can one really blame him for what he did?

Sure. Don Mike can.

Imagine if fuckers were just content being millionaires with no financial worries and didn't try to get more and more and more. Imagine how enjoyable life could be with your kids and your wife and your family

>>212423131 (OP)
>one of vito's first friends in america
>worked with him since the grocery store days
>betrays him for barzini for no reason

Let him off the hook. For old time's sake.

>>212423212
>imagine living stagnated
the flow is necessary

I like how his death wasn't shown

>>212423131 (OP)

Could have been more interesting if he made a move because he had a sick wife who needed expensive treatment or a son he wanted to set up as the next Don.

Seems weird to do this highly risky scheme just to get slightly more money when you're old, you know?

>>212423131 (OP)
>Tom, can you get me Ofahuq? For old times’ sake?
what did Sal think calling up his Iranian pal would do?

>>212423131 (OP)
Dude looks like a fucking monkey. It's not even a jab at italians, he's the spitting image of a literal ape.

>>212423131 (OP)

He should never have left Barney Miller. Fish was an important character.

>>212423131 (OP)
It is a crazy business they're in.
Could happen to anyone. Even you.
You can't blame for that animal.

hes almost convincing with his "let me off" line.

>>212423230
>>212423391
Vito told him he would be able to start his own family and Michael wasn't going to let him, plus everyone thought Michael was going to be pushed out by the other families. It was strictly business.

>>212423333
>Stagnated
Get a fucking hobby instead of risking your life for money you don't need

>>212423131 (OP)
This is a 30yo in 1979

>>212423893
I think sometimes people in those positions can't really 'stop' because there are others (above and below) that depend on them for their income and if they were to stop those people would probably harm/kill them and theirs.

>>212424077
Nobody is irreplaceable

>>212423230
He had reason, his crew was getting squeezed by the other families and he saw no sign of Michael bettering the situation. In his mind, going along with Barzini was the only sensible choice once Vito was dead and the one that would’ve saved his crew.

>>212423131 (OP)
in principle, no, but making a power move at 70 is just dumb

>>212423131 (OP)
Yes, he chose to be one of Conan's funny characters

>>212423131 (OP)
He should have remained loyle to his capo

>>212425001
Vito was almost whacked for not keeping with the times and making new moves

>>212423131 (OP)
He got cold feet at the very end. It could happen to the best of us. The events afterwards proved his lack of complete faith in Don Vito led to his downfall. This is the situation where 99% is not enough. You're either all-in or not. Tessio's potential doubts were reasonable: after all, everybody gets old and we can slip or misjudge things even if our previous records were nearly flawless. Then he looked around and saw that reality started to crush them with seemingly no way out and so he decided to jump the sinking ship right before it went underwater. He was wrong.

Don Vito asked him and Clemenza when he handed the reins to Micheal and he semi-retired as a Consigliere and treat Micheal's word as if it was his. You can interpret it as a gesture to lease your son credibility and buy him time, or as a sign that the old Don still has a trick up his sleeve. Remember, he and Mike involved nobody precisely because of what eventually happened. There's also a reason why they all thought if there's anybody who'll ever betray them it'll be Clemenza. Tessio ultimately disappointed everybody, but mostly himself by not sticking to the Family until the very end regardless how it ends up.

>>212423131 (OP)
Yes.

>>212423425
Abe Vigoda was not Italian. Both his parents were Jews from Russia.

>>212423212
There's a third world peasant somewhere who think the same about middle class 1st worlders like you, kiddo.

>>212423212
The plot of Godfather is thus:
-Vito was an old millionaire who was content with life as is
-The Turk was a young up & comer trying to make a place for himself

Understand the conflict? Not everyone is a millionaire.