Killing Fredo inThe Godfather Part II’s endingis arguably the defining moment of Michael Corleone’s entire story.
In fairness, Fredo was never completely aware of his role in betraying Michael.
Then Michael makes everything worse.
Roth manipulatively offers Fredo everything he desires.
It is only after the Moe Greene debacle that resentment begins seeping from Fredo’s liqour-soaked pores.
By simply treating his brother with respect, Michael could have tempered Fredo’s anger.
He would have been content with being treated as an equal and given genuine responsibilities.
Michael sacrifices the feelings and ego of his older brother to put the Corleone family in a stronger position.
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The Godfather chronicles the Italian-American Corleone crime family from 1945 to 1955. Following an assassination attempt on family patriarch Vito Corleone, his youngest son Michael emerges to orchestrate a brutal campaign of retribution, cementing his role in the family’s illicit empire.
