Destined to Lead (Godfather ɪɪ)

It felt like FOREVER adding the English subtitles manually. You already know this sprang from boredom, but on a positive note...there is no true price for Art. Admiring its beauty is most important. One of the greatest masterpieces ever to hit Hollywood.

[krayzeejojo]

That moment you realize that Troll Fanucci is the very reason why Henry Ford decided to put doors on his cars.

[souveniehollande]

Notice how the men who are observing the parade have their hats down in respect for the Italian anthem, but as soon as the band starts playing the Star Spangled Banner, people apathetically put their hats back on.

Bravo to the team for putting in these little details that just adds to the historical setting and environment of the scene.

[CiaoCompa]

You can see how Tessio switched so quick to follow corleone and not clemenza. Tessio is a team hopper that eventually got him whacked .

[mikebennet]

I like how young Tessio and Clemenza actually look like younger versions of Abe Vigoda and Richard Castellano

[NRV]

When Vito finessed him to take the 100, all the pieces of "what he had seen" and "not heard" about Fanuci all came together. He was just a poser who was bleeding the neighborhood and he needed to go.

[RStevenPage]

Clemenza was speechless. Like he subconsciously knew the group dynamic had changed. His understudy had become the leader.

[vCLOWNSHOESv]

I love how Clemenza was so shocked he had no words. He never heard Vito say that much in a week but when he was finished speaking he was the boss. A man like Vito only says a lot when it's required.

[yksnxdm]

What’s interesting is that the first time the famous quote is said. It’s said “I’m gonna make him an offer he don’t refuse.” Then as he got older and his English was more refined he said “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse”. The way most people remember and say.

[Bergen]

Basically, Vito was testing him. When Fanucci said about "going to the police" it suddenly clicked for future Don that this guy was just a poser. No "man of honor" will threat the police - they sort everything out among themselves. And when he took the 100 dollars - which would be a great insult for anyone - Vito realized that that man can go

[liviosinibaldi]

Incredibly, Robert De Niro speaks almost perfectly in an ancient Sicilian dialect! What a great performer.

[thomasmarciano]

Robert De Niro, always the method actor, spent at least 2 months in Sicily prior to filming so he could accurately learn and speak the Sicilian dialect from locals in preparation for his role as the young Don Vito Corleone.

[Ironheart]

Vito's true power comes from his principles. He is dangerous not because he is physically imposing, or he is good in combat, or he has a lot of money. He is dangerous because he is a very principled. He is willing to die and kill for the principles he holds. It is also because of his principles that he commands respect of his peers, and in fact later the entire neighborhood. Yes Vito is a criminal, but the point is, the measure of a man is through his principles. This is what makes him a good son, brother, friend, and a leader.

[kichigan]

The Godfather II looked like one of those beautiful Italian paintings.

[laflecha]

I'm going to start drinking my espressos like Don Fannuci.

[marioscafroglia]

Bruno Kirby did a great job in this movie, he look like a real italian sohthern "guappo". For me he deserved an Oscar nomination.

[historiador]

A real Don, doesn't negotiate for less, when dealing with a "client" and he involved the police. Just like Don Chico, that guy was a real Don. Thats how Vito knew he was a fraud.

[hodgrix]

5:15-5:40 is such a moving and powerful moment. He has to nobly step up to the plate in order to protect his friends and family and yet by doing so also begins a dark path, yet it's a necessary one just to survive. To hear him say "I make him an offer he don't refuse" for the first time followed up by "don't worry" is enough to make cry. Especially with the minor key Italian march the band is playing. Coppola did such a genius job with these movies

[BootedIV]

Vito: Why should we give him the money we sweated for?
IRS: I know, right?

[meygekon]

0:01

Should be the best line of all time

[brandonlee]

De Niro was great. Is the one who speaks best italian (sicilian), it is very difficult to have that pronunciation for someone who has always spoken english. Tanti saluti dall'Italia