The Godfather Part II - How Coppola Quotes Himself

[@Jimdixon1953]

“Fredo...you’re my older brother and I love you...but don’t ever wear that jacket and bow tie combination to a family meeting ever again”

[@ryann8680]

Fredo should have been found hanging in that clown outfit as the family came home from momma corleoe's funeral...it's a sicilian message

[@oliverholmes-gunning5372]

Michael's dupioni silk suit in that scene on the other hand may be the most beautiful outfit in the history of cinema.

[@kargs5krun]

@@ryann8680 With a string of oranges around his neck. #deathsymbolism

[@kargs5krun]

(or) "....and I love you...but WTH cut your hair?"

[@shevy7197]

Nice one 👍 XX

[@commentcopbadge6665]

Poor Fredo. Drowned while fishing... with a bullet hole in the back of his head. Such a tragic accident.

[@ujjwalkumar-mw6pb]

he literally sleeps with fishes now

[@ThirdHandl]

At least he went fast and without any shock, it just ended out of nowhere for him.

[@jasonleetaiwan]

lol… great quote from two different films. I bet Fredo didn’t get an open coffin funeral. Drowning wouldn’t have been believable.

[@heyitsvos]

It's a shame when they go young like that

[@rumigilani7525]

“It’s like poetry, it rhymes.” - George Lucas

[@EyebrowCinema]

Kicking myself that I didn't include this in the video.

[@TheGabe473]

bravo

[@henryapplebottom7231]

"Yoo-o she's bobbing on my burger right now" -Bob Burger from Bob's Burgers

[@connor9613]

KZbin made a recommendation I couldn't refuse.

[@dhonycarleone0554]

Same

[@TomNoles007]

Comment of the year

[@nateds7326]

That moment when your movie is so long you can literally bake a loaf of bread in the middle of it to eat while you watch it. Which I may or may not have done the first time I watched godfather 2.

[@EyebrowCinema]

Coppola of all people would appreciate cooking and eating during a movie.

[@nateds7326]

I imagine he would

[@jasonbonham2057]

Both when I was introduced to The Godfather 1 and 2 and when I showed my girlfriend the films, we had to have food with them. I firmly agree with this.

[@chocho8036]

great comment

[@corbinmarkey466]

Other scenes recontextualized in the second movie from the first include: - an assault on the family from someone inside that sets the plot in motion - Michael returning home to Kay after a long period of time out of the country - my personal favorite: 'never do business with anyone outside the family' vs. 'Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer' And also ORANGES

[@EyebrowCinema]

Excellent points.

[@corbinmarkey466]

@@EyebrowCinema very happy to contribute to a discussion on these great films 👍🏼 for all their accolades, I've heard very few robust dissections of them like you've done in your video

[@L0LZZZOR]

Great points! Would like to add another one. The dead prostitute scene in part 2 alludes to the horse head scene in part 1, and shows Michael's change into "the monster".

[@corbinmarkey466]

Ok, I just rewatched another scene that plays perfectly into the 'longer, slower, and more painful' approach to Part II and is maybe my favorite example of that: Tom's final scene with Frankie, reflecting his scene with Tessio in Part 1. In part 1, Tessio asks if he can get off the hook and Tom simply refuses. However, when Tom and Frankie have their farewell, everything in the writing and the staging draws out the pain its causing them, and neither one of them wants it to end because they know that it will be the last time they see each other. Longer, slower, and more painful 👍

[@mranster]

There's also a cake in every Godfather movie. Connie's wedding cake, the cake that Roth shares with everyone in Cuba, and the cake presented in the shindig at the start of G3.

[@sidafakaba2376]

The godfather part 1 and 2 has the greatest movie story ever told

[@aristotleonassis5792]

I second that.

[@dawsondjodvorj2408]

Without a doubt

[@curascristi106]

The dark knight or pulp fiction have to be third

[@dawsondjodvorj2408]

@@curascristi106 certainly not even close for me.

[@captaindeadpool313]

@@curascristi106 Add Inception, Fight Club, Schindlers list and especially The Shawshank Redemption along with LOTR. and I totally agree with you.

[@johnfitzpatrick3094]

One thing you omitted was the horse's head and dead hooker. In the first film, Woltz waking up to his horse's head was seen as a comeuppance for the character. Senator Geary in bed with the dead hooker is more shocking, because they killed a woman to get their way, and Geary's "comeuppance" is not as satisfying.

[@EyebrowCinema]

Excellent point, John.

[@errwhattheflip]

Part of what makes the first movie so fascinating is that it makes you care about people who are fundamentally scum. Part of this is due to the fact that the characters almost never murder or hurt innocent people (the corleone family). This movie rips all that glamor set up in the first movie away and reveals the dark ugly truth behind the mafia. Brilliant writing

[@valmarsiglia]

One of the things I love about the cinematography in both of them is that the outdoor scenes - the wedding in Part I and first communion in Part II for example - really look like they're from the periods they're portraying. Some of the shots from Connie's wedding look like color newsreel footage from the 40s and 50s (watch it without sound), but the communion party in Tahoe in Part II: it has a quality of the Super-8 footage one sees from the late 50s/Kennedy era. It's one of many ways GFI & II have always made me feel like I'm watching actual historical footage of the eras being depicted. For all the drama and epic quality, they're still two of the most believable films.

[@hexipolar8158]

The Godfather Part 2 is one of my favorite movies. I’m glad to hear someone else appreciates the connections to the first film. I also like how part 2 doesn’t feel the need to go bigger and more violent than the first.

[@EyebrowCinema]

It's a sequel that moves inward rather than outward.

[@speedracer2008]

A contrast that I notice between the two films is Kay’s hairstyle. In the first film, it’s lively, curly, and wild, indicating her independence, while, in the second film, it’s plain and flat, indicating how she’s trapped in her life with the Corleone family.

[@chocho8036]

hair style tells a story, great observation. it's true, her hair is awful in the second one, and purposely so

[@kates6371]

Except when she tells Michael That she’s leaving

[@aristotleonassis5792]

"I am Enzo, de Baker"

[@karlazeen]

My name is Enzo, I guess that's why the godfather is one of my favorite movies.

[@robertlevine2827]

"For your fadder, your fadder!"

[@djmadjam6434]

DUDE, i was shocked to see you only had 5.4k subs , after watching this i wouldve thought you were a way bigger channel and i say that in a goodway. Keep it up bro you're videos are great

[@neelanshguptaa310]

Never have I been more happy with KZbin recommendations.

[@dawsondjodvorj2408]

The best analysis i've ever seen. Brilliant video, also the godfather 1 & 2 are my favorite of all time. Plus I believe Al Pacino in the godfather 2 gave the greatest acting performances ever, that performance was just unbelievably good.

[@EyebrowCinema]

Two of my favourites as well. And Pacino's performance is certainly in the pantheon. Thanks for your kind words.

[@errwhattheflip]

Certainly up there. I would personally say Brando's performance in Part 1 is marginally better, but it's very close

[@KphexTwin00]

This is the best video analysis on the godfather as a whole. Brilliant.

[@thamilton8383]

I always think of that last scene as the quote “a painting tells a thousand words” at that moment Micheal has gotten rid of all his enemies all the conflict in his family and he now has some time to reflect not just the events of part two but all of his life choices and his future choices he’s got everything but at what cost

[@speedracer2008]

It serves as a payoff to the question Tom poses earlier in the film. “Is it worth it?” Michael’s face tells us it wasn’t.

[@DwRockett]

Continuously the most underrated film KZbinr, great analysis as usual

[@EyebrowCinema]

I appreciate that. Your continued support has not gone unnoticed.

[@riskzerobeatz]

Thank you! You pay these magnificient cinematography gems deserved respect.

[@MousePounder]

HOW DO YOU ONLY HAVE 2.5k SUBS!

[@MrExtraordinaire16]

I know right i was shocked to

[@connor9613]

Please keep making more analysis videos of the Godfather. It gives great perspectives that I've never thought about and its interesting to watch while in lockdown.

[@provablegrub4581]

Another fantastic video. Your channel is criminally underrated. Unlike some other film analysis videos, you really seem to put a lot into each video. I know this is a popular thing to say about small channels on KZbin, but in this case it’s completely true.

[@EyebrowCinema]

I appreciate that. Glad you liked the video.

[@gonzaloandrepalacios2928]

Vito had almost all his family killed... He was sick when he went to America. I mean, he did not have it that easy. Anyway, great video, as always.

[@EyebrowCinema]

Maybe I overemphasized that point a bit as Vito certainly had his struggles. My point was more that the moral quandaries Vito faced were much more clear cut than Michael's.

[@nateds7326]

Easier. Not undercutting the fact that vito had his share of hell

[@Visplight]

His troubles before America are separate from his troubles as a mobster.

[@SantomPh]

@@EyebrowCinema Vito's problems are Sicilian/Italian problems. Until he meets Hyman Roth (in a deleted scene) he has virtually no dealings with non Italians. Michael's problems are very American problems-politics, the law, big money and insufficient manliness.

[@ravi87910]

had it easy in his choices not in his life

[@ellenardi6333]

This was amazing. I'd like to see a video essay on Part III and the difference in how it quotes the earlier films and whether you think it succeeds or fails.

[@NotSoRandom_]

I think it’s best we leave Part III be 😅

[@HS_Gomikubi]

Another detail that emphasizes exactly what you describe about the door scenes, something which might seem perfectly obvious but to me still seems worthy of carrying a level of symbolism unto itself, is the physical locations of which doors are being closed. In Part 1, the door being shut is merely the door to a certain room of the Corleone family home, a room in particular meant for the conducting of such business that now belongs to Michael. Kay may not be allowed to be a part of "The Life", but she is still in the house, thus still present in his life (if only on a superficial level) and free to at least partake of what other commodities the place may be able to provide her. In Part 2, the door being closed is literally the front entrance. Just as you put it Kay is being rejected personally by Michael... Not just from his business, but from his home, from any and all of the things that home once offered. What that home represented in her mind, whether it offered her anything of value is it's own topic of course. If I had the time to sit down and watch the movies again I might have more to say on that angle but this was just what I noticed after watching the video here.

[@EyebrowCinema]

Excellent point.

[@camcabbas]

Its not even the front entrance, it is the back door, which only makes your point even better.

[@monsthar471]

I'm a fan of this movie for 2 years now and still there's a lot of details I have missed, Your more depth analysis blew my mind.

[@klmullins65]

Does anyone else notice the visual similarities between Roth's killing and Jack Ruby's shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald? Im surprised that I haven't seen that pointed out in any of the Godfather saga analization videos that Ive seen on KZbin

[@chumarirunning5370]

I've watched these movies a million times but missed to see a lot of these points, awesome video!!

[@johnmillholland6550]

Amazing video well articulating how Godfather 1 & 2 relate in intelligent conversation.

[@olegtriers8882]

Brilliant analysis! Some of the best and most rigorous film analysis on KZbin

[@EyebrowCinema]

Thanks man. I try :)

[@reovin0612]

What a great analysis, mate. Great job! I'll always come back to this video whenever I rewatch the first two godfather films, my favorite films of all time.

[@chefraamsay9934]

I absolutely love this video… Recently I’ve been on a godfather kick and nobody really talks about the movies quite like you do. The way you analyze and compare the first two movies is incredibly interesting. Thank you for this Eyebrow!

[@divyanshmunoth6443]

One of the greatest video essays I have seen on one of the greatest films.

[@aaronfahey5517]

brilliant analysis, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this.

[@hellothere5094]

You sure know how to end a video That music still gives me chills

[@CineRanter]

Fantastic video mate - great points all round

[@JockDunbarAU]

Thanks - loved the breakdown of how part 2 references part 1. Makes me think how unnecessary part 3 was to the overall story, but would be interested to hear your analysis on that too. Great work!

[@michaelhall2709]

Wonderful essay. So many points I hadn’t considered, and not a false note in any of them. Kudos.

[@alanford3359]

A fascinating, really clearly delineated, educational video essay, thank you. You're editing is top notch too, really clear and serves to emphasise you're written work deftly. I really enjoyed it. Plus, kudos on your nifty Sopranos/'gabolgool' joke, a nice quirky bit of sublimation 😄 it's amazing how quickly a type of Italian cold meat became such a household name after that series became so popular.

[@EyebrowCinema]

Thanks for your kind words. And I'm the Sopranos joke landed. I basically put that in there for one friend and had no idea if it would play to anyone else.

[@alanford3359]

@@EyebrowCinema Sincerely, my pleasure. I've really enjoyed watching/listening to your work over the past couple of months, it really enriches my film viewing experiences. I'm glad to be one of the (possible) few (I imagine it will certainly click with others) who so far found the little 'gabolgool' /Sopranos joke amusing. For years I wondered what the hell it was that the dude was shouting to the other wedding party guest when chucking those packages over to him. I thought it was some kind of good natured insult. And then years later the mystery was solved when watching an episode of The Sopranos when Tony was confusedly obsessing over the connection between his mother, fainting brought about by panic attacks and cold cuts of Italian meat. In your edit you managed to condense years of puzzlement into about 4 seconds worth of time. Thank you 😄 (though I might add, I didn't spend all those wondering what that dude said, I assure you, I had at least a couple of other things to think about and ponder haha). Anyway, Keep up the good work D. S. I look forward to your forth coming video essays. Take care.

[@jiadongzhu8198]

This analysis is phenomenal! I've watched Godfather for more than 5 times but I never noticed these comparisons between 1 and 2.

[@tenfoldtuesday5917]

This was brilliantly explained and articulated. Great video!

[@erdalbuke2314]

Thank you my friend for this beautiful analysis. As a fan of The Godfather movies I enjoyed it every minute of it. You revealed the characters as real humans with real human struggles and actions. That I also why I am a big fan of the films. It is not a B movie about gangsters it is a movie about evolution from simple people who try to make living in a hars environment till how to contain, control and preserve a criminal syndication where even your brother is used as a weapon against you.

[@myriaddsystems]

Brilliant, deeply insightful, analysis, superbly presented. THANKS

[@nateds7326]

It's funny how Pacino is known for hits freakouts, because in the godfather 1&2 he doesn't so much as raise his voice more than 4 or 5 times. He shouts about 15 times in godfather 3 by my count. Bit telling imo

[@EyebrowCinema]

Great point. There's definitely a disconnect between Pacino's reputation and the fact that his most iconic role is someone with a dead calm demeanor whose always masking his real feelings. It's a big part of why Part II is so tense. You can see this guy just full of rage and intensity having to constantly keep a lid on things. Those moments where the mask slips, namely the fight with Kay, are gut-punch moments.

[@davidlean1060]

He's left that phase behind again now, if The Irishman is anything to go by.

[@davidlean1060]

@Kai McCook I mean he plays it all cooler. There are no out bursts like 'don't waste my mothafukin time!!' as there are in Heat for example. Overall, The Irishman plays it cool as fuck..or cool as feck as an Irishman would say. That's the beauty of the movie for me. The whisper is louder than the shout and all that.

[@luckyowl10]

Al Pacino is a great actor, one of the bests of its generation. I think he can act a wide range of characters, but nowadays movies just want OJ Al Pacino, they don't bother changing him from his normal maniac acting

[@robertlevine2827]

"Why can't anybody give me a straight answer!"

[@patrickstiadle3857]

Very good analysis. I esp appreciated the challenge to the Michael-was-a-meaner-gangster-than-Vito argument. Never quite rang true to me, & I believe your explanation helped shed some light on that for me.

[@NaterTot]

Another great analysis with some more fantastic editing.

[@EyebrowCinema]

Thanks chief!

[@WiseGuyUE92]

Vito had it harder than Michael but everything else was spot on! Keep ‘‘em coming!!

[@errwhattheflip]

I don't think he meant it like that. He's talking about the situations that led them to committing the crimes they did. Murder, stealing, etc. were all a lot easier on Vito and he had a choice on whether or not to do them. Michael had to do everything he did.

[@WiseGuyUE92]

@@errwhattheflip Both of them had choices. They both chose to do the things they did. Nobody forced them to do anything. The difference is Michael's choices were aided by an empire and infrastructure he inherited from his father. Vito didn't have nearly as many resources at his disposal while he was making his choices.

[@errwhattheflip]

@@WiseGuyUE92 Sure, but had Michael not done that his family would have been in actual danger. This was the best choice to protect his family. Vito didn't exactly have to do so.

[@WiseGuyUE92]

@@errwhattheflip I'm not taking anything away from Michael, I think Michael's choices were noble and admirable despite mistakes made along the way. He really did make those choices to protect his family and I salute him for that but neither of them had to do the things they did. They both made choices and they were both incredibly successful but Vito had to drag himself from the depths of obscurity, Michael had a lot more to work with but I love both of them.

[@multimeter2859]

Dude this was an expert analysis. Well done!

[@cabalofdemons]

Great analysis. I particularly like the discussion about the party in the first GF film and how it contrasts with the party in GF2. The first film the Corleone family is attached to its Italian roots. The music, culture, language, etc. However, in the sequel the party is less grandiose and "cultural." It's Americanized and bland, thus showing how the Corleone family has become American. Michael defended his family in the first film, his heritage. In the second film, he defended his business, thus showing how American capitalism influenced him.

[@aliveormedicated]

can someone tell me why can’t preserve their heritage while embracing capitalism at the same time? why are they exclusive to eachother?

[@pereirafernando7413]

@@aliveormedicated It’s like how corporates influenced mass media, which destroyed traditions, in a variety of ways.

[@errwhattheflip]

@@aliveormedicated This movie depicts the immigrant experience, showing that in a new nation it's difficult to keep older traditions in a newer culture, sacrifice must be made. For the Corleones to keep surviving in this place without their father to help them, sacrifice is necessary

[@zebertmcfly7274]

This is an amazing video essay. I love that you do in-depth stuff on these classics, oddly enough this is rare. And it shows that the sentiment "everything has been said already" is mostly wrong, there is always a new aspect to shine a light on. Also thanks as this is some nice ammunition for the next time someone tries to downplay the Godfather movies. There is a lot of "Michael is so genius, he again outsmarts everyone yada yada" going around these days. Way to miss the point! Sorry, guess I needed to get this out of my system. Again, great video!

[@EyebrowCinema]

Thanks for your kind words! It can definitely be a challenge to try and bring something new to such lionized classics, but it's very exciting when something clicks.

[@zebertmcfly7274]

@@EyebrowCinema you're welcome. I recently rewatched the Godfather series and I wanted to get some info about that new CODA version of part III. Didnt find anything particularly good but in turn the almighty youtube algorithm apparently meant well and presented me your video in my recommendations.

[@MousePounder]

Just finished watching. This was enlightening. Also, bonus points for getting me to understand what "intertextuality" can do when pulled off by one of the greats. You have a paypal or a patreon?

[@EyebrowCinema]

No paypal or patreon, I'm afraid. If you do wanna support the channel, you can always like, share, and subscribe. Right now, being seen is most important in my KZbin goals. And I'm glad you liked the video! These two films are some of my all-time favourites so this was something of a passion project.

[@johnathonhaney8291]

19:30 Watching that final scene years ago over and over again, I came up with a little Rod Serling style monologue to illustrate it: "You are Michael Corleone, sole surviving son of Vito Corleone. You have plotted and killed your way to the top and what have you got to show for it? (Pause between the leadup music and the final musical cue). Nothing..."

[@MousePounder]

👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼 Love it!

[@johnathonhaney8291]

@@MousePounder Thanks...it's just a little riff on what I was seeing onscreen. I was OBSESSED with both Godfathers (never cottoned to 3, no offense to anyone who did) and watched them over and over. Seeing these movies helped make me a ghostwriter.

[@EyebrowCinema]

Nice.

[@johnathonhaney8291]

@@EyebrowCinema Again, thanks! If you'd like to see another variant on the intertextuality you talked up in the video, I urge you to find Max Allan Collins' Road To Perdition (go with the expanded novel for proper effect) and its immediate sequel Road To Purgatory. There's a lot of other sequels after those (including one last direct sequel, Road To Paradise, which is The Godfather Part 3 that Coppola couldn't make) but those two novels, using actual gangster figures, fit the theme of your video.

[@lucasbertsche3710]

Brilliant video, just what I was looking for after my rewatch of part 1 and 2!

[@neerajchaudhary1821]

Dude. A tremendous video. I will support you on Patreon. I thought I knew movies. I don't know jack.

[@mishasaji2365]

Watching Godfather 2 made me feel bad for Michael, when he started out as don there was so much at stake in contrast to Vito who was already was at his worse being an unemployed common thief trying to feed his family, therefore his trajectory can only be upward. And Vito's rise was slow which made its foundation strong. When Michael came to power he had a whole crime empire already there to fix under the shadow of his father while dealing with the loss of his first wife, father and brother. He had to weed out people in his own family and friends because of their betrayal. Vito never had to deal with that kind of turmoil in his family and friends because most of his problems were external.

[@MrExtraordinaire16]

Great comment man I totally understand how you feel I felt same way when I watched the godfather duoligy for the first time I still do even today

[@errwhattheflip]

Michael at the start of Part 2 always felt like Vito, but in worse circumstances. It's at the end of the movie that he just completely changes into something beyond anything the rest of the family was capable of

[@hel_niflheim]

Oh, well done! Masterful analysis. Thank you.

[@gimelzayin]

NOW. I WANT TO SEE THE TWO MOVIES AGAIN WITH THIS NEW PERSPECTIVE. THANKS!

[@postaldude39]

These things you cover are aspects that the film puts in your head no matter what, even though you don't realize how it is done. It is an obvious thing that Michael is pushing away from his wife and becoming a gangsta, but the way you explained how that is shown in the visuals is actually impressive. I'm waiting for part 3! (which is considered the worst one of them all, though being an excellent film)

[@ramilkhalilli4948]

Very great video and amazing explanation , really , thank you very much👑

[@robertdelmonaco1854]

Amazing video! I like your take on Vito having it easier than Michael. Never thought of it that way

[@User-xw6kd]

Great work man. Your channel is super underrated.

[@camjames8154]

Great Analysis, a lot of this I hadn't thought of!

[@mmudigonda]

That was an incredibly beautiful video. Absolutely wonderful

[@ScriptSleuth]

Wow. Excellent work on this video!

[@TurrettiniPizza]

You forgot the parallel scenes where Vito and Michael each find out about the death of their sons (unborn in Michael's case).

[@MrExtraordinaire16]

Yeah but it's the lose of a son and mickael was in deep problems when he heard the news he just found out that fredo had betrayed and that he was going where as in first film just got out of a situation which how shall I say this which made him prepared for the news than mickael

[@MrExtraordinaire16]

Sorry I forgot to write he was asked to go into court

[@MrExtraordinaire16]

Oh btw let me guess you watch nerdwriter before watching this video good taste I'm gonna give you a like just for that

[@TurrettiniPizza]

Imran Chowdhury haha yeah. Well I watched this video weeks ago and Nerdwriter’s the other day, then it reminded me of this video.

[@MrExtraordinaire16]

Nice

[@alvarinh00]

Really good video man, you made me like the sequel even more

[@NotSoRandom_]

Greatest sequel ever. And imagine trying to top the greatest movie ever

[@dzakya2537]

Great video! i love your take that Vito always had it easier... no one is better, no one is crueler it's a matter of circumstances

[@TheJudgeIsDancing]

Beautifully put. Parallels I’ve never noticed before

[@عقبةبننافعبنالقيسالفهري]

Loved your review of my favorite movies of all time!!

[@shayantheunworthy3390]

This video essay made me wach part II again. Thank you my friend.

[@TurrettiniPizza]

Awesome breakdown shewing me even more how this is a masterpiece.

[@SupahFans]

Amazingly insightful. Thank you. Grrrreat job

[@EyebrowCinema]

Thanks, friend.

[@mahmudsultonmuratov9673]

This was such a good video man

[@thewarrenwelsh]

this vid is giving me an out of body experience thank you

[@DrKarswellsCabinet]

Very perceptive commentary, really interesting.

[@incognitosecret2377]

Great video!

[@NamikazeNC]

beyond incredible analysis 🙌🏻

[@JustUnjust]

Great job , beautiful explanation. Cheers

[@SimplySpace]

Great analysis!

[@oogiedragonus]

I think Vito having "easier" is still understated. Having lost his family, his home, and his identity, he learned very quickly that you have to seize the moment to make it in America. He got a flash of Fanucci already taking his job from him as well as terrifying his friends through shakedowns. Compound the issue further with a wife and children of his own to take care of. No police to run to and no other visible means of support, what should he have done? Otherwise great analysis.

[@elmermedina1713]

Vito had little choice and opportunities after losing his job to Fanucci. He took the lemons life gave him and made lemonade.

[@FaT_ToaDx]

Great video , absolutely great

[@EyebrowCinema]

Thank you!

[@moai6760]

Amazing analysis. Thank you so much!

[@mrfurio875]

I’ve been gone a long time Sil...... just when i thought I was out. They pull me back in! Is that Pacino or is that Pacino

[@thedulcet_lingers5727]

this was a brilliant video

[@gillehambursin8084]

Amazing analysis!!

[@samuelaugusto761]

And to think that later, Conney would become such a massive player and influence in Godfather part.3

[@EyebrowCinema]

She's one of the best parts of III.

[@JoshuaOkwuosa]

Great video and analysis.

[@Wolfsky9]

Excellent analysis sir. --------II've seen an entry here by a female " therapist", stating that Michael is a classic psychopath. To me, she has entirely missed the point of how Mario Puzo & Francis Ford Coppola created him. He's a tragic character ------one who grows into tragedy as the 2 films go on. thus, by the end of " GF2 ", Michael is alone ------with all of his haunted thoughts & failings. He's NOT a psychopath at all, but a sad, tragic failure. -----------------------WolfSky9, 73 y/o

[@zazito34]

10:40 Wow, I have never think about those characters like that. Is that the typical reading of characters of michael and vito? I though just like you. I believe people could think that way if they take their nature (more quiet or more of a talker) as if it was what defines their actions, but I think they work business really similar at the end of the day. Fucking great video! Was a pleasure to see.

[@samridh_chawla]

dude, this is amazing

[@abirbhabmaitra7905]

Great explanation.

[@rosearnold791]

Each Godfather movie begins with a celebration

[@PimpinBassie2]

"When i thought i was out, they pulled me back in" - very meta

[@Kuudere-Kun]

I want more of these video essays analyzing how movies quote other movies, this and Rick Worley's video on the Star Wars Prequels are pretty good. But it can also go beyond Cinema, Anime often does the same thing.

[@donaldmcauliffe7653]

I remember. When first saw the godfather. Uncut. At a friend's house. I went out and got the godfather and godfather part two on dvd set

[@slappy8941]

You don't. Understand. How sentences. Work. Do you?

[@donaldmcauliffe7653]

@@slappy8941 l an sorry of you cant understand what l just trying to say

[@donaldmcauliffe7653]

@@slappy8941 l believe you have a problem

[@kevinmcgahern7415]

Great essay.

[@ThaRealDrJ]

That stare at the end is almost like a symbol for everyone wanting a part 3, what was he thinking and would happen after. Truly the greatest movies of a lifetime and 3 deserves its credit because not every ending is pretty but an ending nonetheless

[@Popcorn0214]

Great video! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@zachmorley158]

Well done!

[@EyebrowCinema]

Thanks!