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I never understood the hate against the Godfather 3; I thought it was a good film. Not quite as good as the first two but that was a high bar to meet. Sofia Cop

• fullshark 2y ago
  I think before the internet these sort of cultural takes seemed to calcify based on what was written in newspapers by tastemakers and became the conventional wisdom, parroted by whoever wanted to be seen as being in with the tastemakers. One of the biggest things traditional media mourns is this perceived power.
• imgabe 2y ago
  I thought Godfather III was a good ending that made an important point about how hard it is to escape a cycle of violence once it’s begun. I think a lot of the hate is from people who thought the point of the movies was “gangsters are cool”
  • arp242 2y ago
    Yes, I agree. Also I rather liked the end where an old Michael just dies alone with no one to notice, much less care. Lost two brothers, lost his first wife, lost a daughter, estranged from his wife and son. All the years of pain, anguish, and death. And ultimately it was all for nothing. Coppola changed that ending in the recut "Coda" version he did a few years ago. Don't really understand why he did that – Michael's lonely death always seemed like the ultimate take-away from all three films.