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Question about the book
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02/05/03 02:53 AM
02/05/03 02:53 AM
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Hollywood Hagan
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I've never read the book, but I've seen the movies hundreds of times. Still, I've never been clear on one subject. In the movie, Michael tells Kay that Sonny brought Hagan into the Family. This leaads me to believe that Sonny and Hagan have a special bond. That combined with the fact that Sonny and Tom are so close in age furthers my belief.
However, in the movie, many times Sonny and Tom argue. It seems many times to just be business matters, or brotherly spats. But when Tom tells Sonny that Vito is just as much a father to him as Sonny and Mike, Sonny seems to just roll his eyes and brush the comment off.
My question is this: did the book give any mention concerning the relationship between Sonny and Tom? Many times these things are hard to translate onto film, and I'd like to see the true intentions of all the scenes between the two.
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Re: Question about the book
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02/05/03 09:15 AM
02/05/03 09:15 AM
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Alexander Supalov
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Hi! Originally posted by Hollywood Hagan: But when Tom tells Sonny that Vito is just as much a father to him as Sonny and Mike, Sonny seems to just roll his eyes and brush the comment off. I don't think so. What Sonny meant was that Tom was carelessly leaving the blood spilt outside the equation. Tom replied that even if he were to have a blood bond with Don Vito, his opinion wouldn't differ: "If the old man dies, you make the deal, Sonny." As to their relation: book or no book, they were brothers in all but the blood, and both knew that, thanks in part to Sonny's recurring outbursts. Best regards. Alexander
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Re: Question about the book
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02/05/03 01:17 PM
02/05/03 01:17 PM
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I think the line, "It's easy for you to say, he's not your father," and Tom's reply, were meant by Puzo and FFC to give us more insight into their characters at a fairly early point in the film. That line is an example of Sonny's hotheadness, while Tom's reply underscores his loyalty to the family, only faintly alluded to by Michael to Kay at the wedding. As Goodfella wisely advised: read the novel! You'll be glad you did!
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.
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Re: Question about the book
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02/05/03 01:45 PM
02/05/03 01:45 PM
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Originally posted by Turnbull: As Goodfella wisely advised: read the novel! You'll be glad you did! I second that. (or would it be "thirding" it?) Anyways, I'm moving this thread to the "Novel" forum.
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