Not because he betrayed Michael. Whether he did it intentionally or not, I don't think that's what got him killed. I bel
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chase540 — 9 years ago(December 07, 2016 10:35 AM)
By working with Roth and getting something "on my own" was just Fredo's way of trying to attain the respect he wanted from everyone, and Michael should have taken that into consideration.
I feel Michael DID take this into consideration and this is why he was killed. Fredo proved he wanted his honor and recognition so much that whatever intelligence he carried was overshadowed by this desire.
Frankly, his connection to Roth in this scenario proved how much of a liability Fredo could be.
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JCrusher723 — 9 years ago(November 17, 2016 05:36 AM)
I don't agree at all with the OP. Lack of remorse? First of all you can tell if you watched the film that when Mike disowns him in the boathouse Fredo id devastated. Jealous or not Fredo loved mike and loved Kay and the kids. Even at the funeral for their mother Fredo just wants to be with Mike. Secondly Mike wasn't trying to protect his brother in Cuba.he was probably gonna kill him there. Thirdly Fredo DID NOT want Mike dead and that was pretty clear. He didn't even want to be the boss he just wanted to have a little respect in the family. Yes he was dumb but he wasn't ruthless like Mike
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gzillah — 9 years ago(November 17, 2016 12:17 PM)
I agree with both comments, maybe I'm overthinking it and I'm wrong. I just feel as if Fredo should have begged for Michael's forgiveness instead of making it about himself getting respect. Maybe Michael still would have murdered him, but Fredo was way out of line in his confession in the boat house. After he says "I didn't know it was gonna be a hit," he should have continued with that way of thinking. As opposed to "They said there was something in it for me." That showed Michael that Fredo only cared about himself.
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Herreken — 9 years ago(December 08, 2016 10:59 PM)
I don't think Fredo would've survived either way. In the first movie Michael tells Fredo to never take sides against the family again. There is no "good" reason for Michael to go against the family. Case in point: Pentangali.
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OptimumTaurus — 9 years ago(December 08, 2016 06:44 AM)
I agree. It was not the initial betrayal that sealed Fredo's fate, but the way he revealed how unbelievably resentful and angry he was at having been "stepped over".
You can't keep people like that around, brother or not. Fredo would have, intentionally or not, kept undermining Michael.
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OptimumTaurus — 9 years ago(January 18, 2017 06:32 AM)
Fredo had a really troubling habit of seeing things from the perspective of Corleone Family rivals.
Whether or not he intended to, he would have continued undermining Michael.
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Pimp_Daddy_Ackbar — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 01:29 PM)
Nah Michael was an entitled little b**tch who was handed an empire. Sure he grew it in power/financially but at what cost. In the end he is the biggest loser
His brother is dead. Tom hates him. Kay leaves him and then in the 3rd his daughter is killed
He dies alone miserable in a wheelchair. He preserved the "family" but at what cost. His is the ultimate failure
Fredo was harmless. He didnt have it "coming" at all. It was actually pretty easy for Michael to placate Fredo but he was too selfish, obsessed and paranoid he couldn't even do as simple thing like that
Fredo just needed some reassurance. Remember at the cafe how happy Fredo was with that simple talk. Every family has that weak member who might not have as much confidence as the others. You dont go isolate or kill them off lol
Don Vitothe TRUE DON who built the empire from scratch wouldn't have done that.
One of the traits of effective managers/CEOS is to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of vital members in the corp and assign duties accordingly. AN organization that runs on fear never lasts. Fredo wasn't a complete idiot. Have you read the book? The Corleone family controlled a vast empire from gambling to liquor. Michael coudlnt find one thing for his brother to do??? -
AnthonySocksss — 6 months ago(September 12, 2025 05:14 AM)
Fredo betrayed Michael multiple times. He even warned Batista’s men so they would foil the assassination attempt on Roth in Cuba
But it was mostly Mike’s fault for alienating Fredo. In the first movie, Fredo is in his element in Las Vegas and looks so confident and happy. Then Michael comes in and ****s all over him and Moe Greene. Ever since then, Fredo was resentful of Michael (as were Tessio and eventually even Tom).
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