The Godfather Theories That Change EVERYTHING!

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  @nicholasspevak4952 · 4 years ago (edited)

  While I think Michael being a Marine in the Pacific theater (which was particularly brutal) helped play a part in his tactical abilities as a mob boss, I would also add the fact that he was college educated which also gave him a unique advantage over many of the other gangsters. While all those guys certainly had street smarts, Michael's greater knowledge of subjects like politics, history, philosophy, economics,  etc likely helped him see things in a different perspective that gave him an edge over other mafia guys who only knew that life.

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• GA

  @galesito1733 · 4 years ago

  I have always believed that Sonny had superpowers. When he punched Carlo his fist was nowhere near Carlo's face yet Carlo reacted as if he'd been punched really hard. How else could you explain that apart from superpowers?

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• TH

  @thomashamilton2506 · 4 years ago

  Michael states in the third movie , "they loved him, but they only fear me." Referring to his father.

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• MI

  @mitchelmodine9197 · 4 years ago

  Nice line: "The whole point of sending Luca in the first place was to fish around..." Luca Brasi later slept with the fishes.

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• JA

  @jameslane2402 · 3 years ago

  Godfather 3 is underrated.

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• FR

  @Frankie5Angels150 · 4 years ago

  It was me! I opened the damned curtains. I was an extra in GF Part II.

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• JO

  @joelbosso1331 · 4 years ago

  I'm glad that you mentioned his military experience.  People miss that he was a Marine Captain with a Silver Star among his awards.  Its likely he saw more combat in the Pacific than most of his fellow gangsters ever saw on the street.

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• WI

  @william_mueller_mere_artist · 4 years ago

  Anthony Corleone opened the drapes under Fredo’s orders.  Anthony drew the picture of his dad and showed it to his uncle Fredo.  Fredo told Anthony to put it in his parents room and open the drapes up so it will be bright enough for his dad to see it.

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• SE

  @seriesscratchx9807 · 4 years ago

  In one of the anniversary interviews with the cast & Coppola, he said that his sister, Talia Shire who played Connie, came up with the idea that Kay had an abortion. Back in the 50s, plenty of women had secret abortions. With Kay's upper middle-class family and her ivy league college pals, she would have had the necessary connections to get it done--especially since it was against the law.

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• PR

  @ProfessorEchoMedia · 1 year ago

  We all know that Tessio never slept with the fishes, he became one, a detective at the 12th Precinct in New York City named Fish.

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• MR

  @MrOldboy360 · 4 years ago

  The fact that Good Burger & The Godfather exist in the same universe just blew my mind...Liked & Subscribed after that for sure!

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• MA

  @marcfalsetti9381 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Fredo was incapable of murdering the two veteran killers sent to assassinate Michael.... It Was Rocco "Difficult, Not Impossible" Lampone.

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