OT- Movie talk

I am not saying in any regard that the Godfathers are not great, classic movies. My commentary of them is on a very high level, kind of like discussing Lebron James, of course he is phenomenal, that is a given, but upon scrutiny... Godfather 1, while the superior of the three IMO, seems to suffer from poor pacing, and jumps in the plot that are not supported by the on-screen events. Michael's character in the beginning of the movie simply did not have the qualities that could lead to his character at the end of the movie. Could he have changed and possibly developed more of the qualities necessary to run the family business, sure, but his transformation, at least from the events that transpired on screen, did not support a transformation into essentially a narcissictic sociopath, just did not add up. As for 2, I actually thought that the jumping back and forth between present day and Vito's early days was a little distracting. The flashbacks, IMO, were better served as kind of a prequel, a seperate film altogether perhaps. And I did not think that Michael's character ended up all that compelling. Just a lot of "scary" blank stares and self-important silences. I really think that his character lacked many of the dynamics that made Vito's character so compelling. Perhaps that is the point, as he had essentially driven the family into the ground by movies end. Anyway, of course they are great movies, just not beyind reproach.