Do you know the case of a very successful film, when Hollywood producers decide to come up with its sequel, but because the main character's story arc is closed, whether they died or ascended into Godhood or just because of artistic/financial disagreements they refuse to return to reprise their role, because of any of these reasons they decide not to scrap the sequel, but choose to explore the background: The lame story of how the main character was formed, and the events led to our first film. This is essentially what happened in The Godfather Part 2, but with a twist.

In this second installment, the backstory of Vito Corleone, played by a remarkable Robert De Niro happens to be the best part. Miraculously, director Coppola builds and unfolds this story in a way we, as viewers, never get bored nor lose interest. This is a towering achievement, to develop an iconic character owned by the legend Marlon Brando and to raise it even further.