Originally posted by EnzoBaker:
In GF III Connie knows Don Altobello has to be gotten rid of and she knows she is the only one he trusts enough to get close to him and get rid of him. We also find out that Altobello is actually Connie's own godfather, but she is ruthless enough to get rid of him with no hesitation. Once she's killed Altobello, she's in, too.
That also gives her legitimacy in the Mafia culture - she "earns her bones." Once somebody rising in the family hierarchy "earns his bones" by killing somebody, you don't f**k around with them any more - you know if you do they'll snuff you out like a candle.
If and when a GF IV is made, I would bet one of the first scenes would feature Connie capping somebody with a pistol. But she's already "made her bones" -- anybody in the gangland world already knows you better not F-around with Connie Corleone.
I don't hate Part III like some on this board. But this statement above, pertaining to Connie "making her bones," exposes a
huge problem with the third film. Having a fifty-something, mousey woman kill a man? Come on - they had run out of Corleone's to be killers if Connie has to start whacking people. With all due respect, I don't think ANY mafioso would be intimidated if they discovered that Connie had, in fact, killed Don Altabello.
