I used Godfather 2 in 2 at midnight last night. When I was tired last year, I found out 1 to watch a section. I kept revisiting it intermittently. It seems that no other movie has such a complex. But I have been reluctant to re-watch 2 and 3, especially 3. After reading a lot of film reviews, I also noticed that Mike never laughed since he made a joke when he taught him to shoot in the first film. , And no jokes.
In the second part, there is a gloomy face from beginning to end, cold, alert, contemplative, unrevealed sadness, anger, countless pressures. Now I frequently rub my eyes, drink water, and have smoke and hooks in my hands. His eyes and a slight hunchback looked very strong and sharp, and he yelled angrily five times. When the house was raided, he told Roco that he wanted to catch it alive: "alive!". After going out for a period of time, he went home. Seeing Tom hesitated and felt anxious. Or it was a kind of worry, Mike yelled at him, can't you answer my question directly. Hearing that Kay had an abortion, they were arguing, Mike even hit Kay with a very fierce blow. At this time, he may be angry more than sad, or the two have merged and cannot distinguish the outline. Another time was with Frank at the old godfather’s house. Mike expressed his anger at the shooting attack at his home, saying very loudly: "im my home! in my bedroom where my wife sleeps, where my children come to play their toys "On another occasion, Mike discovered that fredo was careless and inadvertently revealed that he and Johnnyola had known each other a long time ago. Mike broke his heart and kissed Fredo angrily at the banquet, saying "you broken my heart! you" Broken my heart! I know it was you!", the specific order may be wrong, but in the rest of the scene, Mike has always been a very iconic bass, calm, cold, in a word, no nonsense. Many people have analyzed Mike’s character, self, ambition, intelligence, toughness, etc., and others have analyzed his age. After all, it is not the old age. Therefore, in the face of the expansion of the family business, his methods and methods must be the same as the old ones. The godfather is different. In other words, the times are more cruel. It is no longer a time when righteousness, good reputation, and justice in the dark can solve all problems.
But I am more interested in another angle. The history of the first generation of Godfathers is interspersed in The Godfather 2. In fact, the seeds of Mike's life of tragedy have been planted at that time. The bloody process of the old godfather's fortune made the rise of this family inevitably contaminated with sin karma; the old godfather's special love for Mike made him later have to indulge in the underworld in order to protect the family and protect his father; the eldest son sonny showed it since he was a child. Unminded and warlike, Fredo described his frailty from the side of the pneumonia, as Mike's foreshadowing further before the first killing of Soloso and the police. From the perspective of Buddhism, your mind created your world, but many things are not only in this life. The environment at birth is already a cycle of cause and effect in the previous life. You create the environment, and the environment in turn gives you more profound The influence becomes more and more intense. In Buddhism it is called karma, that is, the way we feel pain in reincarnation is that you have chosen all of these yourself, but at that time you could not see the series of consequences and snowball effects that will occur later, and finally The tragedy of is bound to bear the results that he least wanted in the first place.
The saddest part in the second part is that Mike asked his mother lonely in the dark light that his father was strong for everyone, but has he ever thought that one day he will lose his home? His mother thought he was just because Kay was sad because he had no children, and comforted him that you could have another child, but Mike repeated his question again. In fact, it alluded to Fredo's betrayal and he began to doubt whether the family and family he was trying hard to protect was meaningful. His mother told him: "But you will never lose your home."
Many people do not understand Mike's decisions in the film. The first part is that it is difficult to accept the final death of Fredo. I believe this is indeed the final word in Mike's tragedy. In the third part, he told the priest in the church that because fredo thought he step over him, this hurt his self-esteem. Some people analyzed that because the most important gang rule in the gang is zero betrayal, which is the key to maintaining order. It lies in the zero tolerance for betrayers, which may also be a choice Mike must make for his family and family safety in the future. The second point is that for Rose's assassination, a dying old man is no longer lethal, and his life is not long, but Mike resolutely wants to get rid of him, because he is the enemy he believes. In the third place, Mike showed distrust of Tom on several occasions, so that Tom asked, why are you hurting me like this?
And my understanding of these places is that, as just said, people create the environment, and the environment in turn has an impact on him. This impact will be irreparable after a certain period of time. There is no need to use a kind of heroism or morality. Look at Mike critically. He is also a person. He has undertaken a lot for his family, but what he got is the misunderstanding and resentment of his family. At first, Connie angered Mike by messing around, hurting him, and even Kay finally passed. The abortion left him in such a decisive way, because she knew it was the only way, this kind of thing Mike could never forgive and tolerate. No one talks about everything that I have experienced, and everything I undertake, so I can only carry it down on my own strength. At this time, people are under great pressure and anxiety, and they will show distrust of people. In the first part, his personal bodyguard was bought and killed his new wife, Apollonia, such a beautiful woman. , A true fairy-like love in Sicily. There is also the death of the big brother, the betrayal of Kalo, and the betrayal of Tessio. These things he personally experienced, so he knew that Rose arranged it when he was attacked, and knew that Rose would find a chance to assassinate him after the New Year party. , He has to think like this, because this is life and death, and his insight and wisdom have made him understand how to think about the people around him, and understand that their loyalty is based on interests. Once this mode of thinking is determined, it is unbelievable to believe in other talents. He was overwhelmed by the responsibilities of the family and his own destiny, and there was no retreat. He entered the underworld, how difficult it was to stand up, and want to get rid of white. Seeing the third part, you know that there are still many twists and turns in the middle. So Kay knew she couldn't wait for that day. Mike is not thinking about it, more is powerless.
Dzongsar Rinpoche recommended a movie "Born Murderer", I haven't watched it. But his recommendation is: "I like the movie "Natural Murderer". If you look at this movie, you will know that it is actually quite violent. But you see, when you stay in the temple for a long time, you have to talk to some people every day. If you mix with gentle-looking Bodhisattvas and monks, you tend to forget your other natures, violence, anger, and greed. Although I am a Buddhist, I am restricted, but I have all the potential, like in a movie The character is as violent.” This may be the reason why I have been so hard to let go of the godfather after reading it. The suicidal self-destruction of playing Russian roulette repeatedly in "Deer Hunter" also made me sad for a long time, and it was really depressing. Compared with "Deer Hunter", the godfather made me feel different is the love for the role of Mike, coupled with the interpretation of al pacino, this person is perfect, this "perfection" almost includes his irritability and blood. Because perfection here is not a commendatory word in the moral sense, but he let me see such a good person, in the era and family responsibilities, the fate that must be repaid. His extreme may be a kind of venting, but I felt the sadness and despair.
The second part of the film that makes me feel very sad. In addition to the previous dialogue between Mike and his mother, at the end of the film, Mike is disgusted with Tom and his father talking about his future. He said: i have plans for MY future , He had already joined the navy at that time, he must have outlined a blue future like navy uniform without criminal and blood. But things are counterproductive. A normal flesh and blood person will not blame him for his protection and promise to his father in the hospital, but it is not a question of right or wrong. This is his choice. Among the unselectable "destinies", he "chooses" his own destiny.
At the same time thinking of the first part, Mike and his father had a conversation in the yard for the last time. The most guilt of his father was that he actually didn’t want his most beloved son to get involved in the gang. But now, Mike can only support the family. , Otherwise, in the world where the weak and the strong will be eaten up, and will soon befall on them, Basini will definitely get out of Mike after the godfather is gone, just like the old godfather’s father angered the local mafia and incurred In the disaster of annihilation, they are not willing to let go even the youngest Vito, for fear that he will come back for revenge one day in the future. It is also explained in the second part that he finally killed the mafia leader in his dying years. Revenge is perhaps the clearest thread and way of dealing with grief and pain in these entangled destinies. They are not willing to lose what they love, but they have all lost. In the smoke of gunpowder, no one is spared after all.
At this moment, I somewhat understood the aspiration and compassion of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and they saw all this more deeply and countless times.
The above is purely personal understanding, don't spray if you don't like it.
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