The SHOCKING Rise Of Sonny Corleone | The Godfather Explained

In The Godfather, we follow mob boss Don Vito Corleone as he transfers power to his youngest son Michael Corleone. This is after the death of Vito's eldest, Sonny Corleone, who was killed during a mob war.

Today I wanted to talk about Santino Corleone - The rise of Sonny Corleone, and how Sonny joined the family business. Did Don Corleone want Sonny to be in the family business? Did he want Sonny to have a life away from the mafia just like he did for Michael? Did Sonny himself want to join the family and become a gangster? Lets discuss.

0:00 (Intro)

1:30 (Sonny Corleone - The Most Underrated & Misunderstood Character?)

3:11 (The Rise of Santino Corleone)

6:42 (The Shocking Backstory From Mario Puzo's Novel)

10:29 (The Incredible Plot Twist in The Family Corleone)

18:54 (Vito Corleone Reveals All)

23:06 (Sonny Makes His Bones)

24:34 (The Author's Reasoning)