What is the difference between Michael Corleone’s marriage to Apollonia Vitelli and Kay Adams?

Last Updated: 01.07.2025 08:31

What is the difference between Michael Corleone’s marriage to Apollonia Vitelli and Kay Adams?

……”Don’t ask me about my business”…..

…..”I should marry somebody to carry on the family name”…..

The marriage to Kay seemed more business as,

Why are men ridiculously delusional in the women they want/approach? I'm not a troll. This is a real question. Why does a fat, pot bellied, unkempt, balding, stupid (ergo poor) man, tell a woman above his league that she isn't hot enough for him?

That relationship became more distant until it came apart in Godfather II,

Michael showed true emotion and lust for Apollonia.