Originally posted by SC
The marionette logo was used to show Vito's power. He was the marionette. He was the one pulling the strings. He was the one orchestrating what others did. He was the one who wanted to do this (and he suceeded).
That's what I always thought
Just to add to that: Genco on his deathbed asks Vito to "pull a few strings" to save him from death.
I suppose the broader message (from the trilogy as a whole) is that no man is completely free in his actions ... there is always someone at the top pulling his strings, whether it is a Mafia Don or the establishment pezzonovante.
