He's Generous And Kind By helping those he felt were oppressed, Vito differentiated himself from other mob bosses. It was clear that he wasn't the sadistic psychopath type of criminal, like Virgil "The Turk" Sollozzo. He was a criminal because this was the life he was born into.
Which personality type was Vito Corleone? Vito Corleone was an unhealthy INFJ personality type. He tended to feel resentful of other people and felt like he was required to make others happy. A healthy INFJ would enjoy making others happy, but Vito Corleone sees this as a distraction from his vision.
He is then held for what he is told is suspected smallpox. In reality, this would have meant he was suspected of having a mental defect. This is possibly a reference to Vito's mother suspecting him of being somewhat slow. Ellis Island operated from 1892 to 1954.
Michael is cold-blooded, ruthless, smart, and determined. His ability to think clearly under fire, to be decisive, and to command respect makes him an excellent Godfather. Of Vito's children, he is certainly the best candidate to take over the family.
Vito oversees a business founded on gambling, bootlegging, prostitution, and union corruption, but he is known as a kind, generous man who lives by a strict moral code of loyalty to friends and, above all, family.
Autism? No. However, Don Vito had more of a Mustache Pete's point of view, seeing as to how he came from Sicily. He had formed his own way of thinking about the killing of family members since in the movie, his immediate family was all wiped out.
With Fanucci dead, Vito earned the respect of the neighborhood, becoming known as a "Man of Respect" in the neighborhood, and was soon asked to intercede in local disputes, gaining a reputation for never turning down someone who came to him for help and for being able to "reason" with "unreasonable" people.
Fredo is weaker and less intelligent than his brothers, and so has little power or status within the Corleone crime family.
Described as the child Italian parents prayed to the saints for, Fredo was the weakest and least intelligent of the Corleone brothers; his own brother, Michael, dismissed him as weak and stupid.
Luca Brasi is Don Vito Corleone's personal enforcer, and the only man Vito himself fears. While slow-witted and brutish, Brasi is fiercely loyal and has a reputation as a savage and remorseless killer.
Paulie has seemingly betrayed Vito—and thus the family—by selling him out. In The Godfather, this kind of betrayal is the worst of all sins.
He is uncomfortable with people. Even his relationship with his father and his wife and kids is uneasy, perhaps even cold. Michael doesn't smile much for a reason. Many would call Michael a psychopath for the ruthless murders of his adversaries, but his actions, though brutal, are those of a sociopath.
Orson Welles - Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather (1972)
Welles was also the preferred choice of Paramount studios. Luckily, they eventually caved to Coppola's insistence that no one but Brando could do justice to the role.
Even people who aren't familiar with the film can recognise Marlon Brando's weary, wheezy Mafia boss, Vito Corleone, and his favourite son Michael, played by Al Pacino.
From a naive & stoic war-hero, Michael becomes a cold, heartless and vengeful mafia don. The tragedy for Michael is that he couldn't escape the inevitable doom of succession, despite his prior knowledge.
Let's go down the list: Don Vito Corleone — extremely smart. He started with absolutely nothing and worked his way up, by making very shrewd decisions, to become one of the most powerful “bosses” in all of America. Michael Corleone — in both Parts I and II, Michael Corleone consistently outsmarts all his enemies.
Michael: He Was More Ruthless
While Vito preferred to reason issues out with his enemies, Michael had them killed. In the first movie, viewers got a sense of just how ruthless Michael was when he killed McCluskey and Solozzo in a diner for being involved in his father's shooting.
Its fame started when its name was linked to the name of the mafia Family in the American movie saga “The Godfather.” In fact, the Corleone family does not exist. It is a cinematographic fiction.
While Michael was seen as one of the more levelheaded members of the family, the sequel (and the third film) portray his downfall as he becomes a ruthless killer and crime lord.
According to Peter Cowie's 1997 publication The Godfather Book, Paramount initially targeted Warren Beatty and Robert Redford to star as Michael Corleone. By the early '70s, however, Beatty already had a loyal following after starring in the 1967 classic Bonnie and Clyde.
Because a group of men threatened Michael's father, Vito Corleone, and the well-being of the Corleone Family. As much as Michael had always dreamed of a life outside the underworld, he was loyal to his father and his family.
In The Godfather II, Vito Corleone chooses his younger son, Michael, instead of his older son, Fredo, as his successor. This decision is based on Michael's intelligence and ability. Fredo, who is considered weak, is dismissed to do more menial tasks for the family.
Fredo failed to protect him from Sollozzo's goons, and Vito almost died as a result. Vito knows that he can't depend on Fredo. He probably doesn't want to say this to Fredo, and he doesn't feel like reassuring Fredo, either; therefore he just ignores him.
Shortly afterward, Vito's chief rival, Don Emilio Barzini, bribes Gatto to betray the Corleone family by giving him the information his men need to stage an assassination attempt on Vito. On the day the hit went down Gatto calls in sick, leaving only Fredo to protect the Don. Vito is seriously wounded in the attempt.