading if you are a fan of Godfather

@TheRangeroftheWastes 2 года назад

@@michaellalli7693 is it good? Im currently in the last chapters of the godfather. Should I go back and read that one before going on to the godfather returns?

@fredmullison4246 2 года назад

Here's a thought. You pointed out that Luca Brasi is totally loyal to Vito Corleone and ONLY loyal to Vito Corleone. Vito might have deliberately tried to place Luca in very dangerous circumstances hoping that he might get killed because Vito wanted to leave the Family in good hands when his son, Sonny took over. Having only a very weak loyalty to Sonny (or to the other two Corleone brothers), Luca might have been more of a dangerous liability than an asset.

@hereticsign Месяц назад

You misunderstand loyalty here. This guy respected the don and that extends to his family which I will agree with you will be weak . Becasue sunny is no Vito and Micheal was not someone to be in the family business. If luca was there when vito got shot, no one of the corleone family could have stopped him from going berserk on the tattaglia family into extinction. Liability? I don't think so. He would much rather distance himself from the corleone family since there is no vito or vito like force there. Vito only sent luca to sniff around for information because he wasn't sure who was involved with tattaglia since vito didn't think tattaglia could be strong enough to back someone like solozzo. He wanted to make sure. On the day luca died, it was just a bad day and the turk was just too cunning and maybe it was decided that luca braci must die.

@sabrinagrant8003 3 года назад

Wow, I never knew that about Luca Brasi. That’s why reading is fundamental😀

@kaxeniakristelle7887 3 года назад

Luca gives you your first job in the game! You kill the 2 men who beat the undertakers daughter

@icuwatchintheBoys 3 года назад

@@kaxeniakristelle7887 what game?

@estebanperez2557 3 года назад

@@icuwatchintheBoys the GodFather Game. A bit dated but still fun, I pop it in once ina while to this day

@icuwatchintheBoys 3 года назад

@@estebanperez2557 which Consule?

@purpleyeti705 3 года назад

@@kaxeniakristelle7887 whoa whoa whoa. You DON'T kill them, that's the whole point of Vito telling clemenza to give the job to someone who won't "lose their head". Lol Fr tho, that game was amazing.

@ted.angell7609 3 года назад

Essays give answers, while novels raise questions. Half a century later, The Godfather is still raising good questions 👍

@mahmoudibnemir8704 3 года назад

4:18 Love that scene where Luca is getting ready with his vest and checking his pistol whilst "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" is playing...

@Kate-zw8vj 3 года назад

He was only contracted for 5 minutes of screen time.

@Buugzy 3 года назад

Right? Lol… the guy acting as Luca Brasi was a real gangster in the Colombo Crime Family sent to monitor the set. Coppola cast him, but due to his nerves, He kept making mistakes and repeating his lines to himself. This was then incorporated into the film as a character trait.

@arnoldoaguayo5844 2 года назад

@@Buugzy really?

@Buugzy 2 года назад

@@arnoldoaguayo5844 yes bro

@davemeads859 2 года назад

Lol this 💯🔥🔥

@devonhendrix5476 3 года назад

When Don Vito talks to Michael about Luca and says that Luca is a man who chooses to give his allegiance and cannot be forced into it. He says that Luca Brasi chose to follow him because he knew he was the only man capable of taking his life if he wanted. Don Vito was willing to take the risk, and Luca was willing to die for his Don.

@NothingMaster 2 года назад

When you send someone to your enemies, on an information gathering mission, pretending to be shifting loyalties, you better know that you could trust that individual emphatically. Obviously, Vito knew what a mental case and a vicious killer Luca Brasi really was, but he also knew that he could trust Luca’s loyalty without reservation. That and the fact that Luca Brasi had a reputation for being able to take care of himself even in the most dangerous circumstances made him the perfect choice. Vito might have also felt that Luca was constantly anxious to find ways to prove his affection and loyalty to the Don; so he gave Luca a bone to gnaw on. What is, however, quite surprising to me is the fact that Luca, walking into that inherently dangerous meeting, left himself vulnerable to a sneaky attack. Perhaps he had become complacent, after his botched suicide attempt; or maybe deep down he did have a death wish.

@hanseekhoff1093 2 года назад

You write: "Luca Brasi had a reputation to be able to take care of himeself even in the most dangerous circumstances" - and I totally agree. That's why the killing scene of Luca is so completely unreal in that it took only seconds for him to die, while he offered little resistance. In reality it takes several minutes to throttle somebody, especially a big strong guy like Brasi who also would have pulled the knife out of his hand (providing him with a weapon), fight like a lion and probably overpower his assailants.

@igg3937 Год назад

@@hanseekhoff1093 Yeah it's always bugged me a bit about how easy Luca Brasi goes out. It was a pretty effective move, and one that would have definitely caught him off guard, I just feel like a big bull of a man like that would have been thrashing around violently, regardless of the knife in his hand.

@TRINZINI Год назад

"When you send someone to your enemies, on an information gathering mission, pretending to be shifting loyalties." That has always been my one and only beef with THE GODFATHER 1 : How could Vito (and Luca) even think for a second that these enemies he sends Luca to would buy such an inept "defection" story ? It makes no sense (except if Vito is doing this to see how they will react) but, Man, he's basically sending poor Luca to his death and risking losing one of his most loyal guys in the process (which is exactly what happens). I hope it makes more sense in the novel.

@skylarmccloud4080 Год назад

@@igg3937 One would think that he'd tear his own flesh to get at the man on is back. in reality a guy like that would've ripped his hand down the middle, fuck the knife. Then proceed to eviscerate Bruno, and Sollozzo

@jaketheberge1970 3 года назад

You know in hindsight after hearing Luca's back story maybe Vito probably shouldn't have sent a well known brain damaged psychopath to work as a spy.

@likeclockwork64butbetter58 2 года назад

He wasn't there to spy, he was there to harass and provoke a reaction. Being watched by a protected killer was an intimidation tactic. Neither Luca nor the Don were expecting such a bold attack.

@Buford_T_Justice1 3 года назад

“Louis Brazi sleeps with the fishes.” -Christopher Moltisanti

@Andrei-oj1jz 3 года назад

hahahaha

@_zigger_ 3 года назад

They know, but they don't know

@vintage_sole4065 3 года назад

Luca Brasi! It’s Luca brasi sleeps with the fishes, cmon put him in the trunk I’ll take him to staten island

@wolfy9549 3 года назад

“It’s LUCA, LUCA BRASI sleeps with the fishes!”

@warlockborn1031 3 года назад

Luca never had the makings of a Varsity Athlete....

@Britton_Thompson 3 года назад

Solozzo said it himself. Don Corleone was slipping in his old age. The fact of the matter is that Vito had gotten too comfortable following his idea to institute the Commission*. He started to see the underworld through his rose colored glasses by believing his rivals were as cultured and compassionate as he was, and that mob wars were now a thing of the past. He allowed Barzini to fool him by putting on the visage of an aging older gentleman who'd lost his ambition to rule New York over the years. In reality, Barzini was only biding his time until he could finally create the chaos necessary to throw the Commission out of whack and render it ineffective so that he could resume his goal of becoming capo di tutti capi; the "boss of bosses". Barzini secretly detested the idea of a commission. He still believed in the old Sicilian ways where one boss would control all the families. While Luca was indeed dangerous and psychotic, he was also dumb, unsophisticated, and losing a step himself. Allowing Luca to grow too comfortable in his reputation was part of Barzini's plan too because of Don Vito's over reliance on him. At the end of the day, Vito had gotten too secure in his status since the creation of the Commission, and too predictable in his reliance on Luca Brasi. There's a reason why only Michael and Al Neri could win the war, and not Vito and Luca. They were the only wildcards in the Corleone family that Barzini never saw coming. *In real life Lucky Luciano created the Commission, but in the Godfather universe it was Vito Corleone

@Olliemets 3 года назад

Brilliant Analysis. Salut !!

@1eagleeyez 2 года назад

Well thought analysis. Superb.

@bighands69 2 года назад

I do not think Don Corleone was slipping. I think he was under the impression that they were not stupid enough to cross him. But he underestimated their stupidity. Luca was sent as a deterrent so that they would get the message. The failed against Don Corleone on several levels.

@gregorybarton2067 2 года назад

👍👍👍 Man, for all I know you might've been a consultant to Mario Puzzo. Seriously, your discernment is spot on.

@Nat3_H1gg3rs 2 года назад

Solothso was trying to be persuasive to Tom hagen when he said that. His true tone was more more defensive.

@garrysekelli6776 2 года назад

Luco Brazzo is probably my favorite godfather character.

@johnzeszut3170 3 года назад

Because after Luca visited Vitto's house the toilet seat was broken.

@tubularbill 3 года назад

What surprises me is how easily they killed Brasi.

@joshb20101 3 года назад

It wasn't easy. It took 3 of them. They were lucky to get the drop on brasi.

@Baci302 3 года назад

@@joshb20101 Yeah, but he had apparently dealt with worse odds many times before this. And this wasn't even a fight. Luca went down pretty easy.

@alexperry4691 3 года назад

@@Baci302 maybe he was just way past his prime!

@Ralph-ny1ey 3 года назад

I think it really caught Luca off guard. I think he genuinely thought he was in and wasn't as sharp as he used to be. He didn't expect it, especially not the way in which he was killed. Probably expected a gun if anything which is why he wore gear. People didn't try him with his reputation. I think they killed him by hand to send a message that they took out Vito's top muscle without a gun.

@souljahjustice7715 3 года назад

It shouldn't. Thats the street. Anybody can get it. Its where and when.

@Slipmahoney21 2 года назад

I never saw Sonny’s comment as showing interest. It seemed more to me that it pissed off Sonny, who was offended that Solozzo would suggest the Corleones would need the protection of the Tatalias or they would provide better protection than the Corleones could protect themselves.

@kurtwpg 3 года назад

Don't have 16 minutes to spend watching, but I'll say this. Vito obviously did not expect Sollozzo to put a hit on the head of one of the Five Families. No expecatation of a hit on Vito means they aren't just going to incur his wrath by Luca suddenly turning up dead.

@544shadow 2 года назад

Complacency and underestimating, is fatal in that business,using fredo as a solo bodyguard at the vegetable stand was a blaring,too comfortable error.

@stukaman1162 3 года назад

Another film researcher has said the scenes in the movie where Luca is practicing his lines for when he meets Don Vito "on the day of his daughter's wedding," came as a result of the actor playing Luca being very much intimidated by Marlon Brando's acting craftsmanship, and was literally scared anticipating the scene he would be sharing with him. Coppola had the presence of mind to film this actor playing Luca rehearsing his lines and blended it into the movie.

@oneoak3814 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant

@thebiowatchlist 3 года назад

It's a brilliant move on Vito's part. Everyone knows Luca is loyal to him, so they will know Luca is lying when he shows up and says he wants to switch families. What they do next tells him their intentions. They attack or kill Luca and he knows they are enemies. They come and tell Vito that Luca came to them and they are friendly. They do nothing and they have no intention of doing anything. They welcome Luca in and they don't respect Vito, but aren't necessarily in opposition to him. People judge this move the way people do most things - they aren't thinking of what is possible. It's a movie and so they only see the movie version. Life isn't a movie. You don't know who the bad guys are and who the good guys are. You have to take actions and see what happens to really know. Also, Vito is getting older and knows it. Luca is the kind of guy you need to get rid of eventually.

@dbboss8455 3 года назад

Yupppp I agree all of it

@harrymills2770 3 года назад

If they didn't see through it, he had somebody dangerous on the inside. If they DID see through it, they might play along and feed Luca false information. They would almost certainly see through it, because Luca's a bad choice for anything subtle. This would give Vito a sense of how deep the game is on the opposition's side. It would also make THEM think that Vito's weak and stupid to send such an obvious plant. I like your last point. Vito surely understood Luca Brasi's character, inside and out. If you remember the speech he gave at Michael's wedding, they made a big deal on this channel about how Vito seemed visibly relieved when Luca was done. Also pay attention to the body guards. The filmmaker made a point of showing them on full alert until Luca was done, and then relaxing when he stepped away. The scene right before Luca gets the garrote shows him gearing-up, putting on his vest under his shirt, etc. That scene shows him for what he is, a former pro wrestler who's big, out of shape, and not too swift. My thought watching the movie was "This is the guy everybody's afraid of?" Brasi was the kind of hitter they'd set up with something impossible to screw up, but calling for absolute psychopathic disregard and brutality. I mean, who knows? Luca MIGHT have found his way, in an idiot-savant sort of way, like "M-O-O-N" did in "The Stand." He made the perfect spy because he was kind of retarded, and nobody gave him a second thought. But back to your last point, Luca Brasi was a loose cannon and expendable to the Corleone family.

@dianapombano9289 2 года назад

Totally agree! I feel that although he would hate to lose him sooner rather than later, this is the Don's biggest chance to maximize Luca's worth to him and while gaining more insight into his enemies intentions, is the ultimately best way to eliminate Luca from being a threat to his own family after he is gone.

@Therealw1 2 года назад

You never need to get rid of a guy like Luca.

@1995abv 2 года назад

Vito wouldn't hurt someone loyal to him wouldn't make sense

@tk-uo9mh 3 года назад

If Vito wanted an inside man on The Turk, he shouldn’t have sent his most loyal and most powerful weapon. Luca was a killing machine wasted on a spy mission. But whether Luca went to the bar or not, they’d have to kill him before they moved on Vito

@EJBarte 3 года назад

But being the most loyal person meant no chance of being swayed. They desperately needed an insider as Vito probably knew he was among the few mob bosses who didn't want to deal with drugs and thus would face multiple families. In the second movie, Michael says most of the family higher ups are business men and only Tom could be trusted. It was the same with Vito. Before Vito died, he expected either Tessio, and even Clamenza to betray the family - telling Michael that whoever invites him to a meeting with Barzini after Vito dies is the traitor. Most of the mafia families - at least portrayed in the movie - wanted in on the drug business because of how lucrative it was. If he sent anyone else, there was always a chance they actually betray him for the money. He knew Luca Brasi would never betray him. Just sucked he also happened to be his strongest weapon.

@harrymills2770 3 года назад

@@EJBarte I think there were clues in the film to suggest Luca Brasi wasn't Vito's best weapon, especially seeing how easy it was to take him out. Brasi had some brutal murders of passion on his back trail, and the only reason he was still breathing was because Vito offered him redemption and put him on retainer as muscle. There were 3 possibilities: 1. They see through him and off him right away, tipping their hand. 2. They don't see through him and he becomes an asset to the Corleones in the enemy camp. 3. They see through him and play him. He had to know how stupid Luca was, and not have (m)any expectations of high-value intel. He had to expect Luca would eventually be exposed, although there's a chance his natural taciturnity would allow him to fly under the radar. I think it likely that Vito would see Luca Brasi as equal parts asset and liability. At least as much for show as for utility. "Now am I gonna haveta call Luca over here to repeat the question, or are you just gonna tell me?" I think a guy as smart as Vito would see Luca as pretty expendable.

@tk-uo9mh 3 года назад

@@harrymills2770 a mob boss wouldn’t see a guy who saved his life on multiple occasions and almost singlehandedly won the olive oil wars as expendable

@dariabusek3566 3 года назад

Exactly! I read your post only after I had myself posted: It wasn't simply that Vito's decision to send Luca was ill-considered or sub-par (specifically because everyone "knew" that Luca's loyalty was unquestionable). Rather, the assignment which Vito had given to Luca was simply far too subtle and complicated. Luca was the Don's tactical nuclear weapon - a mega-death city-killer. But the job Vito had in mind - to infiltrate the enemy camp and gather intel, to act a role and inveigle himself into their trust - would have required someone with the subtlety of a master spy. Luca was a battle-axe - but Vito needed a scalpel.

@Paul-vf2wl 3 года назад

Clearly Barzini had no problem buying Paulie who was Vito's driver/bodyguard

@liboud22 Год назад

One thing I'd like to point out about how easily Luca was taken down is, the best way to take a large man down quickly, apart from shooting him right in the head, is garroting. Thin wire quickly cuts the blood supply to the brain, making the target far more weaker and vulnerable than stabbing or even shooting in the body. You will black out in mere seconds after the pressure is applied, no matter the size. Look at some of the choke-holds Martial artists apply and how quickly it makes target pass out. Garroting is 10 times more efficient.

@phil-Leotardo.171 3 года назад

I know Vito's bottom was impacted if that's what your referring to

@calebvincent8759 3 года назад

Hahah

@B22_2-87IN 3 года назад

He should have compromised

@jonathanmancill5845 3 года назад

I heard they found Carlo's lipstick on the pool que.

@alimasri29 3 года назад

Go home and get your shinebox

@mattsean6164 3 года назад

I heard when they found Vito, he had an 8 ball in his corner pocket Very funny Dom

@aguy2162 3 года назад

The Corleone's shoulda sent a younger member of the organization to get info and told him to tell Solozzo that Sonny sent him cuz he was interested in doing business and wanted to go under Vito's nose. That would've been more believable than Vito's top and most loyal enforcer wanting to switch sides and it would've played into what Solozzo and Tattaglia already had in mind regarding Sonny

@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 3 года назад

Should have sent Carlo Rizzi.

@KC______ 3 года назад

Don Vito should have tried sending Luca Brasi BEFORE the meeting with Sollozzo. Vito didn't even think that the ACTUAL goal was to destroy and replace the Coreleone family and I don't think even Sollozzo knew it. Barzini wanted to sit at the Head of The Commission and the Five Families of New York envied Don Vito's power and popularity according to the novel.

@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 3 года назад

@@stevef3685 Go and show Carlo the tree.

@gabrielM1111 3 года назад

@@maratonlegendelenemirei3352 best line in the movie

@raygibson1295 2 года назад

I agree. But all in all Sonny had the right idea. Kill them all. But his approach was fucked up. Think about it. What did Michael do after Vito died. He killed them all. You say tomato I day tomata

@cappuccinogoodfinger 3 года назад

IMO, Don Vito mistake was he refused to acknowledge that time was changing. Solozzo is a new breed of mafia, a new generation hellbent on making his name. Old ways of doing things just didn’t cut it anymore. The other Dons went with the flow, but Don Vito persisted with his value - which is what makes his character so endearing in the movie.

@919ENTERTAINMENTLLC 3 года назад

Boom!

@tedwojtasik8781 3 года назад

The irony is that in real life the heads of all five family's did not "allow" the sale of narcotics untill well into the 1970's. However, unofficially they turned a very blind eye to their street capos slinging smack as long as they were kicking up and did not get caught. The whole mob life is really fascinating to me, especially the next-level hypocrisy of it's members. Talk about masters of cognitive dissonance.

@919ENTERTAINMENTLLC 3 года назад

@@tedwojtasik8781 Don't let me seeing you doing evil...but don't forget to wet my beak either.

@tuckercarlsonsmicropenis1283 3 года назад

Solozzo symbolizes the “Young Turks” who paid no mind to the “Rules”, such as Omertà and not leaving bodies in the street. Times WERE changing in the time leading up to the time of The Godfather’s release date: Joe Valachi had spilled the beans a decade earlier, and the import and sale of narcotics was way too much money for LCN to just ignore. Then, ‘Murricn Mafiosi made city streets seem like The Wild West. Think about the Castellano hit, performed at rush hour in midtown Manhattan, for crying out loud! And The Philadelphia LCN created a river of blood 🩸 throughout the 80s, flowing through the city all throughout the decade...and then there were the canaries that sent guys like Gotti and Scarfo to prison for the remainder of their lives...

@DonRamiro1 2 года назад

The greatness of The Godfather is just like listening to The Beatles musical catalogue. There's always a new instrument you never heard consciously before in the music just as there seems to always be a new angle you hadn't considered before. By just watching this video, I learned that Barzini was angling to take Vito's political contacts away from him. I had always wondered what would have happened to said contacts had Vito died from the attempt on his life. Now I know. Great stuff, as always.

@walliegirl2 Год назад

Or listening to a Marty Robbins' song. You never know what Marty is going to do with his music. Marty Robbins > Beatles

@connordevereaux759 3 года назад

To be honest I'm aware that Don Vito said "go to the Tattaglias tell them your unhappy with us, find out what you can" superised that Luca didn't attack first and wipe them all out. He had a widely known scary reputation for volience. Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪

@joshb20101 3 года назад

I think they already knew they were going kill brasi and go after Vito.

@molasorrosalom4846 3 года назад

Think if Luca didn't go, and then the Don was shot. He would have hunted them all down, and chopped them into pieces.

@dbboss8455 3 года назад

@@joshb20101 they must of got him loaded or set him up like we got 10 girls in here and they all gonna blow u lom

@mkrnp 2 года назад

Michael: "Their loyalty is based on business". (sic)

@denniscerasoli6209 3 года назад

The guy wasn't buying the lie that Brasi would betray the Godfather when Brasi went to the club they knew he was a dead man the Godfather in his wisdom should have known Brasi would be clipped they knew he wouldn't betray Vito.

@astersdixon3142 3 года назад

I had the same thoughts, knowing how devoted he was to Vito there was no way they would believe he was leaving them!👍🏾👍🏾

@rishabhkumar4027 2 года назад

In the books, before the meeting with the Turk and Bruno he was about to make a phone call to Sonny or you can say Godfather as he did not know the Don had been shot and tell them about this meeting but did not and thought of carrying the plan devised by don.

@juanaperez555 2 года назад

That’s it,,a loyal person never betray a friend,,never ever,,!!!,death will be honored,,,,,,,

@albanianking6402 2 года назад

Godfather is one of those movies that you could watch over and over and pick up something new. What a classic.

@thomasbrown3356 3 года назад

The movie didn't convey Luca's terrifying legend enough, as the novel did. Instead, Luca seemed more like Vito's sacrificial lamb. We never quite understand why Vito didn't want him at Connie's wedding.

@spikemufc 3 года назад

Yeah I was always wondering about that. Luca even practices his speech and enters the room humbly afterwards which proves his loyalty to Vito. But why Vito didn't invite one of his most trustful man to the wedding is bewildering

@graphitedamier3548 3 года назад

He threw a baby in a furnace so yea there’s that lol Luca is a real life devil, very off putting

@patricenagel9442 Год назад

@@spikemufc But he was invited, remember he thanked Vito for inviting him?

@lcaceci43 3 года назад

The strangulation scene was real. they had oxygen on standby and they went as far as they could without actually killing Lenny Montoya!

@vintage_sole4065 3 года назад

^montana

@vintage_sole4065 3 года назад

No lie he was an actual mafia enforcer to the Colombo family and was sent to watch over the movie set so Coppola made him apart of the movie and it was history from there!

@markbarret6836 3 года назад

@@vintage_sole4065 with his stuttering amateurish readings of his lines left in the film.

@johnnyedge9594 3 года назад

"This I did not know......, Till today"......., Lol.....!!!!!! Very interesting inside info, Thanks for contributing.....!!!!!!

@pagodebregaeforro2803 3 года назад

@@vintage_sole4065 didnt know that. But I knew the Colombo family had an involvement in the movie. Heard from Michael Franzese.

@amsalespush 3 года назад

When I watched that scene, I had a vague sense that there was some miscalculation on somebody's part. Be it Vito or Luca, I was not sure.

@bobbywoods684 3 года назад

He was murdered....you should have had a very clear sense someone miscalculated.

@ZoomGears 3 года назад

I think Luca kinda messed up by not shaking Sollozzo’s hand when he offered. It confirmed to them that Luca really didn’t give a shit about what he was saying. Though I’m sure the murder was planned well in advance anyways because of the signal used to start the killing. Ultimately I think it was Sonny’s fault for the slip up in the meeting because no one would dare try to kill Luca if it wasn’t carefully planned out.

@shawgimahmoud6448 3 года назад

the turk was almost there but everything collapsed when he underestimated Michael inelegancy at one point he called micheal the pretty collage boy.

@reignkaida 3 года назад

Looks like someone needs college

@ehamady6 3 года назад

I got the feeling that Vito was a bit disenchanted with Luca when he didn't want to receive Luca at Connie's wedding.

@darrendelacy8162 3 года назад

I was always pretty sure that Vito had a certain distaste, a sensible concern and a very understandable fear of Luca Brasi. That he had to formally receive Luca, his bridal gift and stilted speech on Connie’s wedding day I think perturbed Vito, although it was clear and prudent that Vito should do so. In terms of business I think Vito trusted Luca Brasi and his abilities implicitly, as evidenced by the assignment he was asked to perform for the Don in delivering the shocking warning to Jim Woltz, that he must cast Vito’s godson Johnny Fontane his big new feature film.

@FrontWing-EndPlate 2 года назад

@@darrendelacy8162 Jack Woltz

@darrendelacy8162 2 года назад

Right thanks……..

@thomasmackliley6117 2 года назад

@@darrendelacy8162 Totally agree.

@phoggknight6714 3 года назад

Those two men that Luca tortured and killed were Al Capone's men, sent from Chicago to kill Vito.

@NBLP7001 3 года назад

Then Don Vito sent their hands to Capone with a note that said, "Why does a Neapolitan interfere in the affairs of Sicilians?"

@this_is_yehru 2 года назад

Sollozo insulted the Don in his meeting and therefore forced Don Corleone to check up on Sollozo's operation. Sollozo therefore had no fear for the Corleones as he knew he had the 4 other families as back up... hence Don corleones decision to send Luca to figure out the force he was up against. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.

@DaveSCameron 2 года назад

TATTAGLIA FAMILY?

@robertgriffin8724 2 года назад

Ever seen a chess match, where a knight is sacrificed? It may hurt, but in this case, it made everyone else bolder, which got them killed. They had no idea that DON VITO may have been a GRAND MASTER. They never seen it coming!

@wejuggernautentertainmentl3156 2 года назад

You mean Tattalia…

@hanslanda58 2 года назад

How did he insult don vito in meeting ?

@mauziki 28 дней назад

@@hanslanda58 Yes. I have the same question. When did Sollozo insult Vito?

@fifty9forty3 2 года назад

When I watched the Godfather years ago, I wondered about the decision to send Luca to infiltrate the opposition mob. My thoughts on it did not go much beyond that, but I did think it was risky because the mob bosses are very much aware of their own thinking and tactics on subversion. Luca was a longtime and loyal associate of the Corleone family and the move to disassociate would seem suspicious. At least as it was portrayed in the movie.

@TRINZINI Год назад

Made no sense to me either. Even today. Only explanation : Vito is getting old and is starting to slip (notice that he waits to be alone with Luca to tell him what he wants him to do. Had ANYONE else been there, they probably would have told Vito : "Come on Pop ! Whadd'ya thinking ? They gonna whack him on the spot !" ;)

@Meanietube 3 года назад

I think that, from Vito's perspective, Solozzo would either buy his trap, ou not buy it but be too afraid to make a move. Sending Luca was not only a decoy but also somewhat of a threat - he was hard to kill and doing so would mean war with the top mafia boss. The mistake Vito made was to believe Solozzo was just a reckless outsider. It was Barzini's move to kill Brasil and hit on Vito. Barzini is the actual mastermind to rival Vito's smarts. Story wise, it creates the challenge that removes the Godfather from a position of invincibility to the more exciting position of having to overcome someone just as good as himself. On the bigger picture, Vito's refusal to go into drugs for the sake of the community means he is an old time aristocratic local-minded boss trying to resist the soullessness of globalization. Later on, Michael would embrace it, and therefore survive, but at the cost of letting the old values die. So, Vito's early mistakes are also tragic and represent his belief that no gangster would go that far in disrupting the old order he himself represented. When Sonny dies, he says about the enemies: "they are animals!". It means he still expected some moral limits to exist even in crime (that's kinda of an overall theme of the movies)

@SC-wx6qd 3 года назад

Excellent points all made well , what I might add also in the end Vito was proved right in the end saying the drugs would eventually lead to the downfall of the mafia . Possibly Tom and Sonny were thinking 10 years ahead when they said drugs were a thing of the future but Vito fully understood the consequences of going into the Drug Trade . He in theory was way thinking way ahead of anybody else . Unfortunately due to underestimating his enemies hunger for drugs trade , the corleones were left in a position with Sonny Dead and Michael in exile, that he was left in a position where he had to give in to Drugs deal or they would have been defeated. Although in the end they got their revenge .

@zachb.6606 3 года назад

Excellent take. You'll note that Michael never got the respect afforded Vito, so he saved the family but it came with a cost. The family was never the same. I agree with your assessment that sending Luca was a risk-free gambit from Vito's perspective, and fits the storyline. Recall that Vito doesn't learn that Barzini was behind the whole thing until much later in the movie. Had he known the Turk was being underwritten by Barzini, he may have taken a more subtle, stealthy approach. But there's also something to the idea that the Don's time was passing.

@dariabusek3566 3 года назад

>>he (Luca) was hard to kill and [...]

@aburnce 2 года назад

Good points, but you can't just say what a relatively good guy Vito is or that he's less brutal, when Luca Brazi is the most brutal enforcer in the underworld and did ungodly things in the Corelone's name. "They're animals because they're doing it to us."

@mcconlogue1898 2 года назад

I don't think Vito underestimated Sollozzo at all. He immediately sent for Brasi after meeting Sollozzo because he knew refusing him meant trouble.

@leonpaelinck 2 года назад

Luca Brasi is probably the most anticlimactic death in cinema history.

@Michaelkayslay 3 года назад

I feel Luca died too easily He was meant to be a hard arse enforcer But died very quickly

@pmaestas93 2 года назад

At the end of the day he's human. This isn't a action movie where one guy can fight 5 guys at once Kung fu style.

@peterenevoldsen7199 2 года назад

Well, that is what happens when your garrotted

@119Agent 2 года назад

I think you stated Vito's fatal flaw: he didn't realize that Barzinni was actually calling the shots. He knew his plot to use Luca to find information would have worked against Sollozzo and Tatallia but would have absolutely not used it if he had know that Barzini was involved. He would have known Barzini was smart enough to see through his plot. I think he didn't know how they were on to Luca until the car ride with Tom back from the meeting of the 5 Families: that it was Barzini all along.

@urenaanthony91 2 года назад

In the meeting with the other boss leaders that's when he realized it

@Tb0n33999 3 года назад

I would have liked to have seen more of a fight out of Luca in that scene, but that's a movie decision.

@GP-fw8hn 3 года назад

Great video analyzing this situation. I did not know Luca's backstory and did not know about the months long courting. Based solely on the movie I always felt this was dumb and unbelievable that Luca could convince them he was turning. Knowing all that you just revealed, this is a much more believable ploy and just didnt work. His intelligence sources are what failed him. Vito didnt understand the weight of power being turned against him when he sent Luca. It's ok, you cant win all the battles, but they definitely won the war.

@leyenda6149 3 года назад

Your humor & colorful language really made this video even more entertaining. This channel is just awesome

@CineRanter 3 года назад

Thanks very much

@rman52 2 года назад

Great script and analysis of something that has always puzzled me as well. Salute Cineranter.

@KevTheImpaler 3 года назад

The best bit is that it looks like John Bercow who's being garrotted.

@iancharlton678 3 года назад

NOOOOOOOO……!!! Now I’m so terribly conflicted….. one of my favourite scenes… unhinged 😥. But, one of my darkest fantasies realised…… 😂🤣 I’m not sure if I should thank you……. 🙂

@BigMamaDaveX 3 года назад

OOORRRDDDEEERRR!!! 😏😉

@jeremiahford2996 3 года назад

How cool would it be to have a Luca Brasi origin movie…

@bobvylan7215 2 года назад

What a great idea. I would love to see that.

@rishabhkumar4027 2 года назад

Just read the book Luca Brasi is a Devil

@BeeHatGuy 2 года назад

Idk, the baby killing scene is harsh

@rgjcs2793 2 года назад

Read the book man

@MrMalicious5 2 года назад

@@BeeHatGuy Eh, don’t watch the movie Cider House Rules then.

@antiseize11 2 года назад

You explained this so good! Thank you!!!

@labrinth0714 3 года назад

man I needed this video you are a hero man you saved me man and Im honored and greatful that you open this topic

@dinisnascimento4929 3 года назад

The price of blind loyalty poor Luca

@ayanjit9196 3 года назад

He was a psychopath lol

@theportugueselegend 3 года назад

@@ayanjit9196 So? What is your point then?

@ayanjit9196 3 года назад

@@theportugueselegend he is not "poor luca". He died as he lived. Even though it was in the hands of evil men.

@theportugueselegend 3 года назад

@@ayanjit9196 It's still "poor Luca", regarding his loyalty and his fate. He's a mobster not Hitler. He's not a psycopath either, do you think he killed for fun? For what you see in the movie you should describe him as such: a loyal scary enforcer.

@ayanjit9196 3 года назад

@@theportugueselegend he did kill for fun.

@Anthony-yl3hs 3 года назад

Tatalia's a pimp he could of never out fought Santino What I didn't know until this day is that it was Barzini all along

@CraftySouthpaw 3 года назад

This sums up everything right here.

@longmemory1620 2 года назад

Vito looks at Tatalia as if to say was it you?? .. Tatalia gets scared and looks at Barzini as if to say help boss help .. then Barzini gets scared and stares at Vito as if to say oh fuck did he spot that ????

@petemedina9856 2 года назад

Absolutely love your videos,analysis and commentson this epic story!!They are very interesting!!Keep up the good work!!

@Jennifer-rp2sh 2 года назад

I recently came across your videos, and I LOVE them! Your deep-dives into various aspects of mob movies are fascinating.

@CineRanter 2 года назад

Thank you

@544shadow 3 года назад

Vito was aging and losing his sharp instincts. He miscalculated and underestimated the grand scheme. It was all over...enter Michael's genius and inevitable calling.

@544shadow 2 года назад

@Mountain forest and using Fredo as a solitary bodyguard also a weakness,or a dulling of the cautious edge that he once had,but was losing with age. Fredo was the ultimate weak link.

@544shadow 2 года назад

@Mountain forest , agreed, every piece of the scheme was well planned, and executed,they played all the corleone weak spots,fredo,Vito aging I think,sonnys temper,Connies loser husband,the counterpart to clemenza,( memory fails for his name,lol. Seems the war did clean out bad blood in a way. Cept maybe badass sonny.

@544shadow 2 года назад

@Mountain forest well,maybe it was clemenza's responsibility to replace Paulie with someone more capable then fredo, I do think an insider traitor is the hardest to detect and maybe they all cut Paulie too much slack cuz his soninlaw status...another weak link the shrewd opposition exploited.

@544shadow 2 года назад

@Mountain forest obviously,but if Vito wasn't losing his edge,should not he have noticed it was just him and fredo in the car? Definitely, fredo wasn't a safe haven. Give me clemenza over fredo, clemenza handled the killing of solozzo and cop at restaurant brilliantly,plus handling the shotgun pretty good with Michael's reckoning. Tessio was a traitor.

@544shadow 2 года назад

@Mountain forest you've convinced me. The traitorous brains behind the scheme was clemenza,not barzini. Ok? Now cool the silly hard on for clemenza and move on. Your obsessed.

@santivilla8197 3 года назад

Great video! Perhaps in the film Luca’s death serves as symbolism “ the Corleone family doesn’t have that muscle anymore” That if they are going to survive it will not be by brute force as in the past, but by being smarter than their enemies.

@merccadoosis8847 2 года назад

These videos are so great - they really add to my enjoyment to the films because, in truth, these background data are not evident in the movies.

@robertabitbol6454 Год назад

Excellent analysis! You got it!

@mooseandsquirrel9887 3 года назад

Is there anyone else out there that wanted to see Luca whack any of Vitos enemies…..I hoped to see his handiwork……

@bigger.1.bestrapperalive 3 года назад

Someone made a book based on Luca brasi and it was so good. I wish they made a movie based on his character.

@blakeharris58 3 года назад

Yeah he’s under utilized in the movie. Much more vicious in the book.

@pck777 3 года назад

@@blakeharris58 Reading the book provides so much more insight into both films. I think it's a must if you really want to understand the movies better.

@cmjohnson61 3 года назад

Southern Cross, I wanted to see that happen...but Vito made a bad move. As other commenters have pointed out, the book give you more detail and context. However, the movie- I opine- captured as much of the novel as any movie could do, There is only so much one can put in a three-hour movie. If I am not mistaken, the people Luca captured at the train station were Al Capone's men. Al was trying to stick his toes into New York waters. Don Corleone sent Al a message: The waters here are too deep for you. Stay in the 3-foot side of the pool in Chicago.

@greggonzalez859 2 года назад

You have to look at the trajectory of the plot to know it’s about Vito “slipping”. The plot is really about Michael’s rise and not about Vito’s decline. Therefore, for Michael to rise, the Don must decline - “slip”. You saw this when Vito returned to Sicily to avenge his own father’s death, by killing Don Ciccio. Then, Vito was rising and Cicio was declining or “slipping”, as the Turk put it. This decline is then what makes Michael such an interesting anti-hero: he too avenges his father’s treatment by the other families but he is a loyal and loving son and so he doesn’t rise to power for power sake, but to protect his father. Ultimately, even as Michael loses his soul, he loves his father very much. In fact, he even puts his father above Kate and his initial intentions to steer clear of the family business. Later when we see Michael’s ruthlessness it’s against this sentimental backdrop. This is the plot. Thank you for this piece and getting me interested enough to respond. 👍

@ChuckRosseel 3 года назад

Outstanding analysis.

@vitocorleone6040 3 года назад

I love the amount of interactions in only one day

@phoggknight6714 3 года назад

Think of it as a chess match, where Vito, the Grandmaster, used Luca like a pawn, albeit an extremely powerful pawn, more like a queen who can jump like a knight, and has several other illegal moves. Although he was a valuable asset to Don Corleone, he was also deranged brain-damaged psychopath who killed his newborn son by throwing him into a furnace. He was a real ticking timebomb, a chip that Vito needed cash sooner or later. Luca had a fierce personal loyalty to Don Vito, but it's likely he would be become a huge problem for the family after he died. One big problem was his beef with Hagen, who who he wanted to kill for sleeping with his girlfriend, but agreed to forego when he swore his allegiance to the Corleone family. And based on the prequel it seems didn't care too much for Irish people in general.

@AB-ct3kj 3 года назад

What exactly is this prequel you mentioned?

@phoggknight6714 3 года назад

@@AB-ct3kj "The Family Corleone" by Ed Falco, 2012. It's a novel. So far it hasn't been made in to a movie.

@AB-ct3kj 3 года назад

@@phoggknight6714 Thank you for the information. Though it does not seem to make sense to use a 2012 prequel novel to explain events in a movie from decades previously. The prequel novel is a retroactive explanation, which neither Puzo nor Coppola may have had in mind. Vito's sending of Luca on a suicide mission may have been a mistake rather than an act intended to get Luca killed.

@phoggknight6714 3 года назад

@@AB-ct3kj Sorry, I should have mentioned that the novel was based on Mario Puzo's unproduced screenplay. The movie was never made, and Puzo died in 1999.

@AB-ct3kj 3 года назад

@@phoggknight6714 Thank you. It makes more sense now.

@williamj.dovejr.8613 3 года назад

I have always wondered about this move by Don Vito Corleone....

@apollosungod2819 2 года назад

Jolly good vid ol'chap! cheers! cienanno!

@charlieryan1736 3 года назад

Thanks for another interesting video

@paulraines9635 3 года назад

They should've sent Paulie, he would of been a more believable traitor.

@Krezo200 3 года назад

He was a spy... how the hell should that have worked..

@JamesRDavenport 3 года назад

Yeah, he could go to the Tatalia's bar for help with his cold...sweat it out...

@paulraines9635 3 года назад

@@Krezo200 Through the magic of sarcasm.

@glennchartrand5411 Год назад

Vito didnt know who his enemy was. He knew that with Luca's reputation they would either be extremely eager to hire him away , or too scared to attack him. Barzinni just saw an opportunity to kill Vito's most dangerous enforcer without Vito even knowing he was the one who ordered it...but the fact that it happened is what let Vito know that the Alliance against him was bigger than he thought.

@miahconnell23 2 года назад

Dude, your analysis is great. Also, this is a rare place where the comments section has considerable a worthwhile contributions. Mad props y’all 🙌

@Godzillafan1980 2 года назад

Cause godfather 1 and 2 are THE BEST films ever made it's easy to talk about such works of art

@KondoriRamin 3 года назад

I always wondered about the Luca Brasi deal in the movie... Thank you...

@kennedymcgovern5413 2 года назад

Hold on. "The Don is slipping." Brasi's death makes the family look weak." Consider this: Is causing his enemies to underestimate him not almost always a part of Corleone strategies? You can replace a blunt instrument, even one as deadly as Luca Brasi. But is he not the ONE guy your enemies might believe you won't sacrifice? And by sacrificing him, would not all of your enemies start thinking you are losing a step? When, on the timeline, does Al Neri come into the picture? Perhaps that is the unknown, to all of his enemies. They don't know he already has a replacement for Brasi making Brasi expendable. I mean, I don't know. I didn't write the book. We'd have to ask Puzo what was really in Vito's head. I can only offer this additional "maybe."

@wjatube 3 года назад

You should do a video on the one-line that confused many viewers: "Michael Corleone says hello" as Pentangelli was nearly murdered.

@kevinbergin9971 3 года назад

Thought that was to mess with Pentangelli or as a cheezzy plot point. Remember how Hagan had to reinforce it by saying how he played it well.

@zachb.6606 3 года назад

@@kevinbergin9971 Yeah, that seemed to have been done for the audience or for plot convenience. If they wanted him dead they would have killed him--he didn't need to know why. It's only useful to tell him so that he survives the assassination attempt and thinks Michael betrayed him, giving him a motive to turn state's evidence. All for the benefit of the viewer.

@Paul-vf2wl 3 года назад

They never really let you know but I'm assuming the whole thing was a setup. They were never going to kill Pentangelli the cop showing up was always part of the plan which was to convince Pentangelli that Michael had betrayed him so that he testify.

@zachb.6606 3 года назад

@@Paul-vf2wl That's possible! I thought about that and it's not out of the realm of Hollywood plot possibilities. It explains the comment, but what an elaborate and risky ploy just to down the Corleone family. Requires a lot of pieces to fall into place.

@Paul-vf2wl 3 года назад

@@zachb.6606 Willie Cicci surviving to testify was probably a lucky accident.

@only5186 2 года назад

I think you nailed it! Well done!

@jackdempsey9644 2 года назад

This is now my favorite channel on RU-vid

@jonathanlund6708 3 года назад

I think i read somewhere that the actor who played luca brazi was an actual henchman for one of the five families of new York and the godfather was his first role

@ypesh 3 года назад

There needs to be a film made about Luca his story is insane.

@Palidor19 3 года назад

There making a miniseries about the making of the godfather. I think Lou Ferrigo (Hulk) will be playing the actor who played Luca Brazzi

@ypesh 3 года назад

@@Palidor19 what? That would be so cool, i hope its super dark.

@matthewshroba1511 3 года назад

We asked you delivered and it was a good commentary. Good comments section too. 👏🏻 👏🏻

@garyb2392 3 года назад

Great analysis !TY! Gotta read the prequel myself !

@Trev0r98 3 года назад

Even as a kid of about 14, when I first read the "The Godfather", it struck me as kind of "off" and hare-brained for Don Vito to send Luca Brasi to meet with Sollozzo The Turk.

@LMaxx5 3 года назад

Michael used same tactic when he sent Vinnie to "betray" him.

@AB-ct3kj 3 года назад

Don Altobello evidently was not as smart as Sollozzo.

@A_real_Ha_So 3 года назад

@@AB-ct3kj Meh. Theres a difference between Luca pretending he wanted a better job and Vinnie pretending he wanted to bang his cousin and thus having 100s of millions of dollars at his disposal.

@merkury06 Год назад

Great video as always. You did make the exchange between Michael and the Don --"wont they see it as a sign of weakness". -- "It is a sign of weakness" even stronger.

@jf1341 2 года назад

Nice analysis 👌

@thabomuso6254 3 года назад

Here is my theory. If you are going to send someone then who will you send? Vito didn't like Luca. he used Luca like a tool. He was a brutal enforcer but still expendable. He was brave and stupid enough to go into that meeting and psychopathic enough to stay calm in that room. It was a suicide mission possibly including torture that most thinking soldiers and capos of the Corleone families would have refused to perform. Even under the threat of death. Vito had other enforcers. Luca was well known and could not be used as a sneak assassin and you don't need strong or even fearless men to pull a trigger in the streets. If Luca had been successful, then he would have infiltrated the rival families. If Luca got killed, Vito would be forewarned of a war instead of just relaxing and then becoming the target of a hit before he knew it.

@ArtietheArchon 3 года назад

Luca did have some stealth capacity, it is said that Luca put the horse's head in Jack Woltz's bed

@professorxaviour3649 2 года назад

You send someone who was actually in the sollozzo meeting! That means clemenza or tessio. That way it makes sense for them to want o jump sides!

@slim420MM 2 года назад

No matter how useful a tool is it wears out eventually and has to be replaced.

@garymorris1856 2 года назад

Very interesting narrative. You have clearly thought this thing through very well. You have covered every scenario. Very well done.

@garymorris1856 2 года назад

I am a huge fan of the Godfather series, but you have brought up some very interesting things that I have never considered. I found it very interesting. Thank you.

@CIONAODMcGRATH Год назад

I think your assessment is spot on.

@sailorbychoice1 3 года назад

11:08 if you read between the lines of the book a major shortcoming Vito had was the loss of Genco, his longtime consiglieri. Tom Hagen was acting as consiglieri but wasn't trusted on the streets because he wasn't a Sicilian, he didn't have Genco's connections nor informants, so came to several wrong assumptions. One of the reasons Sollazzo complimented Tom in the meeting when asked how much the Tataglias were getting... It was actually a backhanded compliment because he knew Hagen had only heard the story from the streets he (they) had wanted him to hear.

@radicalross7700 2 года назад

Solozzo, as Tom himself might have said, played it beautifully. He "compliments" Tom while knowing that by asking about the Tattaglias but NOT Barzini meant that Hagen hadn't dug deep enough. Clearly when the Turk said Don Vito was slipping, that included making Tom Hagen his consigliere.

@sailorbychoice1 2 года назад

@@radicalross7700 agreed

@monkeyballs512 3 года назад

The real blunder was made by Sonny, who let it appear that he would be willing to take the narcotics deal if Vito were out of the picture. Everything Vito does after that is an attempt to make up for Sonny’s enormous error. Luca Brazi is not able to get it done, because Barzini is the then unknown muscle behind the operation. Vito was operating from a huge disadvantage after Sonny’s error, tho, and he knew it. He likely wouldn’t have been shocked by the result, as he knew from the moment it happened that Sonny’s move was a disaster

@CineRanter 3 года назад

That's a good point. It's interesting to think what move the Turk would have made had Sonny not slipped

@Paul-vf2wl 3 года назад

@@CineRanter I don't understand why everyone thinks Sonny tipped their hand. All Sonny did was show contempt for the Tattaglia family he never says anything about being in favor of a narcotics deal.

@SuperBaz1985 3 года назад

@@Paul-vf2wl he didnt tip their hand but rather gave the impression that if he were don he would agree to the deal.

@Braverman.G 3 года назад

@@Paul-vf2wl It's that simple. Bruno Tattaglia knew Sonny fell for the terms he laid on the table during meeting. That was when Sonny reiterated what Bruno Tattaglia had said earlier. So to Bruno Tattaglia eliminating Don Vito will help his business plans pan out since Sonny was the eldest son and would assume the role of a Don in the absence of his father ( this was also apparent when Sonny was acting as the Don when his father was hospitalised after the fatal shooting).

@Paul-vf2wl 3 года назад

@@SuperBaz1985 No he didn't