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Most Impactful Scene #413582
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For me, it has to be the end of GFII, starting with Fredo going out in the boat with Al and on through to the end (before the flashback). I just love the music and I still get the shivers when I see and hear the gull flying overhead. The sky and the clouds give me the impression it's very cold, dark and sinister, which represents how things have become for Michael.

I could watch it over and over again!

BTW, I am so glad I've found this group!

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I think for me it's the baptism...the bouncing back and forth between the ceremony and the murders. I just find it very intense.

I'm pretty pleased I stumbled upon all this too. They seem like a crazy bunch but in a good way. ;\) Kinda nice to find other people that lean towards being obsessive. LOL


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To me, it will always be the silent scream.


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Tough question, because of the many Impactful Scenes. One that I feel is most important is the hospital scene when Mike goes to visit his father, and finds all the guards gone. From the time he arrives with the record player stuck, to when he gets punched by McClusky is pure brilliant film making.


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Sonny's death, without it, Michael never takes over.


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There are just too many to choose from.I agree with Lucylu though.That scene were Fredo is whacked at the end of Part 2 really hits a nerve with me.Michael's silent scream is disturbing.The baptism/murders scene is pure brilliance.

Hahaha like i said theres just too many....


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I like the scene when the camera drew slowly close to Micheal while he was plotting the plan to kill M/S. You can see how cold he suddenly became. A new Don was already born. King Athur!


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What's especially cool about that scene is when Enzo's hands are shaking so badly he can't operate the lighter. Mike lights his cigarette for him, and looking down at his own hand, sees how steady and calm he's remained.

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 Originally Posted By: wtwt5237
I like the scene when the camera drew slowly close to Micheal while he was plotting the plan to kill M/S. You can see how cold he suddenly became. A new Don was already born. King Athur!


Yes, that scene is especially poignant and impactful. As the camera slowly draws closer to Michael, one can almost see the change in him from the college kid to a murderer. I think it symbolizes that those kind of chamges in our lives do come about slowly like the movement of the hands of a clock.


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I have to ask, what's the "silent scream"?

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Michael's silent scream at the end of Part 3, after Mary is killed.


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Michael sitting in the chair and calmly taking over the meeting, and in effect the future of the family as he convinces Sonny, Tom, Tessio, and Clemenza that Sollozzo must die, how and why they can get away with kiling McCluskey, that it is business, not personal, and that he is the logical one to do the killing.


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There are to many Impactful scenes but i will have to go to the flashback at the end of part 2.

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I do have one more memorable scene..in GFII when Kay goes to see the kids and Connie hurries her up because Michael is coming. He walks through the kitchen and stares at Kay and his appearance has shockingly changed into the "Picture of Dorian Gray". There's a resemblence to the "old" Michael, but his evil deeds are written all over his face which is cold and hard.

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 Originally Posted By: olivant
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I like the scene when the camera drew slowly close to Micheal while he was plotting the plan to kill M/S. You can see how cold he suddenly became. A new Don was already born. King Athur!


Yes, that scene is especially poignant and impactful. As the camera slowly draws closer to Michael, one can almost see the change in him from the college kid to a murderer. I think it symbolizes that those kind of chamges in our lives do come about slowly like the movement of the hands of a clock.


Speaking of which, ever notice how Mike whenever he sits down immediately crosses his legs....


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 Originally Posted By: johnny ola
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I like the scene when the camera drew slowly close to Micheal while he was plotting the plan to kill M/S. You can see how cold he suddenly became. A new Don was already born. King Athur!


Yes, that scene is especially poignant and impactful. As the camera slowly draws closer to Michael, one can almost see the change in him from the college kid to a murderer. I think it symbolizes that those kind of chamges in our lives do come about slowly like the movement of the hands of a clock.


Speaking of which, ever notice how Mike whenever he sits down immediately crosses his legs....


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 Originally Posted By: lucylu
I do have one more memorable scene..in GFII when Kay goes to see the kids and Connie hurries her up because Michael is coming. He walks through the kitchen and stares at Kay and his appearance has shockingly changed into the "Picture of Dorian Gray". There's a resemblence to the "old" Michael, but his evil deeds are written all over his face which is cold and hard.


What impressed me the most was the look on both Mike and Kay's faces. For a fleeting moment it looked like they might have gotten back together again, and in one swift movement he calmly closes the door and walks away......


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Do you mean when he looks her up and down?

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 Originally Posted By: lucylu
Do you mean when he looks her up and down?


With him, to me, it was the look in her face, that seemed to show some hope, and his making a movement toward her. At first it appeared that he was going to talk to her and possibly ask her back in for glass of wine , but as it turns out, he was just moving toward the door to close it in her face. Also a nice touch that he just calmly closes the door.


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I didn't see any emotion in his face at all! He was totally cold and couldn't even be bothered to tell her to get lost and stay lost.

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I know I'm going to take a lot of flak for this but I have to be honest, the silent scream in Part 3 did nothing for me. I know a lot of you love that scene, can someone explain why? I watch it and just no emotion, now seeing him dancing with Kay etc.. right after that was just beautiful.


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The silent scream is haunting. It's the one absolute moment in Michael's life where he knows 100% that he made the wrong decisions to be a part of this life. You see the 30 or so years of regret flash across his face in that instant. At first I didn't know what was happening. I thought he might die right there of a heart attack. That scene, with the music and the flashbacks afterward and then the final scene with him in the Sicilian courtyard is just heartbreaking. Very fitting end to his character and Pacino played it masterfully. He should have gotten the Oscar.

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 Originally Posted By: lucylu
I didn't see any emotion in his face at all! He was totally cold and couldn't even be bothered to tell her to get lost and stay lost.


Correct, but when I first viewed the scene, and saw him make a move toward her, for a very quick millisecond, I sort of thought there was going to be some dialogue between them, and the closing of the door was so dramatic. It was in line with the "Fredo you are nothing to me" speech in the boathouse, but done silently.


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 Originally Posted By: johnny ola
Tough question, because of the many Impactful Scenes. One that I feel is most important is the hospital scene when Mike goes to visit his father, and finds all the guards gone.


LOL. All the guards, and all the patients, too. That hospital was right out of Halloween II.

Most impactful scene: my favorite is when Michael deals with Carlo.

After the baptism, they're all exiting the church. Rocco appears and whispers something into Michael's ear. Michael then stares ahead at nothing for a second, then just his eyes shift over to Carlo.

FFW to the scene when Michael and his entourage enter Carlo's home, and Michael walks towards the camera and says, "You have to answer for Santino, Carlo."

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 Originally Posted By: Buttmunker
 Originally Posted By: johnny ola
Tough question, because of the many Impactful Scenes. One that I feel is most important is the hospital scene when Mike goes to visit his father, and finds all the guards gone.


LOL. All the guards, and all the patients, too. That hospital was right out of Halloween II.

Most impactful scene: my favorite is when Michael deals with Carlo.

After the baptism, they're all exiting the church. Rocco appears and whispers something into Michael's ear. Michael then stares ahead at nothing for a second, then just his eyes shift over to Carlo.

FFW to the scene when Michael and his entourage enter Carlo's home, and Michael walks towards the camera and says, "You have to answer for Santino, Carlo."


Was that Carlo's home? I thought it was Mike's home. \:x


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 Originally Posted By: DonMichaelCorleone
Sonny's death, without it, Michael never takes over.


It does make me wonder though... Michael saw Sonny in action as the acting Don... he was concerned.... he saw that Sonny was a bad Don as Vito said later. Could there have been a sibling battle over Donship at some point if Sonny lived and constantly did things wrong and ran the family in the ground... so to speak...


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I think sonny would have been next in line if he survived regardless of mike.

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There are so many....

a few of my "impact" scenes are:

"WHO HAD PENTANGELI KILLED"
"WHO GAVE THE ORDER... I KNOW I DIDNT"


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"I just want to wait"

"I will see my sister alone"
"I dont know this Merle... I dont know what he lives on..."


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 Originally Posted By: ScarFather

It does make me wonder though... Michael saw Sonny in action as the acting Don... he was concerned.... he saw that Sonny was a bad Don as Vito said later.


I don't think Michael ever thought Santino a bad Don, per se. I never really thought Michael was concerned about the fate of the Family...after all, his brother managed to get Michael out of the country and out of harm's way (the tragedy that befell Michael in Sicily only occurred after Santino's demise). Santino may or may not have been able to "get Sollozzo" without getting the Cop, but Michael figured it out first (in the book, the narrative said that Santino's biggest mistake was sending Michael to kill Sollozzo and McCluskey).

Santino was no diplomat, and in that kind of occupation, you need to be. Michael was, as was his father before him.

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 Originally Posted By: Buttmunker
 Originally Posted By: ScarFather

It does make me wonder though... Michael saw Sonny in action as the acting Don... he was concerned.... he saw that Sonny was a bad Don as Vito said later.


I don't think Michael ever thought Santino a bad Don, per se. I never really thought Michael was concerned about the fate of the Family...after all, his brother managed to get Michael out of the country and out of harm's way (the tragedy that befell Michael in Sicily only occurred after Santino's demise). Santino may or may not have been able to "get Sollozzo" without getting the Cop, but Michael figured it out first (in the book, the narrative said that Santino's biggest mistake was sending Michael to kill Sollozzo and McCluskey).

Santino was no diplomat, and in that kind of occupation, you need to be. Michael was, as was his father before him.



If you watch Michael watching Sonny(and Tom) in action... to me he is observing a man... acting as Don as a "rudderless ship"(someone else's descriptor of Sonny's donship on this board)

I think Michael became VERY "concerned" when he tells Sonny "he's my father too, I want to stay" at the Tom and Sonny meeting.


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