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Release Year: 1974
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Talia Shire.
Plot: A continuation of the Corleone family story, the film narrates two stories; the origins of Vito Corleone and the establishment of Michael as the head master of a family full of betrayals and secrets.
Review: After receiving critics and audiences praise, 'The Godfather Part II' was the exception to the rule in terms of sequels, which it revalorated.
Following the story of Michael Corleone, we find the family years after the end of the first film, with many members poisoning the family relationships and Michael and Kay's marriage hitting a low bottom. On the other side, we see how it all started, with Robert De Niro delivering a powerful performance as the younger Vito Corleone. Both stories are incredibly well intertwined in a writing exercise that most filmmakers aren't able to reach.
Corleone's beginnings in the mafia world, played by Robert De Niro, are the film's major achievement
Together with the outstanding performances from the rest of the cast, 'The Godgather Part II' could be considered in many ways better than the original. Why then the first is usually considered better? Well, to start with, it contains the iconic performance of Marlon Brando, but most importantly it stands as 'Vito Corleone's reign', while the second part is 'Michael Corleone's reign and the origins of the family'. And although Al Pacino delivers a gorgeous performance, both characters can't compare.
The important man, the boss alone on top of the mountain. Vito Corleone was always surrounded by his family, who admired and loved him
Whereas the first one ended the film dying while sweetly playing with his granddaugher and revealing to his son that he didn't want a crime life for him (as family was always his priority), the second one ends up still at the head of the mafia family (and much more alive) but destroys the connection over which it was built, once that we had come to understand its different links and connections thanks to both the first installment and the part of Vito Corleone's youth. If moviegoers must decide between the two personifications of a mafia leader, they are surely going to choose the first one, as well as they usually choose the first film as the best one.
Following the story of Michael Corleone, we find the family years after the end of the first film, with many members poisoning the family relationships and Michael and Kay's marriage hitting a low bottom. On the other side, we see how it all started, with Robert De Niro delivering a powerful performance as the younger Vito Corleone. Both stories are incredibly well intertwined in a writing exercise that most filmmakers aren't able to reach.
Corleone's beginnings in the mafia world, played by Robert De Niro, are the film's major achievement
Together with the outstanding performances from the rest of the cast, 'The Godgather Part II' could be considered in many ways better than the original. Why then the first is usually considered better? Well, to start with, it contains the iconic performance of Marlon Brando, but most importantly it stands as 'Vito Corleone's reign', while the second part is 'Michael Corleone's reign and the origins of the family'. And although Al Pacino delivers a gorgeous performance, both characters can't compare.
The important man, the boss alone on top of the mountain. Vito Corleone was always surrounded by his family, who admired and loved him
Whereas the first one ended the film dying while sweetly playing with his granddaugher and revealing to his son that he didn't want a crime life for him (as family was always his priority), the second one ends up still at the head of the mafia family (and much more alive) but destroys the connection over which it was built, once that we had come to understand its different links and connections thanks to both the first installment and the part of Vito Corleone's youth. If moviegoers must decide between the two personifications of a mafia leader, they are surely going to choose the first one, as well as they usually choose the first film as the best one.
The perfect death for the perfect patriarch. Vito Corleone's sweet devotion towards his family is something that Michael has out of his reach
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