THE GODFATHER Part 2 (1974) Breakdown | Ending Explained, Real-life Details, Analysis And Making Of

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  • THE GODFATHER Part 2 (1974) Breakdown | Ending Explained, Hidden Details, Film Analysis, And Making Of. We explain, analyze and do a deep dive on The Godfather Part 2 to talk about the hidden themes, details, easter eggs and making of trivia that make this one of the best movies of all time. This is a massive video essay covering the characters, deeper meaning and more.
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    Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show I'm your host Paul and this video we're breaking down The Godfather Part 2.
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    The film is often said to be the best sequel of all time with a lot of people saying this is better than the first. Everytime I've watched through the trilogy I've always preferred that one so I'm really interested to return to the movie.
    Alien is something I always preferred over Aliens but when breaking it down I actually edged out the latter. So yeah, excited to dive into it and we're gonna be going over everything that you need to know about it. This includes the hidden details, things you might of missed and also the behind the scenes making of trivia.
    I also wanna talk about whether Fredo knew or not as that's a big question that hangs over the movie.
    If you dislike the video, I know it was you so make sure you hit subscribe and leave a comment but don't forget the cannoli. With that out the way, thank you for clicking this, now let's get into the Godfather Part 2...electric boogaloo.

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  • @heavyspoilers
    @heavyspoilers  8 месяцев назад +43

    Huge thank you for checking out the video. Make sure you watch our breakdown of the first Godfather here - ruclips.net/video/dGnjhCcEIOY/видео.html

    • @GarethBryant15
      @GarethBryant15 7 месяцев назад +1

      From 13:30 Flashback-Vito never had any "Oranges" prior to killing Fanucci. The Scene which shows Flashback-Vito at the Fruit-Stand is after Fanucci's Killing/Murder & with Flashback-Vito as the Don of the Neighborhood.

    • @Psyc1onus
      @Psyc1onus 2 месяца назад

      How do you not understand that after killing the heads of the five families means you can never walk away? He’s in too deep at that point! To leave is to sign your own death warrant! Roth wanted him dead over Moe Green! This take is extremely naive!

    • @lash570
      @lash570 2 месяца назад

      Fredo always loved Mikey- even when he was stepped over-

    • @lash570
      @lash570 2 месяца назад

      Fredo always loved Mikey- even when he was stepped over-

    • @lash570
      @lash570 2 месяца назад

      Oranges billboard Sunny passes before he’s holed

  • @ReaLEthA
    @ReaLEthA 8 месяцев назад +235

    Also ironic that Fredo is the only one at the table that congratulates and is proud of Michael about joining the army where everyone else wasn’t.

    • @bornimusic
      @bornimusic 8 месяцев назад +12

      Tragic.

    • @blakeharris58
      @blakeharris58 7 месяцев назад +11

      Marines*

    • @lash570
      @lash570 7 месяцев назад +16

      “They didn’t know it was Pop’s. Day”
      FREDO already going against the family.
      Also- “Paulie’s a good kid”

    • @justforrow
      @justforrow 6 месяцев назад

      That's because Fredo is naive and stupid.

    • @OptimumTaurus
      @OptimumTaurus 6 месяцев назад +4

      Fredo has an alarming habit of seeing things from a perspective other than what's good for the family. Michael joining the Marines isn't good for the family. It makes sense Fredo would be the only one proud of Michael here.

  • @richmarkham1
    @richmarkham1 8 месяцев назад +221

    They call Frankie "Five Angels" because that's what Pentangele literally means, but your take on the symbolism of calling him that is still valid IMHO.

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  8 месяцев назад +105

      Haha that’s the nicest way to correct someone I think I’ve seen on this channel, much appreciated

    • @shreder75
      @shreder75 8 месяцев назад +6

      Beat me to it!

    • @rockyhchan
      @rockyhchan 8 месяцев назад +16

      Pentangeli

    • @eduardoalvarado4973
      @eduardoalvarado4973 8 месяцев назад +7

      Penta 5 angeli: angels

    • @paisan8766
      @paisan8766 8 месяцев назад +11

      @@heavyspoilersyour pronunciations sucked, too.
      Feel more at home now? 😂

  • @damarbell6733
    @damarbell6733 8 месяцев назад +144

    I love the godfather part 2 more than the first one, one thing I like is how Michael communicates with eyes instead of words

    • @michaelharrison3602
      @michaelharrison3602 3 месяца назад

      I know he does that when he just flicks his eyes to Al Neri as a sign that Fredo could go now

    • @michaelharrison3602
      @michaelharrison3602 3 месяца назад

      Senators and presidents don't have people killed. Who's being naive now 😅

    • @michaelharrison3602
      @michaelharrison3602 3 месяца назад +1

      Kay wanted to be lied to
      Just like Carmella Soprano 😅

    • @michaelharrison3602
      @michaelharrison3602 3 месяца назад +1

      It's pronounced Pent. Angeli

    • @michaelharrison3602
      @michaelharrison3602 3 месяца назад

      Michael's eyes again when Fredo says Johnny Ola showed me this club

  • @wrc1210
    @wrc1210 8 месяцев назад +60

    The guy they picked to play young Tessio is perfect. I can totally imagine that is what young Abe Vigoda looked like. I tried to confim it, though, by googling 'young abe vigoda'. Now I'm convinced that Abe Vigoda came out of the womb looking like a 70 year-old man.

    • @shuroom57
      @shuroom57 7 месяцев назад +5

      I think if you could find a picture of a young Boris Karloff you'd have a ringer for the actor who portrayed young Tessio.

    • @slide5039
      @slide5039 6 месяцев назад +4

      The guy who played young Tessio is Don Amateo in New Jack City

  • @yingyang1615
    @yingyang1615 8 месяцев назад +62

    When she tells him it was an abortion…the look Pacino gives her was pure perfection…the anger can be read in the eyes followed by the slap

    • @charlesfaure1189
      @charlesfaure1189 6 месяцев назад +12

      As a Sicilian Catholic in that time period, Michael saw the abortion as the murder of his son. Murdering other people's sons, of course, was not such a problem for him.

    • @officialtbhoops
      @officialtbhoops 3 месяца назад +7

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@charlesfaure1189 today it still is the murder of a child. What has changed since then?

    • @PerfectPanels9
      @PerfectPanels9 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@officialtbhoops dude, we didn't ask.

    • @toddgaak422
      @toddgaak422 2 месяца назад

      @@officialtbhoops Exactly.

    • @toddgaak422
      @toddgaak422 2 месяца назад +1

      @@PerfectPanels9 Well, you were told.

  • @ajayjust2626
    @ajayjust2626 8 месяцев назад +98

    You never mentioned the senator purposely mispronouncing Anthony's name at the party, but perfectly pronouncing Corleone to Micheal in the meeting, showing his duplicity early on.

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  8 месяцев назад +10

      Nice catch

    • @cascademeridian529
      @cascademeridian529 8 месяцев назад +7

      That's an excellent observation!

    • @MikeStivicATS
      @MikeStivicATS 8 месяцев назад

      I thought that was so clearly portrayed it couldn't possibly be an Easter egg or something someone would miss..
      It accurately put on display the false fronts politicians put on in public as opposed to there demeanor in private..

    • @jondstewart
      @jondstewart 7 месяцев назад

      Because he was a southern redneck passive-aggressively doing it.

    • @augoosto11
      @augoosto11 7 месяцев назад +7

      I feel like this communicates or underlines his condescension and racial prejudice more than his duplicity; the senator makes it clear what he thinks of Italians. It's all semantics though.

  • @etugg
    @etugg 8 месяцев назад +70

    Fun fact…The Moshulu in the movie is docked in Penn’s Landing here in Philly and is now a restaurant/club still open to this day

    • @allisonchainz82
      @allisonchainz82 6 месяцев назад +3

      Yep it's the actual ship that carried immigrants across the ocean for decades. I just walked around on it last weekend

  • @fischerwiesen
    @fischerwiesen 7 месяцев назад +25

    The shot of Michael looking outside the window - is my alltime favorite shot - one can literally feel that, despite him finally getting what he wanted, he is basically losing the last bit of humanity and his chance of what he had planned for himself

    • @sian2337
      @sian2337 3 месяца назад

      I’m always drawn to the weird panes of glass, the frames are like spiderwebs almost.

  • @BobbyRoberts-v9x
    @BobbyRoberts-v9x 8 месяцев назад +40

    Godfather 1 & 2 are so close to perfect.

  • @billtron182
    @billtron182 8 месяцев назад +40

    Just when I thought I was out, heavy spoilers drops another banger and they drag me back in! Godfather 2 electric boogaloo! It’s crazy how incredible godfather 1&2 still r to this day! Great video man!! 🔥🔥

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  8 месяцев назад +2

      Haha thank you man

    • @nyashanyamandu258
      @nyashanyamandu258 Месяц назад

      @@heavyspoilersyou are the 🐐

    • @wangson
      @wangson 28 дней назад

      Agreed. 2 of the greatest films for all time.

  • @NebMunb
    @NebMunb 8 месяцев назад +23

    I prefer the first. Seeing Michael become the man he needed to be was a great, epic story.

  • @92alpha13
    @92alpha13 8 месяцев назад +70

    Every movie with a “Part 2” has to be followed by Electric Boogaloo🤣

    • @nm985
      @nm985 8 месяцев назад +1

      I agree 😂

    • @lucaskuczek
      @lucaskuczek 7 месяцев назад +1

      I was one that was hyped to see breakin pt 2

  • @AwkwardAuction
    @AwkwardAuction 8 месяцев назад +34

    The duality amongst brothers in 42:42 can also extend to Michael’s sons: the one who lives, Anthony, will destroy his legacy by not following in the family business, and the one who dies, the unborn son, who in Michael’s mind, would’ve upheld the legacy.

  • @kinyemibola4386
    @kinyemibola4386 8 месяцев назад +19

    Oh man you’ve made my weekend again! Love these movies and just enjoy how you see the joy in film. No gimmicks no grifting just talent! Schamon!

  • @3NDER24
    @3NDER24 8 месяцев назад +37

    One of the best films ever made.

  • @egx161
    @egx161 8 месяцев назад +29

    Moe Green was shot in the eye just like Bugsey Siegel. Siegel started Vegas and Roth mentioned it. Characters based on real people.

    • @uglukthemedicineman5933
      @uglukthemedicineman5933 7 месяцев назад +2

      Bugsy didn't start vegas, it was already in development.
      He just took over what another man had envisioned.

  • @gloriatrujillo722
    @gloriatrujillo722 8 месяцев назад +23

    1-Something i never noticed before is that in the cake cutting scene the shape of Cuba on the top of the cake is orange and so is the chair that Michael is sitting in...🤔
    2- I've always found Cazale's performance to be top tier. Highlighted in the scene where Michael confronts him the way he lays back and pathetically attempts to explain himself does make you feel sorry for him. There are many reasons why a dog will expose his belly but one of them being to show acknowledgment of your Authority because they're putting themselves in a vulnerable/submissive position. sometimes dogs will expose their belly in an attempt to make you feel sorry for them and appear non-threatening because they are afraid. Fredo laying there belly up is emblematic of all those things.
    3- I think Michael's relationship with Kay is indeed a complicated one. As evidenced by the final scene in the first movie,she's always shut out. Both physically and emotionally. I think this is in part because when Michael was in Sicily he truly loved Apollonia, let her in completely and was devastated by her death. So now he can never let anyone in again out of fear of being hurt like that again,hence why Kay's betrayal with the abortion is that much more painful. His love for her tho is evident in the fact that he doesn't have her killed which frankly wouldnt be surprising considering how many people hes killed for less.
    4- I never noticed until now that the theme of the son paying for the sins of the father and the cyclical effects of a life of violence extends all the way back to Vitos father. He messed around with the mob and ultimately that decision led to all of his sons being killed except for one. That is repeated with Vito and then again with Michael.
    5- the flashback scene where Michael tells everyone about his decision to enlist and go fight in the war ends with him sitting alone. I think that is representative of Michael's entire story arc. He goes to war for his country,for his family, against the five families,against his own family,and essentially is always at war with himself internally. The decisions he makes in fighting these wars ends with him sitting there by himself contemplating everything he's lost.
    6- the end of the first movie and the beginning of this one show Michael taking power and people kissing his ring. Like a king. He literally has people falling all over him but at the end of this movie he sits completely alone as he brings his hand (and ring) close to his own mouth. A king reflecting in lonely silence....."heavy is the head that wears the crown"

    • @VayKaeBae
      @VayKaeBae 8 месяцев назад +4

      Lovely explanation and observations. I completely concur. 👍🏾

    • @himwhoisnottobenamed5427
      @himwhoisnottobenamed5427 8 месяцев назад +3

      “Heavy is the fing, that wears the ring.”

    • @farahv_
      @farahv_ 7 месяцев назад

      Perfectly put 👏

    • @uglukthemedicineman5933
      @uglukthemedicineman5933 7 месяцев назад +2

      Fantastic Comment.
      Better than the entire video in my humble opinion.

    • @ryanveith3652
      @ryanveith3652 5 месяцев назад

      Great commentary.

  • @lastpme
    @lastpme 8 месяцев назад +49

    I completely missed that Fredo was the reason Roth’s hit failed. Michael told Fredo that Roth tried to kill him…and Fredo betrays him again by protecting Roth. Michael had to kill Fredo because it was only a matter of time Fredo would either get Michael or one of his family members killed. I still think Connie left the blinds open.

    • @sidobeef
      @sidobeef 8 месяцев назад +11

      Me too. I’m still wrapping my head around it.

    • @bornimusic
      @bornimusic 8 месяцев назад +5

      Same and I’ve watched this movie at least three times a year for over a decade 🤯

    • @Paulsicles
      @Paulsicles 7 месяцев назад +10

      Women always leave the damn blinds open.

    • @jondstewart
      @jondstewart 7 месяцев назад +7

      What I’m wondering to this day is the two men that attempted the hit. I seriously doubt if Fredo was competent enough to kill them himself. Either they did a hell of a job making it a suicide or Rocco did it. I don’t know who else could have.

    • @dbtbandit6722
      @dbtbandit6722 7 месяцев назад +16

      Michael took Tom Hagen for granted. Tom ended up being smarter than you'd think blackmailing the senator in a move unlike him. Tom stayed loyal to that family to the end

  • @Childishxmarkeeloo
    @Childishxmarkeeloo 8 месяцев назад +15

    I’ve heard some people speculate that when Michael called Fredo to the car he wasn’t gonna kill him but it was gonna be Michael giving fredo a chance. One last chance of trust cuz he’s his brother. But fredo was too scared thinking this would be where he died so he didn’t enter. Inherently sealing his fate

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  8 месяцев назад +10

      Yeah I really don’t think Michael would’ve had him killed there, he still let him come to his home after

    • @jaymekarina
      @jaymekarina 2 месяца назад

      In goodfellas somebody got shipped away as punishment, it’s possible he would have been sent back to Italy or somewhere else where mikey kept him alive but had him excommunicated

  • @nellypringle2875
    @nellypringle2875 8 месяцев назад +7

    Michael doesn't fire Tom! He fears he's going to lose him, just like he's losing the rest of his family, so he asks him about a job offer he's had (in his usual hard, cold way) and is relieved that he's staying with the family.
    I'd also argue that the tragedy of The Godfather films is how different Michael is from his father. Vito commands personal loyalty and is a more openly warm and loving figure (the great scene illustrating this is in the first film where Michael tells Tom he's out and Vito has the emotional intelligence to realise Tom needs reassurance).
    Vito became Godfather out of necessity at a time when newly arrived Italians needed to watch out for each other more; the old Don was ripping them all off, which the young Vito is particularly disapproving of. Vito is consistently shown to be an openly caring husband and father; his wife also doesn't interfere with his work as she knows he's doing what he has to do for them. That was never going to be the case for Michael and Kay.
    The films also suggest that the Americanisation of things is also proving detrimental. Michael and Fredo have American wives that don't fit in with the system and Frankie Five Angels' distaste at the American music and food at the party in the beginning of Part 2 are also a sign of unwelcome change. Ironically, Michael's efforts to Americanise can also be seen to chime with his attempts to go legitimate (it's also worth noting that Michael is the only one of his siblings who doesn't have an alternate American name, sort of foreshadowing the Americanisation and weakening of the old way of doing things).
    I watched both films with my kids recently and we discussed the tragic arc of Michael's life and whether it was unavoidable. We pinpointed the death of Michael's first wife as a major fork in the road: it's likely that Apollonia would have a been a far better mob wife than Kay and he would have avoided quite a bit of drama in the second film had she not died.
    The second film's juxtaposition of young Vito's rise to power and the unravelling of Michael's personal life as he defeats all his enemies (yet again) shows the massive contrast between the two as men and of the times they lived in.
    It all suggests that Vito's hope for Michael, his youngest son, to genuinely achieve the American Dream (that is noticeably out of reach for the young Vito from his quarantine cell on Ellis Island) is ultimately dashed. They should make Part III one day so we can find out if Anthony fares any better...

  • @suavebob
    @suavebob 8 месяцев назад +23

    Around 38 mins you mention about the Dons (think its Fanucci) throat cutting scene. Its one of the biggest parts that show his weakness as he is shouting for the Police to help him, showing that he is not powerful and relying on the cops like a civilian (Vito witnesses this, giving him confidence to lowball later).
    Also if I remember correct when the Don jumps into the car to speak to Vito, he mentions about the cops would find out about the dresses if he doesn't pay a toll, again its a puss move to run to the cops and not something a mafia Don would do.
    Then combined with the lowball offer Vito makes shows that Fanucci is not at all powerful, furthermore that he is actually a bit of a sheep in wolves clothing, presenting an aura with no real backup - the scene where he pinches the cheek Vito doesn't respond for quite a period and eyeballs him, I think that's when Vito realises the Don has zero power and is completely weak, giving Vito the opportunity to make his move.
    Separate part 45 mins in - When Michael hugs Fredo, Michael looks at his bodyguard who is sizing him up for weakness, Michael returns his look until the bodyguard looks away, so Michael has to be strong and it kind of forces his hand also.

    • @toddgaak422
      @toddgaak422 2 месяца назад

      Great points except for the last one. Neri was looking at Michael on how to handle Fredo. Michael's look to Neri was Michael giving him the green light to take Fredo out.

  • @ClaudiosCollection
    @ClaudiosCollection 8 месяцев назад +5

    The BEST movie breakdown I've ever seen next your breakdown for The Godfather! Thanks, Paul! This is truly an amazing piece of work, well done! Looking forward to the part III breakdown! Cheers!

  • @Robby_Rob
    @Robby_Rob 8 месяцев назад +9

    This was excellent. Great job Paul!

  • @Elvisbackpack
    @Elvisbackpack 8 месяцев назад +7

    I love how both stories mirror one another, with Vito being sent alone to a new home, then building up his friends and family, ending the movie surrounded by loved ones, compared to Michael surrounded by people who need and respect him, slowly losing his friends and family (killing one of them) and ending the movie completely alone.

    • @Avivantnote
      @Avivantnote 8 месяцев назад

      Ghost busters with Danny phantom powers vs every official auto bot not any prime accept Optimus

    • @Avivantnote
      @Avivantnote 8 месяцев назад

      Who would win u think?

  • @rhud8585
    @rhud8585 8 месяцев назад +17

    I don't remember Michael kicking Tom out of the family. He asked him if he was going to take the job he was offered and Tom said no, he was staying.

    • @jameswhorton1973
      @jameswhorton1973 7 месяцев назад +2

      He doesn’t kick him out of the family …. He kind of demoted him when He tells him “ you’re out tom , you’re not a wartime consigliere “.

    • @rhud8585
      @rhud8585 7 месяцев назад +6

      @jameswhorton1973 that was in the Godfather part 1. This video is talking about part 2. He made Tom head of the family when he left for Cuba, and that is a MAJOR promotion.

    • @jameswhorton1973
      @jameswhorton1973 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@rhud8585 I didn’t catch that , thanks.

  • @philipwujr.4786
    @philipwujr.4786 8 месяцев назад +5

    Loved Tessio tossing and Orange.
    Tom and Frankie 5 Angels scene is riveting.

  • @vikingodin1986
    @vikingodin1986 8 месяцев назад +37

    Superb my good man

  • @christopherlammert4405
    @christopherlammert4405 6 месяцев назад +6

    I see the fact that he was wearing his ring differently. 1st, he's Italian Catholic. You don't get divorced. 2nd, Kay was the only person who beat michael. She caught him off guard and for the first time in the movies he finally loses control of his emotions. The fact he still has the ring on is a subtle "fuck you" to Kay, even if she can't see it. You don't leave michael. He decides when it's over.

  • @simonmacomber7466
    @simonmacomber7466 8 месяцев назад +6

    Roger Corman playing a Senator isn't just because he was a legend in Hollywood. It was because Corman was a mentor to Coppola (as well as a whole bunch of other directors)

  • @armandg4
    @armandg4 Месяц назад +2

    I’ve seen this move at least a dozen times and I never understood how or why the guards knew the assassination attempt on Roth was going down. Thank you lol

  • @lukamirovic6157
    @lukamirovic6157 8 месяцев назад +9

    It would be great if you make a breakedown of Once Upon a Time in America.

  • @megantouchton4636
    @megantouchton4636 8 месяцев назад +5

    Also, re the final flashback scene...right after Fredo's death...
    When Michael announced his enlistment--Fredo was the only one to show him support.

  • @patrickhallermann3844
    @patrickhallermann3844 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks mate. Love listening to you talk about all the details in the Godfather 2 I missed. Godfather 2 is my favorite.

  • @jamest1242r
    @jamest1242r 8 месяцев назад +11

    Fanucci pinching his cheek was a sign of disrespect.

  • @Keithjmcc
    @Keithjmcc 8 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you. Lots of things not explained but if can be figured out. Fredo didnt know, Rocco was the trader, they figured it out and sent him to assonate Roth.

  • @jamesmitchell4927
    @jamesmitchell4927 8 месяцев назад +24

    think you missed the point about his wife.... his love for her died when he took revenge for his father in the first film. When in exile he found himself and his future bride, when she was killed he lost his only love. When he returned to America Kay was a means to an end, he could wear her on his arm and move freely as a family man. Due to the void he felt inside at the loss of his first wife, he cares very little for her throughout the rest of the films. I think, he thought he was in love with her for the life he wanted to live at the start of the first film, but when he finally committed to his family he knew she would never love him or what he would become. His sicilian wife, Apollonia Vitelli, had a fire in her heart that would have meant she put family before anything, had she not been killed Michael would have continued like his father in creating a family that he could have relied on and trusted. Instead he came back far darker and more ruthless, he still needed to present as a family man so Kay would do, he could manipulate her and wouldn't have to start a new relationship, but he has no emotional investment in her anymore, she is a naive idealist in his eyes now. I think he wears the wedding ring at the end for Apollonia, not Kay.

    • @VayKaeBae
      @VayKaeBae 8 месяцев назад +3

      Right I thought the same. He wears the ring for Apollonia, not Kay.

    • @gloriatrujillo722
      @gloriatrujillo722 8 месяцев назад +3

      i think he wears the ring in part for apollonia but.....i also think the ring represents his "marriage" to the family NOT his family but The Family. like once he lost apollonia he dedicated himself to running the buisness and tho it may not have been a fully conscience decision he always put it before his family.

    • @JonBlockCreations
      @JonBlockCreations 7 месяцев назад +1

      That’s true, he looks at Apollonia with so much more passion and love than he ever looks at Kay, either before or after going to Sicily.

    • @yashiagrawal8496
      @yashiagrawal8496 7 месяцев назад +3

      Then why did he confess to Kay in part3 that he still loves her ? They both have moved on and kay even remarried but not Michael. He could have easily found himself another Sicilian wife who would gave him heirs. He tells her how he dreams abt her and children in Sicily

    • @uglukthemedicineman5933
      @uglukthemedicineman5933 7 месяцев назад

      @yashiagrawal8496 Part 3 is nonsensical trash

  • @aliceinwanderlust
    @aliceinwanderlust 6 месяцев назад +5

    Tom wasn’t asked to leave the family, he turned down the Vegas offer and told Michael he’s staying.

  • @davidhopper8867
    @davidhopper8867 8 месяцев назад +4

    I've always taken Rocco's willingness to take on the risky killing of Roth as atonement for his failures. He was the head of security when two men were able to almost kill Michael. He had to prove his loyalty somehow.

  • @rustykuntz94
    @rustykuntz94 7 месяцев назад +5

    Great stuff man...and it's OH-MER-TA, the mafia code of silence

  • @ElGrifoChannel
    @ElGrifoChannel 8 месяцев назад +4

    46:36 Tom's "Five Angels" simply jokingly translates Frankie's family name "Pentangeli" (etymologically Greek = five angels")

  • @nyceflix
    @nyceflix 8 месяцев назад +19

    You give a lot of actor back story, but neglected to say that Johnny Ola is played by Dominic Chianese a.k.a. Uncle Junior from Sopranos

  • @davidruiz2474
    @davidruiz2474 8 месяцев назад +6

    10 points to Griffindore for the subtle hymen joke. 🤣

  • @ninjadude17
    @ninjadude17 8 месяцев назад +3

    As for the USC-Notre Dame moment. Yes they are big rivals and one of the biggest historical college football rivalries.

  • @darrenlee3134
    @darrenlee3134 8 месяцев назад +2

    This is the one I’ve been waiting for. The best film of all time.

  • @cherokeeirishman9612
    @cherokeeirishman9612 2 месяца назад

    I can’t believe that no one caught that you said “Not burst a Hyman”…that is hilarious and EXACTLY my sense of humor! THANK YOU!

  • @madhavsharma4896
    @madhavsharma4896 7 месяцев назад +4

    One thing I noticed was that in Godfather 1, Vito meets everyone even if it was the Funeral guy, or Luca Brasi, who he kept waiting, but met at last. However in Godfather 2, Michael only meets senators and other big shows. He keeps Pentangeli waiting and forgot about him. This either shows that the Corleone family had grew exponentially, or that Michael had grown to be more arrogant and self centred, than Vito.

    • @keysersoze3427
      @keysersoze3427 2 месяца назад

      Ot has been said that each of Vito's sons represented different aspects of his (Vito's) personality.

  • @PercyNewton
    @PercyNewton 8 месяцев назад +3

    Love everything about your videos pls never stop!

  • @dannysilbor8678
    @dannysilbor8678 8 месяцев назад +1

    i Only saw this now Paul. This is masterful You tube work of one of my most repeatedly watched movie classics

  • @danielle4529
    @danielle4529 8 месяцев назад +4

    i literally just watched this movie yesterday to prepare for this video.

  • @eduardoanayatfschannel8498
    @eduardoanayatfschannel8498 3 месяца назад

    Good job with this review! One of the best I've watched!

  • @joshhigh8488
    @joshhigh8488 8 месяцев назад +8

    The ADT detail blew me away. I saw the sign, but thought it was an oversight by the film crew. Amazing detail and story-telling...Show, don't Tell

  • @kennywilkinson913
    @kennywilkinson913 8 месяцев назад +2

    Was at the 1st festival of the year yesterday, perfect weather for it and perfect upload for the day after. 🙌

  • @jcollins1305
    @jcollins1305 8 месяцев назад +2

    In college, at St. John’s University, I had to take philosophy classes to graduate. In one, I was taught about the perfectly unjust man. Michael Corleone, for all of his outward appearances, is a wholly evil man. He has no redeeming qualities. When viewed through this lens, his character is that much more chilling.

  • @nyworker
    @nyworker 8 месяцев назад +2

    One of the most powerful themes of the film is how Michael the "Nice American Boy" not just loses his innocence like Buonasera's daughter but takes on the worst characteritics of an American business executive. He's ruthless, flat out lies, manipulated politicians, worries about his successor, while he flat out lies and behaved with paranoia. Im many ways Roth is his father when he appeals to his sense of business "we will be bigger than.."
    ..

  • @JulioMartinez-be8lx
    @JulioMartinez-be8lx 7 месяцев назад

    Iconic video just like these two masterpieces. These movies are like a Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy type of treasures. No matter how many times you watch you will always find something new. You made me a subscriber so I cannot refuse.

  • @mariaramos-ri8me
    @mariaramos-ri8me 6 месяцев назад

    When you put up Pt.1, it was AWESOME. GRAZIE!!!

  • @jleisner1974
    @jleisner1974 8 месяцев назад +4

    that Theory Time jump-scare got me right in the sh'baow

  • @SteveBerryhill
    @SteveBerryhill 8 месяцев назад +4

    "Genco" was Vito's beloved friend and original consigliere.

  • @AlphonseWeebay
    @AlphonseWeebay 7 месяцев назад

    This was a fantastic presentation. Well done and thank you

  • @princebloodgrave8097
    @princebloodgrave8097 6 месяцев назад

    I recently just finished watching all 3 Godfather movies, for the first time. :D I loved them all. & even got to watch part 2, at the local movie theater.
    Also, the little girl being held by her mom, while young Vito is coming into America, is played by Sofia Coppola.

  • @BrenTenn
    @BrenTenn 7 месяцев назад +1

    This video was all over the place with explanations. I know the movie jumps all over the place with pacing but the way this video explained scenes and storylines that hadn’t happened yet almost gave me dementia 😂

    • @BrenTenn
      @BrenTenn 7 месяцев назад

      Still enjoyed it though, so thanks!! 🙏

  • @vikisaur
    @vikisaur 8 месяцев назад +1

    The scene from the wedding you show when you mention Sonny's widow is actually of him with his mistress, who is implied to be Vincent's mother
    Love this breakdown 😁 thanks for it!

  • @Kenny-g4r
    @Kenny-g4r 3 месяца назад +1

    Bro, Frankie's brother is being held HOSTAGE by the family. The look on his face when he enters the hearing, & the look the brothers exchange...they both realize they're powerless & better do what they must to save their necks.

  • @AntonioPerez-wf2lf
    @AntonioPerez-wf2lf 8 месяцев назад +7

    Genco abbadando was best friends with Vito since his father took Vito in and let him work in his shop. Genco became vito's consigliere and helped expand his father's shop into a full on olive oil company.

  • @sailorbychoice1
    @sailorbychoice1 8 месяцев назад +4

    19:30 I posit, she had a miscarriage, she told Michael that it was an abortion (which, technically, a miscarriage is a spontaneous abortion) specifically to hurt Michael.
    Consider this: What Medical Doctor(s) would she have access to? Tom Hagen had her under 24/7 surveillance, she couldn't even take the kids shopping without a half dozen armed guards in tow.
    What Medical Doctor would perform such an Illegal act (it was illegal in that era) on the wife of a Mob Chief without his consent?
    His life wouldn't be worth much after killing the Don's child, at minimum they would have broken every hand and finger bone, and those connecting, that performed that procedure up to his elbows, if they didn't abort his life entirely, but probably first one then the other.

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  8 месяцев назад +3

      Could be tbh

    • @YmustTh3w0rldG0r0und
      @YmustTh3w0rldG0r0und 3 месяца назад

      She could have triggered the miscarriage/abortion. She could have taken something. There are many methods used throughout the years. In Victorian times, was actually encouraged to do if you found yourself in a dire situations. Your reputation would be worse if you went through with it unmarried.

  • @WestSideGorilla1980
    @WestSideGorilla1980 3 месяца назад

    Love your content mate.
    The pronounced name in the movie is hard but it is pan-tan-jah-Lee

  • @lamarwilliams1568
    @lamarwilliams1568 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks bro! Been waiting for this one

  • @davidpitulej9113
    @davidpitulej9113 6 месяцев назад

    One of the best videos I've seen for a long time.

  • @ElectricBoogaloo007
    @ElectricBoogaloo007 7 месяцев назад +3

    0:53 Yes!!!

  • @JvalTheIcon
    @JvalTheIcon 7 месяцев назад

    Great content this guy does a really good job, pronunciation on a lot of words is horrendous though 😂

  • @jimc.goodfellas
    @jimc.goodfellas 4 месяца назад +1

    For a long time I thought Part 2 was the greatest film of all time, but over the years and multiple viewings of both I have come to regard them as equal....I consider both to be among the top 10 movies of all time

    • @toddgaak422
      @toddgaak422 2 месяца назад

      It really is hard to pick a winner. They're both perfect.

  • @LeonNobles
    @LeonNobles 7 месяцев назад +2

    Brutal man.

  • @RVS214
    @RVS214 7 месяцев назад

    This was well done! I have watched these movies since they came out.
    My parents and Siblings were born in Calabria Italy. I am the first American born Child.
    The Italian scenes has such a special place in my parents heart and paisani...I speak Italian to my parents. The Italian scenes were the first American movie scenes I didn't have to translate lol
    As for Frankie
    Pentangeli...Penta...5
    Angeli ...angels
    We Italian Americans as a nickname ...translate each others Italian names into exact English...
    5 family's was interesting but. That is not why he called him that.
    It was sign of affection.

  • @sian2337
    @sian2337 3 месяца назад

    Al Pacino is so handsome in this movie! I had no idea there was a longer cut.

  • @lordvenjix3757
    @lordvenjix3757 8 месяцев назад +2

    Amazing video 👌

  • @nickterlizzi
    @nickterlizzi 8 месяцев назад +1

    These videos are really good

  • @kiker0909
    @kiker0909 Месяц назад

    I've only seen the made for TV novel. Or some iteration of it. It had the deleted scenes in it with Roth and the kids jumping the don. The HBO saga is incredible

  • @noeraldinkabam
    @noeraldinkabam 7 месяцев назад

    10:41 ‘Profiles in charge’… Yeah, that was a great read! 😅

  • @OGair23
    @OGair23 8 месяцев назад

    Your not my dad reference - amazing 😂 @15:45

  • @Leah-xu2fd
    @Leah-xu2fd 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great video. Love this film.

  • @chanelhenderson8460
    @chanelhenderson8460 8 месяцев назад

    I love you so much for these videos i love prt 1 & 2 so much

  • @rosstudisco8650
    @rosstudisco8650 8 месяцев назад

    Absolutely brilliant Paul, thank you

  • @shayneguzman
    @shayneguzman 8 месяцев назад +2

    Gr3at as usual Paul...can we get Scarface if we didn't get it already

  • @SIKE01
    @SIKE01 4 месяца назад +1

    FREDO's low-key resentment towards his father and brother nearly got both of them killed and DON MICHAEL didn't feel an iota of guilt killing him because he would have destroyed The Family.

  • @alvinthekidd
    @alvinthekidd 8 месяцев назад +1

    WOOHOOOO FINALLY 🔥🔥🔥

  • @kevinvalenti1406
    @kevinvalenti1406 8 месяцев назад +2

    USC is also the school where OJ Simpson played at. He later went in to become the first of only eight players ever to rush for over 2,000 yards in a season.

  • @petermuhley259
    @petermuhley259 8 месяцев назад

    Incredible review. Well done

  • @geezenation
    @geezenation 6 месяцев назад

    Great video. Did you know Hyman Roth got his surname from Arnold Rothstein which was revealed during a deleted scene. Also it's mad Johnny Ola was Uncle Junior from the Soprano's I've must have seen this film a million times and never released it till I wikipedia'd the geezer haha

  • @agabrielhegartygaby9203
    @agabrielhegartygaby9203 3 месяца назад

    Second video you're good!

  • @MikeFinnell
    @MikeFinnell 8 месяцев назад

    @7:05 - The Moshulu is a real ship that is currently (and has been since 1975) a floating restaurant in Philadelphia. It can also be seen in the first Rocky film during the training montage as Rocky gets a sudden burst of speed along the water front. It is period appropriate to Godfather II but was actually built in 1904.

  • @mr.timebombman2230
    @mr.timebombman2230 7 месяцев назад +3

    Johnny Ola could have been a varsity athlete back then.

  • @lastpme
    @lastpme 8 месяцев назад

    You nailed this recap 🫡

  • @Mitsoxfan
    @Mitsoxfan 8 месяцев назад +1

    I think I remember a version that cuts it chronologically. It was on VHS and I worked for a Blockbuster at the time so maybe Mendala effect.

    • @Elvisbackpack
      @Elvisbackpack 8 месяцев назад +1

      There's two. One with 1 and 2, and one with the whole trilogy. Both have scenes the other doesn't.

    • @nealrich2540
      @nealrich2540 8 месяцев назад +1

      They sell the VHS on eBay.. it is part 1 and 2 combined in chronological order. There are a lot of added scenes with Deniro's Vito in the flashback scenes. It 's called the Godfather Saga. It was on TV back in the day as a miniseries.

  • @christian7917
    @christian7917 8 месяцев назад

    Excellent breakdown 👍

  • @james6691
    @james6691 3 месяца назад +1

    Profiles in what??

  • @jamesstanton2012
    @jamesstanton2012 8 месяцев назад

    Love this channel! Don’t worry about pronouncing Omertà, just keep putting out top of the line content good sir! Cheers.

  • @franciscanstudent
    @franciscanstudent 8 месяцев назад

    Great job!
    How about doing one on Michael Mann's Heat or Thief, which feature 3 actors key to Godfather films?

  • @zbhelm
    @zbhelm 7 месяцев назад

    Great recap!

  • @lash570
    @lash570 Месяц назад

    Very informative- Only one thing - Frank Pentangelli - last name means
    Five Angels