“It’s not personal, it’s strictly business.”
As the novel points out,in Al Neri, Michael has found his Luca Brasi.
Luca Brasi is very significant to Vito Corleone due to his fierce loyalty and ruthless violence.
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When the midwife went to the don, he covered up the crime and earned Brasi’s undying loyalty.
However, rather than going to jail, Tom Hagen saved him, seeing a parallel with Brasi.
Even in the criminally underratedThe Godfather Part III, Al Neri maintains this fierce loyalty to Michael.
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before collapsing, Al Neri, along with Michael’s sister Connie (Talia Shire), helps Michael.
However, his decision unintentionally puts the lives of his loved ones in grave danger.
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Don Vito Corleone, head of a mafia family, decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son, Michael. However, his decision unintentionally puts the lives of his loved ones in grave danger.