![]() ![]() That was so simple and Carlo was so stupid for doing it. Of course he figured out it was Carlo who baited Sonny into action. He was put aside for a while so Michael could achieve his long term goal of wiping out the 5 families. With Michael having Vito's consigliere it could appear as though Vito was acting through Michael, even after death. Vito promised that HE would not break the peace. Next, as mentioned elsewhere, keeping Hagen through the end of movie one would have meant to break the promise of Vito. One, it's his sister's husband and he wants her to relax and he wants to appear as though he is including Carlo in the family. I also find it intriguing that Michael lets it be known publicly, during a meeting with Clemenza, & Tessio, that Hagen is out as consiglieri, & he'll be moving forward with Carlo, but when confronting him after the baptism, he indicates that he's always been on to him. Michael offers Carlo a drink when confirming that it was him that got Santino killed. Hagen takes a shot himself, before breaking the news of Santino's death to the Don. Santino suggests it to the kid that betrayed the Don for his attempted assatination. Sollazzo offers it to Hagen when discussing terms of a deal, after the hit on the Godfather. I can't say for certain if it means anything, but here's a break-down of when it's used.ĭon Corleone refills Sollazzo's glass with wine when he first comes to discuss going into business together. ![]() The number of times Coppolla has used alcohol in critical scenes is striking. The use of alcohol through-out critical scenes Tessio's never shown doing any such thing, like he's holding back on the 'personal relationship' part. He jokes about Michale's relationship with Kay, offers cooking tips & teaching him how to shoot. Also, Clemenza congratulates Michael on the Don's survival when he arrives at home. This, to me, shows that Clemenza is fully loyal, committed, while Tessio is holding back. Tessio, on the other hand, is only sitting around, or shown dancing with a little girl. Only, it also shows how Don Barzini wanted to stay in the shadows, which is important for the plot later on.Ĭlemenza is shown dancing & enjoying himself at the wedding, like if it was his own daughters wedding. Seems like a perfectly normal thing gangsters might do. They then hands him the negative from the camera, which is promptly destroyed. This small scene, masquerading as a comedic effect, shows this kid as being open to bribery.Ī photographer takes a picture of Don Barzini, only to get roughed by one of his goons. The kid who drools over the amount of cash being given out ("all cash, small bills, in that little silk purse, if only this was someone else wedding") is the same guy that betrayed the Corleone family for the first hit on the Don. Nothing wrong in this scene seems like a perfectly good gangster wedding, where everyone's drinking, dancing & enjoying themselves, but look closely. What everyone seems to miss (or atleast never seem to mention), are the little clues that are placed through-out the film, that predict of things to come. ![]() Now, everyone knows about the famous scenes & dialogues 'Offer he can't refuse', 'The horse head', 'Leave the gun, take the canoli', 'Sleeping with the fishes' etc. Here, I'll attempt to shine some light on the subtle details that are used throughout the film which I've never seen pointed out. It's widely regarded as the greatest gangster film ever made & one of the best of all time, in any category. ![]()
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