I, too, chose Sonny. Mainly because, Sonny is my big brother. My brother had a bad temper but a warm heart and every time I watch the movie I think of my brother and my relationship with him. Mt brother, sadly, is deceased now and I think the greatest tribute to him is Caan's portrayal of Sonny in The Godfather.

Sonny seemed to be the nicest of all of the characters. I even found him to be a little nicer then his father (i.e. Vito refused to get involved in Connie's marriage because it wasn't his business vs. Sonny beat the sh*t out of Carlo). Of all of the characters, I would have liked to see him the most in the following movies, but his death was appropriate to his personality. He died, in short because of his temper, but it was really because he was defending his family.