In this scene in the Godfather II, Frankie Pentangeli is about to testify against the Corleones in a Senate hearing.
He is buoyant, basking in the attention, until he sees his brother from Sicily walk in. His brother gives him a disapproving look.
In that moment he realizes that to testify against the Corleone would mean going against his own family as well, which is a bridge too far.
He realizes that his deal with the government is done, and that he is most certainly a dead man.
He accepts it with grace and does what he needs to do.
At the end of the scene, Tom leans over to the brother and says โLa famiglia รจ tutto,โ or โThe family is everything.โ
The family unit is the strongest force in nature.
Itโs something I donโt want my kids to ever forget.
NEW JACK CITY (1991) had no shortage of great music, but Troop and LeVert performing โLivinโ for the Cityโ is the kind of scene that lives rent free forever.