Michael Corleone The Godfather stillness

    作者 Capucine · old hollywood: Al Pacino

    What makes Michael Corleone truly terrifying is the stillness that settles over him. By the closing scenes of Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 masterpiece, Al Pacino's performance no longer requires shouting or brandishing a weapon. A single glance across a crowded room is all it takes for everyone present to understand exactly who holds the power.

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    The Corleone family wants to buy you out. The Corleone family wants to buy me out? No, I buy you out. You don't buy me out. Your casino loses money. Maybe we can do better. You think I'm skimming off the top, Mike? You're unlucky. You goddamn guineas really make me laugh. I do you a favor and take Freddy in when you're having a bad time, and then you try to push me out. Wait a minute. You took Freddy in because the Corleone family bankrolled your casino because the Molinari family on the coast guaranteed his safety. Now, we're talking business. Let's talk business. Yeah, let's talk business, mate. First of all, you're all done. The Corleone family don't even have that kind of muscle anymore. The Godfather is sick, right? You're getting chased out of New York by Barzini and the other families. What do you think is going on here? You think you can come to my hotel and take over? I talked to Barzini. I can make a deal with him and still keep my hotel. Is that why you slapped my brother around in public? Oh, no, that was nothing, Mike. Now, Mo didn't mean nothing by that. Sure he flies off the handle once in a while but Mo and me were good friends right Mo I got a business to run I gotta kick asses sometimes to make it run right We had a little argument Freddie and I so I had to straighten him out You straightened my brother out? He was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time. Players couldn't get a drink at the table. What's wrong with you? I leave for New York tomorrow. Think about a price. Son of a bitch. Do you know who I am? I'm Mo Green. I made my bones when you were going out with cheerleaders. Wait a minute, Mo. I got an idea. Tom, you're the conciliary. You can talk to the Don. Just a minute. The Don is semi-retired, and Mike is in charge of the family business now. If you have anything to say, say it to Michael. Mike! You don't come to Las Vegas and talk to a man like Mo Green like that! Fredo. You're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again.