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jlambvo t1_j2cwl8w wrote

Reply to comment by Elliot_Kyouma in Inspired by the previous Shawshank post, what is the biggest flaw in The Godfather, 1 or 2? by queenrosybee

I thought that was kind of the point. Appolonia was Michael being pulled between his heritage and the independent identity he was originally trying to form. Diminishing his relationship with Kay was really about diminishing that break from his family's path. Returning to her was a way of lying to himself.

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Elliot_Kyouma t1_j2cxaxu wrote

That's a great interpretation, i hadn't thought about that. Still, him breaking away from his independent identity is evident from whole rest of the movie, there was no need for another love interest to highlight it imo.

Generally i think the first movie goes into a few tangent plots that sometimes work, like the hollywood producer subplot, but sometimes they don't. The second film is more focused.

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