Better part of a billion $(!) is way too huge for any bribe and Michael already had to officially pay for the Immobiliare stocks, no? By comparison, Howard Hughes' whole estate at the time of his death in 1976 was 2.6 billion $ and he was one of the richest men of his time.
Good point. But remember, this is The Godfather Part III.
Well, the bank was in trouble already, which is why they needed Michael's (massive) deposits. And if the bank didn't go bust, why did Keinszig run? This whole segment is modelled on Banko Ambrosiano crash isn't it?
He had double-crossed Michael and maybe also others and when his scheme was uncovered, he knew his life would be in jeopordy as he realized what kind of a man Michael was. Not only Michael would have wanted him dead, but probably also Lucchesi, who may have considered Keinzsig a potential liability and therefore a threat to his political carreer. That's how the minds of those crooks work. If there's only the slightest risk, it would be taken care of.
Nor does it make any sense for Corleones to murder Keinszig. His RL counterpart was removed because he knew too much and tried to blackmail both the church and the mafia, whose money he had laundered. But Michael's dealings with him were above board and he was no danger to Corleones.
Revenge is a major subtheme in The Godfather Trilogy.
This also makes me wonder what exactly Michael gave Vincent. I mean, he intended to head the corporation himself, with help of financial managers and lawyers no? So, did he just give Vincent the illegitimate part - Zaza's leftovers?
Zasa's leftovers more than likely which was the remaining Corleone crime family.
And if so, why the whole "you can call yourself Corleone" part? Why not just have Corleone crime "family" become Mancini, clearing the Corleone name and blood family of crime associations once and for all?
Would have been much more realistic, too, given how RL mafia families changed names throughout their history when bosses changed.
Although romanticized, it was probably Michael's final recognition of Vincent being Sonny's legitimate son. Something what Vincent and his mother Lucy always wanted.
Btw, welcome to the boards Celebel, I enjoy you're thoughts.
