The Godfather: Part II follows two parallel stories. One story is a sequel to "The Godfather", and follows Michael Corleone as he consolidates his power as the new Don of the Corleone family. The other story is the prequel to the first Godfather and shows us the origin of Vito Corleone and how he created his enterprise in New York. The movie is very long and just for that it gets a 9 but otherwise it is a masterpiece.