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Anyone agree that Michael gets a raw deal?

posted 4 years ago by Drooch (5333)
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He’s basically thrown into a dog-eat-dog world in which the survival of himself and his family depends on him being a ruthless strategist and occasional killer.

He didn’t ask for it, he doesn’t enjoy it, he’s perpetually miserable, he occasionally tries to atone for it but it always backfires. Bear in mind the series is full of villains and psychopaths who are far more malevolent and don’t seem to suffer any of the same anguish.

I mean, what does Coppola want from Michael? Should he just kill himself..?

[–] MeYouFools (175) 4 years ago

Where's the lie?

Coppola probably doesn't want you to think about any of that. But somebody ought to confront him with these facts.

[–] Drooch (5333) 4 years ago

I mean seriously, is Michael guilty of anything beyond self-defence (including defence of his family)?

[–] TinaKimo (961) 4 years ago

Of course he does!!!

[–] Melton (5595) 6 months ago

Yes. The audience, the characters, Coppola all treat Michael as a bad man but what else is he supposed to do? Dude’s gotta survive and protect his family from a constant stream of psychos.

Also, everyone loves Vito but he was just as bad, if not worse. Hypocrisy much?

Michael is just guilty of being… unpopular, it seems 🤷🏻‍♂️