Telling of Michael proves fatal, but no one really saw that move at the end coming.
Ostensibly, standing up for himself was the right move.
Furthermore, the fact Hyman Roth held him in high regard also speaks to the man’s intellect.
Taking advantage of Michael shifting things out west, they’re also working with Hyman Roth.
This would be the Tattaglia family, headed by Philip Tattaglia (Victor Rendina).
Self-awareness is a sign of intelligence, even if it admits a degree of weakness in a certain field.
There’s also the fact that Don Tattaglia was able to successfully keep this a secret.
So he had the boy’s mother killed and tried to have Vito killed too.
That would have been the end of his troubles, but the boy was able to escape.
Sure enough, Vito does exactly as the cruel don predicted.
But who’s going to protect him?
Italy may keep him from the United States' authorities, but it’s still a dangerous place.
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Luckily, Michael has Don Tommasino (Corrado Gaipa) on his side.
Tommasino is an old friend of Vito Corleone.
They went into the olive oil business together; Tommasino produces the oil, and Vito sells it.
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InThe Godfather III, he still proves his usefulness to Michael by telling him about people in the Vatican.
Although he would eventually get assassinated, this guy definitely had a good run.
All the time he knew he was gonna kill him."
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Michael had to wait for his father to die in the meantime, which Connie also points out.
Michael never admitted this, yet Connie still brings it up with the utmost confidence inPart II.
seems like she learns more and more through experience.
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He’s also able to find a way to plant the gun in the restaurant.
Through all those years of experience, Clemenza knows more than just how to assassinate people.
This makes him seem less eager.
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Along with introducing Vito to organized crime inPart II,Clemenza proves one of the smarter mobsters.
That alone is a marker of his intelligence.
Things didn’t work out that way, of course.
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Tessio was always smarter."
Can’t argue with the screenplay.
That’s a cold move, but it certainly works.
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It takes a man as courageous and clever as Vito Corleone to take him out.
Funny enough, Don Fanucci recognizes that Vito is a man he himself can use.
He’s also able to see that Tom thinks it’s a good idea as well.
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Take him out, and the rest will follow.
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