Michael Corleone Fooled An Entire Generation

For more than fifty years, Michael Corleone has been admired, quoted and imitated as one of cinema’s ultimate symbols of power. But somewhere along the way, The Godfather became more than a film. It became a cultural reference point, and Michael became an ideal that an entire generation learned to romanticize. This video goes back through his story to look at the man behind the image, the choices that shaped him, and how one of cinema’s most famous characters became so widely misunderstood. Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:32 The Michael Corleone People Forget 02:38 The Dangerous Part Was That It Worked 05:40 The Five-Year Plan That Never Ended 08:00 The Cost of Never Being Surprised 10:37 You Can Protect a Family Until There Is No Family Left 14:10 Why We Keep Misreading The Godfather 16:47 The Warning