The owner of a convenient store reluctantly asked an Italian immigrant worker to leave, because the owner was pressured by a powerful guy in the district to hire his nephew. The owner could not afford to have an extra worker, so the only option for him was to give up the Italian worker. Realizing what was going on, the Italian guy did not get mad at all. Instead, he sincerely thanked the owner for his kindness for letting him work there.
The Italian guy came home to his wife at the dinner time. He unwrapped a pear that was covered in a newspaper, and placed it on the dinner table as his wife came to the table. “Ah what a nice pear [in Italian],” his wife said excitedly. Just before they started dinner, the husband held his wife’s hand and gave her a kiss.
This image has been stuck in my head since the first time I saw the movie many years ago. For some reason, I was thinking about this scene from The Godfather, Pt. II this morning as soon as I woke up (OK, almost everyone in the scene is Italian). This has to be one of the most beautiful scenes ever filmed.
Another thought that came into my mind was: how come I don't see Mentos commercials any more on TV? I used to love that Freshmaker commercial... :P
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II was the best in that trilogy.
btw, why was that scene so memorable?
I really love that scene too! I loved how gracious Roebet DeNiro was and just that whole exchange between the store owner and him was great.
The best part was when he comes home bringing his wife a pear after losing his job and she replies, "What a beautiful pear." It was just sweet.
hmm... why was that scene so memorable...
whenever i watch that scene from the movie, i get so inspired by the character that mr. deniro played so well. he just lost his job and is unable to support his family until he finds the next one. there is no next job lined up, so it is hard to tell when he could see the next pay check from someone (i don't think unemployment checks were given at that time). i wonder how would i have acted if i were that italian immigrant (the young vito corleone). i think i would not take the news as graciously as he did.
what's even more amazing is that such a bad news did not come between him and his wife at the dinner table when he came back home (although we don't know for sure what happened just after they had dinner), and the fact that his wife was genuinely excited to see a pear that they could share together. it makes me to realize that there are so many things i take for granted.
and finally, it's the beautiful background music that accentuate the emotions. of course, koreans learned how to use the background music so effectively for most of their dramas. :)
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