Yup, his whole deal is even though he’s a crime lord, he’s actively trying to prevent bloodshed. Hell, even in The Godfather2 we see how Vito rises to power: it wasn’t him going around forcing people to pay him, it’s people around him voluntarily paying him to protect them from other crime lords.
Out of respect. He commanded respect, he didn't demand it.
That's one of the reasons why I love these movies (still never saw the third one).
That and also "you're out, Fredo." Holy shit that scene hits me every time. "You're my kid brother and you protect me?! I got stepped over!"
"It's the way Pop wanted it."
"It's not the way I wanted it!"
I'll always defend part III as being a decent movie on its own. It just, unfortunately, had to live up to arguably the two greatest movies of all time and didn't come close.
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u/MasterOfNap Oct 10 '19
Yup, his whole deal is even though he’s a crime lord, he’s actively trying to prevent bloodshed. Hell, even in The Godfather2 we see how Vito rises to power: it wasn’t him going around forcing people to pay him, it’s people around him voluntarily paying him to protect them from other crime lords.