Before returning to the film today, I'd like you to use your journal to explore the idea of one of the films' mantras: "It's business, not personal." Provide some examples of how and why this line is so important to the trilogy and explain ultimately, why this is such an important concept to the mafia. It is my contention that this concept can only be viewed with irony, as in the the end, their mantra does not, and arguably, CANNOT be true. Please speak to this in your journal.
