The Godfather Part II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Xae6OzYcoE

The film is both a sequel and a prequel to The Godfather, chronicling the story of the Corleone family following the events of the first film while also depicting the rise to power of the young Vito Corleone before the events of the first film. Robert De Niro stars in this film as the young Vito Corleone (Michael’s father).

The Godfather Part II was nominated for 11 Academy Awards and won six, including Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor for Robert De Niro, and has been selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry.

This film focused heavily on the earlier life of Vito Corleone, including the suffering in his childhood in Sicily and his struggle in America. In the film, the interlude between the past and present definitely gives more “flavor” to it. This technique of film shooting was considered a whole new way of film making during the mid 70s; the results were very successful.

Near the end of this movie, Al Neri shoots Fredo in the head (from the back) while they are fishing on Lake Tahoe, as Fredo (Michael’s little brother) is saying a Hail Mary to help catch a fish. Michael watches from his den. I think this is an icon that signifies Michael Corleone has fully turned into a cold hearted mafia boss.

There is some very interesting that I found out about the Godfather and the Godfather Part II. Many scenes that were shot have been cut from the films. There has not been a single release that contains all of this footage together in one collection. 

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godfather_Part_II