The Godfather vs Succession: 50 Years of Power, Greed, & The "American Dream"

Go to http://factormeals.com/50thetake and use code 50thetake to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping! || The Godfather Parts I and II share a thread with Succession and connecting these two threads across time allows us to really analyze the true danger that lurks in the dark heart of greed, and how it consumes everything and everyone in its path.

The Godfather Part II was released fifty years ago – and in the half century since it and the first film debuted, they’ve influenced film and television in innumerable ways. This story of a mafia family, and one initially reluctant member’s blood-soaked ascendancy to the top of the empire has continued to draw in audiences with its sprawling, epic nature and deep intimacy and drama because at its core is a tale that remains relevant, even all these years later.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:54 Vito Corleone vs Logan Roy
05:13 Vito's heir (Sonny vs Fredo vs Michael)
07:38 Thanks to Factor!
08:49 Logan's heir (Kendall vs Roman vs Shiv vs Connor)
11:25 Tom's secret
13:43 Does anyone really win?

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