The Death of Michael Corleone - How I Learned to Love The Godfather Part III?

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0:00 - Introduction
2:30 - The New Cut
12:57 - My Tom Hagen Problem
18:56 - Not Such a Coda
23:33 - Some Concluding Thoughts

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I've long held a fanboy rejection of The Godfather Part III, but with Francis Ford Coppola's recent re-edit - which re-titles the film "The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone" - the time seemed right to finally return to the divisive finale to the epic trilogy. This video essay is both an analysis of the changes Coda makes and why they matter, as well as an attempt to reconcile the third movie's place in the context of The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.

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See also:

"The Godfather Part III Review." The Movie Vampire, via Letterboxd. 2022. https://letterboxd.com/themovievampir...
"How 'The Godfather Coda' Allows Francis Ford Coppola to Redefine His Biggest Disappointment." David Ehrlich, Indiewire. 2020. https://www.indiewire.com/2020/12/the...

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