Monday, July 30, 2007

Vito

Giovanni : " Who killed whom ? "
Raoul : " Vito killed Fanucci . "
Giovanni : " I don't believe it , must be some other black- hand's work , they are pinning the
the blame on poor Vito. "
Raoul : "Maybe , Vito is so quiet. "


Vito is not quiet , I know him , he talks to himself inside his head. He shouts quietly.
I can see beyond those glassy eyes . His brain is bathed in red , the colour of a gruesome death.

Did you know that Vito is a butcher by proffession? Nobody knows that, not even his wife . He butchers people with his eyes , cuts them up in his mind till they scream for mercy. He only stops when they grovel and call him 'Godfather'.

Vito is a conscientous worker and axes everyone who comes his way , including his children.
He hacks people and uses the pieces as bait , to attract more people.

Michael , his son , hacks people too. But he does it for his father. Vito on the other hand , does it for himself.

I know that he doesn't look like a butcher. But that turns out to be his strength. He doesn't have to hunt for prey, they come to him on their own.
That's why I choose to avoid him , I think he is dangerous , he reminds me of myself. It scares me that I can peer inside his mind , we have a lot in common.

He represents my dark side , an evil which I choose to supress. A Satan who makes me cry.

2 comments:

Roy said...

Where did all those deeper shades of Vito's character come from? Vito obsessive, Vito power hungry and Vito a control maniac, all correct assumptions but if he was really that scary he would be the villain of the story not the hero!

Srinath said...

He 'was' the villian my friend ; A likeable villian though , as he seemed to be fighting against the odds the whole time.