I seem to have the answer after watching the movie. On the surface, it was the assassination of the old godfather that inspired Mike's vengeance. He took the initiative to go to the meeting alone to get rid of the sergeant who had been bought off and another New York gang who planned the murder of the old godfather at close range. Before going, everyone in the family, including his brother, didn't believe he could do this. Sonny said: "It's not like killing people on the battlefield. You watch them face to face and put bullets into their heads." Moreover, he had to be calm and without a trace before going into the toilet to get the gun.
Mike did it. This single game will prove that he is not only a born killer embryo, but also a calm planner. The latter is what is really needed to be a godfather.
The deeper answer to Mike's thought change is that he sees through the dirty and corrupt of the so-called "regular" system. As a soldier returning with honor, his heart is full of justice and glory. He also hopes to engage in orthodox things and make achievements in politics or business, such as becoming a senator. However, these glories and dreams were completely torn apart when the old godfather was assassinated. The sheriff deliberately dismissed the people and squashed Mike, who rushed to protect his father. In the end, it was Mike’s "Empty City Plan" that saved his father's life (I think of the video I watched some time ago, saying that the most Chinese in Europe are Italians. Really convinced, the "Empty City
Plan" is the same) The young godfather understood all this, The "orthodox" and "regular" state apparatuses have no clear boundaries between the so-called "gangster" businesses of the police judges and senators, his father and their families. The "black" and "white" we were talking about turned out to be a circle, with the black end followed by white, and the white end followed by black.
As a newcomer in the workplace who has received a so-called "good education" after leaving college, even in the early 21st century, in many cases, the shopping malls I saw were nothing but to find the right "godfather"-a person who can settle things. Especially in those cultural, economic and political centers. Of course, on the surface we are doing all the decoration work, neat suits and thick copywriting. The Godfather said Business is business. After so many years, this essence has not changed at all.
When McCorleon returned to New York from Sicily, he had no choice. The death of the old godfather is destined to weigh all the important responsibilities of the family on him, and the fight with the five major families in New York is inevitable. The young Mike did not give the enemy a chance. He chose to preemptively. The epic parallel montage in the movie-Mike baptized his sister's daughter and arranged several assassinations at the same time-nakedly showing the bloody life and death behind a holy religious ceremony. . (Many years later, the second part of "Infernal Affairs" used the same montage technique as a tribute to "The Godfather").
McCorleon never let go of betraying his brother Sonny's brother-in-law. When her sister cried and came to the door and said that he was a murderer, Kate, who had already had a son for Mike, asked him seriously: Is what she said is true? Mike said not to ask him about business matters, but only made an exception this time, and then he looked into Kate's eyes and said: No. This "no" means that Mike will carry all the blood and blood like his father, and then close the door and lock it all in his heart; it also means that he has since resolutely embarked on a path of no return and become a new generation of godfather. The way.
There is a very warm and touching scene in the movie, the last conversation between the old godfather and Mike before his death. The old godfather shivered and said that I have always wanted to isolate you from the family business. I hope that one day you can become a senator and governor. I hope you will no longer be controlled by them but sit on the side of the stage. Mike said with emotion that it would all be possible. The old godfather wanted to say something to pay attention to, and felt that he had said too much. All of these are natural expressions of emotion as an ordinary father, high hopes for his son and worry about the rise and fall of the family. In such a male movie full of inner blood, this kind of warmth that an ordinary family has is extremely lethal, and it also balances the plot of the movie very well. (Marlon Brando's image of the father who suffered a stroke in the godfather is only comparable to the image of Anthony Hopkins in "Autumn Legend", and the niche is moved by tears).
If I use one word to describe this movie, I would use "thick". Even a section and its ordinary bridge sections make people feel the weight of human nature in the film. A girl once told me that she likes thick and weighty things, because such things make people feel calm. What the film taught me was commitment. Fate pushed Mike to the forefront, leaving him no choice. In many cases, we can continue to be children, do some naive dreams of children, and do some careless things, because someone is there to cover for us. Why is the child whose parents died early is so sensible, because TA knows that when a wave comes, he will hit him abruptly.
Thanks to parents, hard-earned bread and shelter. In exchange, we can call "depressed" and "boring" luxury. Everything actually came not so easy. Every family will have a history of blood and tears and struggle. When it is our turn, we must be strong.
Postscript: After watching the second half of the movie on the train, the uncle next to me leaned over at the beginning, and I turned the screen to an angle and shared it with him. When I finished watching, I asked him: Does it look good? He said: The movies made by foreigners are really good.
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