@@focusedonfuture3255 - Exactly, just like when he explained to Sonny and Tom that he was justified in offing Sollozo because his trying to kill his father was personal, and not just excusable because it was "business".
Basically the senator's big mouth sealed his own death warrant. When Michael gave him his answer, he already had planned out the whole thing of what he was going to do to Senator Geary. He knew that he would be able to _convince_ the senator to do as Michael says.
@@aaronkinder2807Ya but he's a senator. He's a powerful man. He has the power of the state behind him in terms of law enforcement and military. Corleone is just a crime boss
@@TheLarryBrown its way better than Hamlet. Mr. Pacino his stare at Tom for leaking the news is deadly. Classic stare. It is definitely not basic acting. lol Italians were born to act and make sure things got done.
I’m just saying. Anyone who has trouble holding in anger and wants to maintain “control” of a conversation, needs to watch Michael here. Clearly he is agitated yet maintains calm and steady and same tone of voice. Fucking classic upper hand. Well done Al !
@richroyer4679 20 minutes ago I’m just saying. Anyone who has trouble holding in anger and wants to maintain “control” of a conversation, needs to watch Michael here. Clearly he is agitated yet maintains calm and steady and same tone of voice. Fucking classic upper hand. Well done Al ! AI did it ? I thought it was Pacino and Coppola not a computer ….
Later in this movie, Michael shows the Senator that he is wrong about Italian-Americans. The Senator, having learnt the importance of cultural diversity, gives his public support to the Corleone family, and Michael and the Senator become good friends ever after. Such a nice movie.
Imagine if Nolan had made this film. This entire scene would have inappropriately dramatic music, drowning out the actors voices and ruining all nuance in their performance.
What an excellent scene and of course the acting is superb. You see in Micheals character (2:27) that right at that moment it takes everything in him to contain his composure and stay in control and not lose his temper right after the Senator insults him and his family, after being invited to a special festive occasion, at his home….in his office. What a masterpiece on film.
Not at all. The senator was deliberately provoking Michael and Michael would not react to that unless he was a rank amatuer, which he was but that was just child's play.
@@TheLarryBrown Well I guess that’s one way of looking at it but remember….he is a U.S. Senator and of course he is used to pushing and intimidating people around to get his way, using the status of a government official as a form of power. Of course Micheal knows this and is well aware of the (corrupt) Senator’s status but Micheal obviously is not intimidated by this. Micheal already knew this, in advance, so he allows the Senator to act accordingly but Micheal being the mafia head as he is knows exactly how to deal with individuals such as the Senator. That is why right before the Senator is leaving Micheal gave him his answer bluntly and straight to the point, letting the Senator know that he was definitely not intimidated by him or his presence.
@@mrc1737 That brings up an interesting point. Senators have power to give people what they need. The usual way to get what you want from them is to pay them. We live in a hopefully civilized society where violence and force are not part of the equation. Geary is used to playing the game. He has what people need. People pay him and he gives them what they need, and they pay him some more. That's how his game is played. Michael plays it a different way, with violence. Almost any civilized gentleman, when faced with violence, will back down. That's a sign of our civilized society, yes, but also a sign of human nature that we don't tend to hold an army at our disposal like Michael does. Michael knows that if faced with violence Geary will back down, especially because he's done his homework and he already knows seven ways he could blackmail him. Violence is something we don't want in our society, something we need to penalize and eradicate and prevent. Instead we have a court system that arbitrates things and settles disputes without violence, even if you're on the losing end. Mafia is a cancer in our society that operates on violence. Yes it's effective but society needs to oppose it.
R I P John Cazale 1935-1978 as Fredo in The Two Godfather movies ,Was saddaned when hearing of his passing at 42 in 1978 after appearing in Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter .Other movies he was in were Dog Day Afternoon with Al Pacino in 1975 ,Such a sad loss😢
Adding Oscar-nominated The Conversation the same year as GF2 (Coppola lost this Oscar nomination to himself for GF2) and you have Casale's complete filmography. An absolute genius an actor, lost impossibly too soon
during the baptism speech he mispronounces the name then in the private meeting he pronounces it correctly albeit sarcastically showing that he always knew how to say the name.
The Senator is " white privilege" circa 1950.He is an all American therefore entitled. He does not want Guido's, wops or oily hair people in his nice clean state, unless there is something in it for him. If Michael Corleone is posing as a respectable businessman, what is Senator Geary nothing but a corrupt politician "posing as"? The very definition of hypocrisy!
@@pogtuber5146this was before the attempted hit on Michael. I think this was just setting up the stakes and sneaky exposition on how far they have come in Nevada.
@buboy19 I do like Vito played by both Marlon Brando and Robert Deniro but I think Michael makes the most of every opportunity and knows how to corner his opponents perfectly
This movie the sequel to the Godfather was just, only just slightly better. Very rare a sequel is better than the original, made the more remarkable that the original is a masterpiece.
How do channels like this upload movie clips and make money off monetizing but regular people like me cannot do so? And no copyright warnings or nothing?
I love GFI, but in my opinion GFII is the best. I still think Al Pacino’s acting in this second movie is the best of all time, this movie would never have been the same without Al. I could watch these scenes another thousand times and still come back for more!
I wonder what ratio of men are watching? I think something about this film resonates strongly with men. It came in my recommendation because I periodically keep coming back to the film
2:04 I've just noticed one (not so) little detail for the first time (after seeing the trilogy multiple times): when the senator speaks the sentence which ends with "and your whole f****** family", the background music ends. This Bigband title ends regularly and it seems casual in this moment. But think of it: of all possible insults the senator chooses willingly or randomly the ones which would definitely trigger a reaction from Michael. And the following few seconds there become an "awkward silence" to let this ultimate insult sink in. Brilliant!
Now, how can anyone hate that? He was an oil man, the richest, yet lowest form of businessman, yet this guy goes "I want to be in Hollywood and damn it, I'm gonna!" Dreams don't die, people. Not even American Capitalism can anchor it down.
@@sumthingwikked4257 No, you miss the point. Capitalism made it possible, Mr. Spradlin was rich enough to indulge his dream and did so. It was his own drive and ambition plus his skills as a businessman plus the free market that made it possible. And respectfully unless you walk or bike everywhere you want to go and don't use anything made with petrochemicals (like your computer) don't complain about the oil industry. OK? You can have the last word.
It is VERY easy to be calm when you have 500 stone cold killer soldiers, and 2,500 associates working for you, and will willfully obey your every order. Life of a powerful mafia boss.
@@sigmundfreude4088 you dont get my point that senator is a nobody to him and he listens senators shit talking with no emotions he only plans to fuck him up in best possible way like he did
You can actually imagine Mitch McConnell and Richard Blumenthal doing this. Our senate is full or the worst possible scumbags you can think of. Repeal the 17th amendment
God. What a movie. I've seen it so many times and yet, when I watch this clip, I'm even more dumbfounded by the absolute perfection every actor brought to their role. I can't remember the last modern movie where I wasn't, on some level, aware that I was watching actors...but in the Godfather 1 & 2, I just get lost in the story.
I don't know this term for english, but in my country it calls something like "head-on directing", meaning painfully obvious and straightforward directing decisions
My favorite part is this stupid senator shows his Achilles’ heel by taking pills 💊 in front of them all. Now Micheal knows all he has to do is find him in a compromising position and give him a couple more of those pills and he won’t remember anything. Perfect.
@ after you watch the movie several hundred times you see things that you never saw before. Lol. Did you also know that if there are oranges in a scene that person’s going to pass away? I never figured that out. Somebody told me.
Over the last 20 years, it switches place with the Shawshank redemption as the greatest movie of all time on IMDb’s 250 greatest movies ever list although in the last decade, Shawshank test stay in the lead
The senator's family could presumably trace back to the early American founding, with many having served, Corleone's service doesn't put him on equal footing with that.
At 3:17 is the underappreciated actor Richard Bright. He plays Al Neri, Michael's loyal bodyguard, in all three Godfather films. Bright was killed in New York in 2006 when a bus ran him over
It’s the second most accurate portrayal of a Nevada politician based on Dingy Harry, the first being Dick Smothers corrupt senator in Casino. To think he had such a long career with how unapologetically dirty he was.
He already knew what the senator would offer. They would have already followed his patterns and determined several ways to compromise him. He was roasted before the oven got turned on.
Michael was so smooth. The composure he exhibited even though he probably wanted to knock off the Senator in this scene…but he had better plans which was the smarter move. A clear reason why GFI & GFII are my favorite movies of all time.
I was in junior high school when this movie came out and a lot of it went over my head. I had to watch it several times and totally love it. Parts of it are subtle and deep. Every time I watch it I find something new in it. The Godfather part one is a classic. The Godfather part two is a masterpiece. As far as part three, should have never been written or filmed.
Part III is quite decent and wraps a few things up. Sure, not up there with I and II, yet they were right to make an attempt. Conny's arc is quite interesting to follow from I to III by the way, and they resurrected Tuco!
@holymolythejabroni9040 yea, but then again, he was pretty scared and started kissing up to Italian Americans in the court hearing scene, after being blackmailed in the hotel prostitute scene.
Al Nieri is super dope and loyal. He disrespectfully walks in front of the senator while he's talking because he already knows where the energy of the conversation is headed. He automatically knew to let the senator out after Michael says his offer is nothing.....and the GREATEST, MOST SUBTLE nuance in this scene, is how Al continues to look at the senator after he leaves the room. This is a clear sign that the senator will be dealt with
The two main characters in the scene exchanging controlled threats, meanwhile Tom’s (Duvall) side glances are telling the audience what is really happening here. Such brilliant acting and directing.
The entire trilogy belonged among my late mum's favourite films, she appreciated so much about them - the acting, the screenplays, the music, the cinematography... I love them too, and finally gave her the set on dvd as a Christmas present,
In the book, there is no "Frank Pantangeli." It was still Clemenza, who wasn't dead. They killed him off and created "Frank Pantangeli" for the movie, because the actor who played Clemenza - Richard Castellano - thought he was a badass and worth more than he was. So they canned him lol. Ironically enough, Castellano did die of a heart attack, years later.
@@ricardocantoral7672 No. You're 100% wrong. And even were that the case (which it wasn't) he'd be at odds with the book itself. Please, I don't know why you think it's cool or fun to push lies, but stop it. You seem like the type of person who takes Godfather or Sopranos a little too seriously.
@@johnroscoe2406 How I am wrong? I am merely stating what would have been out of character. You don't have to take these movies that seriously in order to make such an observation.
One of the great scenes in movie history. Despite my name....my great uncle was Umberto Valenti, who was the main hitman for the D'Aqiullo mafia family in New York in the 20's. Shot and killed by none other than Lucky Luciano apparently.
also, can we appreciate the subtle brilliance of a line like "i intend to squeeze you... i don't like to see you come out to this clean country..."? like... wait. run that by me again?
One of my all time favorite movie scenes. I was a kid of ten years old when this came out but I can only imagine how surprised movie goers were when the senator did a full 180. Especially the " yourself and your whole fucking family" line. Classic.
Eh, it's one of my favorites for sure, but the scene after the escape from Cuba with Fredo lying back while explaining his position to Michael is truly an all-timer.
Al Pacino in this film was something else. He _never_ looked like this again in film thereafter. Maybe the cold stare, the confidence? I don't know, but the Al Pacino of today and even 30 years ago (Godfather 3) he never again looked like this.
It's not overacting bro that is just more closer to his real personality Micheal required more subtle nuisance that's all with great direction fr Coppola
I don't know why such a Classic movie like The Godfather is not on UA-cam? It's really strange that one of the best movie ever acted is not on UA-cam. It's absolutely novel and even quite unfortunate.
I don't know what happened to Pacino's acting between GFII and III but he played MC in the first two movies pitch perfect. He has a couple yelling scenes but they're sporadic as Michael is a more quiet character but with intensity. But in GFIII he decides to OVERACT in every scene as if he forgot what the essence and core of the character were. And shame on him for not lowering his salary so his old costar Robert Duvall could return one more time as Tom Hagan.
@@jackd6881 No not really, by 1989 he had played Tony Montana in Scarface. Pacino and Coppola did great work on Michael's arc in the first two movies. Again like I said quiet composed yet could be also menancing/threatening as well. The consistency of the character should have continued in Part III. Instead of y'know being a good actor and playing Michael as he should, we got MICHAEL CORLEONE: TONY MONTANA edition. Ok, he sufferens from disease and diabetes. That's no excuse to just care about the paycheck and overact in every scene. Plus it should have been a showdown between Michael and Tom Hagan.
@@ctttt7019 That haircut also didn't do him any favors. Given his features, Al in the third film looked too "loud". Then there was the stroke, good Lord. Talk about overreacting.
Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface, Frankie and Johnnie....I didn't like Pacino's overacting style in alot of his other movies, except for Scent of a Woman. Seemed like a different actor after GF
There is a reason the two Godfather movies are considered masterpieces, everything in them is perfect including the acting. Anyone of the actors with a speaking role in either movie could have been nominated for an Academy Award they were that good. G.D Spradlin was especially good as the corrupt senator Geary.
I’ve watched this film so many times and can watch this scene again and again. It’s like the Sicilian scene in True Romance. Timeless classic and a incredible acting
If the senator would keep his mouth shut with the insults (especially family ones) he could actually get some good deal. Maybe even as one as he stipulated.
That's exactly what I've always thought. If I were to consider this in real life terms...I would have to conclude the senator didn't want the bribe at all. Why would you provoke the ego of your opponent that produces the opposite of what you want? If I provoke ego, it's to make use of it, not to lose from it.
I don't see Michael agreeing to paying him any percentage of the hotels, even if he hadn't insulted Michael to his face. Having a Senator in your pocket is good for business, but Senator Geary carried himself in a way that Michael knew he wasn't the type of person to return a favor.
@@mastod0n1 He could have made a sensible offer, like 50 thousand, instead of 250. Would be a better chance to come to a deal, especially if he acts respectful.
People have already mentioned G. D. Spradlin's performance in Apocalypse Now but to see more of him I'm going to recommend seeing his performance as the commanding officer in The Lords Of Discipline. An incredible sleeper of a film.
@@PaladinKonrad yeah, he had bad heart about how he spoke to this respectable gentlemen, and he shamed himself and made Corleone a more acceptable offer
Dude who played the senator spot on his performance.
He played the commanding officer in Apocalypse Now who sent Martin Sheen's character in to get Kurtz.
@@davy_K Thanks.I thought he looked familiar😆
G. D. Spradlin played the scumbag politician better than anyone.
Nailed it he did....
Slimey horrible American politician 😂
@@andrewmorfitis5741 he was great as the crooked Sheriff in Tank. “Did you just call me a pussy communist?”
“We’re both part of the same hypocrisy “. Best line in a film series that’s filled with terrific lines
Hmm, why? Bet you can’t even explain why.
@@Adarkane325xi Because it’s the only real honest statement out of Micheals mouth.
They are all hypocrites
@@focusedonfuture3255 - Exactly, just like when he explained to Sonny and Tom that he was justified in offing Sollozo because his trying to kill his father was personal, and not just excusable because it was "business".
@@Adarkane325xiyou’re so edgy
It’s hack writing
Pacino and Duvall give a masterclass on acting from eyes alone wtaf…brilliance
I agree, especially Duvall. I would have loved to see him in Godfather 3, but I read somewhere he was willing but it never worked out I guess.
Hagen side eye at "oily hair".....He knows the red line was crossed right then & there. Masterful acting & editing
the pointing at Michele was a pretty big red line
@@MrGenX-tq3jl openly saying you intend to squeeze a mob boss isn't also a red line? The insult to his heritage was very bad as well.
Basically the senator's big mouth sealed his own death warrant.
When Michael gave him his answer, he already had planned out the whole thing of what he was going to do to Senator Geary. He knew that he would be able to _convince_ the senator to do as Michael says.
@@aaronkinder2807Ya but he's a senator. He's a powerful man. He has the power of the state behind him in terms of law enforcement and military. Corleone is just a crime boss
Well stated. The dim bulbs don't get it.
Tom's side-eye is classic.
Duvall rocks!
Tom definitely always mastered the room. Keeps his head in one place yet watches every person around him. One of my favorite movie characters ever
Serious nuance!!
You guys are such fanboys. That's like literally the most basic acting and directing imaginable and you try to play it up like it's Hamlet.
@@TheLarryBrown dude how many movies are that old and every generation knows of it?
@@TheLarryBrown its way better than Hamlet. Mr. Pacino his stare at Tom for leaking the news is deadly. Classic stare. It is definitely not basic acting. lol Italians were born to act and make sure things got done.
I’m just saying. Anyone who has trouble holding in anger and wants to maintain “control” of a conversation, needs to watch Michael here. Clearly he is agitated yet maintains calm and steady and same tone of voice. Fucking classic upper hand. Well done Al !
@richroyer4679
20 minutes ago
I’m just saying. Anyone who has trouble holding in anger and wants to maintain “control” of a conversation, needs to watch Michael here. Clearly he is agitated yet maintains calm and steady and same tone of voice. Fucking classic upper hand. Well done Al !
AI did it ? I thought it was Pacino and Coppola not a computer ….
thats not AI. mafia boss was played by real actor in those days.
@@linaskranauskas
Just a joke
Al Pacino
AI artificial intel
A lesson Michael learned from Vito-men with real power don’t have to raise their voices.
@@josephpadula2283i believe the original poster meant ‘Al’ as in ‘Al Pacino’, not Artificial Intelligence
Later in this movie, Michael shows the Senator that he is wrong about Italian-Americans. The Senator, having learnt the importance of cultural diversity, gives his public support to the Corleone family, and Michael and the Senator become good friends ever after. Such a nice movie.
It was so nice to see how they all came together to overcome their differences peacefully and live in together harmony evermore.
yes, sweet and gentle later on, especially when characterizing "Italian Americans"
I haven't seen this movie, but my spider senses are tingling reading your comment.
I'm honestly just proud of them for learning to read.
@@robertnichols4833 Sometimes, the real Mafia are the friends we make along the way.
Thanks for not destroying the scene with external music.
Why would anyone add music to short movie sequences?
@@IdontKnow-gm7eu ikr? Too bad it's very common on here.
😅"distracting 🎺 trumpets"
Imagine if Nolan had made this film. This entire scene would have inappropriately dramatic music, drowning out the actors voices and ruining all nuance in their performance.
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Michael-“We are both part of the same hypocrisy” more truth today than ever. (Applicable to all politicians, past and present.)
And REALLY applicable to the besmeared hobbitry that make up their constituency.
It was applicable during Roman times as well; probably since time began lol
The pointing of the desk cannon towards Michael...love it!
Well, he ain't no senators son.
they copied that in The Equalizer with Denzel. Pointing the skulls at the russian mafia guy
@@HuffTheFluff was just going to comment the same!
I totally agree! It was a subtle move that spoke volumes.
Nobody cares
What an excellent scene and of course the acting is superb.
You see in Micheals character (2:27) that right at that moment it takes everything in him to contain his composure and stay in control and not lose his temper right after the Senator insults him and his family, after being invited to a special festive occasion, at his home….in his office.
What a masterpiece on film.
Not at all. The senator was deliberately provoking Michael and Michael would not react to that unless he was a rank amatuer, which he was but that was just child's play.
@@TheLarryBrown
Well I guess that’s one way of looking at it but remember….he is a U.S. Senator and of course he is used to pushing and intimidating people around to get his way, using the status of a government official as a form of power.
Of course Micheal knows this and is well aware of the (corrupt) Senator’s status but Micheal obviously is not intimidated by this. Micheal already knew this, in advance, so he allows the Senator to act accordingly but Micheal being the mafia head as he is knows exactly how to deal with individuals such as the Senator.
That is why right before the Senator is leaving Micheal gave him his answer bluntly and straight to the point, letting the Senator know that he was definitely not intimidated by him or his presence.
MiChEaL
@@mrc1737 That brings up an interesting point. Senators have power to give people what they need. The usual way to get what you want from them is to pay them. We live in a hopefully civilized society where violence and force are not part of the equation. Geary is used to playing the game. He has what people need. People pay him and he gives them what they need, and they pay him some more. That's how his game is played. Michael plays it a different way, with violence. Almost any civilized gentleman, when faced with violence, will back down. That's a sign of our civilized society, yes, but also a sign of human nature that we don't tend to hold an army at our disposal like Michael does. Michael knows that if faced with violence Geary will back down, especially because he's done his homework and he already knows seven ways he could blackmail him. Violence is something we don't want in our society, something we need to penalize and eradicate and prevent. Instead we have a court system that arbitrates things and settles disputes without violence, even if you're on the losing end. Mafia is a cancer in our society that operates on violence. Yes it's effective but society needs to oppose it.
WHERE HE TALKS BUSINESS, WHERE HE CONDUCTS DEALS… where his men bring him news..
They don’t make films like this no more. What a classic.
*any more
@@bobojenkins5805 you can say no more, this is not an official letter but a youtube comment section sir
@@RatafakTehPlachta grammar is grammar across all mediums but you're correct a man is entitled to be wrong if he wishes, sir
Yeah far to authentic, wouldn’t tick enough diversity boxes… too many white folk and not enough female lead characters.
I love how calm and collected Michael was in delivering his dismissal of the Senator.
Stop commenting like a bot
Frank drinking from the hose says so much about his character without any lines being delivered
Shit, I have been drinking from a hose.
He was great in the Senate hearing scene.I never knew no godfather senator
They got him waitin' in a lobby!
@@u.v.s.5583Not at a party wearing a suit
@@tremendous9667CICI! A PORTE!
R I P John Cazale 1935-1978 as Fredo in The Two Godfather movies ,Was saddaned when hearing of his passing at 42 in 1978 after appearing in Michael Cimino's The Deer Hunter .Other movies he was in were Dog Day Afternoon with Al Pacino in 1975 ,Such a sad loss😢
42? Way too young.
He only appeared in 5 movies. All 5 nominated for best picture. 3 won best picture.
@@Despond Yes. Lung cancer. His girlfriend was Meryl Streep and she had to nurse him through his final days. Just a terribly sad story.
Adding Oscar-nominated The Conversation the same year as GF2 (Coppola lost this Oscar nomination to himself for GF2) and you have Casale's complete filmography. An absolute genius an actor, lost impossibly too soon
Dog Day Afternoon was such a good film.
The Senator was Michael's "horsehead" moment. Brilliantly handled as a man in his position would deal with business.
He played that one beautifully
"Mr. Corleon-ey." Best part. Always remembered that line
I always chuckle when the Senator pronounces Michael’s son’s name! “Anthony Vi-toe Corleon-ey”
during the baptism speech he mispronounces the name then in the private meeting he pronounces it correctly albeit sarcastically showing that he always knew how to say the name.
It would have been more appropriate in this movie if he had said "Mr. Corny, eh?" Because that's surely what it was.
You do know that's how you pronounce the name in Italian right? Well, closer than "Corleonee" at least.
The Senator is " white privilege" circa 1950.He is an all American therefore entitled.
He does not want Guido's, wops or oily hair people in his nice clean state, unless there is something in it for him.
If Michael Corleone is posing as a respectable businessman, what is Senator Geary nothing but a corrupt politician "posing as"? The very definition of hypocrisy!
Love Tom looking up at the senator and then back at Michael
I don't remember, this was because they realized there was a leak? DId they ever find it? Haven't seen the movie in ages.
@@pogtuber5146the only distinct leak was Fredo. I don't think anyone else knew enough. Michael always played it close to the chest.
@@pogtuber5146this was before the attempted hit on Michael. I think this was just setting up the stakes and sneaky exposition on how far they have come in Nevada.
@@alexwong161 ahhh ok, cheers
This is the greatest movie ever made and honestly Michael Corleone is the best character too
His father is the ultimate but Michael is good too.
@buboy19 I do like Vito played by both Marlon Brando and Robert Deniro but I think Michael makes the most of every opportunity and knows how to corner his opponents perfectly
This movie the sequel to the Godfather was just, only just slightly better. Very rare a sequel is better than the original, made the more remarkable that the original is a masterpiece.
@@GerrygamboneAbsolutely agree with you.
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I despise your masquerade, the dishonest way you pose yourself, yourself and your whole fucking comment section.
How do channels like this upload movie clips and make money off monetizing but regular people like me cannot do so? And no copyright warnings or nothing?
I would greatly appreciate it if you subscribe to the channel senator.
They are bribing youtube. @@damienholland8103
I find it really amazing that a clip from a film that is literally 50 years old can have more than a MILLION views in2 days.
What a masterpiece
It's just incredible. I never get tired of watching it.
Coppola!
@yakkattack Both are absolute hall of fame classics, there's no need to compare. Even part 3 has its place.
I love GFI, but in my opinion GFII is the best. I still think Al Pacino’s acting in this second movie is the best of all time, this movie would never have been the same without Al. I could watch these scenes another thousand times and still come back for more!
I wonder what ratio of men are watching? I think something about this film resonates strongly with men. It came in my recommendation because I periodically keep coming back to the film
That was no heart attack. That was a failed contract negotiation.
2:04 I've just noticed one (not so) little detail for the first time (after seeing the trilogy multiple times): when the senator speaks the sentence which ends with "and your whole f****** family", the background music ends. This Bigband title ends regularly and it seems casual in this moment. But think of it: of all possible insults the senator chooses willingly or randomly the ones which would definitely trigger a reaction from Michael. And the following few seconds there become an "awkward silence" to let this ultimate insult sink in. Brilliant!
A lesser film would add a record scratch there.
People who made movies in the seventies understood the importance of sound.
@@saneiac a film with a record scratch there would be like a parody ;)
@@zipjok8850 yeah, but I like that this is subtle moment!
Funny thing is the Senator was right especially considering Freddo and Kay.
Michael Corleone was the calmest you've ever seen Al Pacino.
G.D. Spradlin, the man who played the Senator, was an oil tycoon who became an actor for fun.
He was also a law attorney in Venezuela.....this guy lived quite the life........
@ indeed he did! I read that is where he got his start, Venezuela.
@@Bitshitter Did not know that! Wild.
Now, how can anyone hate that?
He was an oil man, the richest, yet lowest form of businessman, yet this guy goes "I want to be in Hollywood and damn it, I'm gonna!"
Dreams don't die, people. Not even American Capitalism can anchor it down.
@@sumthingwikked4257 No, you miss the point. Capitalism made it possible, Mr. Spradlin was rich enough to indulge his dream and did so. It was his own drive and ambition plus his skills as a businessman plus the free market that made it possible.
And respectfully unless you walk or bike everywhere you want to go and don't use anything made with petrochemicals (like your computer) don't complain about the oil industry. OK? You can have the last word.
Masterpiece….arguably the best movie ever made….everything in it was amazing….the writing, acting, cinematography, music….perfetto!
Personally I like apocalypse now
No doubt the best movie in the Crime Genre.
It was good, but original Godfather is better
@@pattyamato8758
What do you mean?
The book?
@@seascape35godfather one is just a hair better than number two
That calmness is what makes him so scary
What makes him scary is, you know they cut a head of a horse and laid it into the last guys bed who refused an offer and insulted the family.
It is VERY easy to be calm when you have 500 stone cold killer soldiers, and 2,500 associates working for you, and will willfully obey your every order. Life of a powerful mafia boss.
@@sigmundfreude4088 you dont get my point that senator is a nobody to him and he listens senators shit talking with no emotions he only plans to fuck him up in best possible way like he did
Because at the end, he knows he'll get what he wants.
clearly you've missed the scene where Michael smashes his wife for her miscarriage of their son.
*"The committee owes this man an apology, Senator!"*
for reals!
...apology, Senator!...
There's more people here than at a ballgame!!!
so he's like an actual senator,
You can actually imagine Mitch McConnell and Richard Blumenthal doing this. Our senate is full or the worst possible scumbags you can think of. Repeal the 17th amendment
He's based off McCarran
@@hint0122 and Harry Reid in Casino
No a General in Vietnam.
I believe real life senators are worse.
I like the consigliere's face after the talk as he looks at Michael. It spells "oh he's gonna get it now."
God. What a movie. I've seen it so many times and yet, when I watch this clip, I'm even more dumbfounded by the absolute perfection every actor brought to their role. I can't remember the last modern movie where I wasn't, on some level, aware that I was watching actors...but in the Godfather 1 & 2, I just get lost in the story.
and that really is a hallmark of a great film.
The way Pacino’s face changes subtly when the Senator says the word “family”
love the detail of the senator pointing the canon on Michael's desk towards him
I don't know this term for english, but in my country it calls something like "head-on directing", meaning painfully obvious and straightforward directing decisions
3:03 My father when I ask him for new iPhone
Dang, hope you don't wind up in a bloody hotel bed situation like the esteemed senator here. Should have asked for a flip phone.
Good father.
2:48 My father when I try to call him on the phone
If you aren't old enough to buy your own iPhone you shouldn't have one.
1:08 My father when I call him on the phone...
My favorite part is this stupid senator shows his Achilles’ heel by taking pills 💊 in front of them all. Now Micheal knows all he has to do is find him in a compromising position and give him a couple more of those pills and he won’t remember anything. Perfect.
I did not catch that. well done sir.
@ after you watch the movie several hundred times you see things that you never saw before. Lol. Did you also know that if there are oranges in a scene that person’s going to pass away? I never figured that out. Somebody told me.
@@SKG1941 You still have to feel sorry for that girl who happened to be the senators 'date' on that evening.
She was a prostitute with no family. Sad but they are expendable to criminals like this @KebabMusicLtd
@ they don’t call them the mafia for nothing. Never said I agreed with anything that they did. Horrible people.
At the Senate hearing later in the movie, the Senator falls over himself giving effusive praise to Italian Americans.
They are all immigrants 😂
@@jimslancio because they put a dead hooker in bed with him when he was drugged up. Now they have leverage.
And then recuses himself because he's not an idiot.
@@geordiejones5618okay but I am. Why does he book it out of there?
@@JoshuaMayes-x4p So that he takes no part in the organized crime investigation/hearing.
Possibly the greatest film ever made. An absolute masterpiece.
The book is far more perverted
Over the last 20 years, it switches place with the Shawshank redemption as the greatest movie of all time on IMDb’s 250 greatest movies ever list although in the last decade, Shawshank test stay in the lead
The irony of the senator speaking to a marine combat veteran about being a foreigner.
I’m sure that would never happen in real life
Foreign combat mercenaries orn natives is a very common thing...
@@poodypoorooim site it does happen 😊
Both can be true at the same time
The senator's family could presumably trace back to the early American founding, with many having served, Corleone's service doesn't put him on equal footing with that.
At 3:17 is the underappreciated actor Richard Bright. He plays Al Neri, Michael's loyal bodyguard, in all three Godfather films. Bright was killed in New York in 2006 when a bus ran him over
Indeed! And at 4:53 is hitman Willie Cici (Joe Spinell) another great actor who died in a freak accident!
Rancho Deluxe w Harry Dean...
R.İ.P Bright 😢
The look Michael and Tom give each other as the senator pops his pills: they already know how to bring him under their control.
“Senator…we are both part of the same hypocrisy..” 💯
This line still rings true today…
The 50s vibe in this movie is something truly special 🌟
50's vibe with 70's cynicism.
@@ricardocantoral7672 There has always been a lot of cynicism in this country.
Pacino deserved an oscar for this film. I really don't know why they didn't give it to him.
This is Pacino's best villain.
He didn't pay the license fee
Hollywood rarely rewards talent.
Because during that time, Hollywood was not sure "if they like those kind of people...."
Because the Academy Awards is like voting for the best burger.
Michael already knew about his visits to the Chicken Ranch
2:10 "So, you have chosen death" And WHAT A DEATH STARE from Michael!
Yep. And the glance from Tom acknowledges that he knows the senator's days are numbered.
Family disrespected, ethnicity and culture disrespected.....and yet he is as calm as a person giving a confessional.....this scene is a MASTER-CLASS!
Actual footage of Sen Harry Reid doing business.
It’s the second most accurate portrayal of a Nevada politician based on Dingy Harry, the first being Dick Smothers corrupt senator in Casino. To think he had such a long career with how unapologetically dirty he was.
He already knew what the senator would offer. They would have already followed his patterns and determined several ways to compromise him. He was roasted before the oven got turned on.
Michael was so smooth. The composure he exhibited even though he probably wanted to knock off the Senator in this scene…but he had better plans which was the smarter move. A clear reason why GFI & GFII are my favorite movies of all time.
Senator was so naive. Michael was too smart and cunning for him.
You think he would have figured something was wrong regarding that grossly ungenerous offer.
@ he was pushing it way too far.
Hubris typically leads to the downfall of the powerful. The senator believed in his own hype.
he though that the mob wouldn't dare to assassinate a senator, and he was correct, they didn't kill him
That senator was lucky that Michael didn’t have him killed right after that meeting.
I was in junior high school when this movie came out and a lot of it went over my head. I had to watch it several times and totally love it. Parts of it are subtle and deep. Every time I watch it I find something new in it. The Godfather part one is a classic. The Godfather part two is a masterpiece. As far as part three, should have never been written or filmed.
Part III is quite decent and wraps a few things up. Sure, not up there with I and II, yet they were right to make an attempt. Conny's arc is quite interesting to follow from I to III by the way, and they resurrected Tuco!
I agree with you about part 3. Totally unnecessary. I wonder -- and most likely an executive looking to cash in -- who convinced Francis him to do 3.
"I don't like your kinda people" he has balls talking to him like that
No. He has racism.
I think the two have been confused for far too long.
He’s a sitting US senator. Like it or not, he has just as much if not more power than someone in Michael’s position.
@@holymolythejabroni9040 Exactly. As Michael said, "we are both part of the same hypocrisy".
@@StarWarsMoments One can be racist but still not say something that provocative in front of the Mafia. You can be racist and have no balls.
@holymolythejabroni9040 yea, but then again, he was pretty scared and started kissing up to Italian Americans in the court hearing scene, after being blackmailed in the hotel prostitute scene.
Al Nieri is super dope and loyal. He disrespectfully walks in front of the senator while he's talking because he already knows where the energy of the conversation is headed. He automatically knew to let the senator out after Michael says his offer is nothing.....and the GREATEST, MOST SUBTLE nuance in this scene, is how Al continues to look at the senator after he leaves the room. This is a clear sign that the senator will be dealt with
The two main characters in the scene exchanging controlled threats, meanwhile Tom’s (Duvall) side glances are telling the audience what is really happening here. Such brilliant acting and directing.
Also played the general that sent Marin Sheen on the mission to kill Kurtz in Apocalypse Now. Brilliant actor.
Cicci and Pentangeli were GREAT in their roles. What a movie. Hard to believe its been over 50 years.
3:25 lol you think they heard everything. Ladies i didnt know you were out here. Man that gets me 😆
Liked the touch of the Senator turning the little Canon ornament barrel to face Michael.
I may be wrong, but I don't think Mike wears a silk suit again throughout all the films. Some insults really do hit home.
Dude got roasted.
THIS HAS TO BE AN ALL TIME CLASSIC. THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS SCENE I WOULD HAVE NEVER HAVE BELIEVED WHAT MICHAEL WOULD SAY.
The entire trilogy belonged among my late mum's favourite films, she appreciated so much about them - the acting, the screenplays, the music, the cinematography... I love them too, and finally gave her the set on dvd as a Christmas present,
In the book, there is no "Frank Pantangeli." It was still Clemenza, who wasn't dead.
They killed him off and created "Frank Pantangeli" for the movie, because the actor who played Clemenza - Richard Castellano - thought he was a badass and worth more than he was. So they canned him lol.
Ironically enough, Castellano did die of a heart attack, years later.
I heard he wanted Final Cut over the movie.
@@Mourtzouphlos240 That as well yes.
@@johnroscoe2406 Richard declined to reprise the role because he thought Clemenza would never betray The Corleone Family.
@@ricardocantoral7672 No. You're 100% wrong. And even were that the case (which it wasn't) he'd be at odds with the book itself.
Please, I don't know why you think it's cool or fun to push lies, but stop it. You seem like the type of person who takes Godfather or Sopranos a little too seriously.
@@johnroscoe2406 How I am wrong? I am merely stating what would have been out of character. You don't have to take these movies that seriously in order to make such an observation.
Michael showed how to perfectly practice the saying his father Vito taught him.
“Keep your friends close, but keep your enemies closer.”
One of the great scenes in movie history. Despite my name....my great uncle was Umberto Valenti, who was the main hitman for the D'Aqiullo mafia family in New York in the 20's. Shot and killed by none other than Lucky Luciano apparently.
Big mistake by senator talking like that to Marine
mike's face around 1:12... maybe i'm reading too much into it, but i feel like it's such a look of "oh... this gon' be THAT kind of conversation... k"
also, can we appreciate the subtle brilliance of a line like "i intend to squeeze you... i don't like to see you come out to this clean country..."?
like... wait. run that by me again?
Fantastisch ,Michael ist die Ruhe selbst ..! Sein Blick sagt alles ..👍
Fredo never had the makings of a Varsity athlete.
Small hands. That was his problem.
LOL
Comments winner right here
I gave you a thumbs up for "the intenet's least original comment." At least you won at *something*.
@@deee1979 Fredo reminds us of someone who only got their position because they are a relative. We all know someone like this.
Hagen looking at the Senator, smiling inside, knowing that the Senator just lost the game before it even started.
I love when he turns the cannon toward him. Nice touch.
One of my all time favorite movie scenes. I was a kid of ten years old when this came out but I can only imagine how surprised movie goers were when the senator did a full 180. Especially the " yourself and your whole fucking family" line. Classic.
Probably the greatest scene on that movie and one of the greatest in the cinema history of the world
Eh, it's one of my favorites for sure, but the scene after the escape from Cuba with Fredo lying back while explaining his position to Michael is truly an all-timer.
If nothing else I admire how he speaked honestly with Michael without sweetalking and BS.
He thinks he can bend Michael to his will, because "I'm a white American and I'm better than you", that's the very reason he is talking like that.
Al Pacino in this film was something else. He _never_ looked like this again in film thereafter. Maybe the cold stare, the confidence? I don't know, but the Al Pacino of today and even 30 years ago (Godfather 3) he never again looked like this.
That was before he decided the way to go was to overact and shout as often as possible.
we all age
@handfuloflight not about aging. Read what I wrote
@@ayaanbretmitchell9830 im saying thats what it comes down to
@handfuloflight scarface a couple years after Godfather he looked completely different. Don't be an idiot mate.
Хвала!
The pinnacle of Al Pacino's career. Before he decided overacting was the way to go.
The first and second GF were the highlight and luckiest break of his career..he was never more than mediocre as an actor after
He was just getting warmed up.
Correct...Pacino's been riding Michael Corleone's coattails for 50 years.
It's not overacting bro that is just more closer to his real personality Micheal required more subtle nuisance that's all with great direction fr Coppola
@@MitchellL-qq2cr😂
Masterful film making, respecting the audience's intelligence with the nuances of the scene. Without respect, you must reject. No matter the cost.
I like how Tom Hagen stared at the senator when he was talking isssh.
He knew he was gonna die after that.
They didn’t killed him, they killed a poor hooker he was with, then blackmailed him.
Masterpiece, dircting , the acting of Duval , Al Pacino and the senator. No need for too may words, expressions say it all.
Movies will never be this good again. Period.
I guess you never saw Rise of Skywalker
I don't know why such a Classic movie like The Godfather is not on UA-cam? It's really strange that one of the best movie ever acted is not on UA-cam. It's absolutely novel and even quite unfortunate.
I don't know what happened to Pacino's acting between GFII and III but he played MC in the first two movies pitch perfect. He has a couple yelling scenes but they're sporadic as Michael is a more quiet character but with intensity. But in GFIII he decides to OVERACT in every scene as if he forgot what the essence and core of the character were. And shame on him for not lowering his salary so his old costar Robert Duvall could return one more time as Tom Hagan.
Dude was literally dying from heart disease and diabetes in the last movie. It makes sense that is mind state was not as focused as in this movie.
@@jackd6881 No not really, by 1989 he had played Tony Montana in Scarface. Pacino and Coppola did great work on Michael's arc in the first two movies. Again like I said quiet composed yet could be also menancing/threatening as well. The consistency of the character should have continued in Part III. Instead of y'know being a good actor and playing Michael as he should, we got MICHAEL CORLEONE: TONY MONTANA edition. Ok, he sufferens from disease and diabetes. That's no excuse to just care about the paycheck and overact in every scene. Plus it should have been a showdown between Michael and Tom Hagan.
@@ctttt7019 That haircut also didn't do him any favors. Given his features, Al in the third film looked too "loud". Then there was the stroke, good Lord. Talk about overreacting.
Cocaine.
Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface, Frankie and Johnnie....I didn't like Pacino's overacting style in alot of his other movies, except for Scent of a Woman. Seemed like a different actor after GF
There is a reason the two Godfather movies are considered masterpieces, everything in them is perfect including the acting. Anyone of the actors with a speaking role in either movie could have been nominated for an Academy Award they were that good. G.D Spradlin was especially good as the corrupt senator Geary.
"You heard about the Chinese godfather? He made them an offer they couldn't understand."
"A blind man walks past a fishmongers, he stops and says 'Hello ladies'"
What the fuck why is this funny 💀
Why can’t I stop laughing 🤣🤣🤣
Tony, and Junior @@prachetasnayse9709
@@bentos117 Am dying laughing right now especially with the response @allofdem 👆 lmao
I love Pacino's expressions in "The Godfather." He was so well directed.
I’ve watched this film so many times and can watch this scene again and again. It’s like the Sicilian scene in True Romance. Timeless classic and a incredible acting
So powerful the scripts in Godfather I and Godfather II. The acting is also top notch.
Relevant with politicians today
The greatest scene in the history of cinema, bar none. Absolute perfection
If the senator would keep his mouth shut with the insults (especially family ones) he could actually get some good deal. Maybe even as one as he stipulated.
That's exactly what I've always thought. If I were to consider this in real life terms...I would have to conclude the senator didn't want the bribe at all. Why would you provoke the ego of your opponent that produces the opposite of what you want? If I provoke ego, it's to make use of it, not to lose from it.
@@johnlennon6790 his character is just plain stupid. insulting a mafioso to his face.
I don't see Michael agreeing to paying him any percentage of the hotels, even if he hadn't insulted Michael to his face. Having a Senator in your pocket is good for business, but Senator Geary carried himself in a way that Michael knew he wasn't the type of person to return a favor.
@@mastod0n1 He could have made a sensible offer, like 50 thousand, instead of 250. Would be a better chance to come to a deal, especially if he acts respectful.
This kind of thing happens though.
I use that line every chance I get. My offer is this: nothing.
People have already mentioned G. D. Spradlin's performance in Apocalypse Now but to see more of him I'm going to recommend seeing his performance as the commanding officer in The Lords Of Discipline. An incredible sleeper of a film.
I loved that book when I was in high school. 80's
Spradlin was also really great as the Tom Landry-esque football coach in “North Dallas Forty”
Never underestimate a man who is a genius of playing the game of Politics! They played this Senator like a fool!
I love how the senator despises him but then bends him for money for himself instead of doing anything morally respectable.
Yup! Hence Michael's correct assessment that they are both part of the same hypocrisy - got him figured out immediately.
Sounds like former US Senator Robert Menendez.
The senator was a great bad guy! "A red hot poker!"
Now i gotta re-watch this again
Never ever insult a Sicilian for their ethnicity, much less their family...
Senator changed his mind soon after this 😂
UMMM, SPOILERS MUCH???
@@PaladinKonrad yeah, he had bad heart about how he spoke to this respectable gentlemen, and he shamed himself and made Corleone a more acceptable offer
I still get goosebumps when the senator moves the cannon to point at Michael. I'm like "Oooooooooh noooooooo"
This is exactly my response to randoms on GTA Online that join heists and demand 50%.
I deserve my 50 procent im worth it
Godfather I, II & III. ....3 of the greatest movies ever made........... The cast was incredible.