The first episode of The Godfather is the best. Restricted by objective conditions, Coppola could not make this film meticulously, but the limitation stimulated his talent, and the entire first episode of The Godfather was filled with the light of genius. Coppola shows how the Corleone family responded to the onslaught of drugs. As Tom said to the old godfather, "We controlled gambling and prostitutes, and drugs are tomorrow." So the question is why the old godfather was reluctant to get involved in the drug business. He said part of it, that is, the Corleone family is taking the government line, and the drugs are "unclean", which is not conducive to the development of his family. But after Sonny's death, the Corleone family was also forced into the drug business. So in my opinion, the government's line is certainly a part of the concern, but the main reason is that the old godfather found out that he had fallen behind in the drug business, and he could only be supported by other big families (mainly Bassini) when he entered. gone. When the old godfather was talking with the Turkish drug lord, he asked him, "Our family is divided into three floors, how much is the Tatakilia family?" The drug lord said "My respect", and later added, "I will share it from my own profits." part". From this, the old godfather can see that the drug lord is the Tattaglia family, and the Corleone family is only helping other big families in the drug business, so Basini said that he was "not enough friends". All things considered, the Corleone family decided not to get involved in the drug business, and they wanted to stop it (Paluca Brasi went undercover). Unfortunately, the Corleone family was still a step behind. Tattaglia and the other families fought back and killed the old godfather and Luca Brassi, and then threatened Tom, trying to force the Corleone family to submit. But this round of game Tatakilia and other big families obviously underestimated the Corleone family. Sonny immediately attacked and killed the little Tatakilia, and then started the fire.
How important is the death of the old godfather? In the film, Tom said that if the old man dies, the political protection will be gone. In my opinion, this sentence exaggerates the personal role of the old man too much. If it is so important, will the old godfather dare to show up for a meeting later? Then the old man died, and the Corleone family was not slaughtered. So, I think the death of the old man will deal a huge blow to the family, but it is by no means fatal. This is the miscalculation of Tatakilia and the drug lords. Indeed, the Corleone family is starting to go downhill. Gambling, unions and prostitutes are not everything. Drugs are tomorrow. Other families seized this opportunity and gradually forced the Corleone family to a disadvantage. This advantage made them overestimate themselves. , underestimated the Corleone family, and decided to kill the old godfather in order to completely defeat the Corleone family. Beheadings are often swept away by the autumn wind, not used to open up the situation, because when Sima Yi died, there was Sima Shi, and when Sima Shi died, there was Sima Zhao. When he was arrested, Iraq had already been wiped out, and when bin Laden died, the base was already a thing of the past.
For the four major families, they obviously didn't take the Corleone family seriously, so they made the decision to assassinate the old godfather. The result was that the fire came early, the drug lord was killed, and the Tatakilia family was completely defeated. I vaguely felt that Tatakilia was also pitted by Bassini and other big families. Their family was at the top, and they were beaten the worst. But it's not necessarily that Tatakilia made a mistake. They are on the front line. If they do, they will definitely benefit the most. However, things deviate from their plan, so they were hit hard by Corleone's backhand, and they have completely become "indiscriminate." ”, risk and opportunity always coexist. To sum up, the decision of the four major families to kill Corleone was a misstep. I don't think they could win even if they did kill the old godfather. On the one hand, it is the character of Sonny and Mike. As successors, they will not let it go. On the other hand, the younger brothers of the Corleone family will not be willing to fail. This has since been demanded by the two big brothers and Mike to counter the Basini class. See, Sonny is dead, the Corleone family has been coerced into drugs, the two big brothers will naturally be squeezed by Basini, they are reluctant to give in when they are at such a disadvantage, in the initial situation I will definitely not surrender willingly. Therefore, the decision to assassinate the old godfather is too risky. If they can continue the drug business and gradually expand their advantages, killing the godfather will naturally be a matter of autumn wind sweeping leaves. From this point of view, Bassini is more calm. He waited until Mike took over. One of the two big brothers had already surrendered. He seized the opportunity of the death of the old godfather and prepared to destroy the Corleone family in one fell swoop. We will see him before his death. How comfortable it is to walk in the hall, maybe he sees the cloud of failure, but the good situation is right in front of him, and he is very unwilling when he wants to die.
Then the next question is why did Mike wipe out the four major families in one fell swoop? As mentioned earlier, beheading is only the end of the game, not the end of the game. The four major families wanted to beheaded, and they were beaten in a mess, but when they got to Mike, it was really neat, and they also killed the enemies in Las Vegas along the way. Could it be that it was just because Mike had the last resort, the assassination was successful, the four major families were clumsy, and the old godfather survived? I don't think it is, the real reason should be that Corleone has the upper hand at this time. They are the overall situation and they are starting to blow the wind against the four major families. The economic foundation determines the upper-level foundation. When gambling and prostitutes in New York gradually declined, and drugs were about to become popular, Mike seized the tourism and entertainment industry in the west, and suddenly reversed the weakness of the family and skyrocketed. One of the most important winners and losers, in my opinion, is the Seagate Rose family in Miami. Ross did not show up in the first episode, but it can be seen from the second episode that first, the old godfather and Haimen Ross do olive oil business together; second, Las Vegas local snake Morgan is Haimen's younger brother, and when When he had a problem, he didn't go to the big brother, but went to Basini; thirdly, after the four major families were cleaned up, New York was taken over by the big fat man under Corleone and the Rosado brothers supported by Hymen Rose. Combining these three items, the Corleone family and the Hymen Ross family achieved cooperation. As a result, the Corleone family fully blossomed in Nevada, and the Hymen Ross family and the Corleone family jointly occupied New York. With such strong allies and financial support, the Corleone family finally got out of the predicament. The economic problems that plagued Corleone from the beginning of the film were finally resolved. They further expanded the gambling industry, and the momentum of the drug industry was completely suppressed (in the first chapter. In the three episodes, Joey Zasa hired a black man to do drugs and dodge). The huge economic advantage is why Mike can kill his opponent so easily, which is also the best part of the movie. If you look closely, the four killers later became important figures in the family. Rock who killed Tatakiria and Al who killed Basini became Mike's right-hand man. Always beside Pantagili. So this action is the real autumn wind sweeping the leaves. However, this also shows the meaning of assassination on the other hand. Endgame-style assassinations are often less difficult and easier to keep secret. Because of the general trend, no one can stop it, so Mike’s killing is really unscrupulous in broad daylight; The type of assassination is often done by men. You can see that the two who killed the old godfather back then looked like gangsters. The old godfather saw the signs at once. Of course, after the assassination, he had to pay for his life (Little Tatakilia).
The wind was blowing and the clouds were flying. The victorious Corleone family took root in the west. Mike, who continued to expand the entertainment industry, continued to move forward with the family dream, and the next test came from his former ally, Hymen Rose.
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