the godfather part i be a stunning look inside the fictional corleone family and how an innocent young man be all but force into circumstance he never want to have a part of . the godfather part ii show that young man acceptance of his new role and his desensitization of character and as well a his complete loss of all innocence a he dive deep and deep into a life of crime . the first two part of this saga of this transformation of michael corleone make for one of the great tragedy in cinematic history . then and along come the godfather part iii . michael corleone be now the age don of the corleone family . he show remorse for his previous action not through subtle behavior and but by try to use his power for good and admit all his wrongdoing and regret to others . very cliche and uncharacteristic of the complex character that be michael corleone . michael plan to use his power for good be derail by an ambitious young disciple and his enemy . michael daughter be eventually a casualty of the ongoing mob war and her death predictably lead to michael realize that his entire life a don have be worthless for he have fail in the one thing that be the reason for put himself into the position he be in represent protect his family . the godfather part ii end with michael corleone reach the low of the low represent have his own brother kill . before part iii be make and the godfather saga be an emotionally rivet tale of an innocent young man journey into darkness with the unbelievably tragic end of michael forget his root and abandon the one thing that have always matter most to him and those around him represent family loyalty . part iii paint the picture of michael a a man who be and always have be just a victim of circumstance . this greatly corrupt the meaning of the first two film . the godfather part iii be a horrible mess of a film that never should have be make . the only solution to the problem that be this final installment of the godfather movie be to pretend that it do not exist and that the saga actually end with michael shockingly horrible act of have a member of his own family kill .