I'll concede that Michael probably loved his daughter, Mary, but he never knew how to express it. To get to her he named her the head of some foundatiion he started, and even Mary questioned the legitimacy of that operation. Bottom line? He tried to buy her love.
As for this shibboleth that Fredo had a good heart, and which permeates everything about the GF Trilogy, I fail to see anything Fredo ever did that showed he had a good heart.
Examples anyone?
Yes i can give examples. First of all i never said Fredo was a saint but compared to his brothers he is probably the only one who has a chance to go to heaven lol. I mean when his father gets shot and when his mother dies he gets very emotional which shows he loved them very much even though they didnt think that much of him. Also Fredo spending time with Anthony is important. teaching him how to fish is something Mike never would do or would want to do. Heck he never even knew what his son got for Christmas.
