The Godfather: The Obsession

So here's the thing: I'm not exactly an organized-crime kinda girl. I'm not really into prostitution rings or brutal slayings. But when Vito Coreleone is head of The Family, I want to be a part of it too!
I'm trying to decide what is so appealing about the mafia. Part of it, of course, is that Al Pacino = Hot. No questions asked, kids, that is one fine looking man. And when he looks at Apolonia (the Sicilian girl) and his eyes about burn right through her . . . ahem, well, this is soon going to become fodder for a trashy romance novel. I suppose part of the appeal is the power, which is both a good and a bad thing. Of course I would love to be in a situation in which, if I needed something, the Godfather would get it done for me. (In undergrad I felt a bit like the wife of a mafia don; Late Boyfriend was definitely a Big Man on Campus. I remember one time, I was going to do some cooking, and I mentioned to Late Boyfriend that I needed some vinegar. Practically before I reached my apartment, there was a bottle of vinegar on my doorstep, and another offer came by a few minutes later. It was great.) But there's really so much more to it than that. I think what is most appealing is the power that comes with their sense of family and community, which most people don't really have nowadays. I come from a very small family, with one brother and two cousins. Those are all the kids. If I need help with something, need to find a job, need someone with a special skill, I definitely don't go to someone in my family. No one there could help, or would help me if I asked. If I did something reprehensible, most of my family would drop me like a hot potato, not because they are Bad People, but, on the contrary, because they are so dedicated to doing what is right that they have no problem abandoning a relation who does what is wrong. For the Corleones, loyalty to the Family is paramount, and once you come within it's embrace, you 'belong' forever.
(And, of course, it helps that there are so many phallic symbols, mixed with all that power imagery . . . mmmmm, yes please . . . ;-))
So, basically, sign me up.