I also point up that we sometimes fail to take into account that this is all fiction and that a movie length of 3-4 hours is starting to stretch the attention span of even the most avid movie-goer.
Well, this is always the case, and it is a given in any hypothetical. Further as one of the most avid Godfather fans, I could watch a 24 hour version of it.
"Io sono stanco, sono imbigliato, and I wan't everyone here to know, there ain't gonna be no trouble from me..Don Corleone..Cicc' a port!"
