This has probably been noted before but...

Am I the only one who thinks that Rocco had absolutely no chance of asassinating Roth and escaping with his life/freedom in tact?

Did Micheal send Rocco to kill Roth knowing full well that it would be a suicide mission? I'm sure the shortest and most widespread answer to this will probably be 'yes', but it still seems a little strange to me. Also, why was Rocco so keen to take this task?


I remember the first time I saw part 1 being slightly dissapointed with the montage at the end showing the murders of the heads of the 5 families and I felt the same way when I saw Roth's demise.

This is indeed already been discussed in some other pretty large topics. You can find them somewhere.

Yes, it is one of the most-discussed topics on this board.

We're not chiding you for bringing it up again, Immobiliare. We're saying that the most interesting answers have already been posted. You can easily find them.

Since Rocco is clearly the best character of the trilogy, it was an obvious distraction to the ending montage.

I've read before that he was intended to be kept alive, but actor Tom Rosqui had his life cut short by cancer. There are a couple of weak connections you can make. Maybe it shows that Michael no longer has no need for Rocco and his men, remnants of the happier days in New York. Although, given his paranoia, I really can't understand why Michael would take a chance on throwing away the established leader of the crew that provides him the most security. You know what makes the most sense to me? On 'getting rid of all his enemies', perhaps Rocco was Michael's enemy. He had failed to keep the compound safe. By putting his life at risk, he's taking appropriate punishment for that failure. If he dies, so be it. If not, then he's re-proved his dedication?

My question is: Did Michael make sure that at least one guard knew about Rocco's mission?