Am I the only one who finds the character of Kay Adams annoying? Sure, she goes through a lot, but let me just say that when he slaps her in PART II, and slams the door in her face, I felt that she deserved it.
I don't know. I found her character real annoying. As for Sofia Coppola's much loathed performance in the third part, I don't really see why everyone hates her so much. Yeah, she's a bit flat and a bit wooden in some parts, but thankfully it wasn't such a pivotal performance. Also, the actual criminal plot of the third part is the weakest, but there are some very strong qualities to it, some that even the others (my fave is still the second one though) don't have. For instance, the third part is much about Corleone's attempt for forgiveness from his wife, family, and ultimately God. He yearns for redemption, in fact, he swears on the lives of his children for a second chance so that he won't sin anymore, an oath God takes him up on.
Besides the wonderful development of Michael, there are the echoes of the past, the horror of Fredo's murder. See how he screams out for him when he gets the diabetic attack? The pattern and structure of the third film is easier to follow and fits in perfectly with the other films, as it ultimately reveals the entire cylce that has produced. "Just when I think I'm out, they drag me back in..." Michael grunts, eventually leaving everything to Vincent, and so the ongoing cycle of crime, love, death, murder and vendettas goes on; Coppola can go on making such movies forever.
The third part is the weakest one, I feel, but it is still remarkable. Also, Pacino's performance is heart-breaking, the final scene where his daughter dies always makes me want to cry. However, the real heart-warming scenes are those with De Niro as Corleone in the second film, where, after just shooting Fanucci in the face, he goes to his family and hugs baby Michael, and tells him in his most masculine yet heart-warming manner "Michael, your father loves you very much. Very much". Really touching. But even more touching is the fact that he's just killed for his baby Michael.
Ah. The interesting paradox here is that both Michael and his father protected their families, but Michael ends up alone while his father was much loved. Why do you think that is?
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