This was supposed to be (and probably still is for a lot of people) the last scene from th Corleones, and I cant think of a way to end it better.Those were the old times, the "good" times. It shows how diffrent Mike is from Vito.Vito kept his family, when Mike had just lost his. Mike only wanted to get away from the family and live his own life. He ended up getting away from the family, but he's not living his life, hes living his fathers life.