The Godfather: Part 2 (8/8) Movie CLIP - Corleone Family Flashback (1974) HD
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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Michael (Al Pacino) remembers an earlier time – the day that he told his family including Sonny (James Caan) and Tom (Robert Duvall) that he had enlisted in the marines to fight in World War II.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
Francis Ford Coppola's legendary continuation and sequel to his landmark 1972 film, The Godfather, parallels the young Vito Corleone's rise with his son Michael's spiritual fall, deepening The Godfather's depiction of the dark side of the American dream. In the early 1900s, the child Vito flees his Sicilian village for America after the local Mafia kills his family. Vito (Robert De Niro) struggles to make a living, legally or illegally, for his wife and growing brood in Little Italy, killing the local Black Hand Fanucci (Gastone Moschin) after he demands his customary cut of the tyro's business. With Fanucci gone, Vito's communal stature grows, but it is his family (past and present) who matters most to him -- a familial legacy then upended by Michael's (Al Pacino) business expansion in the 1950s. Now based in Lake Tahoe, Michael conspires to make inroads in Las Vegas and Havana pleasure industries by any means necessary. As he realizes that allies like Hyman Roth (Lee Strasberg) are trying to kill him, the increasingly paranoid Michael also discovers that his ambition has crippled his marriage to Kay (Diane Keaton) and turned his brother, Fredo (John Cazale), against him. Barely escaping a federal indictment, Michael turns his attention to dealing with his enemies, completing his own corruption.
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Cast: James Caan, John Cazale, Robert Duvall, Al Pacino, Gianni Russo, Abe Vigoda, Talia Shire
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Producers: Francis Ford Coppola, Gray Frederickson, Fred Roos, Mona Skager, Robert Evans
Screenwriters: Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo
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“Do you go to college to get stupid?” I ask myself that question all the damn time.
Actually go to grade school to get stupid.
My mom told me the some goddamn line today, i was like :o thats why i came to watch this scene🤣🤣
@Frank Castle isn't that called being pompous?
Hahaha
Petar Koychev Lol, don’t worry, everything sinks in as you get older and you get wiser.
Sonny isn’t mad at micheal for joining the Corps, he’s afraid of losing his brother to what he sees as a stupid war. Getting angry is the only way he shows his emotions. Amazing scene
Bingo.
Many wars were stupid but I don't think that WW2 (which Michael was fighting in) is a good example of that. This world would be unrecognisable if the Germans and Japanese had won
Sonny loves Michael to death and knew his dad didn't want him involved in the mob, and Sonny felt sort of betrayed since he saw this as Michael trying to upstage everyone. He really isn't mad at Michael, he's scared for him and worried how their dad (who gave them everything) will react. I do love how Clamenza later tells Michael how they were all proud of him though.
Utter nonsense
A stupid war for what reason? While at the same time, sore over the bombing of Pearl Harbor, how could he have it both ways?
"Go show Carlo the tree." How did that go down? "Hey Carlo, this is the tree."
7 years later bro and your comment killed me LOL
Lmao
@@effortlessawareness8778 It's even funnier when you realise that these two end up married. "Ma, how'd you and dad meet?" "Oh, it's a funny story actually. It was your grandfather's birthday and your dad had not seen our tree. And then your uncle Sonny, God rest his soul, had this wonderful idea..."
i wish i also have a 7 year old comment to go back to
Xaxaxa
And Fredo was the only one to convey words of encouragement to his brother.
yes that`s the heart breaking bit of this scene. Fredo was the only only one who stood up and supported Michael, its sad what happened to him and i`m sure it broke Michael to have Fredo killed
BigDoggTheDon Actually, it REALLY did broke Michael until he died peacefully at an old age.
Ironically, Fredo was right for the wrong reasons. He wasn't smart enough to grasp the implications of what Mike and Sonny were saying.
SamIAm701 peaceful my butt, he died all alone in Sicily with only a dog in his company.
He just mirrors the general attitude towards enlistees. As Vito says later, he has always been...
There's just something unparalleled about this film. It seems so real, so natural. The best film ever.
Cuz its IRL
cuz all the great actors in one movie
veniblanco missing Brando
The deaths are the most unnatural thing about this movie 😂
twinblade6 Nah man they’re the best
I can’t imagine anyone else playing the part of Sonny. RIP James Caan, you were perfect for the role.
yeah cuz italians look like irish people
My favorite character outside of Don Vito himself
De Niro auditioned for Sonny, but he played young Vito better than anyone else could of
It took me about 25 years to understand the meaning behind this scene, it all makes sense. Watch how each character walks out of the scene, a metaphor to the fact that Michael was all alone at that point.
Each charecter leaves the scene, example either died by orders from Michael or as a result of business within the family. At the end Michael is left alone isolated from everyone else. Watch the scene again.
+Trews Detroit It was also ironic that Fredo was the only person to congratulate Michael on joining the Marines, yet he mistreated him throughout Godfather II and eventually had him killed
I'm 17 and I saw this too. I love how I can see all the metaphors and foreshadowings in this movie now
+Trews Detroit Alone at the beginning, alone at the end.
The meaning is just a refresher on everyones personalities and fates. Michael is cool headed and doesn't want his legacy set in stone or affected by the family (i.e how he is trying to always bring the family to become legitimate and he doesn't want handouts from his father). Sonny is fiery to a point where it was his downfall shaded over by the fact that here he introduces carlo and his sister to each other which will prove a fatal mistake later in his life. Tom mediating and at heart, loyal and gratified to Vito for the life he has given him. Looking out for what's best for the family, even more so than Sonny, Fredo and upto this point even Michael, though he is no real relation. Then we have Fredo the family embarrassment ordered to get sonny a drink, the bitter sweet moment of this scene is the fact that he was the only person genuinely proud of his brother and that Michael has just had him executed in the previous scene.
Michael: You talked to my father about my future? You can see what makes him godfather settling in.
gunfighterdrummer Semper Fi Michael
It was basically the same line he tells Moe Green "You straighten up my brother?"
And it's shown years later that Michael and Tom were both jumping to conclusions. They both thought Vito wanted Michael in the family business but Vito didn't want Michael in it and wanted him to have a legitimate, legal life.
This quote is actually connected to a much deeper theme of the Godfather movies - that of fate vs choice. Michael is adamant that it he has HIS plans for HIS future, brushing aside what he is destines to become, and in the end, we all know who's plans really came to fruition. It's especially notable that this scene comes while Michael is in power, giving the stark contrast of what he has become vs what he intended to become.
He was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time!
That laugh after she says 'daddy's fighting again' is one of the most heartbreaking pieces of cinema I've ever seen.
why?
because their dad died and they were left alone at a young age.
It's a few things. She's used to her dad being a brute, she's not affected by it. It's all she'll know of Sonny (he dies soon after this scene) and her laugh seems akin to Mike's own loss of innocence (becoming the leader of the family). Absolutely awesome filmmaking.
He dies like five years after this scene.
George A. * Seven years after
0:58 Beneath Sonny's anger, he's really just afraid Michael might die in the war.
Yeah i'd have to think so.
Wow, the irony!
@@InjuriousPersonalities What's so ironic about it?
@Ticklemehomo I see.
I think he is more unconsciously scared about the fact that the legacy of the family might die if Micheal doesn't follow what Vito wants him to do. Behind his anger, he thinks that not following the lead of Vito will not make him take the lead for the corleone family in the future.
pretty scary, that half of the people in the scene in the beginning were murdered, and even scarier that half of these murders were ordered by a man sitting on the table with them
Michael killed Fredo, Carlo killed Sonny, Tom killed Tessio, Michael killed Carlo.
bob bill A serpent endlessly devouring its tail.
TaintedMustard brutal analogy, but true in this case. Very good sir.
bob bill Both Tessio and Fredo helped killing attempts against Michael, too.
bob bill Tom didn't kill Tessio, that was done on Michael's orders. he simply saw Sal off before he went to die. Tom's hands are relatively clean compared to the others- even Fredo kills a lover in the Winegardner books and almost got Mike killed.
"Mommy, Daddy's fighting again."
Jane Doe and those laugh huh LOL
😂
go tah bed and shut ur fukin mout! (sonny, after the scene was over)
How could a child get the voice acting so right? Was it done by a grown-up in a child's voice?
@@TheKomentor you just ruined the cuteness vibe lmaoo
This video clip should've been longer, because those 20 seconds after cut where Michael sits at the table all alone with the crowd family noise in the background speaks for itself. It really shows that in the end, contrary to all family affairs and chaos around him Michael’s decisions made him a man on his own and very lonely also.
Exactly my interpretation. I was angry that MovieClips cut that off prematurely.
MovieClips ALWAYS cuts it off when there is more of the scene to go, often when the best part is about to happen. no respect for the viewer's experience or the art.
When Vito came to America he had nothing, when Vito died he almost had everything (Sonny died) When Michael became don he had everything but when he died, he lost everything. Vito is always the greatest godfather
@@blackspring3207 don't expect to get a movie's experience from a god damn clip. Go watch the movie instead. These are just here for little sneak peeks, not for you to revive the whole experience.
@@doggerlanderYou’re a little slow aren’t you? Everyone watching this clip has already seen the damn movie, we’re here for the ease of rewatching the scene and discussing it in the comments.
I love how we don't see Don Vito in this scene, just everyone's reaction to him. It just adds to the haunting feeling. Arguably the best scene of all time.
Yes. His presence is actually greater because of his not being seen. It's *his* birthday, *his* cake, and *his* "Surprise!" But you never see him.
We were supposed to see him. Brando didn't show up to the set and they improvised.
@@ricarleite Thanks to Marlon Brando wagging work that day, he made the movie a perfect tragedy.
@@ricarleite it's hilarious that the dude was so incredible an actor he unironically elevated the movie even when he literally failed to show. bc i agree, the fact that you DON'T ever see him actually makes this scene more powerful and poignant. really adds to the feeling that you can't ever go back to the "good old days".
@@seraphik Brando never wanted to be in the movie in the first place, he hated paramount.
Sunny really loved his family, despite all his short temper and weaknesses. He’d give his life for them if they’d ask. Which is why Mikey got his revenge.
True
Sunny 🌞 days.
It's sonny not sunny
"What, did ya go to college to get stupid?" LOL. That's Sonny's way of saying "I love you, Michael." haha.
Exactly! :D
Steph P That’s like sibling code. The more intense the insults, the harder he is trying to tell you, “idiot, you know I love you”.
I’m 62, recall seeing this film as a teenager. My goodness, what an important moment. I learned a lot about life. No movies like this again.
As long if you are about this life there shouldn’t be nothing concerning.
The best part about this scene, is how each character has their moments that symbolizes who they were. We start with Sonny, the man of the house, the eldest brother in the family, sitting at the middle of the table. Showing his strength and fearlessness. We then have his daughter's at the back, laughing and saying, "Mommy Daddy's fighting again", this captures Sonny's character, the hot headed brother who's all power and no brains. Then we have Fredo, the weak minded, and isolated brother. Even before it all happened, Fredo was sat in the edge of the dinner table, barely anything to say and the topic of discussion was about Michael, and Sonny was the one in charge of the situation. Fredo was constantly, put to the side, whether he didn't like it, or because he was never interested, since he was always with women and messing about in Casino's etc. Why was it that it took him so long to express how he truly feels, he betrayed Michael, and when caught, he was scared and wanted sympathy. He congratulated Mike and went to handshake him, Sonny immediately broke that handshake, the bond, it can mean how Fredo wants to support Mike no matter what, but is often put to the side and shifted because of Sonny's presence. This scene captures his character perfectly, even at the dinner table, he's less involved. Fredo is my favourite character, very conflicted and the best part is a lot of people feel this way in reality towards their brothers. This stuff happens. Tommy Hagen, the man that is the voice of reason in the family. The man that sets everything clear, the brains of the family and a balance of right and wrong. He's the step brother, and we see him getting involved more than Fredo, and he's not blood related to them! He tries to calm everything and set them right before making any action. After hearing the news that Michael enlisted himself at the Marines, he asked Michael, why he never came to him, this describes his character, he always feels the need to discuss a matter before making any moves or decisions, after all he is a lawyer. He brings up how Vito tried his best to put him in College, to set Michael's path away from the crime. Then we have that traitor standing up, to put it simply, him not even engaged in the convo and not sitting with the family shows that he's all about his own well being, his own safety, what he feels is suited best for him, he doesn't want to sit, he doesn't care and then attempts to calm Sonny down then leaves! Michael was the one son that could have stepped away from all this carnage, the "good" boy, well mannered, respected and had a bright future in the family. He was to be the man that changed the Corleone family from the crime scene, set them off on a clean slate, or just make a better living for himself. He's a war veteran, educated, respected and never liked how his family done things at the time. He said it himself to Kay, "I'm not like my family". The reason being was because he never wanted to be involved in their affairs, he was the laid back and calm brother, he never had plans to take over his Father's position at the family and be the new Godfather. Talking to Tommy, about his future, asking about why he and Vito were discussing HIS future, just shows that he has his own plans for himself, he's self aware and can take care of himself. The fact that he enlisted without approaching any of his brothers to discuss his actions and dropping out of college, something that his father worked on hard to get him into, this contrasts with his actions in the future. These simple things symbolizes the man he becomes, once he's made a decision, it stands. If something he feels needs to be done, he wants to be SURE it's done to the end.
+Umair Mojaddidi Michael was a scumbag. He was nothing like Vito.
+Umair Mojaddidi "Fredo is my favourite character, very conflicted and the best part is a lot of people feel this way in reality towards their brothers. This stuff happens." You must be like Fredo if he is your favorite. Fredo was the only character that I couldn't relate to at all because he was the most unrealistic of all the characters in the movie. He had more evil than good in him; there was nothing redeeming about him at all. He was selfish, weak, dumb, a traitor, and creepy. All the other characters showed their strengths and weaknesses like real people do. But Fredo showed all of his weaknesses and never any of his strengths.
+Daniel Daniel lol you clearly misunderstood my point and the character. I said he was often pushed to the side, he was older than Michael yet treated like the youngest sibling, and was less respected compared to Tommy who's a step brother. Put yourself in Fredo's position, how would you feel if your own family pays little attention to you and makes you feel insignificant? Think about it. He's the most realistic character of the bunch. A character like him who feels he's being mistreated despite being the second eldest to Michael who then happened to take over as the head of the family? He's conflicted because of this and the reason for his demise and traitorous acts was due to the family itself. They kept pushing him away, and he was never the smartest in the family and was often given simple tasks to do but had they treated him like a brother instead of putting him to the corner, other families wouldn't have used him against the Corleone family. There are many people like Fredo, are you saying that he isn't real because he's stupid? He couldn't show any strength because of how the family treated him, everyone fell off in their own mistakes but Fredo's mistake was caused by his own family. Sonny died because he was a hot head, he died because of his own trait. Michael just lost himself later on, he became hungry for power and he often used his acts as an excuse to finally get his family out of the gangster business, but he enjoyed it. Fredo was never fit to take over as the head because he was just not capable of it but he's in a position that he feels he has a right purely because he's the second eldest. It's a fantastic story, and his character was written really well, obviously not every person lives a life like Fredo in a sense that they're part of a crime affiliated family, but if you look at how his character was built and generalise his traits, there's a lot of people like him. You don't have to relate to the character to accept him because they resemble you but it's about understanding who and what he is.
+Umair Mojaddidi People aren't completely evil or good realistically. It's more complicated than that simple black and white view of the world. Sure, Fredo was suppose to be an archetype but of what design? He does evil things but he isn't an archetype of evil as in a textbook villain. He isn't a tragic figure like Michael was. He isn't a jester that has a trick or two under his sleeves like a Kaiser Soze. He isn't a flawed character that learns to change in the end like Scrooge. Of all the characters in the trilogy, Michael stood out the most because it was all about his story, how a hero lost his way and became evil in the end because of life circumstances, built-in through family and external factors. Fredo served as the catalyst to the ultimate fall for Michael, Fredo's murder. Fredo's downfall was that he had nothing going for him with respect to personality traits. If he had showed some kind of good or value in him, then his story would have been more realistic and understandable and would have garnered more sympathy from viewers. Fredo was simply fodder for Michael's storyline.
+Umair Mojaddidi well said my friend!! I respect that you took the time the break all of that down. You obviously are like me and very observant of things that may seem insignificant to others but in many ways symbolize many many things. Comments like this are what make KZhead great!
Boy that Italian family at the next table sure is quiet.
*hears a fist banged on table in anger* "WHAT DID YOU SAY!?" "ah there we go" *eats my chicken parmesan in peace*
Family guy reference
I don't make me get up.
Si chiamano famiglia di terroni non famiglia di italiani
*[Russian spy mode activated]*
"Did you go to college to get stupid?"
That’s how it is for most ppl unfortunately
I went to college to get Laid , I go to the library to get smart
@@mightyroman203 fair play to ya the way to do it
@@mightyroman203 My boy is wicked smaht
Hahaha, hilarious stuff. And Fredo goes to shake his hand and he nearly breaks Fredo’s hand separating it from Michael. All Fredo could do was shake off the pain. Lol
The part where Michael says "you talked to my father about my future" gives me the same vibes as the scene where Michael says "you straightened my brother out?" to the casino guy.
yeah, i think it was prob a deliberate callback. shows that even back then, good college kid Michael had a steeliness about him.
"He was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time, customers couldn't get a drink."
The irony was by joining the Marines it was training Michael to be the Don. His rebellion against his dad’s plan led him into the family business. If he had gone along with Don Vito’s plan it would have veered him away from the family business to more legitimate enterprises, such as being a Senator. Vito was generally right in his decision making and assessment of people and situations.
He would not have been elected dog catcher if he didn’t have some service time on his CV.
If he would have gotten involved into politics that would have been for the benefit of the family. That’s essentially organized crime in politics, that’s not what he wanted....
Facts
Exactly, he was a Company Commander, it was the greatest Leadership experience he could ever received.
Unfortunately, the Mob had a hand in legitimate enterprises so the Mob had control of almost everything. Vito Corleone is a prime example of having politicians in his pocket
“Mummy, daddy’s fighting again.” Even the three year old knows what a hothead Sonny is! 😂
There was something really awesome about Santino. While he lacked Michael’s calculated intellect, Tom’s levelheaded presence, and Fredo’s familial warmth he had this innate charisma and energy the other siblings didn’t have. He truly loved Michael, he loved his family and would burn cities down to protect them. RIP James Caan, he killed this role
In the novel, sonny is actually quite intelligent. He’s just impulsive and violent, but he knows that that’s a weakness and tries to control it. The plan to get the heads of the five families at once during the baptism scene was actually conceived by sonny.
Sonny never struck me as dumb, just too hotheaded for his own good. And at the end of the day, Michael's solution to the family's problems just boiled down to a mafia killing spree. What's more Sonny than that?
Sonny is a great character. He does fool around, but his wife is like "at least I get a break". He even defends his sister when his dad won't. Yeah, vito is basically a jerk about it and is like "its your fault. My wife doesn't give me a reason to hit her".
1:32 freddo: contratulations mike. sony: Dont congratulate him! dont you know he gonna kill you in GodFather II? xD
but the scene is chronologically situated before the events of godfather 1
Ummmmm, this scene WAS in Godfather II 😁😁
Mike would love him till death only if he didn’t betray the family.
Nearly twenty years passed between the scene in this video and the scene where Michael has Fredo killed.
*Fredo not Freddo
I love how much Santino loved his family.
Sonny Corleone made that whole movie....damn what a character!
But watching him again adds an extra poignancy to the film
Oh yeah, some deep acting. They chose the right man for the job. Denirro tried out for the part and even though he is a really good actor, James Caan nailed this part perfectly.
Nikola Djordjevski I think he was referring to part 1 even though this scene is from part 2
Agreed
@Nikola Djordjevski hahahaha yeah I think he was getting confused with the first film. Yous should read the book as well if you haven’t already. It goes into a lot more depth in each character and particularly sonny’s.
I love how Sonny's reaction is not just about fearing that Michael might die in the war, but also about how guilty he feels for his earlier comment. I'm sure most of us have experienced talking down on a group of people, only to realize later that someone we cared about is in that group, and then feeling like an idiot. Great scene.
To me that is the saddest scene of the trilogy. He lost most of the people that were at this table with him, his borthers, wife, sister ...
Either they died or they are estranged to him.
Most by his own hand, remember.
Sonny the king
didn't lose his sister
@@UWalvern0810 Because they betrayed him and nearly provoked his and his wife's death, remember
This is too short. The best part is Michael lingering at the table
amen brother amen
Yes, yes, yes.
Carlo and Connie standing by the tree. Carlo: Ummm... nice tree Connie: I like the tree lights Carlo: yeah
Now clean it you guinea brat!
@@MrAs2114eva 20 minutes later: come 'ere, come 'ere, COME 'ERE come 'ere! (Throws stick)
One of the most darkest endings in a film of all time. Such a masterpiece
It interesting how Michaels' loneliness is paralleled in both this flashback scene and then in the ending. At least back then, he was standing up for something honorable and pure but 18 years later we find him again alone, but only this time sitting quietly in the face of all the destruction he has caused to both others and his family.
A flashback of 4 dead people... Sonny, Carlo, Sally, Freddo..
***** So did Sally
I SEE DEAD PEOPLE D:
+Diana Laurencia Hagens was dead by this flashback too :(
I don't know how to tell you this but.... all the characters are dead now
Connie kills Don Altobello... And woman stands alone!
Since I always see comments on James Caan and Robert Duvall's perfomances and never on John Cazale's part as Fredo, here's my little John Cazale appreciation post: Mostly everyone in the Godfather trilogy fandom dislike Fredo for obvious reasons: he was emotionally weak, terribly insecure, and indulged in women and alcohol in Las Vegas which came as an embarrassment to the Corleone family. And of course, his most hated action of all, his participation in the attempted assassination of Michael. In essence, Fredo is nobody's favorite character and I feel like its for this reason that hardly anyone ever talks about how amazing John Cazale played the part of Fredo. He captures all of Fredo's flaws perfectly...body language, facial expressions...You could tell that Cazale really had deep insight into Fredo's persona and was able to make such a convincing perfomance. RIP John Cazale!
Nicole Campos John Cazale is the only actor in which all the films he's starred in was nominated for an Oscar. One of Hollywood's unspoken heroes :)
Penny Hannibal He died too young.
+Nicole Campos Well said!
+Nicole Campos ..or maybe, cazale is a dumbfuck as fredo was. no need good act for it, dont u think..?
+Nicole Campos He played the part perfectly and I think you underestimate his appreciation.. The "I'm smart, people think I'm dumb but I'm smart" while squirming in the chair was as good as anything in the first two films. Perfect.
Rip James Caan, a truly great actor and so sad to hear about his death Rip
If he was a great actor y he do. a lame tv show called Las Vegas??
One of the greatest scenes in movie history. Amazing how one 3 minute scene can sum up all of the brothers' personalities
Very true...
The foreshadowing in this scene is amazing... after everyone leaves the dinner table, Michael is all alone. And in the end he was all alone.
"Did you go to college to get stupid? You're really stupid." The way he delivers that line and then the sudden intervention by Connie is hilarious
Lol James Caan made them pay him the same amount for this scene as they paid him for whole first movie. Also Brando was supposed to cameo but he felt mistreated by the studio and didnt show up for the single day's worth of shooting. How I wish we couldve seen Brando! Also this scene is interesting how Michael remembers a time before he was involved in the family business, when he could sit with them in innocence.
I think they,did that on purpose wasn't the point b keep him put of this convo? with the family?
mannythegreek wish we seen both scene but this is legendary
I see no innocence in that room, except for possibly Fredo.
He is still cold as ice ,the fact he blurted out he got enlisted in marine and it's was his father's birthday
He felt like Vito and Tom were trying to force him to become a gangster and enlisted in the Marines to get away from that.
“I have plans for my future” This is honestly the saddest line in the trilogy. Life had other plans for Michael and made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Rest In Peace to a legend. He will be truly missed.
It hurts that Fredo is the only one to congratulate Michael of going the army knowing what happened to him after.
*Marines.
In my opinion...James Caan never got the recognition for his acting in the Godfather. He should have won an academy award for supporting actor.
I understand Michael's decision to do his own thing, I've been there myself. It isn't easy having relatives constantly telling you about what they or their elders expect of you, it feels like your breaking their hearts when you say no. End of the day, you either control your own destiny or you don't.
Time flies by fast. Rest in peace James Cann 'Sonny'. You'll be dearly missed 🕊
One of the saddest things left out of this clip is at the end Mike is the only one sitting at the table by himself.
"Mommy, Daddy fighting again!" was a clever detail. This shows how good was Copolla to made the acting become more realistic.
Never trust anyone even those closest to you. Carlo got Sonny killed, Fredo and Tessio tried to get Michael killed. And they were all sitting at the dinner table eating with each other. Never think those closest to you won't fold on you
***** No I've learned from others who have learned from bad situations and that helps me keep my guard up and stay on high alert
+Timmyjay 31658 u are right my friend..its rhe curse of money and power...it reaches EVERYONE..the poison of jealousy the dishonor of the weak and the cowards...smh...why they say..its LONELY at the top. because on the path u learn..PEOPLE just aint SHIT at the end of the day..They have no fucking honor about em
***** I'm talking about real life ,everyone does that not just italians
Don’t trust anybody.
Tom Hagen was loyal to the very end.
I hope peaky blinders do something like this where you see Tommy’s personality before the war.
Great idea!
Is peaky blinder some sort of show for the godfather or something?
@@filmfilms9579 No. It's about the Irish gang. Very good show.
"You go to college to get stupid?" XD
+ryantres85 Stoopid!
First time I saw this movie, this scene gave me chills. This family goes through so much. Especially when you watch the full trilogy. You see what they all go through. This scene is perfect because it shows them together again during a simpler time. I’m sure if they could, they’d all go back to this. The scene is very profound. This movie is a complete masterpiece.
This scene hit me like a truck
The best is when Tom stare at fredo, 1:31, after he says "come on", and Fredo look back at him like dumb.
This scene shows each of the Corleone brothers characters. Sonny the aggressive and emotional one, Fredo the sweet and caring one, Tom the intelligent and total awareness, finally Mike with his cunning and shyness, what I mean cunning he's always reveal his secrets and bites when the time is right.
Michael really is that person who was too young to develop a great appreciation for his culture and suffers from “youngest sibling” syndrome. He’s split between being an American and being an Italian. It’s something that often happens to people existing between two cultures or two worlds. You never feel like you belong to either one and you often hurt both sides of your identity just by your decisions.
I just love that Michael's best responses are. Simply restating what someone says
"Mommy. Daddy's fighting again"
Hahahhah
This is my favorite scene. It is such a perfect encapsulation of the main characters of the two movies. Michael always doing what was necessary, going to war, taking over the family business, protecting the interests of the family at all costs. Sonny, being emotional, always acting on pure instinct. Fredo just trying to be noticed but not being able to read the room, Tom being the voice of the head of the family at all times.
This scene is so brutal. So much emotions, foresight and tragedy all in one piece.
Clip cuts too soon.... watching Michael sitting on the table all alone while everyone else goes to say hi to Vito is crucial for the scene.
There’s always love in a brothers anger
Sonny loved Michael. Great big brother. Great acting.
Fredo picking up the fallen chair got me emotional
I love how sonny was such a unpredictable hot head that could snap at any second, yet when his father walks into the room sonny is extremely obedient and submissive to his father.
For me, this is the best scene. Showing all the brothers together and how Michael enlisted. So sad because Fredo was the only one who supported Michael's decision, and Michael ends up having him killed. Great film.
Rest in peace Mr. Caan. Movies like this will always keep you alive.
RIP James Caan. 1940 - 2022 😔
Sonny appearing was a sight for sore eyes. Such a great character. Caan was perfect as Sonny.
James Caan was payed the same amount for this scene as he was for the entire Godfather 1. Totally worth it. Marlon Brando was also supposed to be in this scene but Brando didn't arrive at the set due to his disagreement with Paramount. Francis Ford Coppola rewrote the scene without Brando on the day of the shooting. And it also worked out great since The Godfather 2 is about Michael and having Brando would've taken the focus out of Micheal. So many little things went well for this masterpiece!
I wonder what Vito's dialogues would have been!
1:23 the one character who really is different than the book is Fredo but John Cazale made him his own. No longer the tough suave but kind of dull middle son, he is meek and sweet. When Santino rips away his hand i cant help but laugh while feeling quite sad
I love how they treated Tom as their equal.
Am I the only one who likes Fredo? One difference between Vito Corleone and Michael Corleone is that Vito would not have had Fredo killed
I think that's the whole point of the Vito storyline, after showing at the end of part 1 how Michael was like his father, part 2 shows how diferent he is from his father.
"What did you go to college to get stupid?" ... Some things never change!
Connie was so beautiful...a true Italian American princess...just gorgeous
"Mommy! Daddy's fighting again!" So cute!
dude's like a ball of anger all the time
“Go show Carlo da tree” makes me laugh every time . Sonny was such a hot head he still had to bark at someone lol !
"You´ve talked to my father about my future. My future"
Rip James Caan, Godfather would have been far less without him. As an Italian American that grew up watching the movies with my dad and the ps2 game I’m heartbroken.
From their father- Mikey got all the brains, Sonny all the guts, and Fredo all the heart.
This is the best final scene of all time. This flashback almost 20 years earlier from Part 2's storyline shows just how much Michael Corleone has lost in his climb to power. He personally ordered the deaths of 3 people at the table and his brother Sonny was long ago assassinated himself. The contrast between finding himself alone in 1941 at the table as a young newly enlisted soldier and then again in 1959 on the bench as the most powerful Mafia Don in America was the perfect ending to the saga.
James Caan was one of the best character actors ever.
In this scene just showed the difference of Micheal and Sonny. Even how brute and brutal Sonny is he'll never ever lay his finger to his family. Even with a heated argument with Tom, he'll never hurt anyone in his family.
It's such a cute scene with all of the grown up siblings sitting together and still behaving and looking like kids
This flashback is sad because it's Michael reflecting on happier times.
This is just another masterwork of Coppola’s. He couldn’t convince the actors playing Clemenza and Vito to come back for this scene and it’s so much better WITHOUT them. The film just shifted from freddo and michael and the treachery towards each other to focus on all 4 brothers in the one scene with the 2 traitors Carlo and Sal among them, they’re all one big family. The traitors are both among the brothers and within them.
Such a transformation, from the idealistic starry-eyed kid to the cold-hearted mob boss. Pacino in his prime.
This scene makes me cry all the time. Good ole days. I miss the family.
""Mommy, daddy's fighting again! Uncle Michael mommie!'' Just another day in the Corleone family.
One of the most overlooked sub plots in the entire movie is how much Santino cared and looked out for his younger siblings. There are just subtle scenes in the series that illustrate this. Fredo was allowed to be weak because he had such a stronger older brother that would always look after him. There is no way Michael would have been able to kill Fredo later on if Sonny was around because Fredo was family and no matter what he did or did not do, Fredo would always be family, Sonny always looked after his kid brother. With Connie, that was his baby sister and no one was going to cause her any pain, this protectionism is what inevitably cost him his life. With Michael, he knew this was his father's favorite child, therefore, he had to be somewhat reserved because he knew his father would come down on him if he acted on his impulses, but still, the scene where MacClusky broke Michael's jaw, when he said "let me look at you, beautiful, you look beautiful" elder brother pride in his younger brother. Sonny knew Michael was smart, therefore he would listen to what he had to say. The scene where Clemenza is making the sauce, Sonny orders men to protect his baby brother. The last scene when they embrace as Michael is going off to kill the Turk. The hiding Michael away in scissily, all were under the orders of Sonny. The all out war Sonny ordered after Vito was shot was always underestimated, it was a show of strength that proved the Coleone family was not to be underestimated, this later led to leverage power for Vito when negotiated for the peace talks and bringing Michael back. All were possible by the actions of Sonny. Plus, Sonny fathered the child who would eventually take over the family after Michael stepped down. Even though Sonny got killed because of his temper and protecting his baby sister, he lived a much happier life than any of his other Siblings.
I kinda wished we got to see Brando in this scene. Just one last reminder of the family being "happy" together before everything went wrong.
Love that Michael isn't the least bit afraid of Sonny or his Dad.
Rest In Peace, Sonny. You were a great actor, James Caan.
Al Pacino is soooooo handsome in this scene... he looks so young with his nice hair and suit.. and although he speaks quietly, he has presence.. his soft voice has that power of a don.. he is superb !!
when michael says "my future" i really thought he was gonna go all Al Pacino rage mode.
every brother can relate to this scene
A great scene. Michael was the youngest but he had the courage to think for himself, which Sonny and Tom respected on the low. From this scene, you could tell that Sonny and Michael fought plenty of times growing up, which is why Michael didn't fear telling his brothers, or his father for that matter, that he planned to go his own path. Tom and Sonny followed the path that was laid out for them. The tragedy in this is Fredo, who was never really respected by his brothers and was cast out as the black sheep, which led to his later altercations with Michael.
In the begining of the first movie he said to his girlfriend that this was his family business, not his. My interpretation of the ending is Michael realizing how much he changed and becoming aware that the power that he pursued brought nothing good after all.
I agree, but I also want to include my first gut interpretation, which I still believe (obviously there's a lot going on in this scene). The scene starts out packed with characters, but then they all leave and Michael is left alone. All of these people, apart from Sonny (who in death is replaced by Michael, however), are ejected from Michael's life either by death on his orders (Carlo, Fredo, Tessio) or by his distrust/disapproval that distances them (Tom, Connie). The sight of Michael sitting alone at the table while everyone greets Vito at the door shows (to me) that he was never really a part of the family, and that he stood to alienate everyone who cared about him. Although the young Michael was full of idealism and innocence at this time, he was never really a Corleone because he had seen the ways of the family business and couldn't tolerate them - and because the business wasn't ingrained in him the way it was with Sonny and Tom, for instance - he would go on to destroy the very family whose safety he was meant to insure. This scene shows quite literally the singleness/isolation of Michael's character, both in the ways he's changed (losing innocence) and in the ways he's always been that we couldn't see at first, and that are more obvious to us now (being alone, being different). That's my interpretation, anyhow.
Remember what got him into the "family business?" It was to protect his family. He knew he had to kill Sollozzo because as long as he lived he would try to kill his father. He becomes ruthless to protect his family, but he ends up having lost his family. He even kills his own brother and drives most of the rest of them away.
Either you die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain.
Santino hot-headed always gets the best of him, but acting so naturally , James caan was brilliant as Sonny I think everybody deserve an Oscar on this 2 films
Jorge, I think you said what every person who has seen Godfather 1-2 really believes but never really thought of, that every actor/actress in both movies should have received an oscar.............
R.I.P. James Caan. ❤