We will always compare a sequel with the original. However, if you are going to do a GFIII, where do you begin, how do you do it, what do you include, etc? It is a struggle. GFI&II are plotted along lines that reflect real time events to some extent. So, GFIII attempted to do that. But I believe that FFC was trying to sum up what the GF was all about in the first place - Michael's struggle with himself. To me the silent scream and the last scene of GFIII sum up all of the pathos of the Trilogy. They are powerful scenes that entertain and instruct. That is, ultimately, the virtue of GFIII.