How would you have done it? What would you have done differently? I know that the film is very true to the novel so maybe this is the way most of us would have made it. I would have made several films depicting the years of 1945 through 1955..and still have them all made around three hours or longer. And a couple of those films to be made entirely about young Vito's days, then it switches back to 1945-55.
I would also have had the actual Part 2 and 3 films entitled something different, and there could be made a couple of films for the FFC Part 2 film as well. THEN, we would have an endless discussion.