Godfather in a Meeting

Its an offer, you couldn't refuse.

Damn fine way to spend a morning.

What choice do you have son?

and you must've had great afternoon and night

I spent my life doing it, REGRETS: none

And yet, he never got the respect he deserved, because he wasn't "really" part of the family. Later, when Michael sends him to Las Vegas & tells him "you're not really part of the family", you can see how much it hurts...

and in first movie we see how wrong he was. that's why Turk mocked him with ''my compliments''

He actually missed that Barzini was behind this all!

@@OmShira Tbh, thats something only the Don would pick up on.

@@samuelumeadi5641 Well, even he did after years and almost losing 2 sons!

yeah true every cut have meaning in this movie

I imagine “Damnit Sonny” was said quite often

There are legitimate capitalistic economic model far more profitable than drugs you know.. wealthy marfia organisation understands it.. hmmm except that ragtag ones.. hmmm

The mistake that kicks off everything which follows, spanning three movies. If Sonny had kept his mouth shut in just that *one* instance, maybe Sollozzo would've left them alone. Maybe Sonny would've become Don and Michael would never have joined the family business. Fredo would never have been killed. Carlo and Connie would've attended marriage counseling and grown happier. Sal would not have been killed, having no need to double-cross anyone. Paulie would've eventually gotten a job as a dancing judge, working at competitions.

@@WhatAHorribleNight yeah Sonny running his mouth there is really the foundation of everything after

Yup they were all dead man walking after that comment. It was all planned out. Sonny got himself killed after that comment.

All you gotta do is be a little late.. or a little early.. that's all it takes

How do you mean?

@@justinthompson8828 Wire reference, nice!

@@darshin95 THAT FUCKIN ANIMAL!!!! I CANT EVEN SAY HIS NAME!!!!!!!!

I like more Michel as Godfather

That's what Godfather II is for.

I agree also I wish Sonny was in the movie longer. But he couldn't control that famous temper of his!..

LESS IS MORE

you can only pay marlon brando so much

They wanted Burt Reynolds.

This was not only the greatest role of Brando’s career, it might be the greatest role in movies, period. He was amazingly good in every scene.

Everyone was great in the movie, and to have Francis Ford Coppola write and direct. This was Al Pacino's 2nd movie.

@@RADIUMGLASS i think a bunch of names were bandied about for a number of the lead characters, but Coppola clearly wanted Brando as the Don and would not have settled for anyone else.

@@RADIUMGLASS The greatest role is Michael Corleone by Al Pacino

FYI: Brando had make up Applied to make him look Older, about ~65!

@@maloperverso8118 Yeah in the timeine he'd be in upper 60s. He was mid 20s when Sonny was born in the flashbacks. Even Michael should have been almost 30 by time he went to war if Godfather 2 was set in 40s.

@@koDaffi How Old was Michael supposed to be in the First Godfather!? Like ~25 I'd guess....

@@maloperverso8118 Well in the Flashback he was born in the 1910s and shown as a baby, technically first film if he had returned from WWII it would be early 1940s so he would be almost 30.

@@koDaffi Thanks!

i think i am gonna take ashit.

And Fredo thinks 2 days into the future.

@@woolfyx I bet he only thinks of two cocktail waitresses into the future

@@woolfyx and tony Montana thinks two 8balls in the future

This is a hilarious thread.

Sollozzo: I believe in America! I brought my nice white powder but they told me it was illegal. So I decided, for justice, I must go to don Corleone.

@@u.v.s.5583 lmao

@@u.v.s.5583 Don: That's not justice, your drug business is still alive.

Just one of the many examples of the Don's genius and I fucking love every second of it. He knows how to choose his words so carefully and yet effortlessly. Simple and effective. He knows how to keep an imposing presence, while showing respect, thus commanding respect with very few words. The fuckin man!

Watch Brando when he pours Sollozzo a drink. He spills a little on Solozzo’s leg and very quietly and unassumingly brushes it off. Just perfect.

k m yes but whn u are flotig with other turds u must falow the flow r u get stuk behind

Vito is a visionary. He came from nothing, he built his empire from nothing. He refused to be a pawn.

@soid drone slayer it also signalled the demise of their thing.....people turned when looking at 30 to life.

k m they're so smart that's how come they're extinct

If I was the Don no drugs except juice loans to drug dealers or smuggling and I would share my wealth to keep my men happy!!!

Thank god fredo kept quiet , because hes "not smart"...hahhahhahahahh

Hahah 😀😃

He picked up Sollozzo at the airport.

***fredo was scared enough to keep his.......***

Fredo was the man!.... He was "banging two cocktail waitresses at a time"

@Pez Domino It’s good advice for negotiation. Never let anyone outside your circle know your motives or inclinations.

@Pez Domino apparently billions of people don't. Exhibit A: Twitter and all of social media.

How did Sony's short talk there reveal his interest?

@Pez Domino you just said everyone knows the advice already, but now you said that not everyone is the world greatest mind, just stop talking you are silly little fool trying so hard to look smart

@@24xv555 Don is the patriarch of the family and the boss, when the boss talks, the underlings keep quiet. Sonny interrupting signals to Solozzo he is more interested in the deal than to stay in line, and with the outcome of the meeting - getting rejected, he figured that since Sonny is the underboss and thus logically will succeed his fathers throne, give Solozzo the idea to kill the Don.

Even before this meeting, when sonny, tom and vito were talking about it done asked both of them what they thought they both answered yes when sonny asked his dad what's your decision pop vito never let on it was no

Did anyone notice the looks on the faces of tom and everyone else in the room when sonny opened his mouth they were like oh fuck why do you shut up idiot

I don’t think sonny showed interest by rejecting the idea of the tattaglia’s guaranteeing their investment. When Sollozzo kidnaps tom he tells tom he knew sonny was hot for his deal, and that tom knew it was the right thing to do. I wondered how he knew that, and I think it’s because of Carlo. In The Godfather epic, before the three of them talk about narcotics, Connie and Carlo are having a fight in the house right near the room they are talking in. So it could only be that Carlo was listening in on the meeting between tom sonny and Don Corleone.

Notice when the meeting ends everyone gets up when the Don rises from his chair with the exception of Sonny. Could be that he was upset that he was upset with his dad for humiliating him but could also be that he is upset that the offer was declined. You can also see Sonny fidgeting with his glass while the Don is explaining why he is rejecting the deal indicating that he is unsettled by his fathers decision to reject the deal. As this preceded Sonny's interjection re security provided by Tataglia, lends more credence to the notion that there is division on whether to accept the proposal. In either case, Sonny demonstrates that he is lacking in the qualities necessary to successfully lead the family so can be manipulated by Solozo when he takes the reins. No doubt in my mind that how Sonny conducted himself in that meeting led to the Don being shot.

One also needs to keep in mind that every aspect of what is going on in the background of the scene is much more likely to have the intention of conveying a message to be interpreted by the audience than might be the case in real life. Wheras fidgeting with a glass could just be shrugged off as a tic or simply displaying a level of anxiousness or agitation with no real significance if it were to occur in real life, when it appears in a movie scene it is meant to be interpreted. The logical interpretation given by Solazo's reaction to the interjection by Sonny is that there is a division that can be exploited if the Don were out of the picture. Solazo even states that in the scene where they pick up Hagan off the street so I dont believe it is the case that there was some other source providing the motivation for Solazo to move against Don Corleone.

The Tattaglias treated him very different indeed.

@@u.v.s.5583 Santino was a Bad Don , rest in peace .

Oh he was angry alright

In the book the don was legit pissed.

@@alneri8327 He was an outstanding wartime don, his weaknesses became his strength.

Can u explain detail to me abt that?

For me it's the reaction after Sollozo says "salute". It's a cheap greasy attempt to ingratiate himself and The Don sees right through it as Sollozo can't keep the business quiet so there will be trouble.

These negotiations are all about impressions, mind games, psychology, and body language. Vito sees Solozzo as a bit of a suspicious kiss- ass.....he just wants to now whats what.

Vito was cunning as well as selective when it came to business. He suspected the long term damage that drugs could do. That's why he wanted nothing to do with the drugs business

And to think that the studio didn't want him in the film, so he made them an offer they couldn't refuse, I'll work for a percentage of the film's gross revenue and everybody knows how well that went.

In the book the Don always told Tom to Never forget his parents

@@tylerwedell3750 He still cared for Tom though. It also suggests that sometimes he forgets that Tom isn't his biological son and has to remind himself too.

Or he’s just asking him for advice seeing as he’s the consigliere of the family

​@@Widemboishe already knows what tom is going to say, has considered that viewpoint and rejected it. this is about showing respect.

Well Tom is his Consigliere. Also, it is a good business exercise. Not just advice, also to see how they think and strategize for that kind of situation.

100%

So inadvertently set of the chain of events in the film. Brilliant. A single moment of impatience led to years of history waiting to happen.

@@jorgelugo9473 Thats what makes these movies so great, every single line and every single action has an effect on the storyline. It really gives a sense of how volatile the situation is for all the characters.

Excellent observation

That's the same thing bud.

Absolutely......beautiful

Your profile pic looks like a demonic turtle peaking out of its shell.

But Pa, you are wasting OUR money!

@@anycolouryoulike8567 mafia hood face, isn't it ?

@@Ferruccio_Guicciardi new profile pic. Imao.

In the book it goes into more detail but during the meeting with Michael, Solozzo tells him “even though he says he wishes well on me, the truth is that he’s saying I don’t have the right to operate my business. I am a man and as a man cannot allow myself to be under another man’s will” even if sonny hadn’t said anything Solozzo would’ve killed the Don anyway, the decision was made easier because of sonny.

I think the Don had already made the decision not to take the deal. His reasons were beyond just the arrangement. He spoke on his opinion of drugs and how it would affect his influence, this is reinforced in the meeting with the families. I think this meeting was simply to meet Sollozo, and see who he is working with (the tattaligas), which worked to an extent. When Sonny voiced his opposition that’s when Sollozo found an excuse to start trouble under the guise of business. The reality was that Barzini was just making a power move against the Corleone family, hence the line “it was barzini all along”

@@r2d2musk6 EXACTLY - he also sat close to him to get a better 'read' on him.

He also brushed the lint off his pant leg!

He nearly got killed 4 that

Yep, but Fredo represents his loving side more than his fear. Sonny is his tough guy side, Michael is his smart side, Fredo is his gentle side.

And Vincent is ALL of them in one, including Vito

@@slide5039 I only like Vincent because he fell in love with his gorgeous cousin, she was so amazing

@@greenfields1221 What I love about these movies. The debates! Francis Ford said Vincent was an amalgamation of alll the men. Just too bad part 3 was a rush job and Francis needed the money, otherwise we could’ve seen Vincent outshine his uncle AND grandfather in that respect

Connie

yeah, you cannot imagine how many people I have heard advice, "keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." just a line from a movie! anyone who did that ended up DEAD!

And all the mobsters modeled themselves after Don Vito.

believe me, it doesn't get this good in real life either kek

Even the real mobsters kiss the boss' hand each time they meet

@@samuelmoulds1016 It is from Machiavelli.

Cherry Lane Monroe like mike told sonny son lol

The Turk got at least three things from Sonny's slip up: That he was hot for the deal and it was the Don decision to not make it, that Sonny despised Tataglia's family, and that he was hot-tempered and couldn't keep his emotions at bay even when doing business.

If sonny kept his mouth shut it wouldn't have happend the don getting shot n himself getting killed

No it would still have happened just differently. Remember that Barzini was already gunning for the Corleones through Tattaglia and Sollozo.

A Great dialogue among Family!😉

Vito, Tom, and Michael all exuded class.

It is not wine but an anise type drink like ouzo or raki.

Johnny is starring in that new film

I myself think that a gift of flowers is a bit of nonsense. Never mind the occasion.

"Luca, I am not asking you to show up again, but plese do send some fresh fish for my family party."

The only thing wrong with this masterpiece is they made Luca Brasi appear like a bumbling oaf instead of the highly feared savage killer he is in the novel. In the movie, they show him as an oaf at Connie's wedding and then later he's killed easily by Solozzo and his associates.

@Paul Mathew I have got to read the book. Damn.

In the book brasi makes a woman chuck her baby into a furnace at gunpoint.

@@chaoticdays Fun fact: The guy that played Brasi was a real mob guy, that is why he speaks weirdly when he met the don

Politicians never shy away from dirty money, even from drugs.

It's unfortunate that they didn't have the brains that Don Corleone had to get high officials to back up them up like Corleone. Why didn't the other mafia Dons have the know how to collect legal counselors so they wouldn't have to borrow from the others? That to me is confusing. A bunch of idiots!

@@ElBandito politicians can get away with gambling however drugs is something that not even the bribed cops can justify. It's mentioned in the book how cops may turn a blind eye to a bookmaker however they can't turn a blind eye to drugs and murder. Same goes for politicians, its easier on their conscience to make room for gambling but drugs destroys everything it touches

@@angelacarleton9575 the other mafia families were not as smart as Don Corleone. Don Corleone understood friendship and the philosophy of friendship that's why ever since he was in power he would do favours for people and not ask for money unlike the other dons. The favours consisted of paying for children's education and backing them financially. When these children grew up they would be very grateful to the Don and consult with him on what career path they should choose and he would advise judiciary or politics and they would now be indebted to the Don so they would do any favour he asked. This is how he got his political power it took decades to gain which the other dons had no idea could be done and even if they did have the idea they wouldn't have the patience

@@adxm2777 Spot On 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

oh wow I didn't even notice he was there lol

At least Fredo didn't disrespect his father right then and there

@@frostbite3413 He couldn't even protect his father from getting shot

@@thaneindranaidu8688 but that wasn't in the meeting tho

@@frostbite3413 im trying to make a point that just in any situation at all, Fredo just can't do anything that would benefit the family as he was part of the family business.

Tom thinks 10 years ahead, Sonny thinks 0.10 seconds a head with his fucking temper.

And Fredo thinks cocktail waitresses two at a time.

IdontMind the anti drug capos lost out in the end. No resources. Don’t worry about the cops when your peers only will put you in the ground.

Thats why he's the Don

Tom and sonny think about their own future, the don thinks about the future of the family

Yes it was. The acting is superb.

I never understood that Santino actually gave away his obvious interest in the drug business. I always thought his tone was deprecating and condescending, I never heard any enthusiasm in it.

James Caan plays the exact opposite of tbe Sonny role in the epic amazing film The Way Of The Gun. Joe Sarno was much more like Vito.

Every move from every actor in this entire movie is a masterclass in filmaking.

I thought I was the only one who saw him twirling his Glass. He wanted that Deal so badly and Pop said "No!" he was furious. It kind of parallels Dallas when Jock told JR that he wanted to raise Cash asap because he didn't want any Oil Drilling done on Section 40 at Southfork. JR mortgaged Southfork to get the deal and although they came out of it Billionaires they were very lucky.

parents in the old countries, even now, can command their children, and so they should, the west has cucked a lot of men

And then hands the bottle to Sonny.

Not just power & authority but also great respect.

After pouring Solotzo the drink, he hands Sonny the bottle and proceeds to sit. It appears that he brushes lint away from Solotzo's pant leg with two swipes of his hand.

Unfortunately he didn't survive the Italian dish at the am-it restaurant.

He was terrific and Francis loved that he actually spoke Sicilian.

i agree about Solozzo being a fascinating character. when the Godfather tell him "no," there's a great little moment where Solozzo drops his eyes, just a simple touch like that can convey so much meaning. no matter friendly his words are, there's always a air of menace about him also.

They could not have found a more perfect actor to portray Sollozo...the description of Sollozo in the book is that guy down to the last eyelash!

It’s a shame just like with John Cazale Al Lettieri died too soon such talented actors

rdskn4eva not his pants but sofa

It was like he was "Cleaning" himself of Sollozzo's Filthy Deal.

@rita arruda very interesting! I didn't get that at first.

rdskn4eva I noticed that also. Im sure that was all Brando. It makes the scene.

Not cleaning he is flicking...

Nah. He didnt say "next time" lol he said "dont ever”

"Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again"

@@mikimiyazaki he did and got a bullet from Al Neri for it.

@@AlexanderDion my point is, dont quote a line unless you do it verbatim. Thats the whole point of a "quote"

CastleBravo i think he might have cut it off earlier than he wanted to after Sonny Slip up. He might have been inclined to probe Sollozzo more otherwise.

I wish the people at my company would follow his lead.

no getting drunk no getting high no driving around making a scene nothing. proper business meeting

Yeah, hope neither had to travel too far for that meeting, eh?

And he got shot for this strictness, stubbornness and lack of co-operation.

Actually it wasn't law enforcement because with the money they make they could buy the police and buy other things. Vito's concern was the politicians not being able to back him because of drugs because drugs like heroin or cocaine would be hard for anyone to see has a harmless vice like gambling,alcohol and prostitution .

i wonder if don Corleone is based on Carlo Gambino who is known as a don who despised the drug business

@@davidong9458 Gambino was probably the smartest of the Dons. He wasn't flashy and high-profile. He didn't hang out in night clubs with women. He dressed very conservatively and lived in a modest home. It's probably why he was one of the few who died in power, at home, of natural causes.

No The Don whiffed on this. There's a reason all the most powerful crime families deal with drugs and that's because that's where the money is. Political leaders/law enforcement/Judges don't care where their money comes from as long as they get paid. Once those other families started dealing drugs and making many times more money than the Corleone family did they would just buy out all those people out from underneath them.

@@mattthomas1442 and that's why all those mob bosses ended up in jail. Because the drug business has no family loyalty, they all turned on each other and made deals to testify against them.

Except by Once upon a time in America

@@amanms1999 You didn't just say that lmfao

@@risavsahu4666 The Godfather is one of the top 5 greatest movies ever made. But personally, I love OUATIA slightly more. It was the most emotionally impactful movie I've ever seen. I also think its Robert De Niro' s best performance after Raging Bull

Except for Joe Dirt.

@@amanms1999 We really acting like Britney Spears in Crossroads wasn't a thing?

Considering the topic they are discussing, this comment is ironic

I will forever contend that this is the best American movie ever made. I like it more than the sequel, even though the sequel has a bigger scope.

If there’s another hundred years, it will Still be True...

No pun intended, I'm sure. :-)

2 years later and this comment still holds up.

But the story is from the late 40s

The Bonnano crime family was already dealing with it

Don't matter when it was made it was set just after ww2 in 1946 a year after the war ended

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor absolutely right my friend the bonnano family was the only family involved in drugs the other families were not they were drug dealers

Drugs really made their presence felt in the 1940's. Remember on OZ there was a Guy named Whitey who while under the influence of Opium killed a Hooker. Also I remembered reading "Chances" by The Late Jackie Collins and Carrie had to push Drugs at her Bordello where Enzio Bonnatti got a cut for protection. I wonder what Marlon Brando would have thought if he had seen the Prescription Addiction Crisis in today's society.

Actually, the drug trade was almost unknown in the 1950's thru 1960's. There was **NO NEED FOR DRUGS** back then, because America was King of the World. Gas was 35Ȼ a gallon, employment was high (everyone who wanted a job had a job!), the marriage rate was through the roof & divorce was nearly unknown. Then...the 70's & '80's happened, and everything fell to pieces. Big Biz took over, jobs were outsourced, pensions were obliterated, "No Fault" divorces became commonplace, and...**HERE COME THE DRUG DEALERS!!**

Solozzo wanted all the judges and politicians in Vito's pocket. Now think about that compared to the severe narcotics problem in this country today.

​@@CLASSICALFAN100 that's just false, there was drugs all the way back to the 1800s, it just wasn't as bad, but even before that when marriage was high and life was good, the US wasn't king of the world as Britain was and it was US and USSR that were too dogs

@@CLASSICALFAN100 If you think drugs weren't around in the 60s you need to read your history again.

​@@CLASSICALFAN100drugs don't need underlying social conditions to draw people. and the people in the era you're talking about were miserable, it's just they only had alcohol to drown their misery. the expansion of social decay was the product of technological achievement, in the shape of more effective drugs and distribution logistics. take the current opioid crisis: it's not exogenous - it's not that people are compensating for worse conditions now than they were ten years ago - it's that the logistics for distributing opioids (via pills instead of heroin) are so much more efficient.

Absolutley...almost a sign of arrogance, too, knowing that Tom did his homework on him

It wasn’t a real compliment as Sollozzo knew Tom hadn’t found out Barzini was really behind the deal.

@@buttonman6262 thats irrelevant because he was actually working FOR the tattaglias. Read the book

David Leonard I’ve read the book 4 times thank you.

I didn't know until this day that it was Barzini all along.

agreed he played really well imo

He was great in "The Getaway" with Steve McQueen. Plays a really good villain.

One of the most charismatic bad guys ever. T

He was a connected guy, too. Was in-laws with the Ebolis of the Genovese family. Introduced Pacino to Pasquale so he could hang out with him and prepare for the role.

He was also good in Mr Majestyk, with Charles Bronson

" I Could have been a Contender" remember that line and Movie? It was better than the Godfather Movie Pisan.

They had to fight Hollywood for Brando to get that part. Just like “ Johnny Fontaine”. And I’m not horsing around...

Everything Brando did in this movie was great. The little things he did . The way he would walk around later when playing with his grandson and dying.

Agree....agree But for me personally, Brando IS Stanley Kowalski. That was his natural born part in my opinion.

There is only one Don

My dad does the same when we talk finance, particularly investments. We'll be discussing something and he'll just ask for more explanation of my point of view even though he's done well for himself, and throw out possible scenarios to get my perspective on it. Not so much because he's afraid he thinks I'll mess things up, but more to test my knowledge

Your Dad is a smart Man. He's proud of the fact that you stay on top of your business and he knows that what you know carries well into the Office when you deal with clients.

Osama Munaser snore

So your father wouldn’t let you be your own man?

"Literally every movement represents something"?? You are giving Brando too much credit. He was often unprepared and didn't know lines so had to move around in order to read script while acting. LOL...

what's the difference between the book and the movie in that particular scene?

@@burekshakur5153 I want to know too

@@burekshakur5153 detail

In the novel it has Tom and everyone in the room horrified at Sonny’s blunder, And Tom especially thinking that he would never want to be the Consileri of Santino Corleone.

@@cha5 Exactly! When Sonny opened his mouth, that's when their downfall began in a very slow way.

Nothing wrong with that.

he was banging 1 at a time, at his wedding

@@fightttttt At his sister wedding not his

@@aboveusall22 o, his own would of made that scene better

@@fightttttt Sonny gave her the 'sauceege', up against the door.

@syed taher I did! My eldest recognized the line, was outraged... and shut up!

Vro vicario 5

Nyc

Why don't you want your kid talking to you? Are you afraid of opinions? Are you scared of them criticising you, can you not handle insults?

@@coldcartcold8633 It's none of those things. The facts are.....nobody has a clue what they are doing when they create another human being without said human beings consent. They could be giving a great gift or they could be inflicting the greatest curse. Both are what we all know as "life". No matter how it is viewed no parent knows what they are doing when they bring children into the world. Some even do it, simply because everyone else was doing it, although they will never admit that. Some view children as the ultimate fashion accessory (they will never admit that either!) Some parents are so arrogant that they actually believe they know what they are doing with regards to child rearing. Rudyard Kipling has a good poem about how many variables there are....it's called "IF". Many would-be parents would do well to read and at least try to understand it before taking on the greatest responsibility that another human being can inflict on themselves and upon someone else who has no choice in the matter. Unfortunately 99% will not.

It is endearing. Sicilian or not, Tom's his boy too and he cares for him.

Never knock another man's hustle

It's a beautiful thing but it aint my thing.

It sounds beautiful but it isn't

Except in unusual sexual exploits, " infamnia"

Yes he said that, but also justified his decision right away. He labeled it "a little dangerous". Don was a master at work. He knew that drugs were not the right business for him. Too much money flying around, too many people affected, too much fuss for him.

I swear to god thats the same i want to say. And the look that he gives him after call his name at the end pulling his eyebrows up.

My dad has “that look”. Could stop a train dead in its tracks

nice Godfather 3 reference 😂

-but the traitor is Tessio....ugh.

They did treat Fredo with disrespect. Everyone talks about Vito being old world and Tom didn’t catch on to things because he wasn’t Sicilian. But Fredo caught on and he was right. You’re breaking you’re own rules by passing me over as the oldest after Sonny is killed. What did they think Fredos reaction was gonna be? You send me to Vegas to keep me outta the way? Fredo reacted the way he should of.

too stupid to understand what the fuck was going on

To be fair, Fredo didn't really fall apart and become a useless idiot until he saw his dad get shot and failed to protect him. That pretty much broke him, as well as any faith anybody had in him at that point.

Fredo had cunning. Playing stupid..until the moment he freaked out when his dad is shot. As for that "Old World" "breaking down your own rules..." bullshit that A10 mentions...this is a Godfather invention. Don's didnt pass on their leadership to their sons. When a son did take charge, it usually came with resistance.

" like so many nickels and dimes" seemed to be an insult to me.

@@martinbroverman7955 An insult to the politicians

PERFECT description of their characters

I'm pretty sure he said "especially since your interests don't conflict with mine".

i watch and then i click

My man, poor God doesn't deserve to be mentioned for such good but not perfect actors.

The background noises are planned diegetic /ambient effects that suggest construction and sounds of the street bustle

If you read the book of sound editor Walter Murch talking about editing with Michael Ondaatje, you'll be sure there are no accidents in the sound, however background it is. It always serves a purpose - highly recommended book.

Damn! Learn something about this movie every time I watch it. I got one for you. I noticed that most, if not all, of the murders are committed in BROAD DAYLIGHT. Usually at night time, that’s when we expect the boogie man to be around the corner and eminent (predictable) death shortly after. In the Godfather, it’s always a surprise and at unexpected times. Brilliant

exactly. it's exposition that's even justified because it's a matter of respect to ask tom his opinion.

Wow !

@lyfe 1zruff thanks I've watched it 100x the movie never seen it that way

and adjusted his tie before he said no to Sollozzo

@@joncaju yeah that was cool as hell!

He neither dusts off the chair nor the arm of it as far as I can see, I believe he dusts off Tattaglia's pant leg.

No it's the chair watch again could have drips some alcohol or he's brushing offdirt caues he's telling him he's in dirty business. Still showing his control over situation

Intersecting, I could see this being what Vito was thinking

italian you mean. we're all italians

@@joederocco9321all Sicilians are Italian but not all Italians are Sicilian.

and@@shotty2164

we are all italians no matter the background or country we live in and we need to stick together@@shotty2164

Yeah, he was a poor choice for the role of Don. He rushed to Carlo's place with no protection allowing himself to be easily shot down. That was a really amateur move. He also should've kept his mouth shut during the Sollozzo meeting. Sonny didn't have a poker face and he was easy to read. His temper also made him easily manipulated.

Mike's way better than sonny..

@Bo Zi knock knock

Tom Hagen is not a Good Consigliere, but he is a good lawyer.

@@tridadisaputra7948 Man, 😂, I thought it was the same damn thing.

Exactly! If you do, you`re giving The Associate some power over you. Also Sollozzo knew that Don Corleone`s Power was beginning to slip. He called Tom on it. Sonny gave Sollozzo some power when he shouldn`t have.

Yep. Not sticking up for Tom since as a consigliere it's his job to find out these things but I would've thought The Don would have been smart enough to know that it couldn't have just been Tataglia. I mean in his own words Tataglia was "just a pimp", he should have known that there was somebody with more power and money behind him.

@@mattthomas1442 Good insight.

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Interesting and it makes sense. It reinforces the idea that this whole thing was an exploratory effort by Sollozzo - to find out what the Corleones are like, what info they had (or didn't have), etc. He did seem disappointed when Vito gave him the 'no' answer, but it begs the question whether he really thought there was a chance of this working out or if he was doing a bit of acting to cover a more subversive purpose. Gotta wonder what would have happened if Vito said yes.... Would Sollozzo actually try to balance the interests of all these families or would he still plot against Vito and buy extra-nice flowers for his funeral since he had his million bucks...?

Our true enemy has yet to reveal himself

brmillgr Sounds like my late Father.

A lot of people do

That happens alot lately

women are incredibly good at it

and they didn't sleep on the plane