Originally posted by Turnbull:
[QUOTE]...He used the Roman analogy to evoke an earlier time in the Corleone Family when he understood the rules and had complete faith in his Don.
And when people knew how to throw a decent party!
From his opening line to Fredo about, "...can o' peas my ass...Bring out the peppers and sausage!!!"
To later on when he tries in vain to coax the orchestra into an Italian ditty only to get laughed off the stage by 'Pop Goes the Weasel' (with Mama standing nearby...).
To the Senate hearings...where he finally admits to no more than being in the olive oil business with Michael's father...
To all that is mentioned above...Frankie is GFII's last link to the Corleone Family of the past.
A past that basically dies by the end of the film, along with Frankie and Fredo.
Y'know...it just now came to me with this very thread the theme that Frankie represents...and how deftly FFC conveyed that link in just about all of his scenes.
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