“It was real Hollywood”, Ruggiano Jr. states.
However, at the end of the day, movies are not documentaries.
An unintentional plot unit you might’t refuse.
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The real-life approach was usually much simpler.
The restaurant assassination is the defining moment in that journey.
Organized crime syndicates thrived on secrecy, maintaining power through bribery rather than open violence against government officials.
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The murder of a police officer means theCorleones can no longer operate quietly in the shadows.
I mean, back then, mostly all the police officers in New York were corrupt."
HadThe Godfatherstuck to real-life depictions, the film wouldn’t have accomplished the same emotional weight or narrative impact.
The changes made the storys mythos grand, creating a legendary franchise for decades.
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