The Godfather: Michael avenges his father

Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) is at the restaurant with Sollozzo and McCluskey. He goes to the bathroom to get a hidden gun. When he comes back to the table, he shoots the two men and leaves.

Credits: © 1972 Paramount Pictures. All rights reserved. The Godfather

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[rodrigopilao]

fun fact: Coppola actually changed the gun's position behind the box without telling Pacino, so his reaction not finding it is real

[SBayne]

The pause between michael sitting back down and before he takes action is pure cinematic mastery. The anxiety and stress of knowing and build up is perfect.

[SIKE]

no matter how many times I watched this movie, Michael searching for the gun is still intense.

[charlesedwards]

He fixes his hair in the bathroom. He is calming himself and being in the moment. He walks slowly back to the table. Wonderful

[ExtremeMedium]

When Michael is searching for the gun, it's hard to tell if he's more terrified of not finding it, or of actually finding it

[karbbenefits]

What really makes the scene so special is that he went back to the table instead of just coming out blazing like he was instructed. The tension at the table never gets old to watch

[j-dubb]

I love how he seems zoned out from the conversation. His eyes darting from side to side as he wrestles with the idea of what he's about to do. What he's about to become.

[SergioMendoza]

I love that short look and scuttle of genuine panic when Michael doesn’t initially find the gun. You can tell how badly he doesn’t necessarily want to do this but it’s already too late, he’s already made his decision once his father was attacked.

[silversurfermusicco]

One of the most intense scenes in history. No silly gimmicks just pure steel

[ciaranmcguinness]

Half a century old and still one of the greatest films ever made

[KevinSmith-wpqs]

He knows that once he decides to kill there is no going back.
That's what makes this scene so great.
He doesn't immediately kill, he has to consider it all first, which is unbelievably realistic.

[johnl]

McCluskey’s reaction to being shot has always stuck with me. It’s like you can see the light in his eyes go out. Chilling.

[jamesverday]

I like how he drops the gun just before exiting the restaurant despite everyone repeatedly telling to drop it right away when he was going through preparation. It's a nice touch showing that Michael is not by nature a killer.

[tylertilwick]

This is honestly my all-time favorite scene in the entire, not only film, trilogy. It’s the moment when Michael really transforms from young wide-eyed Marine veteran to ‘The Godfather’, it’s Michael’s rite of passage. Once he pulled the trigger, there was no going back from there.

[andrewmorke]

I love how the sound of an approaching train is used to create tension in the scene and to convey a sense of fatefulness or inevitability.

[itorapadas]

Paramount executives wanted to fire Mr. Pacino because they felt he did not embody Michael early in the making of film. Copolla shot this scene and showed it to them- most of their doubts were erased.

[iMusikkForeva]

Its so wild how a movie from 50 years ago can still garner 2.2 million views in 2 weeks, for a scene most of us have already watched and memorized. Yet, there is always something new to discuss or get excited about. Al Pacino and Coppola, you beauties.

[manifestgtr]

Such a recognizable emotion, when he’s hesitant to walk out of that bathroom. Obviously, few of us have actually killed someone but you *know* that feeling in your gut. Walking out onstage to make a speech, crossing the doorway into the dentist’s office, entering an audition where you’re there solely to be judged. It’s that feeling of “I could just walk out of here right now…what difference does it make in the greater cosmos”. Then you gather yourself and push past that point of no return…

[ryanmcallister]

The sound is so great. The ambient noise of the restaurant, the slow quieting to silence, the train rumble louder and louder until he gets up and shoots, the quiet again in the shock and aftermath, and then finally the score when he drops the gun and it’s all over. Incredible.

[zekelucente]

One of the greatest scenes in cinematic history. When I was a kid my dad took me to the Stadium Drive In in Orange, CA to see the Godfather I and II back to back. To this day it’s still seems like the same movie. At one point I told my dad I needed to go to the bathroom and he told me to just stand outside the door. He was nice enough to turn out the dome light, but there was no way he was going to miss a single frame of that movie. He was a wonderful man and I loved him and miss him to this day.