In Winegardner's 2006 sequel, The Godfather's Revenge, Fredo appears in one of Michael's dreams. In the dream, Fredo warns Michael about an unspecified threat, and asks him why he had his own brother killed. Much of the novel portrays Michael dealing with his guilt over Fredo's murder.
I don't think Michael regretted his choice to kill Fredo, I think his pain had to do with having to do it and I feel he did resent his brother for forcing to put him in that position. When he confesses to the Priest in Part III, he was still blaming Fredo.
Following the death of their mother, Connie forgave Michael, stating that he was only being strong for the family as their father had been. She then begged Michael to forgive Fredo for betraying him, and Michael appeared to do so; however, it was merely a ploy to draw Fredo in so Michael could have him killed.
Fredo was his brother, you aren't supposed to kill your brother. Fredo, having betrayed him, needed to be held accountable. Killing him shows the entire world that Michael is nobody to mess with. Knowing a guy killed his own brother for disloyalty makes them think twice about betraying him themselves.
After telling Michael that he has never met Ola, Fredo later carelessly tells Geary that he had been to a nightclub with Ola. Michael overhears the conversation and realizes that Fredo betrayed him to Roth. He confronts Fredo, delivering the kiss of death.
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Did Michael ever forgive Fredo?
Michael did forgive Fredo, and put off killing him while their mother was alive, but he knew he had to take him out to protect himself and the rest of the family. By himself, Fredo was not a threat. As Michael told Tom, he was weak and stupid. For the longest time, Michael had given Fredo a pass out of brotherly love.
Roth secretly plans to assassinate Michael, partly to avenge Moe Greene's murder (as depicted in The Godfather). Roth instructs Ola to befriend Michael's brother Fredo, who provides Ola (and Roth) information about Michael that enables them to make an attempt on his life.
No, Fredo Corleone was not intellectually and socially deficient in the movie The Godfather. He was simply not as smart or as savvy as his brothers Michael and Sonny. This is evident early on in the movie when he gets caught up in a scam with Johnny Ola that nearly costs Michael his life.
Michael did forgive Fredo, and put off killing him while their mother was alive, but he knew he had to take him out to protect himself and the rest of the family. By himself, Fredo was not a threat. As Michael told Tom, he was weak and stupid.
In The Godfather II, Vito Corleone chooses his younger son, Michael, instead of his older son, Fredo, as his successor. This decision is based on Michael's intelligence and ability.
Michael publicly appears to forgive Fredo, but later has him killed after Connie organized a visit for Kay behind Michael's back which breaks the agreement. Connie later says that Fredo had drowned, feigning ignorance of the truth. After Michael and Kay divorce, Connie helps care for Michael's children.
No way, in fact the only Corleone that would have had Fredo killed was Michael. Every other member of the Corleone family ( especially Vito) would have realized that Fredo's actions were the result of him being dim witted not because of any malicious intent!
Even when Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo and Captain McCluskey attempted to whack him twice, Vito was still unwilling to go the vengeance route. Upon learning that his son Michael had killed the two men, he was greatly disappointed.
Fredo betrayed his brother to rival gangster Hyman Roth, who used him as a pawn in a plot to destroy the Corleone Family. Fredo provided unspecified information on the Corleone family in return for receiving compensation (what kind is never specified) independently of the family.
If Sonny had not been killed, Vito would have been operating out of a position of strength not weakness. Remember, the Don only retired because there were things that needed to be done that he couldn't do as a result of Sonny being murdered. They had to make the peace to get Michael back alive at that point.
There's a scene in "Godfather II" where Vito Corleone is in his dimly lit apartment worried about his son Fredo. Fredo has pneumonia and is being tended to by his mother and a nursemaid using a glass tumbler with a flame underneath. The thought was it would suck the illness out of his tiny body.
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At the end of the film, Michael has Greene killed as part of his slaughter of the Corleone family's enemies. Neri surprises Greene while he is getting a massage and shoots him through the eye. This allows Greene's casinos to become property of the Corleone family.
There are two factors to consider in regards to Rocco being sent to kill Hyman Roth. * Michael sent him on this suicide mission to punish him for not being able to properly guard him and his family for the failed assassination attempt at Lake Tahoe.
Hyman Roth, played in The Godfather: Part II by actor Lee Strasberg, was based on real-life mobster Meyer Lansky. Lansky is widely credited for coming up with some of the key innovations upon which the casino and gambling industry is built today.
Most noteworthy, the novel depicts Clemenza's fatal heart attack (mentioned in The Godfather Part II), and the many conspiracy theories that he had actually been murdered by the Rosato Brothers, former Corleone soldiers who had formed their own gang after a dispute over the future of the family.
Because Michael was the brightest of his sons. He was university educated and Vito deep down knew that Michael was the only one who could lead the Corleone family into the legitimate world. Vito knew Sonny would be a bad Don but had no other choice but to train him to be a Don since Sonny wanted nothing else.
Meanwhile, Kay decides to leave Michael and take their children with her, believing Michael will always live in a world of crime and violence. Michael asks her to reconsider, but Kay reveals she aborted their unborn son because she refused to bring another of his children into the world.
