Originally posted by The Dr. who fixed Lucy:
Not completely, they still had connections to the old Family business in New York.
Influence, yes. Being directly mixed - no.
Originally posted by The Dr. who fixed Lucy:
And there was the little matter of Fredo's murder, and its implications on the "small-f" family.
You know, Fredo's murder is what enraged Puzo most of all FFC did. He thought it to be impossible, inconsistent with Michael's character. I agree.
Originally posted by The Dr. who fixed Lucy:
The audience has to see Micheal, the Senecan tragic anti-hero, answer for his deeds. Imagine watching MacBeth of King Lear without the final act.
I don't see a single
powerful scene in GF3, only pretentious.
And I don't see GF as a tragedy. All attempts to persuade me failed
. I see it as a stretch on nature of things in this life. It's a book filled with cynical realism, and to make a snotty imitation of McBeth from it - rediculous.
I posted a long essay on subj, if you want to read, I'll link you.
Originally posted by The Dr. who fixed Lucy:
"Satisfying" in the sense that it completes the story of Micheal's character: rise, decline and fall.
Actually, the fact of its inconsistency with Michael's character is what makes this "tragical story" so unacceptable for me.
