Originally Posted By: pizzaboy
Originally Posted By: Lilo
Part of that could work but for me the more interesting bit of any modern Godfather movie or any mob movie period would be how such people operate in a world of RICO (with very flexible standards of proof), Witness protection programs, incredible electronic/audio/visual surveillance, defectors/informants and declining (non-existent??) ability to prevent/soften prosecution.

What made the first two movies so great was that they mixed reality, history and fantasy so well. How would Vincent or any of his leaders operate in a world where that new associate could be an FBI agent, one of their friends got 60 years for waving hi to someone outside of a restaurant, and even the boss can't just call in favors from a Senator any more?


EXCELLENT points, Lilo. They couldn't really get away with the idea of there being no legal repercussions for the Corleones in this day and age.


Considering how all three existing Godfather movies have multiple plot lines, I don't see why RICO and the FBI couldn't be woven into the story I suggested at the beginning of this thread. After all, the whole idea of a war between the Corleone family and the Russian mob occured to me partly as a way of tying them into the real world that existed when Part IV would take place, just as the Senate hearings did in Part II. And perhaps an FBI agent could actually play a critical role in the film. Just as Agent Harris in the Sopranos played an important role as an ally of Tony in the war against Phil, perhaps someone (or even more than one person) in the FBI could see the Corleones as being definitely preferable to the Russians and be an important factor in the turning of the war in their favor.

Let me tell ya somethin my kraut mick friend!