In the analysis of the Godfather Trilogy, there is a chapter called "Major Character Analysis" in which some comparisons are made between the two Godfathers. I feel that some of these comparisons are a little superficial, so the following is a comparison of the two generations of godfathers Vito and Michael from my personal point of view. I always think that the difference between Vito and Michael on the surface can never be analyzed only from the difference in the characters of the two people. I prefer to analyze the way of doing things of the two people from the era and experience they live in. In terms of career, a significant difference between the two is that Vito is easy to grasp the role of the godfather, while Michael has been making outstanding achievements, but it always seems very difficult; another significant difference is that Vito's role in The family is holding up pretty well, while Michael is far worse. For both of these things, the authors of The Godfather Trilogy Analysis tend to explain that Vito himself is a very enthusiastic person, while Michael is cold-blooded. However, such an analysis is simple, because one of the obvious things is that Michael's personality is different before and after becoming a new generation of godfather, that is to say, many of Michael's personalities are gradually formed after becoming a godfather. There are three reasons why Vito grasps this role with ease: experience, interest, and historical background. Vito went from a poor boy with nothing to the throne of the godfather step by step. From childhood to adulthood, he has dealt with all kinds of people from all walks of life, including his close friends like brothers and his opponents. He also had the closest contact with two gangsters with different styles (both Italian style and American style) and suffered by them. So from experience, Vito knows very well how to become a gangster who is feared by his enemies, trusted by his godchildren, and loved by his relatives. And did Michael have such an experience? Too bad. As the third eldest and not interested in the gangster business, he may have never thought of inheriting his father's industry since he was a child. He wants to live like an average American, he has an American name, he has an American sense of honor (in the Navy), and he finds 100% American women as girlfriends. . . So Santino's death, Fredo's incompetence brought the position of Godfather too suddenly for Michael, how can we expect such an inexperienced person to be able to make Godfather like his father in a short period of time handy? Vito has helped people with such trivial matters as rent. What about Michael?
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