great, powerful superb scene, I agree. It marks the beginning of Michael's empire as a Don and the end of his affective life. Closing that door, Michael makes a choice. A choice that he will pay later. Actually, I'm not completely sure he had a real chance to choose not to be a Don. But this is another topic.

He really didn't have much of a choice, but he realized that before the end of the movie.

For me it has to be that when Mary gets shot and Michael is screaming. Kay gives him this look like yeah you really protected your family.

Call me crazy if you want, but I love the opening of the first movie. Bonasera is there...asking for justice. And there's Vito....the big, tough Don petting a kitty. I think that scene tells you a lot about what kind of man Vito is. Tough? Sure. But also kind and compassionate and capable of a great amount of gentleness.

I also love the scene where Sonny pounds the daylights out of Carlo for beating on Connie. "If you ever touch my sister again, I'll kill you." Brotherly love is a wonderful thing.

Its the way he says it as well,he so out of breath he like stutters when he says it,i always chuckle when that scene passers

I had never thought of things that way. Do you think that is what Kay was thinking?