The Godfather vs Succession: 50 Years of Power, Greed, & The "American Dream"

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  • @Easybreezylemonsqueezy928
    @Easybreezylemonsqueezy928 Місяць тому +49

    “It’s not just about being willing to take out others, but also to kill the parts of yourself that might hold you back” 🤯 wow that was an amazing way to frame it. And it shows you EXACTLY why it was never going to be any of the kids. They constantly shoot themselves in the foot but never in a strategic way that could actually propel them forward.

  • @marianadineva14
    @marianadineva14 Місяць тому +16

    It wasn’t obvious who should succeed in Succession because Logan deliberately held them back to be as childlike and incompetent as possible not to be overthrown prematurely and they be under his control… But as death is inevitable, in the end he leaves not one but four inept “princes”.

  • @steve.santiago
    @steve.santiago Місяць тому +58

    Yes! I remember making the Godfather/Succession parallels after watching the first few episodes of Succession! I saw Logan as Vito, Shiv as Michael, Kendall as Sonny and Roman as Fredo and Geri as Tom Hagen.

    • @OhWellWhatTheHell1
      @OhWellWhatTheHell1 Місяць тому +15

      They’re all Fredo tbh

    • @axis7879
      @axis7879 Місяць тому +7

      Yeah in that i agree everybody is Fredo in this show

    • @margarethmichelina5146
      @margarethmichelina5146 Місяць тому +8

      What's even hillarious is just when we think Kendall is going to be Michael, he becomes Fredo again and again.

    • @FreshBatteries
      @FreshBatteries Місяць тому

      Have you ever considered that men should never teach kindergarten. Because what kind of parent would leave their young child alone with any man?
      I have autism. It's not my fault I say these things.

    • @FreshBatteries
      @FreshBatteries Місяць тому

      You will never be truly free unless you hit bottom
      SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP
      You are now one step closer to hitting bottom

  • @jbennett87
    @jbennett87 Місяць тому +9

    Can we get a video highlighting the differences between an HBO drama versus an FX drama versus an AMC, drama, etc?

  • @nont18411
    @nont18411 Місяць тому +38

    There are people who seriously think that Tom is a role model because he seems to “win” in the end of Succession.
    But in my opinion, I think that none of the characters in this show should be a role model for anyone, not even Tom, Matsson or Logan, who are the “winners”. The system is broken to begin with. Someone who tries to win it will slowly but steadily has their soul corrupted (I mean, Shiv is not a good person in anyway shape or form, but Tom is willing to sell out his own wife to Matsson both figuratively and literally just to become Matsson’s lap dog is so disgusting and pathetic).

    • @XSilver_WaterX
      @XSilver_WaterX Місяць тому

      Even when you refuse to play the game, some jerk tries to pull you back in it. Like college refunds; they exist to purely trick you into confessing something you DON'T have?!

    • @rejectionisprotection4448
      @rejectionisprotection4448 Місяць тому +7

      People forget how terrible Tom was before; he used to use employees as footstools........

  • @saxmanphd
    @saxmanphd Місяць тому +27

    I think Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul took a lot of notes from Michael's transformation in addition to homages/steals from Godfather 1 and 2.

    • @angelusdemorte3
      @angelusdemorte3 Місяць тому +5

      For Saul and Jesse, yes. But for Walt, he was waiting for permission to be a terrible person... and cancer gave him that permission.

  • @imaan21
    @imaan21 Місяць тому +9

    You must’ve made this literally for me! My two obsessions

  • @theocnetwork1521
    @theocnetwork1521 Місяць тому +19

    Michael pulled Himself into the mafia . He only did it because of the assassination attempt on his father . Vito told Michael that he never wanted this life for him

    • @swatisaini6447
      @swatisaini6447 Місяць тому +7

      Exactly. He wanted him to become a senator not gangster

    • @theocnetwork1521
      @theocnetwork1521 Місяць тому +6

      @@swatisaini6447 Yup he wanted him
      To be the one legitimate person in the family

    • @isabelagarcia8885
      @isabelagarcia8885 Місяць тому +8

      Yes! Vito really loved his family. He as a child understood that the only way to assure that your loved ones are safe is for you to HAVE the power (he lost his father, brother and mother because of the lack of it). I think Michael understood that when Vito got almost killed and that's the reason why he decided to get into the mafia business. But power, as Shakespeare always warned, is a sickness and is bound to tragedy.

  • @Hallows4
    @Hallows4 Місяць тому +15

    MORE CROSSOVER ANALYSES!!!

  • @thetake
    @thetake  Місяць тому +3

    Thanks so much for watching! Up next, check out our video on the Killer Rich People Trope: ua-cam.com/video/hZlf6CGeckQ/v-deo.html
    Or our video on why the Shrinking Trope helps us have some hope in the word of the Corleone's and the Roys: ua-cam.com/video/PoOseu5l--0/v-deo.html

  • @elenabertocci1418
    @elenabertocci1418 Місяць тому

    "I got the gun, you got the briefcase: it's all in the game" Omar, The Wire

  • @zakhm05
    @zakhm05 Місяць тому +5

    Michael was in the marines

  • @stellarkat4657
    @stellarkat4657 Місяць тому +8

    You're iconic for analyzing the iconic movie

  • @SunShine-qk4rb
    @SunShine-qk4rb Місяць тому +1

    Great episode

  • @DSQueenie
    @DSQueenie Місяць тому

    Half way through the video.
    Don Corleone didn’t want Micheal in the family. It was Sonny that pulled him back in when the Don was injured in hospital. When he finds out it was Michael who shot McCluskey he weeps.
    Fredo was the oldest son not Sonny.

  • @trinaq
    @trinaq Місяць тому +6

    My favourite film trilogy, and my favourite TV show. I definitely have a liking for dysfunctional families who get roped up into shady business dealings.

  • @moviegeek22-cr2bb
    @moviegeek22-cr2bb Місяць тому

    Do an analysis on the last kingdom alfred

  • @zanealexanderZA
    @zanealexanderZA Місяць тому +9

    How about some Steven Universe analysis?😊

    • @jordanloux3883
      @jordanloux3883 Місяць тому

      What specifically?

    • @zanealexanderZA
      @zanealexanderZA Місяць тому

      @jordanloux3883 Anything and everything
      Empathy for connection
      Gender roles
      Stereotypes of gender
      Parenting
      Romantic partnership
      The sky is the limit

  • @silverio2049
    @silverio2049 Місяць тому +15

    Just a reminder that Succession is based on Lannister Family 14:47

    • @Hallows4
      @Hallows4 Місяць тому +4

      I thought that from the beginning, and I've only seen a few episodes.

    • @AT-rr2xw
      @AT-rr2xw Місяць тому +3

      Ah yes, the Lannister Family, famous for owning News Corp.

    • @williamalfonso1373
      @williamalfonso1373 Місяць тому

      @@AT-rr2xw They owned Mines, Gold Mines.

    • @AT-rr2xw
      @AT-rr2xw Місяць тому

      @@williamalfonso1373 Yes, the Gold Mines that is News Corp.

    • @margarethmichelina5146
      @margarethmichelina5146 Місяць тому

      The Lannister Family minus the incests

  • @laffingist218
    @laffingist218 Місяць тому +5

    no shade @ the take btw, ❤ the channel, I'm just adding here
    smart folks and weirdos gotta stop honoring these narratives in public. like love it privately but 80% of people will never examine what's really happening and they just go "walter white is so sick, michael/the roys/jack torrance was so sick"

  • @printezstroman
    @printezstroman Місяць тому

    Tom only won because, and I hate to give a meta answer, the writers decided to give the dumbest ending that they could've.

  • @DSQueenie
    @DSQueenie Місяць тому

    Half way through the video.
    Don Corleone didn’t want Micheal in the family. It was Sonny that pulled him back in when the Don was injured in hospital. When he finds out it was Michael who shot McCluskey he weeps.
    Fredo was the oldest son not Sonny.