At the beginning of the film, the camera is aimed at Sicily when the old godfather was young, and he tells about the tragic childhood of the old godfather Vito, which paved the way for the future narrative of his fortune and character creation
Then the camera turned to the baptism banquet of Anthony, the son of Mike, the second-generation godfather, which echoed the wedding of Connie at the beginning of the first film. At the same time, at such a grand party, there were many conspiracies against the family being planned and brewed one by one. The successive appearances of the characters include State Congressman Johnny Frank, including Rouse, who is mentioned over and over again in Mike's mouth.
Unlike the old godfather who refused to provide an umbrella for drug trafficking and was assassinated by the four major families, Mike was shot in the bedroom of his mansion without warning, which indirectly shows that the environment today is different. At that time, it could only be more severe, suggesting the reasons for the second-generation godfather Mike's character and style.
The special feature of this film is that it intersperses the entrepreneurial path of the second-generation godfather with the entrepreneurial path of the old godfather. First, we will talk about the entrepreneurial path of the old godfather. Vito alone came to the United States to marry and have children. The good times didn't last long. The intervention of the local mafia made life difficult. Everyone swallowed their voices and served Qin. Only Vito stood up and ended up with Tang and helped the neighbors. Finally, he became the godfather through his connections and returned to his hometown to get revenge.
As for the second-generation godfather, Mike, faced with Rolls' meticulously designed siege net, Mike peeled the thread and solved the problem. Rolls found the inner ghost of the family, but the inner ghost was old Frank and his second brother Fred. The thunder method that came to the stage to kill Tessio's brother-in-law is generally old Frank was forced to commit suicide, and Fred also died in the end.
At the end of the film, I thought it was the most thought-provoking place in the film. Mike sat on the sofa alone and remembered decades ago when he was a college student and everyone celebrated his father's birthday. Sonny Fred Tom Conney gathered together after the old godfather became famous. There are children and grandchildren in the house, friends and even the respect of enemies. Looking back on the life of the old godfather, his relatives and more and more friends are also all over the United States. On the other hand, after the death of his father, Tessio, the second of the three giants, was killed, and Clemenza died. Connie Got a grudge over her husband's murder, Kay left him after an abortion, and Fred was killed after a betrayal. Tom didn't get the respect he deserved. Mike did win the fight with Rolls. The war has preserved the honor and interests of the family, but what is left of the Corleone family who have been betrayed and separated from each other except for their interests?
The 40-year-old Mike sat there with his eyes full of what he looked like when he was 20. He was always alone. Compared with the old godfather, he proved that there was a loneliness behind the glory.
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