Michael old, solitary and stricken with grief and guilt, dying unceremoniously while slumping over is completely taken out in The Godfather Coda, which ends with Michael’s harrowing silent screams after the loss of his daughter and the montage of women whose lives were marred due to him in one way or another, namely Kay, Mary and Apollonia.

This editorial decision adds a profoundness to the new ending, placing Michael Corleone in a position that denies him redemption of any kind but further exacerbating his spiritual anguish instead