The Godfather: Blog Post 2

The part that was most interesting to me so far was when Sonny got shot and killed. I didn't see it coming because after the whole ordeal with people trying to kill Don Vito, the story progressed more in the direction of the family portion of the film instead of the mafia; Michael got married to a Sicilian lady, seemingly having forgotten about Kay, and Connie Corleone was being abused by her husband, Carlo Rizzi. This was what drew Sonny out for he had already beaten up Carlo once for abusing his sister, but when he found out the second time, he rushed out to get back at Carlo. 

I got a little confused at this scene, because it was so sudden. The audience is so focused on how much Carlo is going to regret what he did to Connie that the unbelievably excessive shooting of Sonny came out of nowhere. I feel that Coppola had Sonny shot l so many times as he wanted the audience to be sure that Sonny was going to die, instead of miraculously living like how Don Vito did after several shots to his body.

There is definitely a contrast between Vito and Michael in that whereas Vito was powerful, calm, and composed, possessing a quiet intensity, Michael is explosive and rash, trying hard to live up to his father's expectations but not quite there yet.