Francis Ford Coppola’s, The Godfather Part II, released in 1974, provides additional insight into the Corleone family affairs following the events of the first film. The film begins with a mafia chief executing all of Vito Corleone’s immediate family in Sicily. Left alone, young Vito flees his hometown and travels to America. As Vito gets older, his career of crime begins with petty theft and later escalates into the neighborhood negotiator. Despite his life of crime, Vito continues to be portrayed as a well-respected man. The remainder of the film focuses on Vito’s son, Michael Corleone, who has taken over the family business after his father’s death. Michael leaves New York and begins business operations in Nevada. In the hopes of continuing
