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Ryan

The Horse head shocked me as well lol

Clay F

Excellent reaction. In Sicily, one of Michael's bodyguards betrayed Michael and planted the bomb in the car that would detonate when the car ignition was turned on and was intended for Michael, not Apollonia. If you recall, that bodyguard confirmed with Michael that Apollonia would not be in the car and that Michael would be alone in the car. (But then Apollonia had the surprise of getting into the car and starting the car.) The juxtaposition of the baptism and the assassinations was stunning. "I hope that their first child, be a masculine child." —Luca Brasi "Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever." —Michael Corleone I think you may find interesting the prequel part of Godfather 2.

EveV

Yes those last 10 minutes were masterful!!

DarthChef

Favorite fun movie fact: The baby being baptized in the church at the end is Sofia Coppola. At some point you will probably get to her filmography on you channel. On a personal note, I meet Francis Ford Coppola. When he bought out a winery in Sonoma County, California, he invited the whole city to a grand opening. He was very approachable and nice. I had to leave the party early, but I was told that George Lucas came by later in the evening and they basically sat together at a corner of the room and talked all night.

PaulM

Something you might notice. Oranges & the color orange are symbols of impending death/mortal danger. Oranges were on the table at Waltz’s place when he tells Tom to get out of his house = the horse is killed. The Don is buying oranges & knocks over a bucket of oranges on the street when he’s shot. The orange peel he puts in his mouth when playing with his grandson right before he dies. Also, as an homage, Tony is buying orange juice when Junior’s ‘carjacking’ hitters try to kill him in s1e12 of The Sopranos.

PaulM

1h15m40s Always thought it funny that Sonny says to Michael dismissively “this isn’t like the Army, you gotta get up close and bada bing” (Side note: this is where the name of the strip club in The Sopranos comes from—the “Bada Bing”) Michael was a Marine. He fought in the Pacific where combat was often “up close” & incredibly brutal. Also while serving, Michael was awarded the Navy Cross (2nd highest military decoration) & a Silver Star (3rd highest military decoration). I think Sonny just saw him as his little bro, but Michael was very experienced in close up violence.

PaulM

The diner scene works without subtitles b/c you can feel the tension build regardless. But what they say is basically: SOLLOZZO: “I’m sorry…” MICHAEL: “Leave it alone.” ( or ) “Forget about it.” SOLLOZZO: “What happened to your father was business. I have much respect for your father. But your father, his thinking is old-fashioned. You must understand why I had to do that.” MICHAEL: “I understand those things…” [Waiter brings McCluskey's veal, then exits.] SOLLOZZO: “Now let’s work through where we go from here.” MICHAEL: “How do you say… ?” [Then Michael returns to speaking English.] [After Michael returns from the bathroom] SOLLOZZO: “Everything all right? I respect myself, understand, and cannot allow another man to hold me back. What happened was unavoidable. I had the unspoken support of the other Family dons. If your father were in better health, without his eldest son running things, no disrespect intended, we wouldn’t have this nonsense. We will stop fighting until your father is well and can resume bargaining. No vengeance will be taken. We will have peace, but your Family should interfere no longer.”