The Godfather: How Vito Corleone Evolves
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- The Godfather: How Vito Corleone Evolves. This video essay examines the origin of Vito Andolini Corleone and how he changes from an orphan in Italy, to an immigrant in New York, to a father, to a Don. If you want to learn more about the origin of Don Vito Corleone then watch this video until the end. It covers the transformation of Vito Corleone over decades as well as the key themes throughout the Godfather series. Vito Corleone was portrayed by Marlon Brando and Robert DeNiro in The Godfather part one and two.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Corleone
1:44 Immigrant
3:42 Don Fanucci
6:00 Don Corleone
8:33 Cycle of Violence
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The paradox of Vito's character is that it is precisely the warmth of his humanity that makes him appear superhuman.
This was what I was also thinking. I was hoping the video could explain that paradox, because I really can't explain how someone as traumatized as Vito was able to overcome that trauma and regain the human warmth. It's this warmth that makes him different from Michael, who was ruled by fear, which made him appear smart.
@@johnmichaelreyes2587 he feels that he sees the good in people because of the Sicilian people who helped him get away and the man who gave him a job at the bakery.
@@johnmichaelreyes2587 he has been surrounded by good people his whole life. Whereas Michael was born into the mafia life already and was surrounded by people trying to kill him and his family from all directions.
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He's meant to be irreplaceable. If you read the book, it's fairly obvious that his 3 sons all represent a different aspect of his character. Sonny is the physical side, Fredo is the loving/family side, and Michael is the intellectual side. But none of the sons has enough of the other sides to match their father.
@@ananthanaarayansathyanaray4348 So true. Also, Vito having that warmth would also be down to the fact it's a work of fiction.
Not saying it doesn't make sense, or there aren't people like that out there though.
Always found it terribly sad how Vito died rich, strong, around family and with them and his friends to mourn him, while Michael dies frail, with nobody, having lost everything. Vito died happy, playing with his grandkids and Michael died bitter on a chair, alone.
With a dog
It proves that while Michael proved to be a more forceful, ruthless and stronger don, Vito was the better family man. Juggling life as a father and mafioso, protecting the family while living a dangerous life. Vito treasured family and respect and looked out for others, building connections, caring for the weak so that they will honor, love and serve him without question (Enzo and Bonaserra).
Michael failed to care for his family the way Vito did. Killed others (the woman Sen. Geary slept with, Moe Green) and set people up to gain their allegiance (Pat Geary). His cold ruthlessness made the family stronger but built up a slew of enemies (Roth, Altobello) who threatened and nearly destroyed the family Vito sired.
Vito was loved and respected. Michael was feared.
Michael made himself ruthless because he knew that he would not gained the respect that his father had if he hadn't. Sadly this caused him to lose his family. He's like Ozymandias at the end, his empire turned to sand.
@@BrahmaDBA or the Aztec Empire. It died and never came back and collapsed on itself with a combination of people turning on the Empire and being overwhelmed by the enemy.
Vito is born with nothing and died with everything whilst Michael was born with everything but died with nothing.
I do believe Vito paid for his actions as Michael did. The loss of Sonny, making Michael his heir, and dying knowing that his favorite son will have to shoulder a burden he worked so hard to prevent Michael from carrying. But Michael's sins proved to be far greater and sinister and ultimately his punishment proved to be far worse.
Sonny's death in particular must have hit Vito hard because he first joined the "family business" after telling Vito he'd seen him kill Fanucci. Vito didn't want him to but also didn't want to seem like a hypocrite by saying no. So he asked Clemenza to train Sonny.
Both Vito and Michael suffered every loving parent's worst nightmare. Michael suffered the added horror of seeing it happen right before his eyes.
SONNY speaking out of turn is worst than FREDO fumbling his gun cause SONNY's loose lips set in motion the hit on his father.
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@@johnjacobs7928 Pretty sure God's name ISN'T Francis Ford Coppola or Mario Puzo.
Vito only tested fannuci by offering him only 50 $,because he sensed fanucci actually operated alone, he was bluffing his powerful position,and the fact fanucci accepted only 50 $,proved to vito his suspicion,then made plan to take him out.
Good point!
There is a deleted scene in the movie where Vito witnesses two knife-wielding young lads trying to kill don Fanucci. He survives the attack but he had no back-up. This was a fact that was not wasted on Vito...
GOOD point
It's in the novel.
More people need to READ THE BACKROP.
It's plainly spelt out
@Micheal
Mario Puzo
State's ....they could have killed him but
Superficially
Cut his throat where it bled over his ice cream pastel suit....
Very subtle backdrop on a phony blackhand bully....
""""""He's BACKED by Maranzano"""""
Well no he wasn't
He is called the consumant
Mathematican
In one line....
It was a calculated Risk killing him of but we are fed his mental musings about the pezzanovante
In the early stages of his life in Novel
Reread it
Another point is that Fanucci threatened to send the police to Vito's home to ruin him. If Fanucci was really Black Hand, he would have enforced his own demands and wouldn't have to threaten with police involvement. That also tells Vito that Fanucci isn't what he makes himself out to be. At best Fanucci is greatly exaggerating his underworld ties.
"It's an old habit. I spent my life trying not to be careless..." Vito kind of summarized his life in one sentence when he is talking to his son, Michael in the first part..
As always, amazing analysis on The Godfather series..!!
It was carelessness that got his dad and brother killed by Don Ciccio so that's understandable. Antonio Andolini's temper got him killed just like his grandson Santino would years later.
I’ve always thought that Custom Officer’s mistake inadvertently saved the young Vito’s life from possible retribution while he was vulnerable then.
thats why i want to die in america this country saved my life it gives u a new name a new opportunity home of the free land of the BRAVE
I thought the officer did it on purpose
@@muhammadhussam9958 its was often on purpose but not for the purpose of protecting Vito. it was a cultural practise that when immigrant-refugee types the likes of which Vito and many italian americans were apart, to strip them of their old lives to rebirth them so to speak. it was by happy coicidence that such a thing and the issues for an italian don to get into the records that likely made it impossible for Don Cicce to Track Vito beyond the wharf in sicily. now and i don't know italian american mafiso relations of the turn of the century near enough to speak on it but iff Cicce had sufficient contacts in the likely ports of entry he may have given enough time picked up the trail though it is likely local matters made this impossible even with the contacts
In the book,Vito personally changed his name.
I believe the opening scene is meant to portray the ruthlessness and cruelty of mafia, especially back to the Sicily. Therefore, Vito learn the lesson and realized Fanucci is nothing but a bluff
The novel emphasizes it even more. Fanucci had no real crew/backup.
@@terrymiller111 : Fanucci also displayed weakness when not everyone paid for his so-called protection. He really didn’t protect anyone, just lived by the hard work of others via using veiled threats and some rather mild intimidation.
The only reason that hit on the Don in NY worked though, was that Vito had correctly deduced he was essentially a fake. Which I think is important. Shows his cunning and perceptiveness.
Vito's childhood experiences gave him an insight into the underworld the people in the neighborhood didn't have. They honestly didn't know Fanucci was full of shit but Vito was able to piece it together fairly quickly.
Vito also intelligently never let anyone else know at the time Fanucci was a fake-- everyone knew Vito had killed him, but Vito then built his reputation on the fact everyone thought he killed an actual threat. So Fanucci actually WAS good for something.
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Fanucci was a bully that was allowed to flourish without being challenged by the locals. Vito figured why would an individual who is extorting business owners was always alone. He was bad for business. When the 50 dollars was offered and he took it, that answered all of Vito's questions and suspicions. Once Fanucci was gone the neighborhood began to improve.
The story of Vito was always my favorite part of the Godfather. I wish they would have fleshed it out more. I think I feel so connected to this story because my grandparents and two of my aunts came to America on a ship from Sicily in the same time frame at Vito, 1910.
5:40 I read somewhere that Vito doesn't kill Fanucci because he sensed he became complacent, but because the fact he took this small amount of money instead of feeling insulted and refusing it, means he's not as a big threat / as powerful as he presents himself, just a little kingpin with (almost) no support. Vito was testing him and now knows that if he kills him he won't face any repercussion he can't handle
The contrast between Vito and Michael is one of the variables that make the series feel so layered. Great vid.
Excellent analysis. These characters are endlessly fascinating. To me, these movies were never just about the “Mafia”. Growing up in Queens, NY, I saw real Mafioso. They were not like the Corleone family. These stories are about character and family - Tragedy and betrayal, using the Mafia as a background.
I read the novel when I was 13 years old in 1975. I had already seen the films. Yes, I was a bit young at 10 years old to see the first film. Different times, I guess :) I remember being fascinated by De Niro’s portrayal of Vito Corleone. There was something very interesting in the way he carried himself. There was a certain precision to his movements and gestures. He had a quiet strength. As an insecure boy, I remember trying to imitate this demeanor. I know it seems strange now, but it made me feel empowered in a way. De Niro’s acting was masterful. He even learned authentic Sicilian to play this part.
Thanks for a great video.
To me Vito was a far better don than Michael was because people did fear vito but they also loved and respected him as well but with Michael people just feared him
Micheal is the better don, Micheal had to deal with a more ruthless era and his goal was one Vito would've never been able to come close to achieving. In Micheal era the crime families were foregoing all of the rules Vito who got caught in the midst of this failed to adjust and got his son killed, almost got himself killed, and all of the families were about to obliterate the Coreleone family. Micheal was able to destroy every single crime family with little experience in the crime business, and he was almost able to fully take the family out of the crime business. Micheal is the better don based on these reasons. Micheal couldn't be warm because the environment didn't allow for it, Vito wouldn't have been warm or cold he would've been non existent in Micheal's era.
Vito represents vitality, while Michael represents sustainability. Vitality is a strong force that will help to form someone to their core out of a lack of options. While sustainability, though also powerful is more of a managing tool which forces someone to constantly change. One who is steady vs one who is unpredictable along the way. I don’t think this is a perfect explanation but it does somewhat explain the fundamental difference between the two characters. Also, why the two had very different lives and endings. Both Vito and Michael became who they were for reasons to protect what they love. However, the sustainability was more of a breeding ground for evil, which was not always necessary.
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Watching these videos just reinforces the fact that The Godfather is the greatest film ever created
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The deleted scenes in Godfather II really tie together Vito’s revenge in Sicily and Michael finally getting Fabrisio years later.
. . .
I'm searching my memory. . . when did Michael get back at Fabrizio?
In the book, Michael has Fabrisio after he becomes Godfather to Connie's child.
Fabrisio was working at a local pizzeria in New York. The Hitman identified Fabrisio because he sees a tattoo on his hairy chest. Hitman shoots him twice in the chest from the counter. Hitman goes up to to Fabrisio and says something to the effect of "Michael Corleone sends his regards." Shooting him in the head.
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What a fascinating tapestry the godfather saga is. A poor orphaned boy left with nothing but the clothes on his back rises to the top of the underworld. The character of vito corleone is so endearing that you almost forget the ugly world of crime he is steeped in. Then you have the dichotomy of michael corleone who will stop at nothing to eliminate his enemies. His ruthlessness is concealed behind an intelligence and cunning that no enemy can match. Where the movies reach an unparalleled level is the peerless acting of every character in this film! James Caan, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Abe Vigoda, Al Pacino et.al. The only remaining debate is whether DeNiro or Brando is the better Vito Corleone. The only movies where two different actors received academy awards for the same character! The two greatest movies ever hands down.
The name choice was not random. It means "lionheart/heart of the lion".
I really love how in Part 2 they make Sicily basically the Wild West of mafia.
Vito was destined to rise above his lowly arrival in America and become the Godfather. After all, he was tagged with the #7, considered a lucky number.
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Vito would have been horrified by the events of Godfather II had he lived to see them. Instead of negotiating with people and only killing as a last resort like he did Michael's first instinct was to kill his enemies. Michael ordering Fredo's death would have destroyed Vito and he'd have definitely taken issue with how Michael treated Tom as well.
Killing Roth would have been what Vito would do after everything that happened. Of course Vito wouldn't kill Fredo. That's something only Michael would do.
What did Michael do to Tom?
@@kaluakoala Basically said that if Tom wasn't with him in wiping everyone out he could go join his mistress.
What most fascinates me, is that so many minor and a few major happenstances had to occur for Don Vito to become The Don. Some of the ‘ifs’ are: if he had been taken in (after Ellis Island) by a professional family.... perhaps a doctor or laborer, if his job had continued at the store, if Fanucci had been a ‘real’ threat, if more legitimate jobs had been available, if he hadn’t met Peter Clemenza, etc. Our lives are influenced by both familial and environmental forces (plus our own internal drives, ambitions, and weaknesses).
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Wonderful... i love the way you are analyzing the story. Perfect summary of Vitos charackter. I really enjoyd this. Bravo.
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Vito would have been broken hearted knowing Michael killed his brother.
I doubt Vito would have been thrilled by the fact Fredo betrayed his brother just because he was passed over by his father
He wasn't exactly jumping for joy when Sonny was riddled with more bullets than all seven of the St. Valentine's Day massacre victims combined.
And would've been just as heartbroken as Michael when Michael's daughter Mary was murdered.
So that makes four things that broke or would've broken the heart of Don Vito Andilini Corleone.
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Great video man this was a good refresher on Vitos life story. It’s very concise.
Can you do a video essay on Michael's Character arc in the godfather part III, I know a lot of people have mixed feelings about that film, but one thing I loved was Michael's transformation into a man filled with regrets trying to right his wrongs. Plus I feel like there aren’t really any video analysis on the third installment in The Godfather franchise, and it’d be interesting to see one.
Tbh, Michael won't hv been liked this much if it was not the third part, atleast for me. It was good to see him facing the consequences of his wrong-doings. That's what make me sympathies with him. The only problem I hv with part 3 was Coppolas acting and abrubt removal of Tom Hagen character.
@@kingoftypos11 well Duvall signed himself out after asking for more money. And for the part of Mary, two others signed off. I think one of them even died.
@@ananthanaarayansathyanaray4348 ahhh
That's really unlucky, would've changed the total outcome of the product
@@kingoftypos11 for real
@@kingoftypos11 Nah, people liked Michael way before that. He was a favorite for audiences way before that
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If they ever do another Godfather movie, they could cover the Prohibition era, when Vito became a major player, AND the Kennedy era, with the Mob's involvement in JFK's election, and Bobby Kennedy's investigations as AG. I believe Leonardo Di Caprio would be perfect to play Vito circa the 20s into 1940 or so. DiCaprio resembles Vito, especially the hair and jawline!
Could be really cool if it's well done
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Okay is it just me or Robert DeNiro completely took over the character. I barely recognised him.
It's not just you.
He DID completely become Vito Corleone.
@@TheDulcifer Him and Marlon Brando in the first film.
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I always thought that Vito viewed Sonny's death as a power blow to their family, something that made Vito weaker as a businessman. I even thought that the family were better off without Sonny in the picture. Now I realize that Sonny's massacre has forced Vito to re-live the trauma of seeing his family killed before his very young eyes. He might be a Don, but he's once again reduced to an immigrant kid relying on the kindness of strangers. So that's what Marlon Brando was channeling. He thought that having power protects you, makes you immune. By the time he and Michael realize that it doesn't, it's too late and they're trapped in this life.
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