He made the other families think he was weak. He made them grow confident in their power. He made them feel safe...and then they were weak, then they were vulnerable, then they were dead.
@@4713CaineI think this was a case of him venting in front of someone he knew he could trust, as well as making the point that if he could forego immediate vengeance, then it wasn’t too much to ask Frank to go along with his plan.
@@frankthetank2828 that’s why I love this scene, Michael never loses his cool but he showed he trusted Pantangeli enough to vent in front of him and tell him his plan, which he also never lets anyone know his plans
Never understood why Pacino didn't win an Oscar for this or the first one. Especially the first one, his transformation from All American boy to cold blooded mafia don is mesmerizing.
The movie business is a blood bath. Maybe some people weren’t too happy with the success of The Godfather, it saved a dying industry on the brink of extinction, y’know that? Maybe somebody was waiting in the wings to revive it and reshape it into what they wanted. We all know awards are influenced decisions
His mind was poisoned against the family by Moe it was tragic. He had an easy job in Vegas he could party all he wanted all he had to do was remain loyal but his insecurities compromised him.
@@kiyavas1879 Michael felt like he could allow himself to be angry since he was in such familiar surroundings. If only Frankie didn't allow himself to be fooled...
@Apollo Spade Well, the Rosato brothers were working for Hyman Roth. When one of the brothers told Frank that "Corleone says hello" before strangling him, he wanted Frank to die knowing that it was Michael who called the hit on him (which is cold). In which this case, isn't true. It was Hyman Roth who ordered the hit on Frank. And just in case Frank survives the attack (which he did), his trust for Michael diminishes and believes that Michael is determined to end Frank's life. The incident led Frank to paranoia and to his damning testimony. That line was actually improvised by the actor strangling Frank. He wasn't supposed to say that, but Coppola thought it was still fitting for the scene. Hopefully that clears the confusion because it confused me the first time I saw the movie, too.
Yes way more. The first film could have been called the Solozzo situation. Bc basically the whole film and the issues were directly the result of Solozzo and his drug business
@@Wolfe-zl4ld I know this comment is old now but the director had to dub in that Michael Corleone says hello line because Cappollo realized that Frankie testifying in the end didn't make sense. It was a plot hole that was poorly filled you don't have to cover for Cappollo. That said I still agree it's richer and deeper than the first godfather
I've never been sure when the hit on Frankie in the bar goes bad before the shootout, if the whole scene was all a Roth setup for the cop to walk in at just the crucial interrupting moment so Frankie could be left alive with the seemingly accidental (red herring) belief that Michael had betrayed him, so he'd turn on Michael, or if Michael really did betray him, but the cop walking in screwed up the killing.
@@robertnichols4833 Michael wouldn't be dumb to leave a letter like "Michael says hello". Pentangeli might be in distress and in the right mind to almost rat on him on the feds.
I want him completely relaxed and comforted in our friendship.Then I'll be able to find out who the traitor in my family was.Everytime I hear that I get goosebumps.
Frankie Pentangeli was a great replacement for Peter Clemenza. He never betrayed the Corleone family and at the end killed himself in order to protect them, that's really loyalty. Michael V. Gazzo best performance in a movie by far. I wish he had win an oscar for his role. 🏆
@@carpediem6431 That threat was there, but it also felt like the brother was willingly there to make sure Frankie didn't break the oath of silence. They would have had to kidnap the brother and bring him over on a plane, so I've always thought he agreed to come. And that the brother had some power back in Italy, so maybe killing him wasn't their first option. Of course, once the brother was in the U.S., they could have killed him if Frankie didn't halt his testimony.
@@carpediem6431 No, Michael brought Frankie's brother to the hearings to show that Frankie was mistaken about the attempted Rossato hit. Frankie's brother was in no danger.
@@napoleonsolo5929 you are correct and i also believe his brother was hardcore to and wouldn't allow a snitch in the family and knew he was being played at that point, he just did his version of a Seppuku
@Brent E yup when he saw his brother he realized he couldn’t become a snitch and destroy his families legacy and position within the family. Everyone thought it was a threat at first but instead a reminder of who he was and stood for. Frankie let his emotions get in the way of the bigger picture and ultimately it sealed his fate
Yeah, but the whole point of playing it out was to find out who the traitor was. If he just kills everyone then that information is lost and his organization is still compromised.
One of the most admired traits of Michael Corleone is how stoic he is under the most pressure situations. He has the ultimate poker face, which keeps his enemies in the dark all the time. Clearly, Michael is the true heir to the throne.
@@bobareebop Putting down Hagen was a loyalty test. I do agree it was insulting, but Michael had been betrayed by people very close to them, and by that point no one was closer than Tom. Killing Roth and Fredo was a message to anyone else who betrayed the Family. No one, no matter how high or low, how well connected to Michael, was beyond retribution. And remember that Michael had warned Fredo years before in Vegas never to take sides against the Family.
When Michael pats the armchair at 2:58 I always thought he did so because he sat there once and Vito did the exact same thing on Michael‘s shoulder in Part 1.
What I love about this scene is, How we see the differences between Frankie When he drinks and when he doesn’t. I remember him being loud and argumentative against mike at the party. But when he is sober he just sits there like a quiet little mouse and lets Micheal yell at him. Brilliant, absolutely brilliant .
Two things astonish me about both stage and movies. First I'm surprised at how totally I can be taken in; not at the time (because I'm sucked in) but afterwards I shake my head in amazement at how much I actually believed in whatever those people were doing -- on stage in front of those obviously pasteboard walls, in the movie under that clearly artificial light and timing... Second, once I've gotten over how totally I fall for all this, I'm astonished at the degree of skill the actors put into it. In some movies Pacino comes across as like straight out of a Method class, but when the direction is good, which it usually is, damn, but they do it well!
I think his behavior at the party was a neat distraction to who was really betraying the family. Stands to reason if a guy is betraying you he's not going to give you a heads up with a blow up in public.
This thing is. He dosen't show anger at all. That makes a real leader. No one knows how you feel then no one can know what You are thinking. You have the advantage
@@misombra If u think thats showing anger u obviously haven’t been around people who are truly angry. The amount of restraint he showed was unreal. Just because he raised his voice momentarily that’s “Anger” 🤣 ok boomer
Yeah sorry I'm not a super ninja US army marine like you who has seen true rage and violence jesus christ moving goalposts must be your primary form of exercise you embarrassing fat kid
Stannis did have dozens of lords and a handful of Kings as enemies, not just a few guys from a few families. Plus, he was out there doing the dirty work on the battlefield. Way more boss than these guys
They're completely different scenarios. For mob bosses everyone they do business with is a potential enemy and they could be assassinated even before they could fight, they can't just reveal their intentions like Sovereign kings declaring war. Take Roth for example, even after Michael ascertained Roth's true intentions he didn't just declare war and neither did Roth. This also applies to Vito, sollozo and barzini in the first movie. They all resorted to deception, making their adversaries believe they're friends. This can't apply to a mediaeval king like Stannis who has to officially declare war, which he did on everyone basically. He didn't have to play pretend with his enemies, just had to defeat them on the battlefield. It's simpler
Best lesson if you betrayed Corleone family: if they are too nice for you or suddenly want to take partnership/friendship with you, they want you to relax and then kill you. See: Solozzo, Fanucci, Don Ciccio, Carlo, Paulie, Fredo, Hyman Roth.
Keep your friends close (because you trust them and not have to question their loyalty); keep your enemies closer (the closer your enemies are, the more power and ease you have to detect plots and conspiracies against you).
How complex is this film! The mastery, the acting, the script, the tone. The complexities of the characters had me at awe. Michael does an amazing job pulling the strings of his entire plot for revenge in this small scene BEHIND the curtain.
Every actor/actress in this movie deserves an Oscar even Michael’s bodyguard.. look how he’s acting! All perfection of this movie, thanks to the director Copola!
Patience is truly a virtue, Trust me when Michael advises you something he has already thought about it more times then you can imagine, Frank wanted to be rash and smite his enemies but Michael knew to be patient all along and strike when the iron is hot and his enemies were cold, I've met many men like this in real life and if someone like this gives you advice listen and you will go far
I love Part I, it's nostalgic and comforting in its classic style...but Part II has depths of emotion the first doesn't come close to touching. It's a cold masterpiece that outweighs the first in consequence.
...the words of Saud, the founder of the Kingdom of Saud. He also said, " a man who has ONE ENEMY, WILL MEET HIM EVERYWHERE". So the first chance you get at "eliminating that enemy...DO SO"...Don't pussyfoot around. ...
Look at how calm Pacino is when he is talking to Pantangili, " My father taught me many things in this room, he taught me he taught me to keep my friends close and my enemies closer." He did not reveal his emotions, like a boss but you can feel his anger." One of the most iconic scenes in Godfather 2.
The beauty of this film is that when I first watched it, I never could figure out for sure whether he really thought Roth was the one behind the assassination attempt. The only time I was absolutely sure was Havana. Amazing film.
Scarface is still better, the plot is tighter, it has a sense of danger and, for the last 20 to 30 minutes, a sense of tragedy that the Godfather movies do not convey until the last 5 minutes of the third movie. Having said that, Godfather I & II are amongst the best flicks ever and the acting is better than Scarface.
Great advice. You already know your enemies so keep them close and attended to as to not lose sight of them. Your friends are to be close to know particular things but not too much to make others aware
It's amazing the massive differences between the Godfather trilogy and the other mafia media that came after it. Goodfellas, Casino, The Sopranos. All good in their own ways but the tone and atmosphere of Godfather is much more regal and somber
Michael is like a chess player. Thinking so many moves ahead, and looking out for traps. Sonny is impulsive and the family wouldn't have lasted long if he had become the Don.
I tend to disagree. What Sonny lacked in brains he made up for with his charisma and humility which he inherited from his father. Michael with his cold exterior was utterly unlikeable and therefore nobody would have been loyal to him for long. Michael being plotted against was inevitable. The difference between Michael and Vito was Vito was feared but also loved whereas nobody loved Michael just feared him.
Sonny was smart, and tough, but he lacked discipline and patience. Those are qualities Michael has in abundance. In this business inspiring loyalty only goes so far, because ultimately everyone is looking out for themselves.
The Godfather movies are just perfect! Amazingly perfect. I will watch them again in the next few days. No movie(s) would top the Godfather: Past, present or future!
@beave 56 he was also pissed that Clemenza's character turns on Michael and wanted the script changed. Coppola wouldn't do it so he re-wrote it and put in Frankie.
Been watching this movie for over 15yrs.. and its still taking me to school " staying here in the Siena mountains drinking... whats he drinking!? Champaign cocktails" 😂😂😂🤦🏾♂️
I believe the United States will do nothing for me and my daughter I even been threatened my mob the us goverment is most corrupted nation controlled by mob I will supprem court justice at all I beleive that family is controlled by mob and by a character named ganzalo I leave this for the United Nations to know. The war on drugs on United States ridicules I leave this goverment of NATO . The mob has control my family I believe in my heart in my autopsy the United States goverment will do nothing children and families are also controlled by the mob I even tried the FBI . My life is been impacted by this .
See, but this is actually contradictory. In the book it's not an enemy that knifes Jon, it's a good friend, one that even voted for him in the election. It's Bowen Marsh that leads the mutiny against Jon, and is even crying as he dies. Janos gets a death pretty much identical to the show. He's the troublemaker at the wall, not Ser Alliser. Ser Alliser, while a hard bastard is a Ned Stark type, honour bound fool. He's just less pleasant and has it out for Jon, who in Alliser's defence, is prissy, and an entitled shit in the first book. When Jon is elected, Ser Alliser is not even a contender, and respects the election result, following Jon's orders to the letter, without question, even though Jon treats him poorly (in his perspective justified). So there is honestly more truth in keeping enemies close than far. So you know watch them. The irony is in the show, he keeps Alliser close because he thinks he should keep enemies close, and in the book he sends Alliser away because he doesn't like him. It's his friend, whom he keeps close, who kills him.
@A MSonny was about to slap Clemenza a few stingers because of his disrespectfully casual attitude to the Don's 'death' (word on the street is he's already dead'), Peter looked well rattled and didn't open his mouth in the same way for the rest of the film.. It wasn't just minions who found his temper scary.
@A M Vito had some weakness for certain. He was scared to attempt anything major against the other families. Watch it all again. You can see he got weak. He was too soft in many ways. Michael....was the one.
A M I agree. Vito knew that things were going fine before Sollozzo came to him. He didn’t want to take risks and venture into dangerous territory like heroin.
Always wonder how many times Al Pachino practiced that difficult line. “ in my home!! Where my wife sleeps and my children come and play with their toys “
I love the Mafia decorum show in this scene. He returns home and knows he has visitor, but nobody except his wife will tell him exactly who it is. Although, as a Capo Regime you can assume he must expect it’s his Don and does not push the issue with his soldiers (assuming at least one of them would know who was inside). Then when his Don says something somewhat ominous he immediately just turns to shut the doors accepting whatever is to come. Then when his Don losses his shi!t, he knows to shut the frak up and take it. And it just gets better from there. It’s actually very poignant after his lack of deportment at the wedding and the scene only gets better. It’s actually fair sad how they get divided by a misunderstanding/mistake.
When Mike finishes saying "... until I find who the traitor in my family was", the scene immediately cuts to Fredo, foreshadowing the resolution of this issue.
This whole scene showed what Michael became in a very short period of time From his hairstyle his voice his whole physical demeanor There won't be another movie like this forever I MEAN FOREVER RESPECTS
Michael transformed to become even more ruthless than his father. But I think it was the times that turned the page on the way business was done and how approaches to foe were handled. In his time, the Don usually got things done by being measured, composed and appearing to pacify a kind of higher power; he had a godlike yet mesmerizing style. He only went rogue when he had to go rogue but still left room for reason even when he appeared not to seem to. Michael's time clearly reflected a period where society was evolving, business was shifting, and the nature of power and control management was transcending towards a "man eat man" kind of communique to survive. What announced Michael's arrival was how he firstly at the hospital immediately started thinking ahead on how to protect his father after he had been left all alone, then culminated in how he suddenly took things over starting with the orchestration of the plan to kill Sollozzo and McCluskey and of course how he personally executed it. Slowly but surely the man became even more dangerous than himself (he was that ghastly). But what a man. Pacino carried this role and rested it up in space!!!
Now, depending on which historical source you wish to latch onto, this quote, "Keep Your Friends Close, But Enemies Closer" has been attributed to both Julius Caesar (ancient Roman general) or Sun Tzu (Art of War author).
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He made the other families think he was weak. He made them grow confident in their power. He made them feel safe...and then they were weak, then they were vulnerable, then they were dead.
this is real arts of war
That's cold
like China? :D. Come on, the 4000 year old trick. and the West still don't understand anything
@@hahdanghongha7810 Take your politics to bed and play with yourself. No one is talking about that here
Michael, after all, was a trained soldier.
I like how Michael showed his rage "IN MY HOME!" then reverts back to being in control. Pacino is a legend.
he invoked his inner Tony Montana
it was controlled rage, he wanted to see how FP would react, to be sure it wasn't him.
@@4713CaineI think this was a case of him venting in front of someone he knew he could trust, as well as making the point that if he could forego immediate vengeance, then it wasn’t too much to ask Frank to go along with his plan.
@@frankthetank2828 that’s why I love this scene, Michael never loses his cool but he showed he trusted Pantangeli enough to vent in front of him and tell him his plan, which he also never lets anyone know his plans
Never understood why Pacino didn't win an Oscar for this or the first one. Especially the first one, his transformation from All American boy to cold blooded mafia don is mesmerizing.
Unfortunately he had to compete with some greater actors in the same movie. That was just bad luck.
The movie business is a blood bath. Maybe some people weren’t too happy with the success of The Godfather, it saved a dying industry on the brink of extinction, y’know that? Maybe somebody was waiting in the wings to revive it and reshape it into what they wanted. We all know awards are influenced decisions
Art Carney was great in Harry and Tonto
@@robinblue9105 greater actors in this movie??? Pacinos performance was the best I've ever seen and by far the best of this trilogy
On this one maybe, but winning an oscar over Brando's performance as the godfather, nah, that's too much.
Keep your friends close but your cocktail waitresses closer
-Fredo "im not dumb im smart" Corleone
His mind was poisoned against the family by Moe it was tragic. He had an easy job in Vegas he could party all he wanted all he had to do was remain loyal but his insecurities compromised him.
Smaahhht
I like this!
How bout we go on a fishing trip?? Ill even turn my back on you so I can say my hail Marys! I mean whats the worse that could happ...
I'm your older brother Mike and I was passed over twice!
MIcael never loses his temper when it's about his buiseness, but never keeps it when it's about his family.
He does. Forgotten his meeting with the senator ?
@@heathledger1345 that was still business though
@@kiyavas1879 Michael felt like he could allow himself to be angry since he was in such familiar surroundings. If only Frankie didn't allow himself to be fooled...
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This film is more complex and cold than the first.
@Apollo Spade What are the two major plot holes?
@Apollo Spade Well, the Rosato brothers were working for Hyman Roth. When one of the brothers told Frank that "Corleone says hello" before strangling him, he wanted Frank to die knowing that it was Michael who called the hit on him (which is cold). In which this case, isn't true. It was Hyman Roth who ordered the hit on Frank. And just in case Frank survives the attack (which he did), his trust for Michael diminishes and believes that Michael is determined to end Frank's life. The incident led Frank to paranoia and to his damning testimony. That line was actually improvised by the actor strangling Frank. He wasn't supposed to say that, but Coppola thought it was still fitting for the scene.
Hopefully that clears the confusion because it confused me the first time I saw the movie, too.
Yes way more. The first film could have been called the Solozzo situation. Bc basically the whole film and the issues were directly the result of Solozzo and his drug business
I personally think its better than the original.
@@Wolfe-zl4ld I know this comment is old now but the director had to dub in that Michael Corleone says hello line because Cappollo realized that Frankie testifying in the end didn't make sense. It was a plot hole that was poorly filled you don't have to cover for Cappollo. That said I still agree it's richer and deeper than the first godfather
Nobody does anger as well as Pacino.
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I love how he’s talking to one of his fathers old friends/soldiers, yet completely commanding respect and almost fear out of this old gangster
Almost like he inherited control of his fathers criminal gang.
@@KD--sj8eo Lol
Because he upholds business like his father did
So true! He probably remembers when Michael was crapping in his diaper, now he's terrified of him lol
@@KD--sj8eo you would be fumbling over your words (if you were even smart enough to be alive at this point)
love when frankie said " I don't have your brains for big deals but this a street thing" love that line
And as School Police Security Tells Bart on Simpson's 4:04 SáVe CatFish ! ... Bart uhm huh ? CatFish ... ?
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"I'll be able to find out who the traitor in my family was" --cuts to Fredo
I always thought it would've helped the tension more if they cut that scene and had the audience figure it out later with Michael.
It was Fredo who was the traitor.
@The Raoul
Visual storytelling.
@@maryhlad5277 Really? Wow, thanks for clearing that up for us. None of us knew that.
@@shrimpflea 😂
Michael is 100% honest to Frankie here, but it takes a long time for those of us watching to realise it.
Ya i never knew weather Michael was playing him on his side. Explain
@@paddypup1836 Same here
I've never been sure when the hit on Frankie in the bar goes bad before the shootout, if the whole scene was all a Roth setup for the cop to walk in at just the crucial interrupting moment so Frankie could be left alive with the seemingly accidental (red herring) belief that Michael had betrayed him, so he'd turn on Michael, or if Michael really did betray him, but the cop walking in screwed up the killing.
@@robertnichols4833 no it was roth’s men the cop thing was also their plan
@@robertnichols4833 Michael wouldn't be dumb to leave a letter like "Michael says hello". Pentangeli might be in distress and in the right mind to almost rat on him on the feds.
Knowing who to trust and who to use is wisdom. Show that you trust but in your head, trust no one. Observe everything and everyone, in that order.
I like to be ignorant.
It’s not where your from it’s where your at.
That's Hood poliyics
I want him completely relaxed and comforted in our friendship.Then I'll be able to find out who the traitor in my family was.Everytime I hear that I get goosebumps.
No matter how low you turn the volume, when he says “In my HOME!!!” it just pierces.
"Keep your friends close but your enemies closer" That's one hell of a line.
No shit
Stolen from The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli
Keep your fridge close but your dinner closer 😂
Whoever said that never had many enemies 😉
@@homelander5499 Stannis Baratheon.
Frankie Pentangeli was a great replacement for Peter Clemenza. He never betrayed the Corleone family and at the end killed himself in order to protect them, that's really loyalty. Michael V. Gazzo best performance in a movie by far. I wish he had win an oscar for his role. 🏆
Didn’t he kill himself because they bright in his brother from Italy with the implication that they’d kill him if he (Frankie) testified?
@@carpediem6431 That threat was there, but it also felt like the brother was willingly there to make sure Frankie didn't break the oath of silence. They would have had to kidnap the brother and bring him over on a plane, so I've always thought he agreed to come. And that the brother had some power back in Italy, so maybe killing him wasn't their first option. Of course, once the brother was in the U.S., they could have killed him if Frankie didn't halt his testimony.
@@carpediem6431 No, Michael brought Frankie's brother to the hearings to show that Frankie was mistaken about the attempted Rossato hit. Frankie's brother was in no danger.
@@napoleonsolo5929 you are correct and i also believe his brother was hardcore to and wouldn't allow a snitch in the family and knew he was being played at that point, he just did his version of a Seppuku
Frankie couldn't break Omerta in front of his brother...they are not Bocchichio and his brother isn't a hostage
I just love his tone when he talks about his wife and children, you can really sense the rage pulsing through his voice.
Frankie's death was one of the most heartbreaking things to me.
I thought he did die but was arrested by the feds
@Brent E yup when he saw his brother he realized he couldn’t become a snitch and destroy his families legacy and position within the family. Everyone thought it was a threat at first but instead a reminder of who he was and stood for. Frankie let his emotions get in the way of the bigger picture and ultimately it sealed his fate
He went out honorably. His family would be taken care of.
It didn't have to happen. If only Frankie had been smart enough to know he was being played by Roth and the Rossatos(sp?).
@@samanthab1923 hardly. It would have been more honourable to tell the feds everything about that sociopathic scumbag Michael.
- "Lets get them all. Let's hit' em now while we got the muscle."
- "Ok."
Movie over.
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Yeah, but the whole point of playing it out was to find out who the traitor was. If he just kills everyone then that information is lost and his organization is still compromised.
@@Red-Brick-Dream Exactly...that is the whole point.
One of the most admired traits of Michael Corleone is how stoic he is under the most pressure situations. He has the ultimate poker face, which keeps his enemies in the dark all the time. Clearly, Michael is the true heir to the throne.
Yes. But such a shame that paranoia completely took him over. Unnecessary to hurt (emotionally) Hagen, and to kill Roth and Fredo.
clearly
@@bobareebop bro what? He had to kill Roth and Fredo or he would've been toast did you even watch the movie he didn't have a choice
@@bobareebop he didn't kill tom?
@@bobareebop Putting down Hagen was a loyalty test. I do agree it was insulting, but Michael had been betrayed by people very close to them, and by that point no one was closer than Tom. Killing Roth and Fredo was a message to anyone else who betrayed the Family. No one, no matter how high or low, how well connected to Michael, was beyond retribution. And remember that Michael had warned Fredo years before in Vegas never to take sides against the Family.
When Michael pats the armchair at 2:58 I always thought he did so because he sat there once and Vito did the exact same thing on Michael‘s shoulder in Part 1.
Yessir nice observation 👏🏻👏🏻
My God you are right ✅️
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I never thought of it that way but you are right! Thanks for the observation.
That's a very honorable thing that Frank was allowed to live in the Don's old house. Showed an immense amount of trust
Pacino deserves so many Oscars, incredible acting.
217. I've calculated. He should have won 217 oscars for this film alone.
When the acting is so good you don’t know if you’re watching a movie or real life through a TV.
Frankie Five-Angels your performance throughout the movie was magnificent! SALUTE 🖖🏼
One of the most memorable characters for me. No mangia las vegas!!!!
MrBlick76 ...e non mangio con Hyman Roth...
Well said my friend 👏
What I love about this scene is, How we see the differences between Frankie
When he drinks and when he doesn’t. I remember him being loud and argumentative against mike at the party.
But when he is sober he just sits there like a quiet little mouse and lets Micheal yell at him.
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant .
Two things astonish me about both stage and movies. First I'm surprised at how totally I can be taken in; not at the time (because I'm sucked in) but afterwards I shake my head in amazement at how much I actually believed in whatever those people were doing -- on stage in front of those obviously pasteboard walls, in the movie under that clearly artificial light and timing...
Second, once I've gotten over how totally I fall for all this, I'm astonished at the degree of skill the actors put into it. In some movies Pacino comes across as like straight out of a Method class, but when the direction is good, which it usually is, damn, but they do it well!
He is faithful to him
I think his behavior at the party was a neat distraction to who was really betraying the family. Stands to reason if a guy is betraying you he's not going to give you a heads up with a blow up in public.
And as School Police Security Tells Bart on Simpson's 4:04 SáVe CatFish ! ... Bart uhm huh ? CatFish ... ?
Sick of All This 1:49 Nicki M. etc. Everywhere Michael Michael on his MotorTriCycle carp All Over The Place and Kayne Michael Michaels' TooToo DePoop
This thing is. He dosen't show anger at all.
That makes a real leader. No one knows how you feel then no one can know what You are thinking. You have the advantage
yeah that's a really good point about how he doesn't show anger at all hey watch the video from 1:13 to 1:16 and then maybe stop posting forever
@@misombra exactly. How this comment got many likes really blows my mind
@@misombra If u think thats showing anger u obviously haven’t been around people who are truly angry. The amount of restraint he showed was unreal. Just because he raised his voice momentarily that’s “Anger” 🤣 ok boomer
Yeah sorry I'm not a super ninja US army marine like you who has seen true rage and violence jesus christ moving goalposts must be your primary form of exercise you embarrassing fat kid
Bruh did you watch the same video I did
“Jesus Christ Mike… Let’s get em all, let’s hit em all, now, while we got the muscle!” - my favourite line of the film.
I LITERALLY came to this video just to hear that line! 😂😂
"Keep your friends close but your enemies closer" - Michael Corleone
"Whoever said that didn't have many enemies" - Stannis Baratheon
No one is wiser than the One True King.
Vito Corleone said that. He didn't have many enemies...he killed them all
Michael lived to be an old man, Stannis didn't(at least not in the show).
Stannis did have dozens of lords and a handful of Kings as enemies, not just a few guys from a few families. Plus, he was out there doing the dirty work on the battlefield. Way more boss than these guys
They're completely different scenarios. For mob bosses everyone they do business with is a potential enemy and they could be assassinated even before they could fight, they can't just reveal their intentions like Sovereign kings declaring war. Take Roth for example, even after Michael ascertained Roth's true intentions he didn't just declare war and neither did Roth. This also applies to Vito, sollozo and barzini in the first movie. They all resorted to deception, making their adversaries believe they're friends. This can't apply to a mediaeval king like Stannis who has to officially declare war, which he did on everyone basically. He didn't have to play pretend with his enemies, just had to defeat them on the battlefield. It's simpler
This is great because Michael confirms Frankie isn't the traitor
Best lesson if you betrayed Corleone family: if they are too nice for you or suddenly want to take partnership/friendship with you, they want you to relax and then kill you. See: Solozzo, Fanucci, Don Ciccio, Carlo, Paulie, Fredo, Hyman Roth.
Not sure about solozzo, he only killed don vito because he wouldn't yet into partnership, it wasnt personal
@@powfoot4946 Attempted to kill, and the OP is right. Solozzo didn't see it coming. He even stares at the gun bewildered before Michael executes him.
@@muscleman3478 that's true
Keep your friends close (because you trust them and not have to question their loyalty); keep your enemies closer (the closer your enemies are, the more power and ease you have to detect plots and conspiracies against you).
Thanks, Sherlock, you're so smart....
Machiavellian teachings
you are not dumb, you re so smart!
How complex is this film! The mastery, the acting, the script, the tone. The complexities of the characters had me at awe. Michael does an amazing job pulling the strings of his entire plot for revenge in this small scene BEHIND the curtain.
Every frame of this movie is a work of art ..it goes into movie history
LÉON by JEAN RENO , it's fascinating a work of art and Visitors/LES VISITEURS ⚔️🐴 , ,. , He goes into movies history
Every actor/actress in this movie deserves an Oscar even Michael’s bodyguard.. look how he’s acting! All perfection of this movie, thanks to the director Copola!
....Al WAS a reallll stand-up guy to Michael...
They did. The movie won BEST PICTURE
Michael’s bodyguard ruined his Oscar opportunity by talking too much.
@@BigShaunYou mean the one who didn’t talk? 🤨
@@MLGProTroller no
AS TIME GOES BY.......THIS MOVIE GETS BETTER AND BETTER
"To eliminate your enemy, hit them in their sleep"
...and see them driven before you, and hear the lamentetation of their women!
@torgo1969 And when all is won and lost the spoils of wars are yours to keep
And when all is won and lost
The spoils of wars are yours to keep \m/
Art of War
Megadeth reference?
In my home!! In my bedroom where my wife sleeps...where my children come to play with their toys. No other movie has such drama that never gets old.
*Nobody yells like Al Pacino yells.*
Keep your friends close but your Shinebox closer
Abdullah Hassan
But he “compromised”😏
RIP Frank Vincent🍷🍷
I dont take sarcastic RUclips movie references or preferences seriously EC FFN DOUBLE UUUUU HARDCORE HEAVEN 94💪💪🙏🙏☝☝🍻🍻🍷🍻🍷
go get your fuckin shinebox.
@Eros Delorenzi if my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike!
Patience is truly a virtue, Trust me when Michael advises you something he has already thought about it more times then you can imagine, Frank wanted to be rash and smite his enemies but Michael knew to be patient all along and strike when the iron is hot and his enemies were cold, I've met many men like this in real life and if someone like this gives you advice listen and you will go far
How do you mean
@@bellahernandez2197 What did confuse you
A big part of Michael's patience is that he doesn't care if Frankie gets killed. Loyalty to Michael is just a character flaw.
I like the way Frankie combed his few hairs, due to the respect to the don.
I love Part I, it's nostalgic and comforting in its classic style...but Part II has depths of emotion the first doesn't come close to touching. It's a cold masterpiece that outweighs the first in consequence.
Nah u stupid
The enemy of my enemy, is my friend.
...the words of Saud, the founder of the Kingdom of Saud. He also said, " a man who has ONE ENEMY, WILL MEET HIM EVERYWHERE". So the first chance you get at "eliminating that enemy...DO SO"...Don't pussyfoot around. ...
Until they turn into your enemy
I totally love the energy in this scene. The way Michael screams is amazing
That is literally all he can do..sulk, brood, scream.. Limited actor
@@mitchelll3879tell me how a limited actor won an Oscar, Tony & Emmys?
More acting in the first two minutes of this clip than the past 10 years in cinema
Not a Marvel fan huh
Look at how calm Pacino is when he is talking to Pantangili, " My father taught me many things in this room, he taught me he taught me to keep my friends close and my enemies closer." He did not reveal his emotions, like a boss but you can feel his anger." One of the most iconic scenes in Godfather 2.
He kept his temper intact because so much Business had to be taken care of.
He was yelling at him first.
And as School Police Security Tells Bart on Simpson's 4:04 SáVe CatFish ! ... Bart uhm huh ? CatFish ... ?
Sick of All This 1:49 Nicki M. etc. Everywhere Michael Michael on his MotorTriCycle carp All Over The Place and Kayne Michael Michaels' TooToo DePoop
I love it when frankie say,s let em all have it now while we,ve got the muscle.
The beauty of this film is that when I first watched it, I never could figure out for sure whether he really thought Roth was the one behind the assassination attempt. The only time I was absolutely sure was Havana. Amazing film.
Best gangster movie ever made.April 2019 and I'm still watching
Scarface is still better, the plot is tighter, it has a sense of danger and, for the last 20 to 30 minutes, a sense of tragedy that the Godfather movies do not convey until the last 5 minutes of the third movie. Having said that, Godfather I & II are amongst the best flicks ever and the acting is better than Scarface.
Best gangster movie is gangs of Wasseypur
It’s been forever since I watched this movies, I think it’s good time for a Godfather Marathon
Great advice. You already know your enemies so keep them close and attended to as to not lose sight of them.
Your friends are to be close to know particular things but not too much to make others aware
I didn’t want you know I was coming. Right there when Michel says that you know your screwed
I love when he describes the room. Its threating and intense.
"...this used to be my father's study. it's changed"
Exactly
Beautiful high pitch then soft remark about how his children come to play with their toys... thats acting at its best
It's amazing the massive differences between the Godfather trilogy and the other mafia media that came after it. Goodfellas, Casino, The Sopranos. All good in their own ways but the tone and atmosphere of Godfather is much more regal and somber
the word you're looking for is theatrical.
“Do you know what a hasa is Frank??” Pt.2 🤣
It’s an English word for pig.
Michael is like a chess player. Thinking so many moves ahead, and looking out for traps. Sonny is impulsive and the family wouldn't have lasted long if he had become the Don.
I tend to disagree. What Sonny lacked in brains he made up for with his charisma and humility which he inherited from his father. Michael with his cold exterior was utterly unlikeable and therefore nobody would have been loyal to him for long. Michael being plotted against was inevitable. The difference between Michael and Vito was Vito was feared but also loved whereas nobody loved Michael just feared him.
@@buster560 I don't think Sonny would have stood a chance against Hyman Roth.
Sonny didn't lack in the brain...sonny ..micheal and don were 3 very similar.....sonny flaw was his temper that he could not control...
@@mrhyde7431 I didn't say Sonny was lacking in intelligence. He had a bad temper and his enemies knew they could play on that and they did.
Sonny was smart, and tough, but he lacked discipline and patience. Those are qualities Michael has in abundance. In this business inspiring loyalty only goes so far, because ultimately everyone is looking out for themselves.
"don't make him wait....he's been waiting a half hour.....is there something going on?"
- the concerned wife
“I didn’t want you to know I was coming” yeah he killa 😮💨
"IN MY HOME!" One of the very few times you see his emotion, his passion.
He allowed himself to be angry in his childhood home. He would never tip his hand like that anywhere else.
The Godfather movies are just perfect! Amazingly perfect. I will watch them again in the next few days. No movie(s) would top the Godfather: Past, present or future!
Good ye, perfect no
"let's him 'em all, now, while we've got the muscle" love how he delivers that line!
Same. It sounds cartoony to me?😂😂
@@Rizzy786 yeh! like looney tunes or something. Haha
@@RC-fi8nn yeah it's looney or animaniax 🤪😁😁😁😂😂
@@lydialilybellevalley2297 haha true 🤣
" I know it was you Fredo! "
The whole point of this scene is Michael explaining to Frank that there's a traitor in the family. Frank didn't realize it until he was told.
"IN MY HOME! IN MY BEEDROOM WHERE MY WIFE SLEEPS............WHERE MY CHILDREN GO TO PLAY WITH THEIR TOYS". *CHILLS DOWN MY SPINE*
Clemenza Knew Roth was Not to Be Trusted!
John-Paul Nagel you mean frank?
@beave 56 he was also pissed that Clemenza's character turns on Michael and wanted the script changed. Coppola wouldn't do it so he re-wrote it and put in Frankie.
@@classified0713 Well according to Frank (and the original script) Clemenza didn't trust Roth either
I bet that the Rosatto Brothers, backed up by Hyman Roth, hit Peter Clemenza by poisoning him.
@@maryhlad5277 Frank implies that but never explicitly states that, weirdly enough
Pacino's most perfectly modulated scene in any movie. Effortlessly done. Even with the anger at the top of the scene.
Been watching this movie for over 15yrs.. and its still taking me to school " staying here in the Siena mountains drinking... whats he drinking!? Champaign cocktails" 😂😂😂🤦🏾♂️
....p/s, it’s ‘Sierra’(Sierra Nevada)mountains, and ‘champagne’ cocktails...:)
No matter how many times you watch these 2 Godfather movies you still watch them or their videos.
“Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” ~ Michael Corleone great 👍 movie line 🎥 and classic movie 🎥
This what I learned in life real concept . God father is wise my friends became my worst enemies.
Including my best friend behind my back God father wisest movie in real life.
All best friends cheated and lied to me all them .
Keep freinds close and. Your enemies even closer . I keep on forgetting this philosophy.
I believe the United States will do nothing for me and my daughter I even been threatened my mob the us goverment is most corrupted nation controlled by mob I will supprem court justice at all I beleive that family is controlled by mob and by a character named ganzalo I leave this for the United Nations to know. The war on drugs on United States ridicules I leave this goverment of NATO . The mob has control my family I believe in my heart in my autopsy the United States goverment will do nothing children and families are also controlled by the mob I even tried the FBI . My life is been impacted by this .
This movie will always remain legendary .won’t ever be topped
Whoever said this didn't have a lot of enemies
THE MANNIS!
See, but this is actually contradictory. In the book it's not an enemy that knifes Jon, it's a good friend, one that even voted for him in the election. It's Bowen Marsh that leads the mutiny against Jon, and is even crying as he dies. Janos gets a death pretty much identical to the show. He's the troublemaker at the wall, not Ser Alliser. Ser Alliser, while a hard bastard is a Ned Stark type, honour bound fool. He's just less pleasant and has it out for Jon, who in Alliser's defence, is prissy, and an entitled shit in the first book. When Jon is elected, Ser Alliser is not even a contender, and respects the election result, following Jon's orders to the letter, without question, even though Jon treats him poorly (in his perspective justified). So there is honestly more truth in keeping enemies close than far. So you know watch them. The irony is in the show, he keeps Alliser close because he thinks he should keep enemies close, and in the book he sends Alliser away because he doesn't like him. It's his friend, whom he keeps close, who kills him.
THE ONE TRUE KING OF 7 KINGDOMS!!!
I love the scene from Analyze This where that philosophy was totally debunked.
My enemies are many but none are my equal.
2:55, he moved like Tony Montana when he described all the accessories he wanted in the jaguar
Exactly what i was thinking
man i love when Mike says a capito? .. the tone and dialect is perfect .Damn never get bored watching Godfather
Try to imagine Fredo in Michael's shoes. Frankie would be laughing on the floor :D
@A MSonny was about to slap Clemenza a few stingers because of his disrespectfully casual attitude to the Don's 'death' (word on the street is he's already dead'), Peter looked well rattled and didn't open his mouth in the same way for the rest of the film.. It wasn't just minions who found his temper scary.
@A M Vito had some weakness for certain. He was scared to attempt anything major against the other families. Watch it all again. You can see he got weak. He was too soft in many ways. Michael....was the one.
A M I agree. Vito knew that things were going fine before Sollozzo came to him. He didn’t want to take risks and venture into dangerous territory like heroin.
The only other "Corleone" up to the task of big boss would be Tom
@@tzazella751 Tom is German,Irish decent. That wouldn't work in a Italian Crime Family.
Always wonder how many times Al Pachino practiced that difficult line. “ in my home!! Where my wife sleeps and my children come and play with their toys “
Do you really? Maybe it's the same amount as you.
I love the Mafia decorum show in this scene. He returns home and knows he has visitor, but nobody except his wife will tell him exactly who it is. Although, as a Capo Regime you can assume he must expect it’s his Don and does not push the issue with his soldiers (assuming at least one of them would know who was inside). Then when his Don says something somewhat ominous he immediately just turns to shut the doors accepting whatever is to come. Then when his Don losses his shi!t, he knows to shut the frak up and take it. And it just gets better from there. It’s actually very poignant after his lack of deportment at the wedding and the scene only gets better. It’s actually fair sad how they get divided by a misunderstanding/mistake.
2:00 Michael becomes sure it was Roth. He tested Frank and based on his answer, he knew.
Always loved this scene for the nostalgic way Mike remembered his father's office and house. It was real.
Roth never asked who ordered the hit of Mo Geeen. At that point he confirmed to Michael what he truly was
When Mike finishes saying "... until I find who the traitor in my family was", the scene immediately cuts to Fredo, foreshadowing the resolution of this issue.
It just occured Mike had the phones tapped hence Fredo's too.
Hands down to the best quote of all time
This whole scene showed what Michael became in a very short period of time
From his hairstyle his voice his whole physical demeanor
There won't be another movie like this forever I MEAN FOREVER
RESPECTS
Raging animal to protect his family
Loved that Mike went to his trusted old school capo.
Michael transformed to become even more ruthless than his father. But I think it was the times that turned the page on the way business was done and how approaches to foe were handled. In his time, the Don usually got things done by being measured, composed and appearing to pacify a kind of higher power; he had a godlike yet mesmerizing style. He only went rogue when he had to go rogue but still left room for reason even when he appeared not to seem to. Michael's time clearly reflected a period where society was evolving, business was shifting, and the nature of power and control management was transcending towards a "man eat man" kind of communique to survive. What announced Michael's arrival was how he firstly at the hospital immediately started thinking ahead on how to protect his father after he had been left all alone, then culminated in how he suddenly took things over starting with the orchestration of the plan to kill Sollozzo and McCluskey and of course how he personally executed it. Slowly but surely the man became even more dangerous than himself (he was that ghastly). But what a man. Pacino carried this role and rested it up in space!!!
Keep Your Friends Close, But Enemies Closer ? That's why I'm still married!!
Hahahahaha
What
The keep your friends close, but enemies closer line wasn't just referring to Hyman Roth, but Pentangeli as well.
"One day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them." ---- Job 1:6
0:13 so beautiful during winter and Christmas time!
The Ten Commandments and The Godfather are the greatest movies ever made.
Now, depending on which historical source you wish to latch onto, this quote, "Keep Your Friends Close, But Enemies Closer" has been attributed to both Julius Caesar (ancient Roman general) or Sun Tzu (Art of War author).
It was Arthur Daley to Terry McCann when he lent Chisolm a fiver on The Orient Express.
Gazzo has such a great gravelly voice. Also had a couple of great scenes in Black Sunday.
Thanks Geri. I am fascinated by Godfather 2 but still cannot make sense of it. It holds more mystery to me than The Shroud of Turin ir UFOs
youre dumb then
No. They don't quite spell everything out in this movie so much so. But you can get it
What don’t you get?
If you cant understand it then just turn it off. Lol I don't understand why they put Travolta in as Gotti? Now that's a real mystery
@@sonnyshade4187 armand Assante was better gambino.
Michael reads u with his eyes. Sometimes he just stares without waver
Frankie looks like he'd like to magically disappear 1:27 lol pure terror
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Keep your friends close buy your enemies closer. Where I work I apply the same strategy.
2:54 That thing with the hands is totally Tony Montana
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It's totally Michael Corleone.... he came first
Look at the ambient air quality to see the haze that was normal until the early 1980s.