Vito Corleone Dies the Perfect Death

Vito Corleone Dies the perfect death
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Studio Alfran Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures

[@Garradorable1]

"A man who doesn't spend time with his familiy isn't a real man." - Don Vito Corleone

[@e.gundogan8656]

Garradorable1 Died while spending time with family

[@hidatsamandan188]

Emirhan Jarrah better than getting murdered, imprisoned, or just being a fuck up. Dying of natural causes while playing with your grandchildren is alot better. That's just one man's opinion, take it or leave it.

[@apm7358]

Your time is up Don

[@Darksky1001able]

Hidatsa Mandan Honestly.... I... I prefer it that way. He was having fun with his grandchild. And honestly, what better way to go?

[@e.gundogan8656]

Hidatsa Mandan wow I didn't say it was a bad thing.

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

Playing with his grandson, a glass of Wine, on the soft warm soil surrounded by nature and a nice warm sun and a quick and sudden death. That really is the way to go.

[@AustinAOkay]

Yup

[@projectjt3149]

don't know about "quick and sudden", but dying happily and with excitement for sure is a privilege

[@flightofthebumblebee9529]

Truly. Vito was such a wise man and understood what was truly important in life. Unfortunately Michael went a different path.

[@Lady-Seashell-Bikini]

Sucks for the kid though.

[@blueterminator1727]

​@@Lady-Seashell-Bikiniright i feel bad. The kid didnt even know what was going on, prob thought grampa was just playing around

[@papersplease]

Kid carried out the perfect hit.

[@toladep]

Lmfao

[@13LuciusArchangel]

Lmfao I feel fucked up for laughing at that..

[@d.denson4261]

Lmao

[@ahmedkunbargi8096]

Barzini recruits them young

[@ropssmith6166]

Don barzini says hello

[@corysmith1851]

My theory is that the kid did not know that they were filming. He probably was thinking that he was just playing around with Brando. That's probably why the kid acts in such a natural matter.

[@MGJ0728]

You're right - Coppola gave Brando basic instructions about how he'd like the scene to go, and Brando improvised the rest. The kid is called Anthony Gounaris in real life, and had no idea that the cameras were rolling. He'd also respond better to his own name. So they decided in the movie he'd be called Anthony Corleone. One of the best improvised scenes ever filmed I think. I believe Coppola explains these facts in his commentary during this scene on the DVD.

[@MegaCokamo]

Cory Smith you’re fed right. Also the horse head was a real horse head

[@jpogigtxcr1778]

Raabert Ellis And they didn't informed the actor either. Brutal.

[@honestdave]

I'd believe it

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Great directors know to avoid 'child actors'. 99% of the time they suck. Better to just play pretend with the kids and get the lines to come out organically. Kubrick did an admirable job with the kid in the Shining.

[@testaccount8921]

He died doing what he loved: coughing and falling over.

[@rossturpin747]

Test Account oh my fucking god I haven’t laughed out loud in a long time but that did it 😂😂😂😂

[@-Vitalis-]

LMFAO!

[@BGomez-tk7lu]

Genius

[@tardwrangler]

Test Account damn

[@jacktorrance9688]

@Shaq GasEngine Lmfao I laughed even more reading your comment hahahahaha

[@overlex]

Kid: “Tataglia sends his regards”

[@johnny_my_penls_is_small_but]

Bruh

[@tranhoanghieu4576]

Tataglia is a pimp

[@guntugakgun1924]

Bruh moment

[@Theeinsom]

Tran Hoang Hieu bc he could never confront Sonny man to man?

[@felipecarvalho1038]

HAHAHAHAHAH

[@carloaxton4154]

Even the plants have good acting in the godfather

[@Kevlexicon]

the plants were actually real plants, and they were never told they were being filmed

[@rdsiddarth7835]

@@Kevlexicon Nah, Nah, the plants are actually paid actors. They are the highest ever paid actors throughout the history of cinema.

[@PvtJoker-gq5jq]

@@rdsiddarth7835 fun Fact, they did their own stunts here on Coppola's proposal

[@virtualsnake1994]

How poetic of you

[@sierrahhofzon3878]

you mean the vegetables?

[@theseageek]

“A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man” - Don Vito Corleone *Spends his last moment playing with his grandson* Don Corleone has my eternal respect

[@Gar96229]

vitoduval I feel like Vito Corleone had more morality and integrity than most characters in a lot of films I’ve seen.

[@DDios-ih9de]

vitoduval om real life? Yea The daughter killed herself?

[@scottgimple7705]

Yeah. All he did was fucking kill people. But definitely, he is very respectful.

[@menace2societies]

scott gimple Mafia Movie, what do you expect😂

[@lufsolitaire5351]

@@scottgimple7705 The film presents Vito Corleone in a very gray shade of morality. He was a brutal, calculating mobster on the one hand, but on the other a pillar of his community and a devoted, loving husband and father. It up to the individual to decide if Don Corleone’s redeeming qualities outweigh the less than morally stellar things he did. I can at least respect that everything he did, he did for family. As the op quoted, “A man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man”. Family was first and everything to him.

[@VendhaRajaRaja]

The scene when Brando makes faces at the child was simply magnificent. Marlon Brando is the godfather of all actors..

[@Basically_red]

Hariharan Acharya you've been frozen 2 death so shut up

[@cucabeludo9342]

Last Nigth at Tango

[@nishantmukherjee9703]

well he gotta be

[@doomdude69]

Seriously, thats the scene Marlon Brando impressed you the most?

[@lakeracer8453]

The orange peel for teeth was an ad lib too. I love that the boy was genuinely scared and Brando was able to comfort him and save the take.

[@CorvetteBG]

R.I.P Me

[@ryantheman95]

Is this really "The Don Corleone"?

[@hermanbrood5538]

Ryan Saraiva how about a big fucking no.. he has 52 subs .. how coul he... but.. nevermind..

[@omerta4108]

R.I.P me too

[@ThatGuy-jd3kj]

R.I.P. me too. I'm Scarface.

[@tommydevito9112]

realrocky8591 What do you mean i'm funny? Is it the way I talk? Funny how, funny like i'm a clown I amuse you? I make you laugh, I'm here to fucking amuse you?

[@YorkistWhiteRose]

It's adorable, and kind of sad how Anthony just keeps playing.

[@LeoSRL300]

Aba Aba Lol

[@KingLich451]

@@RAJ_K_ jesus fuck youre angery

[@niss2142]

@@RAJ_K_ What are you? A psycho? Watch GF3. Michael tells Anthony his is "proud" of him. He chose a better life than being a mass murder for money.

[@loganirwin5022]

And then he sprays him with the pesticide

[@finnegan5038]

I always thought he ran away at the end to go tell someone

[@Kylerman2isbest]

The kid whacked vito

[@residental4331]

Lol

[@therealestlebomba8959]

For a man that was nearly assasinated twice: first during the parade and the next by two thugs in the middle of the street; this death is quite impressive in its own right. To think all it took was some little kid playing around with pesticides.

[@crownedstag647]

I reckon Vito could have lived a little while longer if he was still at his job. I like to think, because Vito was a Mafia head he had to lead a sort of a poisonous style of living, ordering executions and whatnot. Having a chance to play with a kid (what regular people do), being truly happy - is what ultimately killed him.

[@therealestlebomba8959]

Crowned Stag yes.

[@sovietduga9747]

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia lol

[@TheStarcraftJACKAL]

At least he had someone he loved close by when he died.

[@user-pi1lb4tf2f]

"You ordered me to kill a man infront of his son and you did not bat an eye"

[@donvitocorleone2098]

Hoa did he die again?

[@kysike666]

It is not bad dying alone

[@adityarajasekar5138]

Vito Corleone yo

[@bluesteele5786]

@@kysike666 You think? I've always thought of it as tragic, to be honest. I believe it's greatly preferable to die with people you connected with in life.

[@SuperLordHawHaw]

The Don should've seen it coming with those oranges

[@motarobeast8801]

SuperLordHawHaw oml!!

[@1f5sda]

Vito not only ate tomatoes. Vito also ate foods that are rich in fiber.

[@tunasandwich8049]

@@adithyamahesh6961 yeah but he was eating an orange

[@rustyshackle8000]

The oranges whacked Vito. Michael should have put a hit out on them.

[@Danny-yr9sv]

Christopher Byrd gotta shoot those damm oranges xD

[@rockhead55]

Because Brando is such an incredible actor, many forget he was still buff and only in his 40's when he played Vito Corleone. Amazing

[@bawoman]

Yep people assume he was an old geezer by then, dude was like 46

[@kalakritistudios]

@@bawoman 😲🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SreejithCassi]

Damn.. He got that old man hunch down to a "T"

[@AnonymousJ99]

@@bawoman I think partly because he does look older than 46. He aged rapidly from his 30s to 40's. Like he has grey receding hair. Fantastic acting though of course.

[@HL_25]

Count the fuck-

[@omegaXXIV]

This scene always gives me the chills. My grandfather acted the exact same way before he died. The way Brando plays with the grandson was spot on how my grandfather played with my cousins, kind of awkward but endearing.

[@kamranbaig6305]

omegaXXIV astonishing!

[@jaelie8398]

omegaXXIV were you there when he died?

[@1godonlyone119]

I've always wanted to ask -- why did you spray his groin with DDT?

[@projectjt3149]

Bless your Grandfather. I'm sorry for your loss, but I'm happy he passed happily

[@portugal5698]

Relatable as well. As we get older, we realize they knew their time was limited and they made every last second with us count 😢

[@rayunited2010foryou]

Can't believe Brando was just 48 when he did this role! Legend of method acting!

[@lonestar6709]

It was Dick Smith too. One of the greatest make up artists of all time. Made Brando look years older than he was. The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Amadeus, you name it, he did it.

[@AshyGashy]

Yet he was acting like a 60 year old

[@rayunited2010foryou]

@@AshyGashy Excellent makeup and acting!

[@rayunited2010foryou]

@@lonestar6709 Right

[@laba3423]

@@AshyGashy 60! man he was acting like a 70+ old guy , character is though around 60 but highly sick

[@mckoolio1997]

This scene is so powerful due to the fact that it shows, despite living his life of which was full of money, power, control and bloodshed, he was able to pass away in a state of paternal innocence and tranquility, by simply playing and joking around with his grandson. It goes to show that no matter what we may do in life, no matter the purpose for which we do things, good or bad, there is still an innocent piece of us that we leave behind and the way he died by being with his grandson, as opposed to dying on the street or anything that has to do with his former life and business, is just a perfect moment in itself. I think this scene shows that aspect of life off, wonderfully. Beautiful.

[@mwah]

Nice speech.

[@MSantosMusic]

This is why the Goodfellas scene when Pesci is eating pasta with his momma is so iconic as well.

[@understandmenowson7676]

Michael on the other hand...

[@hexsplows]

+UnderstandMeNow Son Yep, contrasted with Michael, this is the perfect death

[@sasojalovec5958]

No, he didn't. He died himself.

[@rlanceread]

He died in the Novel at age 63. He was born in 1891. In the Novel as he gets up to chase his grandson in the garden his last words are - "Life is so beautiful."

[@victornguyen6847]

The Godfather IV: Revenge of the Oranges

[@AdhamOhm]

Orange 1: I'm gonna compare myself to an apple! Orange 2: I'm gonna stuff Don Corleone in MY mouth!

[@Z3r0K1ll4h]

The only thing this great scene lacks is Vito's last words. "Life is so beautiful". Having lived the life he had, I found it so fascinating and... beautiful. I love this book, and movie.

[@guilhermepfister1522]

Which one is better?

[@voiceofreason1208]

@@guilhermepfister1522 I've never read the book, but a friend that read it many times told me the "layout", if you will, is totally different. Such as, supposedly much of the story is about or being "told to you" by Johnny Fontaine, who only had a bit in the film. That there is a big section about the woman Sonny is banging in the bathroom at the wedding. Her son later becomes the Don in Godfather 3. One day...and that day may never come, I will purchase a copy of the Godfather and read it.

[@adelefarough5123]

In point of fact, the book was very poorly written. There were even typos. I have read it in print, and I have listened to the audible version. The good part about the audible version is that most of the actors agreed to read their own lines from the script. The bad news is that the Italian was poorly pronounced. I speak Italian, so I know.

[@abhijitmajee6754]

In the book, there were few lines which so beautifully described death and Vito in perspective of death. It said that you would never hear Vito talking about Death as if he respected Death too much to philosophise about it. Further, in the book, Vito takes his last breath in the arms of his most loved son, Michael, saying "Life is so beautiful". These final moments changed everything in Michael and he never again doubted the respect for his father.

[@17honhathong56]

@@abhijitmajee6754 yes, totally agree with you, though I haven't seen the movie yet but I've read the novel with a Vietnamese translation (the translator did a splendid job in capturing the words)

[@serifcagil1925]

He never got to be a kid all his life, yet he dies being a kid. What a beautiful irony!

[@September2004]

To think this was improvised and shot when the rest of the cast and crew were away on a lunch break...

[@DanielAquarian]

September2004 ?!

[@batman30351]

yes this is factually correct. i was the lunch.

[@September2004]

@@DanielAquarian That's the story Francis Ford Coppola told. He said that Paramount didn't want to pay to do this scene (or something like that) so Brando, Coppola and the kid snuck in this scene while every one else was away on lunch.

[@ivanam.1613]

@@September2004 that's amazing

[@TheMainMan.]

What's amazing is you responded five years after your original comment.

[@CorporalPeas]

Every time an orange is shown, deaths will happen.

[@Basically_red]

Cory well fuck because im eating it right now

[@Retsler54]

Not in one scene in Godfather III.

[@jpogigtxcr1778]

Johan Retsler It was empty, an empty death. Not even oranges would want to be with poor Michael.

[@plaguedoctor8689]

Not orange killed him,he died from Heart Attack.

[@YeenQueenTTV]

@@plaguedoctor8689 They didn't say the orange killed hum, dude, they're saying that the film directors had oranges somewhere in the scene whenever a character died. So they're saying that because there was an orange in this scene, you could predict this death scene would happen.

[@1godonlyone119]

"A man who doesn't let his grandson spray his groin with DDT isn't a real man." -- Don Vito Corleone

[@GutzOverFear]

😂😂

[@TonyMontana-pg6to]

Compare this with Michael's death. Michael dies alone in a barren piece of land, reminiscing and brooding about the past. Vito dies in a lush garden, playing with his future (his grandson), which in a way he helped create. It can also be said that Vito helped create the garden, too, both literally and metaphorically (a metaphor for a full, happy life), while Michael made the barren land (a life full of regrets which distanced him from his loved ones).

[@franjes9999]

Manish Bhatia Michael died in the villa he shared with Apollonia didn’t he?

[@adelefarough5123]

It should've been obvious from very early on that everything Michael touched died. Apollonia should've been your first clue. He didn't kill her directly, but the assassination had been meant for him. Apollonia was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. She wasn't supposed to be driving that car.

[@Kevlexicon]

yeh, nothing says america like destroyed families. shidd is built upon that

[@mmcneil777]

Great insight!

[@maduabuchiejioforc8270]

Micheal fight to live, you do run away from trouble face it so that others will live in peace

[@morbius109]

“Any man who doesn’t spend time with his family can never be a real man.” Don Vito went out peacefully, at home in his garden, playing with his grandson. He deserved no less. RIP Godfather.

[@Tedkord100]

"Life is so beautiful."

[@stepheneinbinder2604]

Wasn't that the only natural death in the story?

[@clint0076]

Michael's was also natural.. but he died with way more misery

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

Stephen Einbinder There are 4 people that died natural deaths in Godfather, Vito, Genco, Carmela (Vito's Wife) and Michael Corleone.

[@stepheneinbinder2604]

Shanethefilmmaker Okay. I stand corrected about the trilogy. But I gather that Vito's was the only natural death in the first Godfather installment. (?)

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

Stephen Einbinder Actually Genco died before he did. There was a scene where Vito visits him at his death bed.

[@theongreyjoy8130]

Shanethefilmmaker Sonny death was very natural hahahaha

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti1663]

Interesting that Anthony saw his Grandfather, his Uncle Fredo, and his sister on the last days of their lives...

[@_Daniel_Plainview]

That was quite common back then. I mean not the way fredo died but a lot of people dropped dead suddenly because medication and all of that stuff wasn't as good and people didn't know about their health as much as we do nowadays

[@Revantaker]

Plot twist: it wasn't the oranges, it was Anthony the whole time

[@johndecker3120]

For just a moment, his grandson saw him for the monster he was. Then immediately everything goes back to easy, reassuring laughs and smiles. I love this scene.

[@Zach-Fetters]

Christopher Luther the kid just got scared, I doubt that kid is that good of an actor

[@RockValentine]

Christopher Luther Deep!

[@NinjaBuddha503]

I guess that's the point of him wanting to scare his grandson. If he only knew who his grandfather and father really were. He eventually finds out.

[@jakep1979]

That was the dichotomy in most of the mobster movies and tv shows (Sopranos). Although the main character is often depicted as a monster when they take advantage of weak people, in their everday life they are usually very warm & loving to their families.

[@franjes9999]

vitoduval that’s a Scarface quote ahahaha

[@akufromthefuture7159]

for those wondering... the kid's fearful reaction was genuine. as was Brando's comforting of him

[@ProbInsane]

It portrays his death so perfectly. One second just fine, playing around laughing and the next just coughing gasping for air and suddenly on the ground dead. Crazy how great this scene is.

[@atarifan80]

The kids reaction to the orange in the mouth was real. It was in a documentary that bit was improvised by Brando and he laughed as he calmed the little one down, they kept it in the movie.

[@NinjaBuddha503]

It should also be known like someone wrote in the comment section, Anthony saw Vito for the monster her is for a second.

[@emielschuller6092]

When someone says "Don Corleone is a murderer", I always make them an offer they can't refuse.

[@werpo123]

It's funny how both Vito and Michael are similar in many ways but what happened during their death was so different. Both are just as bad, cunning, intelligent, ruthless, vengeful, etc but despite all that, Vito was loved by everyone and died at the comfort of his home with his family. On the other hand, Michael was hated by his family and died alone.

[@Fondrom]

Hated by his family is an understatement, Vincent respected him, Connie loved him as long as we assume she didn't know about Freddo, his children loved him. Difference was, Vito died with his family around him whereas Michael died alone, with a dog which means you can only assume he had nobody around him, Connie probably found out about Freddo, Anthony was doing his own thing, Vincent probably fucked up the Corleone name, Kate probably died before him..

[@rouskeycarpel8652]

Raprap Angeles That's because Vito was a much better family man.

[@akan8057]

Vito was a hombre de honore, man of honor, michael was a psychopath and he fucks up things just to became more powerfull and his hunger of revenge cost his soul, later he regrets how he had kill freddo, so much that he suffer a post traumatic tension after he killed freddo.

[@fridakahlo4225]

It's not just Michael's horrible actions against his family that let his lonely death. The truth is time has changed, so did people's expectations and priorities. When Michael was young he didn't want to get involved with family business. He had his own dreams to follow. But in the time of need, he compromised and unwillingly took care of his family. Didn't he like the power? Yes, he did. But that was not what he wanted from life at first place. However the times he were born into was different. A time when you put your responsibilities before your dreams. A time when family comes first. Michael's children on the other hand belonged to a 'more American' world. They were raised by an american woman who couldn't relate what Michael had to do.They just wanted to do their own thing and didn't want to do anthing with the business- just like young Michael. And they did it. They didn't care about family. Things might have been different if Apollonia was still alive.

[@franjes9999]

To theyre the same excluding one thing Michael was absent of the type of warmth that any of his family members had he was the coldest and cruelest even on a personality level than all of them. Killing Fredo, killing Carlo (as huge a piece of shit as he was) Roth, Tessio none of those people ever would’ve thought to betray Vito because he was more than just cunning and intelligent but he was warm he loved the family and the people in it and even some outside it. Michael inspired no such loyalty partially because he was in the shadow of his father, he was young when all these people who were loyal to his father were old and used to Vitos way of doing business, he didn’t garner the same respect as Vito but also because he was absent of any of the warmth or friendliness that Vito, Fredo and even Sonny had. He was smarter than all of them but the absence of that warmth was always going to mean he could only run the family in a far more ruthless way than his father and as a result their demises came in totally different ways

[@joeykolk1363]

Both Vito and a Mike were murderers and killers - Vito did it all with a sense of justice and what is right. He treated everyone with the upmost sincerity and respect, and I believe he had a genuinely good heart (no pun intended). Look here, as he innocently plays with his grandson, laughing and just kinda being a cute nice old Grampa, enamored by his young grandsons cuteness. Michael on the other hand, did it all with a sense of evil and greed. If you watch any scene of Mike and his kids, he's either solumnly focused on his business or screaming at their mother. Mike had none of the same sense of morals, justice or respect that his father had.

[@TaylorRhodesShay]

Joey Kolk well Kay was a bitch soooo

[@kaushikhegde8227]

Mike did it because he was forced into this life through vengeance of losing his older brother and his first wife and almost losing his father. His brother betrayed him and tried to have him killed so he had Fredo killed first. Mike never wanted this life but he got into it because of revenge and pain. He did legitimately try to make the family business legal and to remove them from a life of crime but so many things stopped that from happening.

[@kaushikhegde8227]

He was screaming at his second wife because she deceived him for miscarrying the baby.

[@PestiLencE638]

if he has that demeanor like his father then The Corleonne family has long been wiped out by Barzini and other dons. He should evolve and adapt accordingly for survival

[@lilafeldman8630]

This scene is almost haunting

[@madhattereid6083]

That's how I want to die I'm very old man and I'm spend time with my grandchildren and watch them grow up and then let me die of 99 years old with no regrets No suffering and nice peaceful way

[@katytis2012]

Actually this heart attack happened suddenly to Vito. The boy chased him up with that watering can, and it was a hot summer day, and it's not a big surprise that the heart attack happened to him. He was 64-68 years old, so that's a pretty respectable age. Still better than getting shot and killed by rival family's goons.

[@madhattereid6083]

+Sraigius so true

[@liamroberts7512]

Plus the lifestyle in those days. Most people smoke and drank to excess in the 1940s through to the 60s, because back then, there were not nearly (if any) as many health warnings when it came to that stuff

[@madhattereid6083]

ᅚᅚᅚᅚ what the hell is your problem

[@madhattereid6083]

ᅚᅚᅚᅚ and you don't have to call me a faggot because I'm not

[@KleWdSide]

I loved the orange peel bit, haha.

[@cold_trip]

Supposedly that was totally improved; which makes it even more magical.

[@chirkotelhin1806]

The audio is so weird on that part though

[@dunnofunko8053]

It was improvised

[@rosegold-beats]

@@chirkotelhin1806 1972 i cant blame them

[@sergeantwaters9668]

Yep and you could tell the kid was actually a little scared. Brando was one of the best.

[@noirangel6416]

If its any consolation, the last thing Don heard in his life was the laughter of his grandson.

[@victornguyen6847]

Vito always reminds me of my Grandfather. He always put his family before himself and anyone else. He knew how to have a sense of humor in the family... What a great man.

[@laurav5767]

That's so beautiful, i'm so Happy you shared this memory. My grandfather passed away 5 years ago, He was the Person i looked Up to the Most💔

[@martymcfly4938]

Even though it’s fictional, this death really hurts my heart :(

[@johnnybowers6679]

Yeah, especially with what Vito had to go through, he didn’t have the chance of being a kid because the crimes of his hometown and his family being whacked by the mafia and had to go to America, in New York, and a lot of years later, he killed Don Fanucci for Power and Respect and had become a Don, and then he went back to Sicily, Italy to kill Don Ciccio for Revenge and then a lot years later after that he became old and had been shot down but survived and then he lived a easy life with his family , something he didn’t have in the beginning of his life, one of the greatest characters of cinema history

[@Aston-vt2vj]

That’s why old movies are memorable

[@jessenunez7205]

Reminds me of me and my grandfather. Miss him every day. Glad I spent a good 15 years with him.

[@bgschannel9357]

This scene sorely reminds me of him too. I wish I had more time with him, I only wish

[@goldenstatewarriors9418]

Vito died playing with his grandson and having a family who loved him and carried in his legacy. Michael died alone with no one but a dog.

[@Medafets]

The Godfather or "Beware of oranges: The Movie"

[@BenjaminXe0N]

Vito gets shoted when he was buying oranges at the street store. Vito died in oranges orchard( or maybe it's tomato orchard I'm not sure). Michael died with an orange in his right hand. ORANGES ARE VERY DANGEROUS IN THIS MOVIE!!

[@BenjaminXe0N]

I mean whole movie serial

[@BenjaminXe0N]

He died in Godfather 3

[@gongus92]

oranges a reminder of sicily as they are the most common sicilian fruit

[@giuseppecoppola3214]

Illuden no that's lemon

[@mailmanownz]

Every time an orange is seen in any scene in the films, it means somebody is about to die.

[@peachydls341]

This was back when you didn't need to try very hard with camera angle effects or unnecessary dialogue for death scenes. Just simple, powerful, raw improvising acting at it's finest. R.I.P Marlon Brando

[@TheSlickKilla]

1:40 is the best part of the whole movie

[@andrewgutierrez4809]

the genius part of this scene is that the Don dies as a "monster" and that would be the grandsons last memory of his grandfather.

[@leighevanoka2110]

He led such a big life , but went out so quietly. Such a beautiful scene. 😢

[@gdicommando4456]

dying in your own garden on a beautiful day. perfect

[@guilhermealencar3891]

"Life is beautiful" -Don Corleone

[@tulangkerangka1599]

This movie is so good for being able to convey that despite everything, the most profound thing in our life lies on our connection with other people

[@bushbasher85]

It really is the perfect death. Spent his last minutes playing with his grandson, struggles to catch his breath for maybe 15 or 20 seconds, almost no pain, and then goes to take that final nap.

[@Takisfueg0]

The way the kid gets scared gets me every time and the way his grandpa conforts him is so cute

[@yomanolovega16]

i watched this movie today for the first time ever. and i have never respected a fictional character like I respected Vito Corleone a true man who values family above all else. When i watch this scene i thought something was going on, when i saw him fall down i felt so bad, yet so happy he died of natural cause playing with his grandson, better than getting killed. this movie without a doubt its a perfect masterpiece.

[@roselandeneree1268]

“Life is so beautiful” - Don Corleones Last Words

[@mskidi]

''Pasta is so yummy''-Clemenza's Last Words

[@gianghuynh9570]

Vito got into crime business to support his family, and he never forgot that motivation. Had the drama with Brazini didn’t happen, he would have at least one of his children live a clean slate, that would have been Michael. He knew that Sonny and Fredo would make bad don and sink the family business, yet he didn’t groom Michael into that position. He was even willing to abandon the work he had built in New York to move to Nevada in order to ensure the plan to avenge his family go through without retaliation. It’s poetic when you know that his grandson whom he spent the last moment with playing, Anthony, would break away from the family crime business and live a normal life, returning to his forefather’s land as an opera singer.

[@jasonbarton5517]

This scene made me cry because Vito Corleone was not only the greatest Mafia Don but he was a loving Grandpa and at least then he got to spend time with his grandson before he died

[@DasHoovie]

The greatest gangster in cinema history died while being chased..... by his grandson playing Just beautiful

[@shahub5]

"I spent my life trying to be careless. Women and Children can be carless but not Men" -Don Vito Corleone In the scene where he wanted to clean up Sonny's body he said "I don't want his mother to see him like this" And we didn't want you to see what the world became today Marlon Brando. Rest easy.

[@Tadaia]

The Godfather is one of my two favorite films and THIS is my favorite scene. Too many films glamorize criminals and killers but watching this “beloved” criminal/murderer die and seeing his grandson spraying him with bug killer while completely oblivious of his condition was what really made me respect it. The scene was both profound and courageous.

[@TheChairmanZero]

Its very clearly the insecticide that killed him... hence the choking, coughing... the kid covering his corpse in it was just the finishing touch.

[@trystandasilva442]

“A man who doesn’t spend time with his family isn’t a real Man” -Don Vito Corleone Vito will forever be my favorite Godfather character and will always have my eternal respect

[@ChristianPaul75]

Now compare this scene to Michael´s death at the end of part III. Despite of all his concerns Vito dies peacefully and in happiness, in a set that looks like a glimpse of paradise (see last shot), whereas Michael dies all alone, immobilized, silent, full of doubt and grief, in a set that looks like purgatory on earth. Both scenes are masterpieces, both give me goosebumps every time I watch them.

[@human_rights0]

R.I.P Vito Corleone . The great godfather 🙏

[@bazoozle2340]

What makes this scene even more emotional is the fact that in the book Vito's last words were apparently "life is so beautiful" and frankly I'm not crying u r

[@firelordazulon95]

RIP Vito Corleone 1891-1955.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

I love how The Godfather is about family at the heart of it, despite the mob issues a lot of the scenes are strangely beautiful like this one.

[@dvdfrnzwbr]

The most memorable scene from the movie. A true work of cinematic art.

[@eightnickel1513]

The entire scene is fantastic, but the fact that this scene was improvised truly shows how good the acting was in this movie.

[@eyelove_owlcity]

This film is so perfect, even the little kid is amazing in his performance

[@henryesp9284]

A man who doesn't spend time with his shinebox, isn't a man. -Billy Bats

[@charliehancock4581]

Chalres schwab over hea

[@brotherhood7596]

Coppola should not have omitted Vito's last words:"Life is so beautiful"

[@BeyondWrittenWords]

nah, this was perfect.

[@franzluth]

Paul Olsen life is beautiful because life is happines

[@joefazio4995]

Perhaps for Italians it is beautiful because we know how to live it?

[@brotherhood7596]

Life is beautiful if you allow it to be.

[@joefazio4995]

Brotherhood Well said, Brotherhood.

[@Borderose]

Vito Corleone, tender and terrifying at the same time.

[@johntavares3836]

What an absolutely amazing scene and film. Wow

[@Lightingwarrior]

This a way many grandfather's would like to pass, being with the ones they love spending time with their grandchildren

[@algenovese3017]

The kid killed him with a water gun

[@Wired4Life2]

_It was super effective!_

[@wallywheezer8256]

BlueFox94 Maybe a bit too effective

[@palabrajot505]

Water gun? It was a pesticide dispenser, probably DDT. What a great time, fantastic stuff. It made for some great crops, with only a few flipper babies. Then them goddamn tree huggers had to ban it.

[@skleroz899]

@@palabrajot505 I read that DDT was the scapegoat for the effects of the mandatory and rushed polio vaccine.

[@zoaralte8270]

I loved how the camera wasn't invasive in his last moments. It shows respect and admiration at the perfect death.

[@Liz-vd4lj]

I always liked the way Vito die..., no morality involved. The last thing he heard was his grandson laughter...

[@SgtThiel]

In the book, vito tries to shoo the kid away so he would not see him dying :(

[@aceofcheems7685]

I teared up at this scene. I couldn't help myself from crying

[@rlanceread]

having 4 grandkids myself, it's seems a perfect way to go. oompf! over in the garden.

[@AshyGashy]

2:12 kid: “Tattaliga sends his regards”

[@Eaoleolo]

In all seriousness, how fucking well directed is that kid? I mean, is that even possible?

[@nyb2.027]

It's simple: let the actor play with the unknowing kid, and let the actor do the acting.

[@charlescarter4608]

+Not your business I'm sure you're right. I don't think the kid was given any direction. Almost all improvised probably, especially scaring the kid lol.

[@nyb2.027]

+Charles Carter Yeah, that kid couldn't act like that, he was really scared lol

[@eyess4]

Marlon Brando actually "directed" and kid on what to do, while recording.

[@KarlPHorse]

I want to go like don corleone. Playing with my grandson. What a lucky man. His final moments were spent with love. Pure love. That is how I want to go. With love in my heart.

[@nathanaelstasinski9855]

Vito was 63 when he died, but he actually looks twice that age in this scene.

[@nomenclator4339]

+Nathanael Stasinski do you think he looks like he is 126 years old? do you work for 8shit?

[@maximus6746]

+Nathanael Stasinski its because he became very weak after he came out of hospital

[@nyb2.027]

Yup, he aged very badly after the shooting almost 9 years before his death. He aged fine until then, I don't think it has something to do with the shooting, but it is true that from there on to his death he aged badly.

[@rayunited2010foryou]

+Martin Sosa Dias "+Nathanael Stasinski do you think he looks like he is 126 years old? do you work for 8shit?" ROTFLMAO!

[@drasconboy6349]

Well smoking and alcohol does make you age faster

[@Creemefreeesh]

I think a touching coup de gras for the Corleone family is the fact that even though he was playing with his grandson he was killed by the innocence of the family he embraced. "Look how his boy massacred him..."

[@supremeone2369]

"Life is beautiful." - Don Vito Corleone

[@fight8the8feeling8]

I love how The Godfather makes subtle comparisons between the ways Michael and Vito die. Honestly beautiful. This is a film I can’t imagine my life without.

[@gabrielleyolo6636]

Maybe I will sound weird and absurdly, but am I only one who thinks that Corleone's coughing and plus kid's laughing is hilarious and scary at the same time? 🤔😂 Don't get angry on me, please...

[@PabloHernandez-tf4do]

I loved the symbolism with the tomato garden. Vito is no longer the ripe fruit he was in his prime and fell off the stem back into the soil while his son represents the red/ ripe tomato, and grandson being green/ unripe

[@Caine61]

You know, I'll admit not many "movies" in today's age really affect me but when I watched this scene it touched my heart in a way I couldn't describe it.

[@kristopherhayes1957]

When I saw this seen, I felt conflicted. It made me smile because it showed the simple things in life. It was the first time we truly saw him smile. Yet at the same time, I knew it wasn't going to last, and I knew he has many sins and he was going to find a world pain when Vito met his Maker.

[@hortenseweinblatt1508]

Yes, he dies in his garden, with his grandchild, at peace. All his life he was always a soldier, climbing up from utter vulnerability and poverty, defending his loved ones against murderous greed and corruption; the child, dashing away, represents Vito's soul, released and refreshed. ~~ His son, Michael, never knew the humanity his father knew: he failed to protect his loved ones; Michael dies alone, prostrate on sun-baked, stony ground, with only the dogs to sniff at him.

[@Brad-il9mw]

Vito was the gangster that created Michael. When he killed the first Don he became the don. He stole the carpet he is not a good guy. He is Human and for all that he did he fell amongst the tomatoes. Michael became the big man Vito wanted. It is however all vanity.

[@MattyIcecubes]

Yeah, that's about as pleasant as death gets. Much better than Michael's death. He dropped dead of old age sometime in the 2000's having lost everything and everyone he loved.

[@nickpierce2445]

yeah. also, even if already knew that it still spoiled the trilogy because that's in part 3 and this is part 1

[@qwertymanor]

Chef Danger he dies in 1997

[@Parsa_Discordia]

he died doing what he loved. spending time with his family

[@roldanbogz2295]

Who's here In 2019? This just doesn't get old

[@EddieTheHorrorAddict]

1:46 entering the bathroom after my dad takes his morning dookie

[@IzludeTingel]

Fuckin lol

[@brianw9242]

Absolute magic - brilliant - the boy`s reactions are so natural. Brian

[@UnknownPersononGoogle]

He reminds me of my late grandfather and even looked like him( not the crime though) doing goofy things to make me and my brother laugh as kids, chasing us etc. He died a perfect death despite the suffering of his organs shutting down at once and being unable to talk due to it but he died surrounded by his family in his own bed in his own home. I’ll never forget you.

[@fearsomename4517]

It really is the perfect death. Family, fruit, and wine outside in the sunshine. Brando is a legend.