Posted By: Dwalin2011
Corleone family too powerful to be realistic? - 04/15/13 06:44 PM
Does anybody else think that the Corleone family is presented as too much a powerful entity compared to all the rivals of theirs?
I think that massacre Vincent ordered at the end of part 3 and the one Michael ordered at the end of part 1 are 2 most unrealistic moments in the movies. No crime boss can be that powerful to go against so many different powerful enemies and win without being killed. Not even Carlo Gambino or Lucky Luciano could have attacked Vatican, Swiss bankers, Italian freemasons and rival mafiosi at the same time just like that without paying the price.
In real life the criminal world is made of complex alliances, balance is very important, I think if somebody just went ahead like a bulldozer like Michael or Vincent they would never be allowed to live.
I think that massacre Vincent ordered at the end of part 3 and the one Michael ordered at the end of part 1 are 2 most unrealistic moments in the movies. No crime boss can be that powerful to go against so many different powerful enemies and win without being killed. Not even Carlo Gambino or Lucky Luciano could have attacked Vatican, Swiss bankers, Italian freemasons and rival mafiosi at the same time just like that without paying the price.
In real life the criminal world is made of complex alliances, balance is very important, I think if somebody just went ahead like a bulldozer like Michael or Vincent they would never be allowed to live.