Who would WIN?? | Michael Corleone VS Vito Corleone

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  • Who is the "REAL" Godfather? If You were a "Mob Boss", Who would you currently be? 💭
    Let's find out ➡️ bit.ly/MafiaBossQuiz
    Who would win if in some alternate reality Vito and Michael were to go head to head? 🔥🥊
    𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝑩𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒅𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓? 𝑫𝒐𝒏 𝑽𝒊𝒕𝒐 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝑽𝑺 𝑫𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆, 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝑽𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐...
    Vito and Michael Corleone, are both the personification of power, wealth and intelligence. 2 of the MOST iconic characters in film history, brilliantly played by 2 of the greatest actors of all time, Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. These characters are the epitome of what having an extraordinary amount of power actually looks like 👑
    But the question always comes up, who was a better don? Both excelled at gaining power and expanding their empire and sphere of influence. Both ended up learning how to pull the strings of power to their favor ⚖️
    So, it really is a difficult question to answer subjectively, unless you have a clear bias towards either one, you certainly can make an argument for both of them from a first glance. That’s why in this video we will be extensively analysing Don Vito and Michael, comparing them through some key categories that by the end gives us a superior and more logical answer to this question, to who was the "Better" Godfather 💎
    So who is Vito Corleone? Don Vito Corleone was the founder and the patriarch of the Corleone crime family. Vito came to America as an orphan and slowly clawed his way up to be one of the most powerful and revered individuals of his time and even beyond. Vito’s big break came after the “olive oil war”. Where he ruthlessly dethroned the previous boss of bosses, by cunningly getting his very own caporegimes Emilio Barzini and Frankie Five Angels to betray their don. The classic, “divide et impera”. Through his intelligence, wit and cunning he was able to reach the heights of power and wealth and pass down his legacy to his son. Vito was the epitome of what a powerful leader is, he is the representation of what and how men of extreme power are able to strive and pull the strings of influence. But what differentiated Vito from other powerful individuals, is that he had a very strict code of honour that he would never break, he set limits to how far he would go depending on the scenario. As Machiavelli would have put it, he was both feared and loved.
    Who was Michael Corleone? The youngest son of the don, Michael Corleone had always tried to stay away from his fathers shadow and wanted nothing to do with the family business. Michael was very intelligent, he inherited most of Vito’s strengths, and with his education and military experience, he really was on par and some would argue, an even better don than his father. Michael started off as a very moral man, always looking down upon what his family was involved in, however, after the series of events we see in the films, Michael begins to understand his father’s philosophy, and begins to transform into becoming just as ruthless as Vito, sometimes even going past what Vito deemed to be too far. But as a Don, Michael almost made every right move possible, allowing him to carry the family and ensuring its survival. After conducting this analysis, and really trying to look at this not just from our own bias, but from the lens of individuals far more wise than us.
    In the end we have finally come to a solid conclusion. A definitive answer that has never been truly answered with the depth we just went through.
    𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
    📸 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚 @𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚
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  • @TheCultureMafia
    @TheCultureMafia  17 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Who Do YOU Think is the "REAL" Godfather? 🌹💭

    • @TheCultureMafia
      @TheCultureMafia  17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Another Question for You....
      If You were a "Mob Boss", Who would you currently be?
      Would you be a don Vito or are you closer to Michael or even Sonny?
      But what I'm even more curious about is seeing which of you are actually Fredo’s!
      Let’s actually find out ⬇
      bit.ly/MafiaDonQuiz

  • @bluevioletandlilac
    @bluevioletandlilac หลายเดือนก่อน +223

    I shouldn't be spewing this out before watching the video, but in my own opinion Vito excelled at his conception of what an "old world" mafia boss should be. Family and friends oriented, listening to the little people in the neighborhood, having moral lines he won't cross. Michael, on the other hand, is new world. Cutthroat, somewhat cartel-like, anything for the sake of expanding his business and power even at the cost of family and friends. They're stark opposites to each other.

    • @khalidcompany7717
      @khalidcompany7717 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Excellent analysis
      Salute Don Corleone

    • @adrukova1407
      @adrukova1407 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Michael never backstabbed or betrayed family or friends..

    • @cha5
      @cha5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @@adrukova1407Uh, he had a prostitute in the family killed and treated like a piece of meat to ensnare the Senator,
      “It’ll be as though she never existed.” Vito despised treating people like that even if they were at the bottom of the barrel, and he also hated the flesh trade.

    • @patrickmiano7901
      @patrickmiano7901 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cha5She wasn’t in the family, just a random hooker. Vito would not have done it. He couldn’t bring himself to have Carlo killed. He let Michael do it. Michael was better suited to be a don for the 50s and 60s. Can anyone imagine Vito having Fredo killed? Trained as a Marine, combat experienced, Michael was totally ruthless. Unlike his father, he was not a forgiving man. “Betrayal cannot be forgiven.”

    • @PyroGothNerd
      @PyroGothNerd หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      ​@@cha5 For real. One of the reasons Vito disliked Solozzo was because he ran a prostitution ring.

  • @Saddonghussein
    @Saddonghussein หลายเดือนก่อน +131

    It's Vito, because Michael had help by his dad, Vito had it to learn by try and error

    • @or529
      @or529 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Beautifly said.

    • @amck72
      @amck72 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes but Michael eventually evolved

    • @joshtheegotist
      @joshtheegotist หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      no, Clemenza showed Vito the ropes.

    • @Saddonghussein
      @Saddonghussein หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@joshtheegotist you are way wrong with that, im going to use your own example to show you, clemensa was the one that told him they needed to pay don fanuchio the money because thats how things works, thats not teaching, do you saw vito saying to Michael you need to do this/that because thats how things are?

    • @poleag
      @poleag หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Also, Vito literally helped every single person who was willing to kiss his hand and call him godfather, even the people who could barely offer anything in return. He does even more in the book. (He helps a poor woman avoid being evicted with her pet.) He sends his consigliere across the country to personally help Johnny Fontane, a washed-up singer who couldn't sing anymore. He takes in an orphan kid because he was friends with his son Santino. And he was never overly harsh with his family, no matter how unfit they were, which was arguably his biggest weakness. Vito wanted to become a powerful man so that the pezzonovantes (bigshots and mafiosos) couldn't push him around. Michael wanted to be an emperor and to have sons to carry on his royal lineage. This question is a no-brainer to me. Vito is the Godfather.

  • @or529
    @or529 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

    No question for me, it is Vito Corleone. He gave earned respect. This is why he had such loyalty. He was the one who mentored Michael into the business.

  • @ANTHONY46015
    @ANTHONY46015 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    Vito was witty and compassionate. Michael was smart and vicious

    • @luisd7636
      @luisd7636 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Vito had to also be smart and vicious to create the empire.

  • @veronikabelina3188
    @veronikabelina3188 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

    I don’t think Vito would ever have his own brother killed

    • @Robzrx
      @Robzrx หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      Fredo not only put Michael’s life at risk but also his wife, unborn child AND children’s life at risk… I would not have forgiven that either 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @maskedlover8768
      @maskedlover8768 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      yes, i think you're right, Michael are very brutal but not without his sense, most of close people that killed in his order is because they betrayed the family!

    • @rmp7400
      @rmp7400 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      If he was convinced that the brother of blood was no longer a brother of heart ... then oh yeah - he would have eliminated the enemy.

    • @VideoGameAdvocate
      @VideoGameAdvocate หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He did what he had to do. You would’ve done it too if you saw the bigger picture.
      And besides, In Part III it shows that it was a very hard thing to do and he suffers because of it.

    • @godfather4377
      @godfather4377 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Then he’s not as good. Morale senses it was terrible, a ruthless mob boss it was the tough and right move.

  • @antoniovasquez9946
    @antoniovasquez9946 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    During Vito’s life in the mob he lost a son.
    During Michael’s life in the mob he lost a brother, a wife and a daughter.

    • @mariestreeting4213
      @mariestreeting4213 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Michael had his brother murdered, drove his wife away and because of his lifestyle his Daughter Mary got caught in the mix and got killed. He didn’t lose anything in my opinion.

    • @cucurezenita
      @cucurezenita 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@mariestreeting4213 he's talking about Apollonia

  • @brI88Octo25
    @brI88Octo25 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    Me and mom had a conversation about who we thought was more ruthless between Vito and Michael. I agree that Michael was more ruthless than Vito because Michael killed within his own family, Vito did not. Vito held his family higher than power because he witnessed the decline of his family as a child. Thus once arriving in America, Vito made sure he furthered his family bloodline.

    • @fritzforsthoefel8031
      @fritzforsthoefel8031 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Both of them were losers vito said to Michael he made no apology for taking care of his family when in fact the way he took care of his family got sonny killed and the way Michael took care of his children got his daughter killed

    • @fritzforsthoefel8031
      @fritzforsthoefel8031 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Both were losers the way vito took care of his family got sonny killed the way Michael took care of his family got his surviving brother murdered and his daughter killed not a good legacy to leave behind

  • @user-wk8mw6to2g
    @user-wk8mw6to2g หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    ANSWER: Young man Vito Corleone.

  • @khadijahjoysams6172
    @khadijahjoysams6172 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Happy Birthday Tomorrow to Don Vito Corleone. Thanks for the video

    • @LaylaSims
      @LaylaSims 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Vito Corleone was born Dec. 7th. At the end of Godfather II, when you see the old family getting together (with Sonny still alive), Mike announces he signed up for the Military. Mike did this because the Japanese had just bombed Pearl Harbor. That was December 7th, 1941. While I won't use the derogatory term Sonny used to described the Japanese, he did say "the nerve of them. And on Pop's birthday too." Pop was Vito Corleone. And if you meant Happy Birthday to Marlon Brando, his birthday was earlier; April 3rd, 1924 to be exact. 😀

  • @jondstewart
    @jondstewart หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    The one thing Michael had in common with his father was integrity in the area of marriage. Neither one ever cheated. Even when Michael and Kay separated he stayed chaste.

    • @vksasdgaming9472
      @vksasdgaming9472 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Except by marrying a peasant girl with blackmail and getting her killed.

    • @Religious_gynecologist
      @Religious_gynecologist 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      This is true but even in relationship to marriage, Vito never HIT his wife. It’s not becoming of a Don to lose his temper in that way, in my estimation.

    • @vksasdgaming9472
      @vksasdgaming9472 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Except Michael just married some peasant girl with threats to her father and got her killed with that. Not much loyalty on his side.

    • @e28193
      @e28193 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Religious_gynecologist Vitos wife never left and insulted him

  • @daredevil6145
    @daredevil6145 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    But Vito had to eliminate just 1 don in power to gain control
    Michael had to do that when 5 Families were around, and Courtroom Drama and all that. Just have to keep that in mind as well

  • @linw8483
    @linw8483 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Vito. He knew how to keep peace with power while being fair. I give Mike a close second b/c he was a war time Don.❤

  • @DonRamiro1
    @DonRamiro1 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    This is my favorite channel, down to the narrator’s voice. It’s kind of like a lighter version of Don Vito’s voice.

    • @TheCultureMafia
      @TheCultureMafia  หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      💯🌹

    • @chriscormac231
      @chriscormac231 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Huh, I think it's more of an inbetween version of Aldo's voice from the games, the inbetween of Andrew Pifko and Rick Pasqualone

    • @jasongoldberg4474
      @jasongoldberg4474 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s AI yo

  • @Blackcat12853
    @Blackcat12853 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Both excellent Godfathers for their generation, the old and the young, you can't compare them.

    • @UnexpectedWonder
      @UnexpectedWonder หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Indeed! 👊👊✊✊👏👏👌👌

  • @khalidcompany7717
    @khalidcompany7717 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    No doubt about Don Corleone.

    • @KOVIDGOON
      @KOVIDGOON หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      2 different eras hard to compare based on that

    • @adrukova1407
      @adrukova1407 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I love em both ❤️

    • @user-dy3gm9cu1h
      @user-dy3gm9cu1h หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@KOVIDGOON "the game is the game"-slim charles

    • @KOVIDGOON
      @KOVIDGOON หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@user-dy3gm9cu1h a man of fine Baltimore literature I see! Who could argue with the most eloquent Tall Man🙏🏾💯

    • @Mcdamn1026
      @Mcdamn1026 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@user-dy3gm9cu1hthe game is the game! So true

  • @lifeisshort.9869
    @lifeisshort.9869 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    This is the WrestleMania that we've all wanted, but never got xD

  • @squestel8404
    @squestel8404 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Can't choose. Love them both.

  • @utb15281
    @utb15281 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The fact that Vito raised Michael to arguably be better than him is a great achievement. One that Michael could not match. Vito is the best.

  • @kellyroyds5040
    @kellyroyds5040 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    What a happy coincidence. Just watched The Godfather last night.

  • @martinlawrence2905
    @martinlawrence2905 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Michael was fortunate to have the counseling of Vito. Vito learned everything by trial and error

    • @TurtTheGreat
      @TurtTheGreat 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I agree 100%. Vito was more analytical than he gets credit for, most things he learned through trial and error like you say, or watching others. It's all he had.

    • @mariestreeting4213
      @mariestreeting4213 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      That’s true 👍🏻

  • @joannebarber4845
    @joannebarber4845 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Spot On! I thought Vito was the true Godfather when I began watching this video. And it was for the reasons you said. Somehow Vito did what he had to do And kept his family together. Poor Michael had become a empty shell when they killed his first wife.

  • @FedupAmerican1982
    @FedupAmerican1982 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Yes a full break down of Machiovelli

  • @michael-iv7tc
    @michael-iv7tc หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Don Vito, no doubt!!!! #1

  • @princesmith8008
    @princesmith8008 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    From what I can see, most of the people who are choosing Vito over Michael are doing so based on personal feelings and likeability of the character.
    Michael was far more cunning, ruthless and ambitious. He was thrown into the trenches out of nowhere, thrown to the lions and he adapted perfectly. He stayed at the top and took the empire to unimaginable heights.
    Vito had more wisdom and built everything from scratch (even though Clemenza showed him the ropes). People loved him and he was a far better family man.
    In terms of business however, Michael was an objectively better don than Vito.

    • @UnexpectedWonder
      @UnexpectedWonder หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Exactly!!! 👊👊✊✊👏👏👌👌

  • @yeotiongwee
    @yeotiongwee หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Its really hard to decide Don Vito or Micheal would be the better 'Godfather' as both of them shine in different era. Like Father Like son👏😉

    • @andrewsacika9221
      @andrewsacika9221 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Michael would make a better ruler or political leader. His worldview was more expansive than that of Vito!

  • @damianstarks3338
    @damianstarks3338 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This match up is perfect and analysis of these two iconic dons.

  • @LulaRoberts
    @LulaRoberts หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    There are teachers, and there are students. Vito taught his son the basic. Michael took it a step further and cemented his fear up front.

  • @syedarshadali7064
    @syedarshadali7064 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This video is darker in lightning than godfather triology.

  • @DanBeech-ht7sw
    @DanBeech-ht7sw หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Sollozzo was correct
    "Let's face it, with all due respect the Don was slipping. Ten years ago could I have gotten to him?"
    Crucial mistakes:
    Complacency - he wasn't properly guarded
    It was a strategic mistake to refuse Sollozzo - Hagen was right
    Sending Luca Brasi to pretend to be a turncoat wasn't going to fool anyone - his loyalty to Don Corleone was widely known. Michael wouldn't have made those mistakes

    • @gatekeepercreative
      @gatekeepercreative หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Vito wouldn't have made the mistake of marrying a Gringa like Kay Adams or killing his own brother. The two things that absolutely brought Michael down. Simply by mastering being both Loved and Feared, Vito was by far, the BETTER Don.

    • @DanBeech-ht7sw
      @DanBeech-ht7sw หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@gatekeepercreative Michael wasn't brought down, though

    • @c.antoniojohnson7114
      @c.antoniojohnson7114 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@DanBeech-ht7swBoth died at home in luxury,the difference was Don Vito was more loved. Don Vito was slipping,he should have told Sollazo he would think about it, much better than saying no outright. And Luca Brasi was very loyal to Don Vito,so that was another mistake. Having Fredo drive him was a mistake as well.

    • @mariestreeting4213
      @mariestreeting4213 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Does anyone think Vito used this as a way of getting rid of Luca? Luca was loyal but I think Vito was very wary of him and in that respect used Luca? Just a thought. Vito must have known Lucas story wouldn’t be believed.

    • @zedmak
      @zedmak 11 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@gatekeepercreative he married Kay because Apollonia died, he realized he talked too much during that time and I think something inside of him died, he didn’t want the mob life, Kay was supposed to be that life that he wanted.

  • @latinomalenurse
    @latinomalenurse หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Definitely would love a full-fleshed out video on Machiavelli and his premise

  • @TheCultureMafia
    @TheCultureMafia  หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    In this video we will finally answer this heavily contested question, a question that has and will continue to spark heated debates 🔥

  • @EAGLESLIFEVLOG
    @EAGLESLIFEVLOG หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    It depends on the personal priorities.
    Under Vito, Family flourished.. Under Michael, business flourished.

    • @user-wk8mw6to2g
      @user-wk8mw6to2g หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Under Vito, family AND business flourished. Under Michael, family destroyed, business flourished to new heights.

    • @EAGLESLIFEVLOG
      @EAGLESLIFEVLOG หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@user-wk8mw6to2g that's why I mentioned priorities... Michael cared more about building than his Family.
      So in the game of opinions Michael is the better Don for folks who place more value in business than family.

    • @alantinoalantonio
      @alantinoalantonio หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@EAGLESLIFEVLOG agreed. Michael took it to unprecedented heights. Can't ignore that.

  • @user-yp4uu2uv9t
    @user-yp4uu2uv9t หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Micheal have the hardest Circumstances and the hardest challenges

  • @11REIGN11
    @11REIGN11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    They both are independently great in the course of their achievements and very different modus operandi. ❤

  • @FranklinWilson-ev9dq
    @FranklinWilson-ev9dq หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    VITO!!!!!!!! HE WAS LOVED, AND FEARED!!!!!!!!!!!!! MICHAEL, WAS JUST, FEARED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @scottmoore1614
    @scottmoore1614 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    VITO. I loved the older Vito with Brando and the younger version with De Niro.

  • @tarahill308
    @tarahill308 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It’s not about who is better because we learned of Vito towards the end of his life. His son Michael displayed a part of the younger version of his father when Vito. They did a excellent job displaying the genes for certain minds in who can understand patterns.

  • @kbtken
    @kbtken หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I just finished listening to the audio book of the Godfather and the prequel the family Corleone. Both books have lots of great back story about Michael and Vito that aren’t in the movies. The main difference between the two is that Vito had to work with his sons and protect them as he rose to power while Michael was on his own running the family for most of his career. He only let Vincent have power when he was totally ready to retire

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Michael really could've used Vito's advice and guidance over the years.

  • @Dewane1511
    @Dewane1511 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Please do a video on Niccolò Machiavelli

  • @regularjim1157
    @regularjim1157 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Vito built his empire during a time when all the other families were also starting from scratch, so there was little to no competition. Judging from no response for Fanucci. Vito knew at the end of his tenure that the other families were looking to take the Corleone territory, and Micheal was going to be tossed in the deep end when he took over, and he was going to sink or swim.

    • @UnexpectedWonder
      @UnexpectedWonder หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely! 👊👊✊✊👏👏👏

  • @queensabs6333
    @queensabs6333 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I dont think one is better than the other, I think they grew up in different times… Vito - he had to pave the way for his future family to survive/live. He refused to be like others around him and pretty much saved the community or at the very least was a saviour for them. Michael - had to do the same to some extent yes, but had the benefit of already being in a country where he grew up in and to some extent accepted. He was given privileges through his father’s sacrifice and had an example of how to move.
    We don’t know enough about Vitos own father to know what example Vito had and how they lived as a family, only that he brokered no BS and told the local don to go F himself.
    Both were great in my opinion.

    • @user-zy2ge2zc4u
      @user-zy2ge2zc4u หลายเดือนก่อน

      No your rong

    • @fishstix6976
      @fishstix6976 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@user-zy2ge2zc4u what's "rong" with you lol!

  • @LilannB
    @LilannB หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I give the edge to Vito as IMO he was loved and feared. While IMO Michael was feared. I also look at the way they both handled mistakes made by Fredo. Vito was shot 5 times and almost died while under Fredo's "protection" but there is no indication of any resentment by Vito against Fredo. Michael was betrayed by Fredo. However Fredo was duped by Roth and said he did not know Roth would try to kill Michael. Yet Michael could not put the betrayal behind him and forgive Fredo and eventually had him killed. That killing haunted Michael later in life. He would have been better off handling Fredo as Vito did.

    • @rhysoneill7399
      @rhysoneill7399 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Completely different situations.
      Fredo was vitos son,whilst getting shot was due to incompetence.
      Whilst fredo in regards to Michael's perspective went against his family not just once twice,the second time being a power play done because of jealousy which also almost ended in Michel being whacked.
      And if Mike left him alive fredo would've tried again due to feeling 'owed'

  • @nicstone3141
    @nicstone3141 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Vito outsmarted the enemies that Michael would inherit from the grave never forget that

    • @corvus3692
      @corvus3692 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What do you mean

    • @nicstone3141
      @nicstone3141 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@corvus3692 Vito knew his enemies better than Mike ever could because of the years he had dealt with them thus him being able to instruct Mike on how to get them all even though he would already be dead

  • @cstefanescu
    @cstefanescu หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Amazing analysis!

  • @TheCultureMafia
    @TheCultureMafia  หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    Welcome 🌹
    Michael and Vito Corleone are the epitome of what having an extraordinary amount of power actually looks like.
    But the question always comes up, who was a better don? Who is the “true Godfather”?
    And it really is a difficult question to answer subjectively, because unless you have a clear bias towards either one, you certainly can make an argument for both of them at a first glance.
    That’s why in this video we will finally answer this heavily contested question.
    We’ve tailored it to our specific mission. To find out who is the “true godfather”.
    We’ll also be keeping score
    Feel free to score them alongside us.

    • @TheCultureMafia
      @TheCultureMafia  หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      If You were a "Mob Boss", Who would you currently be?
      Would you be a don Vito or are you closer to Michael or even Sonny?
      But what I'm even more curious about is seeing which of you are actually Fredo’s!
      Let’s actually find out. ⬇
      bit.ly/MafiaBossQuiz

    • @pdcdesign9632
      @pdcdesign9632 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      This is not even up for debate. Without Vito there is no Michael Corleone.
      VITO IS THE REAL GODFATHER.

    • @kashd4668
      @kashd4668 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@pdcdesign9632 Yeah! Michael can "Fuhgeddaboudit!"👍👍

    • @innehmichael1612
      @innehmichael1612 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What is the name of the song playing in the background please 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

    • @vetmatt2503
      @vetmatt2503 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Drop some more videos I then wacth every video twice fs na

  • @albertangeloro5832
    @albertangeloro5832 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Enzo The Baker was the most duplicitous man to ever come out of Sicily. he was the man behind the man behind the man. He wielded absolute power & no one suspected, except maybe Don Vito when he learned of Enzo's mysterious appearance at the hospital. urinating to disgrace your enemy is what might have given him away, he was the essence of old-school. he tipped off Michael to Hyman Roth's plan to kill him. the message was disguised on the birthday cake at the Havana party in an arcane Sicilian code.. Enzo was not there but Roth's inexplicable order to the waiter to show everyone the cake saved Michael.

    • @shayadayan3343
      @shayadayan3343 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Expand on this please

    • @albertangeloro5832
      @albertangeloro5832 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shayadayan3343 Expand? its just made-up bullshit like the movie, its fiction not reality. i think that Clemenza was really a fat ET from Venus & Michael;'s son left the blinds open so he could have his parents killed because they wouldn't let him have ice cream. Don Corleone was Luca Brasi's gay partner & Michael's wife was born a man.

    • @ramyomran3853
      @ramyomran3853 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ???? Bizzare but intriguing

  • @alec2726
    @alec2726 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Everyone who took part in 'The Godfather' should be rated as the best actors of all time. Brilliant movie. Brilliant acting. Brilliant directing. Brilliant book. And Brilliant shooting and even the mafia in New York got on board?

  • @arcademcfly1039
    @arcademcfly1039 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    THANK YOU.

  • @shanenolan5625
    @shanenolan5625 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks. Very difficult. Question

  • @asnergelin8260
    @asnergelin8260 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As much as I love Michael, I love Vito more & it is really tough to outshine your own father that established the foundation and built the family up, especially for Mike.

  • @dynamitedrawingwithjesse9235
    @dynamitedrawingwithjesse9235 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Michael was definitely more viscous and cunning, Vito was smarter in the sense of he could read people very well and could see trouble. They were both perfect for their time and years they were godfathers

    • @UnexpectedWonder
      @UnexpectedWonder หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly!!! 👊👊✊✊👏👏

  • @ismailjankara6330
    @ismailjankara6330 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is by far one of your best videos. Brilliantly Detailed. Here’s How I would count it.
    Michael: Intelligence, Ruthlessness, Machiavellian, Art Of War, Fear, Facing Difficulty.
    Vito: Leadership, Love, Respect, Achievements, Reign, Vision.
    And As a Tie Breaker, Family-Wealth Category Goes To Don Vito Corleone. As He Held Family Above All.

  • @nagone11
    @nagone11 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Totally agree CM with Vito as the winner. Vito did start it all pretty much on his own in a pretty tough environment fraught with pitfalls. Michael had Vito to advise him...a huge and powerful advantage. Michael built upon what Vito initially established but he take some bigger losses. Even though Vito lost his son in a costly war, Michael did lose his family in many ways, something that would have been inconceivable to the don. Vito was much more in touch with everyone being seen as compassionate man, jovial and approachable. He was successful in achieving that very difficult balance of being loved and feared. Michael was feared not so much loved.

  • @faves2012
    @faves2012 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Commentary and insight is top tier.

  • @toddduchesne1749
    @toddduchesne1749 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Impossible to answer. Each came to power at different times and under different conditions. Apples and oranges.

    • @UnexpectedWonder
      @UnexpectedWonder หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly!!! 👊👊✊✊👏👏👏

  • @greyfriars6540
    @greyfriars6540 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Agree, its Vito though did waiver between the two. Michael went to a very dark place in the end. He waited like a snake in the grass to kill Fredo, an act that would have horrified Vito. He became extremely dangerous to those around him. I'm not sure where Michael's loyalty lay, it didn't seem to be with his family like his father. All he had was power. I'd like to hear your take on Machiovelli.

  • @cynthiaslater7445
    @cynthiaslater7445 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The problem with Fredo was that he was smart, but he was also weak. He was blinded by ambition in that he wanted what he hadn't earned. Instead of learning from his mentors in Las Vegas, he treated himself to entitlements like fooling around with waitresses who were supposed to be working. Therefore, he threw away the opportunity to prove himself. Michael did earn what he had by paying high prices like the deaths of Apollonia and his daughter. He proved he was smart enough to learn from his father and consult him often.

    • @c.antoniojohnson7114
      @c.antoniojohnson7114 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "He was banging cocktail waitresss!,two at a time! So I had to straighten him out!" Moe Green.

    • @c.antoniojohnson7114
      @c.antoniojohnson7114 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Those cocktail waitresss get you every time....

  • @johnpaulchua3920
    @johnpaulchua3920 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Vito Corleone is by far the best example of a Godfather. He was both feared and loved by the people around him. He treated everyone with respect no matter what his/her status was.
    In life, when all is lost, hope is by far the only reason for living. With that, Don Vito was able to offer hope to the hopeless unlike Michael who was ruthless and didn't show enough compassion towards others.

  • @charlesbronson3537
    @charlesbronson3537 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Michael would have defeated Vito. Michael would have taken it further then any sanity.

  • @Orrand_One
    @Orrand_One หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They're both are incomparable. I'll choose Vito because he built his organization brick by brick.

  • @matthew223740
    @matthew223740 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    1. Vito was more a godfather than a businessman. Michael was more a businessman than a godfather.
    2. Yes, Michael expanded the family business, but I don’t think he could’ve built the business from scratch like Vito. Certain life experiences at a young age forced one into a level of toughness and courage that became more innate in Vito.

    • @UnexpectedWonder
      @UnexpectedWonder หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, here's the issue. Could Vito succeed in Michael's position?

  • @rick43pen
    @rick43pen หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Vito make friends and allies. Michael just killed anyone in he way, which is why he died alone and despised.

  • @seanmetro3496
    @seanmetro3496 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The Godfather & Favorite Son

  • @dancook5057
    @dancook5057 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    At the end of the day Vito laid the foundation for Michael and gave him all the lessons he could before he passed. It’s Vito.

  • @johnpittsii7524
    @johnpittsii7524 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Thanks for the video ❤

  • @MelvinMansoor
    @MelvinMansoor หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Michael did everything Sonny wanted to do, but he did it in a more calculated way. Vito made the entire family and grew it to the powerful force it was before Michael took over. Michael had both his father and Sonny in him as they were both dons. Michael is the greater Don because he had everything.

  • @deepakghosh6169
    @deepakghosh6169 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    michael was better than vito
    just as vincent was better than michael
    but again had vito not prompted michael about the barzini meeting he might not have been able to see a trap there
    vincent was not featured for long enough to be able to bear a comparision with the 2 dons before him
    however vincent saved michael's life from joey zasa's helicopter attack

    • @adrukova1407
      @adrukova1407 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I agree 💯

  • @MistaP13
    @MistaP13 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m waiting for the books to open up before I subscribe. 😂 J/k

  • @gak9319
    @gak9319 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I agree completely with you, Vito is and always will be the true Godfather🙂

  • @shawnj1679
    @shawnj1679 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Considering Vito taught Michael everything about being a don...Vito 100%. He built their empire from literally nothing..not even a green card.

  • @robertcraddock4469
    @robertcraddock4469 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I for one would really enjoy a more in depth video on Machiavelli....

  • @amck72
    @amck72 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Vito made better decisions and was more patient. Michael later took the business to another level yet he was more paranoid about the people around him.

    • @UnexpectedWonder
      @UnexpectedWonder หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can you blame him with all the Betrayals that he endured?!

    • @amck72
      @amck72 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@UnexpectedWonder No I can`t blame him.

  • @DonRamiro1
    @DonRamiro1 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Before I watch this video, I’m predicting a tie.

  • @JeSsE10mCcOy11
    @JeSsE10mCcOy11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This one is tough...

  • @gatekeepercreative
    @gatekeepercreative หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Definitley agree Vito is the best and REAL Godfather.

  • @georgeolschewski4651
    @georgeolschewski4651 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I'm looking forward to the video comparing Don Tomassino and Michael Corleone. "Why were you so loved, and I so feared?"

  • @koreanelvis
    @koreanelvis 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This was an awesome video of analyzing both dons. I had always envisioned Don Vito as being the model for any caporegime. To answer your question at the end, (honestly with my temper), I’d end up being more of a Sonny than a ruthless Michael, a calculating Vito, or a half-wit Fredo. You got to give me SOME CREDIT: I was also born dirt poor, no real parents, I also served in the military, and I have the calculated analysis needed to: strike when needed; meaning I honestly don’t give a $H*T if I have to kill somebody to get my point across. Hence: I’m SONNY!!! RIP: James Caan.

  • @godfather4377
    @godfather4377 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fredo! Because he’s not dumb, he’s smart!

    • @c.antoniojohnson7114
      @c.antoniojohnson7114 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And he wants respect, don't forget that.

  • @alonzosmith6189
    @alonzosmith6189 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Everything started with Vito, his ability to read everyone made him the true Godfather

  • @TheCultureMafia
    @TheCultureMafia  หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Before we start, keep in mind who you think is the “Ultimate Godfather”?
    Let’s see if by the end who you will hold this “illustrious” title...

  • @PyroGothNerd
    @PyroGothNerd หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Let me put it this way: if I had to face one of them, I'd go with Vito. Vito has clear lines he won't cross. Michael doesn't, and regularly does things Vito would be appalled by.

    • @PyroGothNerd
      @PyroGothNerd หลายเดือนก่อน

      Also as the video points out, Vito would actually try to earn my respect. Michael would see me as a pawn.

    • @c.antoniojohnson7114
      @c.antoniojohnson7114 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'd trust and respect Vito more than Michael, Michael is corporate in his thinking. To him I'm an asset,to Vito I would be considered someone valuable and a friend of the Family.

  • @benanantasomboon3274
    @benanantasomboon3274 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    @TheCultureMafia could you do a comparison video between Michael Corleone and Thomas Shelby please?

    • @UnexpectedWonder
      @UnexpectedWonder หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes!!! 😁😁😁👊👊✊✊👏👏👌👌

  • @kellyinfanger9192
    @kellyinfanger9192 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's not really a debate. In legit business, startup artists often can't run and maintain the exploding size of their new business. Large corporate managers rarely could build the company they control.
    In this fictional account, it appears they both could startup and maintain. So they are just different and primarily able to adapt to the current situation.

  • @backroadsentertainment814
    @backroadsentertainment814 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Perfect.

  • @Youre_Right
    @Youre_Right หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Depends. During peacetime I would say Vito by a huge margin. His diplomacy and levelheaded approach to business would be better. Now wartime is another story. Michael is ruthless and military trained. So he was adapt and fully capable of shedding blood to achieve victory.

    • @Saddonghussein
      @Saddonghussein หลายเดือนก่อน

      Vito adaptability to war was show in the oil war

    • @patrickmiano7901
      @patrickmiano7901 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@SaddonghusseinWhen they were very low level. Michael had all the other families against him. He faced challenges Vito could not have imagined. He adapted his family’s empire to the modern world. Michael lost a daughter, and Vito lost a son (Sonny).

    • @Saddonghussein
      @Saddonghussein หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@patrickmiano7901 and vito didn't lose his family, even on those situations, Michael end up alone making a bad choice for the new Corleone don

  • @KevinSpeller-ny7gk
    @KevinSpeller-ny7gk หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    🤔🤔🤔TOUGH CHOICE...THEY BOTH ARE 👑's!!!...💪💯

  • @rahulaher2119
    @rahulaher2119 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A quote from the dark knight "you either die as a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villian." This quote is applicable to all the great characters (even Michael Corleone) except vito because his concious was hundred percent on right place. No matter what happened with him but he never went ruthless like Michael. If you have read the book you will realise that even small decisions taken by vito was so thoughtful he never got carried away be it friendship ot revenge

  • @ankitbal2240
    @ankitbal2240 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I want to you to write a book on the theme like how to operate business as well as life from the pov of a mafia.

  • @cdub828
    @cdub828 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Vito taught Michael strategy and what to look out for. I'd have to say Vito is the better strategist only because he's the teacher. Other than that they are exactly equal

  • @antoniopetisce3417
    @antoniopetisce3417 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Vito was the "godfather" whereas Michael became jaded by his power which ultimately corrupted him not only in business but in his personal life as well.

  • @LuisVillanuevaCubero
    @LuisVillanuevaCubero 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This reminds me a little of the life of Alexander the Great. Alexander surpassed his father by far, but would not have been able to accomplish what he did if it wasn't because of what his father built before him. I would have given Michael 8 / Vito 9. That is because I would have also made it a draw in achievements, just because Michael inherited the job while the empire was in crisis mode, and he managed to use this crisis to expand.

  • @emanuelcucu6183
    @emanuelcucu6183 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What’s the background music?

  • @donaldcapomolla911
    @donaldcapomolla911 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I wish we had more sequels beside the little part on part two on Vito

  • @Pearlruby718
    @Pearlruby718 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I think they both were the real Godfather in their own unique eras.😉

  • @raularaujo1329
    @raularaujo1329 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We all have biases and are prejudiced so this is all subjective and opinionated. So for instance people who are huge Marlon Brando fans will choose Vito

  • @adamstrange7884
    @adamstrange7884 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Vito hung the moon and stars, Michael made it bigger, but didn't have the loyalty.

  • @innehmichael1612
    @innehmichael1612 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What is the name of the song playing in the background in this video 😊

  • @christopherscooper58
    @christopherscooper58 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I believe the builder of the family is a better Don. The look on Michael's face when Vito says " And at that meeting you'll be assassinated." That to me was the turning point for Michael. Vito built the empire.