Probably Unanswerable Questions
Did Pacino actually hit Diane Keaton?; Was Michael justified in killing Fredo?; Would Fredo have betrayed the family again?; Did this movie create the Hail Mary?; Is the chronological saga the best way to watch?; Which film uses Italy better?
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- Did Pacino actually hit Diane Keaton in the abortion scene? Actors talk that through carefully, but it looks like an accident and the most realistic punch of the 70s.
- A Rollerball episode is proposed as the first great sports movie that foreshadows the NFL, with jokes about ruining the show.
- Was Michael justified in murdering Fredo? We will never know.
- Would Fredo have betrayed the family again? One answer is no because he seemed relieved to be back; Puzo reportedly resisted Michael killing Fredo and added waiting until the mother dies.
- Nobody in the house objects because such orders were given quietly, as in real mob books.
- An internet claim says the original script had Fredo think it was a kidnapping, which is called unforgivable and would have mirrored the first film.
- Did this movie create the Hail Mary in football? The 1975 Drew Pearson catch is cited, with Tom Landry's relationship with God and a report that the phrase came from Pearson after the game.
- Is the chronological saga the best way to watch? One view says no because the back-and-forth is essential; others enjoy the complete epic and want a Godfather channel.
- The De Niro material is called the least favorite part of the first two films, and the Sicilian opening lacks the shotgun burst of the first film's wedding.
- Which film makes you want to go to Italy more is raised and dismissed.