Michael takes charge as the New head of the family

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[@thecustomerisneverright2515]

I love how Tom waited for the room to clear before he questioned the decision.. he was the best counciliere… your out Tom

[@ozzyistheking21]

Consigliere

[@Kgio-2112]

I admired it, didn't love it. Amore'

[@Tallahassee21]

He was pretty lousy as Consigliere. When he says he's not a war time Consigliere, he means it specifically cause he didn't see that barzini was the one pulling the strings.

[@ethrsag735]

​@@Tallahassee21 More like it was due to how Tom advised peace with an enemy who would have respected it.

[@DavidFobare]

Tom was not in fact the best consigliere. The real purpose of the meeting was to force either Clemenza or Tessio into Barzini’s embrace.

[@jaytc3218]

Tom Hagen felt like he got kicked in the stomach but Michael is doing it to keep him clean for other things.

[@maf7a]

Yep, for legitimacy

[@louisfernandezleija69]

Fucking sucked Duvall wasn’t in GF III

[@jamesboulger8705]

He kept Tom out because if he was not involved in illegitimate business, he would be above suspicion when he needed to root out a traitor later. It had nothing to do with some perceived incompetence of Tom's - it was so he could be the one person he can trust, an ace up his sleeve, if he ever had to bring him back in.

[@NinjaBuddha503]

Tom didn’t kill Sonny but he didn’t do enough to save him. He didn’t do his homework on The Turk, ended up getting Vito almost killed. Vito had to point out to Tom that Barzini was the one who put a hit on Sonny when it was made to look like it was Tagtalia.

[@didierlabossiere4726]

Heavy is the head that wears the crown.

[@SunSeeker-yv7tu]

😂 iknow that line from a game called "shadow fight arena".

[@michaelchallen]

@@SunSeeker-yv7tu It's a play on 'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown', from Henry IV part 2.

[@muneebahmed1848]

kendrick lamar song

[@RodZilla11]

VITO: Do you trust me? Do you value my decisions? Then be a friend to Michael and sit down! This is so ice cold in passing the baton of the family’s leadership, publicly to Michael. Amazing writing and acting! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@doubleog6149]

I liked this scene in the book better. Vito also guided Michael in these matters, near the the end when leaving the room, Tom said to Michael, "theres one thing you need to learn, how to say no"

[@listrahtes]

People saying he lacked charme and peoples skills imo misunderstand the scene. This is all carefully constructed by Vito to keep the inage of a weakening family to the outside and the capos to weed out the traitor in the making. This meeting is not to reasdure but make the capos doubt Michael to see if they were loyal even being weaker. It worked and later Michael also showed his peoples skills with Rocco etc. Thanks to this plan the family then was strong again well besides Fredo.

[@nenabunena]

Yes, I said this in another comment but somehow my reply was removed. People need to pay attention to the film

[@Rory99M]

Incredible insight. Thanks

[@BigA678]

Mike was open and forgiving to those he could trust. His people skills show with Neri as well

[@hebrewlioness8590]

@@Rory99M Incredible. I just love the high level insight and analysis.

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

We hear a hint right there. Clemenza and Tessio asking permission to recruit more men and get denied. While in secret Rocco Lampone is assembling a secret new regime. In the open Corleones are in full retreat. But they are secretely building a new army for the big war.

[@woolfyx]

2:14 - clear difference between Vito and Michael. Micheal is cold and calculating, Vito has more charisma and warmness for friends.

[@toptenguy1]

And Sunny was a Powder Keg. lol

[@camillorohe6996]

INFJ vs INTJ

[@greg1474]

Tom: “Michael, why am I out?” Michael: “ In this country, first you get the money, then you get the power, when you get the woman.”

[@aarongoldstein8472]

Keep Tom innocent 😢

[@cerronebrown990]

That’s not why Tom was out. He was not a war time counselor like Sunny said earlier in the movie.

[@sonnydabutcher6160]

Yea that’s true but in all reality he shielded Tom made him safety valve he was the only one he could trust with his life and family

[@jackblack9605]

@@cerronebrown990 Yes and no. He needs Tom to be clean for the bigger picture, as they plan to take the family legitimate. Yes, Tom is out from the crimal side, he's not built for it but Vito and Michael's ultimate goal is to transition the family from a criminal enterprise into a legitimate business. In this regard, they are strategically positioning their best asset to pave the way in Nevada.

[@ScottRector-iy6uk]

No, make Tom mad so he eventually turns on the family😢

[@issi529]

​@@ScottRector-iy6ukNo, and he didn't.

[@Predators--cz2fb]

I love this transition of power between father and son. That was the first hard, but necessary decision as the new acting Don that Michael had to make and you see it weighed heavily on him by the way he undid his tie and slumped in to his fathers chair. That pat on the shoulder by the old Don was his way of telling Michael that he made the right decision and that these are the hard choices you will have to face as head of the family son.

[@scottlewis8386]

You're out Tom. Cold 🥶

[@jonathanruano4973]

What I find interesting about that scene is that it shows Michael combining the best of Tom's intelligence with Santino's decisiveness. Tom was always a pretty smart and thoughtful person, but his cautious nature worked against him in high pressure situations like a mafia war. Santino, on the other hand, was almost fearless in his decisiveness, but lacked the calculating intellect to be patient -- which resulted in him making suboptimal decisions. I think Michael noticed Tom and Santino's weaknesses and he recognized that there were some grounds for Santino's frustration with Tom's aversion to conflict (for example, Santino once shouted that if he had a true wartime counciliere, he "wouldn't be in this mess." That's cold too, but I think there is some truth to that) -- even though Santino was wrong in most other respects. So Michael shrewdly leaves out Tom for the time being with a view to finding a place for him later on, while employing Veto Corleone (who knows how to handle mafia conflicts better than most people) as the wartime counciliere.

[@scottlewis8386]

​@@jonathanruano4973you said exactly what I was thinking. You just said so elegantly. Great observation 👍

[@gbonkers666]

I think that it was just a start of MIcheal trying to get the family legitamate. But, he tells Tom that when he leaves in Godfather 2, he wants Tom to take over the family for awhile. Everything that Mike did to get the Corleones out of the business...but as he says in the III, "everytime I want out, they pull me back in."

[@juliansandoval8022]

just like my last conversation with my exwife...those were the days

[@JayTheMenace4k]

Reason he was out was the same reason he was the only person Michael could trust in the end

[@stephenl7756]

Best movie in history

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indeed!

[@jamessollazzo4860]

i acquired the nickname "turk" from it!

[@JoshGibson-fb7mf]

🤡

[@juniorjames7076]

​​@jamessollazzo4860 Interestingly, there is a community of Italo/Turk ancestry in Turkey, descended from Genoese traders/merchants during the Ottoman Empire. The high fashion brand store VAKKO is Italo/Turk, for example.

[@lemijaallen3710]

Part two is better. I said it lol.

[@bobbyjones3351]

i like the way Neary walks the room hands in front, even though its Vitos inner circle he looks ready to protect Michael at the drop of a hat

[@hebrewlioness8590]

Need to rewatch.

[@Lars1224]

Well he was Michael's pitbull from this scene forward.

[@lawrencebenjamin502]

Tom felt hurt. I felt bad, too. The Don and Mike were playing Chess and not Checkers. What a GREAT, GREAT movie.

[@jazzypenguin4401]

Tessios left hand shake meaning of dislike

[@Spruce_Bingsteen]

@jazzypenguin4401 ... Great catch and attention to detail! I love this movie and that had never dawned on me. Well done Jazzy!

[@marylandman12]

Exactly, and that's why Tessio was kissing Barzini's ass and betrayed Michael

[@smokeynewton]

Historically, shaking with the left hand is a sign of trust. Among warriors it meant you dropped your shield to shake hands.

[@TheNishant30]

Mike told Tom that he's no longer needed and Carlo will be his right hand man when Mike had Carlo's ticket to Belize booked already. Mike had no intention of ever replacing Tom with Carlo, he just didn't want to tell his father that he was gonna make Connie a widow. Same goes for Fredo, he was allowed to live till mama Corleone was alive. The first thing Mike does at the beginning of the next movie when he gets betrayed is that he makes Tom the head of the family. Tom was never "out" out, Mike just wanted to shake out weak hands.

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[@thecustomerisneverright2515]

Sonny was a bad don… rip

[@megabladechronicles962]

Tom thinking Clemeza was the traitor makes a lot more sense based on this scene since he was the one complaining the most

[@kqueensland915]

The way Michael says, 'You're out Tom', with such certainty and a dead face...wow. You'd never know they grew up together, I mean that's the type of shrug I'd get from that family. 'You're out, your odd pip squeek'...lol

[@FredRoberts-w7c]

A masterpiece

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indeed

[@striker7469]

The world is evil. You have to be prepared.

[@Kgio-2112]

Like the boy scouts

[@hgsgknnnmmlolb]

World is evil Mike is the dev!l😂

[@striker7469]

@@hgsgknnnmmlolb You wanna live with a brother like Freddo?! Your call.

[@lastpme]

I wonder when told everyone Tom was out, if he was also testing Tom’s loyalty.

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No. He was just changing the strategy. He never disbeliefed Tom

[@mitchjames9350]

Tom was let in on the plan when Vito died

[@cosmomontanaro5759]

Tom was just more useful as a lawyer at this point.

[@tony.bickert]

Yes

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

He was testing Tom's wits. There is a scene where Tom asks Vito why Rocco is secretly recruiting. And Vito's face lights up with pride as he tells Michael he knew this won't escape Tom's eye. Tom has proven he can't be fooled easily. Apparently everybody else was.

[@viqarkagzi3922]

Michael kept Tom safe

[@magazine6293]

Michael in promoting Carlo, keep your Friends close and your Enemies closer.

[@kqueensland915]

Yes, I found that very odd, cause he knew how much his brother despised him, and his brother got killed trying to go beat him up. I'm surprised they didn't suspect him of setting it up that way.

[@johnaustin8264]

@@kqueensland915 They knew Carlo set up Sonny right away.

[@hymansahak181]

They needed Tom to be the squeaky clean lawyer for the Vegas operation. By cutting him loose of the Barzini angle, Michael was making sure Tom would focus on the next important move: Vegas. Not sure why Tom questioned this and took it as an insult when it was the best thing to do for the family and for Tom. The Old Man reassured Tom and as Michael said, what better consigliere than the Old Man. But Tom kept questioning the move and Michael got pissed and shut him up: “you’re out Tom!”.

[@kqueensland915]

'You're out Tom'...D'oh!

[@club_of_charlatans]

Great scene that conveys the contrast of how people perceive Vito and Michael. Clemenza and Tesio don't respect Michael. So they question his leadership. They don't even bother to acknowledge him as the Don. They pivot to Vito, begging for his permission to leave the family. Vito is the only person in that room that believes in Michael. The only person. Michael earns Clemenza's respect at the end of the movie when Clemenza acknowledges Michael as....Don Corleone.

[@talkshow69]

People forget that during the post war era, the crackdown on gangs and organized crime wasn't as open. The federal agencies weren't able to crack down on organized crime as they are doing today. That all changed in the 1950s when law enforcement started to take more interest in stopping organized crime, and taking decisions that could cost you was not an option. Going legitimate was the only option and Michael wanted to be known more as a businessman instead of a mafia don. And getting Tom out was the best option as he could be compromised. Having him manage on the down low was the best option. And Michael didn't like to do it, but he had to, given how he looked after Tom left.

[@MHBARRYJONES4106]

When I was little, I was famous, I was the greatest samurai in the empire... 🇦🇶🇲🇵

[@robertcialone6609]

You see Tom all our people are business people their loyalty lies on that! Gee Mike I been with the Family since childhood thanks for explaining this to me couldn’t figure on my own! I know I’m not a wartime 😢consigliere!!

[@EddieCeefax45AFC]

Love the aspect ratio for people who can't turn their phones sideways

[@hedleythorne]

I sometimes think Tom was sidelined as Michael couldn't trust anyone involved in the operation. With Tom uninvolved, he becomes a trusted friend (see after Michael's assination attempt)

[@catdog2706]

Al Pacino was so very handsome what a gorgeous Italian man❤❤❤❤ always love u al

[@robertcialone6609]

You mean even with the hunchback you’re a groupie!!

[@phx4closureman]

2:40 *love that camera moving back and forth, making me dizzy and nauseous*

[@TamasPanyi]

Tessio holding Michael his left hand at the end is a direct insult and showcase of the coming betrayal and disrespect

[@frenchsterr]

Really? How so??

[@tomace4898]

"You're out, Tom."

[@youngpaderewski3668]

Michael: “You’re out Tom.” Period, end of story

[@juliansandoval8022]

yeah...just like my last conversation with my exwife

[@GREGWATSON-lc8cc]

They paid Michael no respect

[@toptenguy1]

It does make sense that those 2 don't trust Michael. 1- They probably remember him as a toddler 2- He *JUST* entered the business as basically an "emergency replacement".

[@Brianblair-ip4zr]

It's hard not to make a film better than this in every aspect

[@vibehoust1034]

You see how Tessio didn’t pledge his loyalty or trust of judgment to don corleone

[@Rorschachqp]

Tom looked so good then started to fail left and right.

[@jdm65]

Tom, on the bright side, you get to swerve III.

[@finessbennett9417]

THIS DUDE PLAYING CHEST NOT CHECKERS

[@Pdmc-vu5gj]

Michael shows how bad he is with people. None of his father's charm. None of his ability to reassure his capos.

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He has his own way of running the business.

[@tofu8688]

I always viewed the transition from Vito to Michael as the transition from family to business

[@kennytesta9312]

He was not the man his father was

[@Pdmc-vu5gj]

@@tofu8688 That's true. Michael was certainly all business. But if you read the sequels of the godfather, you lose all empathy for Michael. Vito inspired loyalty because his capos loved him. Michael inspired loyalty because everyone feared him.

[@michaelconti5787]

True. But Michael is doing what Vito wants. Vito was just as ruthless as Michael. If they feared Michael, then they had reason to fear Vito just as much. Vito beheaded a horse and killed people. I’m guessing that Tessio would’ve betrayed the Corleone family regardless of who was in charge. If Vito was more of a family man, that doesn’t make him any less ruthless.

[@goofywill90]

This movie is like a dark version of the Lion King

[@pacer2310]

The Lion King is literally Hamlet. Scar is Claudius. Mufasa is King Hamlet. Simba is Hamlet. Zazu is Polonius. Timon and Pumba are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Sarabi is Gertrude but this portion of the story is played down quite a bit. It just doesn't end tragically. It's not the worst comparison, but I don't think it's very accurate. There are themes of murder, betrayal, power and family - but The Godfather is quintessentially The Godfather.

[@MeanGreene87]

Never let a poor man be the boss

[@MannyL-g3m]

“Ever.”

[@one7decimal2eight]

What is with the camera panning back and forth?

[@Skipper.17]

Was fish working undercover

[@thealmightypuht.a.p.]

This was so disrespectful to Mile and bro just played it off. Like dude is the Head of the Family and his peeps just keep running to his pops. That would make anyone mad. But Mike? Calm as a River.

[@tyjameson7404]

They did Tom wrong !!💔🙏

[@shmittyworthermanjensen1]

Should've been in writing tocayo...

[@Darryl-zp5io]

Let the blood spill...and it did!

[@MBEABOGADOS]

it was a big mistake to fire tom

[@Grover3364]

They weren't firing Tom, they were insulating him from a mob war, they knew he was an intellectual not a fighter

[@alatamore]

No it wasn’t. Firing Tom was essential to ensure he WASN’T going to be the traitor. Vito and Mike knew Bardzini would get to someone at the top who would betray Mike after Vito died. Firing Tom at this point ensured he wouldn’t be that traitor.

[@mayanksinghbhadoria3905]

Tom got no balls he ain't gencho

[@mitchjames9350]

@@alatamoreno it was to legitimise Tom and have him look after Vegas while Vito takes over. Tom isn’t a war councillor

[@mikegallant811]

​@@mitchjames9350yes, that is true. Tom was a helluva good guy, and a good peacetime Consigliere, but wasn't cut out to be a wartime one. Just like Santino(Sonny) wasn't meant to be Don. He was to hot-headed.

[@mbrownie22]

That pan and scan shit is annoying

[@impersonal6650]

Not a very smart move to push away men like Tom without any explanation. If you push away loyal members of your crew, then what's the point of being loyal?

[@LaCream973]

Because real ones would have picked up on it

[@Brianblair-ip4zr]

Yes always godfather

[@genideoliveirasantos1441]

❤❤❤

[@dennisgreene2544]

My,Bible!

[@SleepyPenguin-8og]

Id rather die than live another moment in this dead ass town.

[@OHG_Fawx]

Vito: “Be a friend to Michael” Tessio: “ok, I’ll be offing Michael” Vito: “What?” Tessio: “What?”

[@haroos]

Too much hype on this slightly decent movie.

[@engleberthumperdink3522]

The godfather is touted as a masterpiece by some, but honestly it is boring. Mostly just talking. Blah blah blah, boring as hell.

[@moviecutsrecaps]

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[@erictrenbeath9680]

Not enough explosions, car crashes, and superhero stunts for you?

[@macondo0143]

@@erictrenbeath9680 forgive him.... one day he saw a man killing three men with a pencil in a bar and since that day on, he is not the same. LOL

[@angrylambie]

🥨🍟🧂

[@grawakendream8980]

honestly i was just thinking that as i was watching this. maybe how it's rendered here, with the camera moving back and forth, makes it more burdensome. but this clip felt pretty boring, and i've seen the movie a lot

[@Adam-r2k8e]

Not in this life... I am completely sorviegn. You have your fearless leader. Good luck.

[@ember-evergarden]

bro next time record with screen capture using obs, not a fucking handcam