Although there is no old godfather played by Marlon Brando in "The Godfather 2", the quality is not worse than the first part, and some people think that the second part is better than the first part, many of which are because the first part is preconceived!
Memories in Godfather 2
There is a suspicious point in "Godfather 2", which is more controversial, that is, why is Mike so cruel in the end, even killing his own brother?
Some people think that "if you want to carry the crown, you must bear its weight!" If Mike wants to continue to be a godfather, he must be ruthless !!! There are also people who think that Mike is cruel by nature, has no affection, is not at all as kind as the old godfather, and that it is normal for his brother to betray him, and it is normal for him to kill him, because he can do anything for the sake of power.
Mike ordered his brother to be killed
Many people watch "The Godfather 2" and have their own answers in their hearts, but I think the real reason can be explained by Mike's dialogue in "The Godfather 3". "I've been protecting my family!"
In fact, the real reason why he killed his own brother Fredo was only because he wanted to protect his family, to protect his own family!
Say mike "if he wants to wear the crown, he will bear its weight"! I want to tell you: Mike never wanted to inherit the family's business, he has always been in the early days of the family to draw a line with the family, before becoming a godfather, has been a righteous patriotic citizen, he can not choose to be a godfather, can live happily with his wife for a lifetime, will not end up alone.
The reason why he became a godfather in the first place was that he wanted to save his father, the old godfather, entirely because of a "filial piety" word. From that moment on, Mike began to be involved in the affairs of the gangster family, his whole life was full of struggles, he spent his life trying to get the family to the right path, but all his life he was not understood and lonely. Therefore, we can deduce that Mike did not kill his brother to maintain his godfather's position!
Mike assassinated the corrupt sheriff before
And to say that Mike is cruel by nature, has no affection, can do anything for power, and does not want the old godfather to be so benevolent! I want to say to you, if Mike really had no affection, when brother Fredo betrayed him for the first time, Mike would have killed him long ago!
You think the old godfather is not ruthless! At the end of "Godfather 1", Mike killed the bosses of several families, in fact, the old godfather has always wanted to do this, but the time has not come, he has been patient!
And when Mike and her sister are living in a foggy way, Mike also seems to educate her from time to time like "Daddy"; in Cuba, when Fredo betrayed him for the second time, Mike still wants to forgive him and pull him to the plane with him to escape the dangerous military coup scene. Therefore, we can also infer that Mike killed his brother, not because Mike was cruel and had no affection!
Mike wanted Fleck to go back with him
Many people only pay attention to Mike killing his own brother, and the focus is always on the two words "brother", and do not consider whether his brother should be killed!
In fact, the fundamental reason why Mike killed his brother fiercely is that his brother not only betrayed the family many times, but also was an untime bomb, endangering both the family and his own family's life, killing him, completely out of the protection of the family and the family!
In the impression, Mike's brother betrayed the family and the family three times!
For the first time, his brother-in-law Frédo must have leaked secrets to Mike's enemies, so that the killers arranged by the enemy were mixed in, so that Mike and his wife were almost shot into a honeycomb by machine guns!
The second time, after Mike was nearly killed, Ferredo felt guiltless and remained in contact with Mike's enemy, the people of Hymenros. The first time Fredo betrayed, probably because he was a pig teammate, but after the pig teammate almost shot his own brother into a honeycomb, he was afraid that he would be found out by Mike, which could be understood, but he actually did not feel guilty about it!
According to the plot, he still has a connection with the people of Hymenros afterwards!
At that time, Mike was in Cuba, spying on intelligence in Hymenros, and if Fredo was found by the people of Hymenros with any important information, Mike was likely to die in Cuba, because for Mike, spying in Cuba could be considered dangerous! Fredo's contact afterwards can be regarded as a betrayal, and this is the second time Fredo almost killed Mike.
The third time, when Mike faces the government's accusations, Fredo pits the brother again! This accusation was made entirely behind TheNementos, and if the accusation is successful, the consequences will be very serious!
Mike may go to jail, the whole family may collapse, after the collapse, without power, Mike may be killed in prison, Mike's other brother Tom is not a "civilian", may also be killed, and even Mike's wife and children will be killed by the gang that does not obey the rules!
At this critical juncture of life and death, if Fredo could reveal a little bit of important information about himself and the people of Hymenros, it would help Mike to a great extent! But Fredo didn't reveal any information at all!
Doing so brother, I was really speechless to him. At such a dangerous juncture, he actually kept secrets for his brother and the enemies of the family, and watched his brother go to his death!
Mike is the patriarch of a gangster family, his family is not simple, his burden is very heavy! If he can't save his family, not only will he die, but his family will also be in danger of life!
And the brother Fereto actually betrayed the family three times! If he does not die, he may leak important information about the family at any time, it is an untime bomb that is dangerous to the family and to the family, out of the protection of the family and the family, so Mike is so cruel to kill his brother!
There's a scene at the end of The Godfather 2 where I don't know what the director wants to say, but I can see how Fredo is!
The scene is: Mike himself sits on a stool and recalls the birthday of the old godfather many years ago, when the old godfather has not returned, he and several brothers are waiting at the dinner table waiting for the old godfather to return, in small talk, Mike said that he will join the army tomorrow to fight little Japan, after he finished, several brothers showed different reactions.
First of all, the eldest brother Shanni was very excited when he heard that he had joined the army, and immediately pulled Mike's clothes and said something like "I lean on", scolding him why he made such an important decision not to tell him in advance, and why he was so stupid to die for others!
It can be seen here that although Shanny has a very hot temper, he also loves Mike's younger brother very much and is worried that this brother will die on the battlefield again.
The second brother Tom is not as hot as the eldest brother, but he is also trying to persuade Mike not to join the army. Although Tom is not his biological brother, it can be seen that he also loves this younger brother and has his own concerns for his younger brother.
The third brother, Fredo, was not surprised at all, and instead of dissuading his brother, he congratulated Mike on taking this path.
From this, it can be seen that Fredo does not care much about his brother, and from his small talk, it can be seen that he only cares about his own affairs, fortunately he is incompetent, if he is very capable, the only person in the family who is fighting for power and killing his brother may be him.
Looking back, Mike killed his own brother fiercely, not for his own sake, but out of the protection of the family and his family! And his brother betrayed the family three times, and almost let his brother die three times, in fact, the person who missed his affection the most was not Mike, who killed his brother, but Mike's ruthless, only for his own brother.
In "Godfather 2", I actually admire Mike, although he has shortcomings, he is worthy of being a role model for men, and has the responsibility of a real man!
Before becoming a godfather, he could completely ignore the affairs of the family and live happily with his wife and family!
He later became the godfather, and the gangsters were all dead, not for himself, but to protect the family, to protect the family, and he became the godfather, not for the power, but has always been committed to making the family go the right way.
Like getting rid of your own brother, don't do it, the family, the family is in danger; do it to be scolded for being ruthless and unjust! He made an unknown amount of similar decisions.
For the sake of his family, for the sake of the family, he bears many things that should not be borne by him, and carries many pots that should not be carried by him; all his life is for the family, for the family, but no one understands, even misunderstands, lonely life, he often feels helpless about this, but he never regrets it! This is Mike's real persona, Mike is a real man!
Friends who have watched "The Godfather 2", welcome to share your feelings as well!