In the face of the three generations of godfathers presented in the nine hours of the "Godfather" trilogy, "Once Upon a Time in America" is slightly thin.
Among the three generations of godfathers, the only male lead is always Mike Corleone, and the length of the three films condenses Mike's life.
From the mission of resisting and disassociating the Mafia family from the very beginning, to accepting it in desperate order and reluctantly, Mike step by step fell into the predestination of fate.
For the family, Mike killed his brother who betrayed him. After that, the heart formed a poisonous snake.
As a new generation of godfather who has grown up, Mike calls the wind and the rain, hands and eyes open to the sky.
But even if he was admired by others, Mike was repeatedly tortured and bitten by his brother-killing.
You thought it was a glamorous candy, but it was actually the most poisonous result.
The old Mike of Godfather 3 wants to break free from the fate of the Mafia. He is determined to atone for his sins, lead the family back on track, and whitewash the family by investing in the Vatican Bank.
At this time, the politicians on the right track gave him a blow. From the archbishop to the banker, their methods were more vicious than the mafia.
The Corleone family, who had washed their hands in vain, had to rely on violence to solve the problem in the end.
Before passing the position to his nephew Vincent, Mike said, "Vincent, you will never turn back."
The young Vincent readily accepted.
No power of belief can change destiny.
As Zweig wrote in "The Decapitated Queen", "At that time she was too young to know that all the things gifted by fate were secretly marked with prices."
The works I love often seem to have a sense of reincarnation and destiny. If you thrive by this, you must die by it.
At the end of Godfather 1, Vito Corleone died of bliss, next to Chenghuan’s grandson. Mike baptized the newborn baby in the church and became the godfather. Outside the church was the killing of the enemy by the Corleone family.
At the end of The Godfather 3, Mike died in sorrow, but there was only a puppy next to him.
Tragedy is to break the best things to pieces for you to see.
In a daze, I missed the vigorous Mike in Godfather 1 again, the Mike who has not yet become Don Corleone, the young man who still doesn't know what fate awaits him.
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