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| Nelson_Mandela 05/30/19 3:47:08 PM #191: | #182. The Conversation https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Theconversation.jpg Dir: Francis Ford Coppola Genre: Thriller/Suspense, Mystery Year: 1974 The Conversation is, admittedly, pretty boring. If you're looking at lists for classic mysteries or suspense films, you might be sorely disappointed when it fails to make your heart race like more modern films. But that's not the point of the movie. The Conversation is more of a character study of Gene Hackman's lonely private eye than anything else. If you doubt me on this, look no further than the GOAT-worthy piano soundtrack. Nothing better captures the melancholy and loneliness than Amy's Theme, which isn't there to enhance the suspense, but to complement the character of the detective. The mystery is secondary--and once you prepare yourself with this fact, it becomes a much more enjoyable film (the second-best FFC movie of that year, in fact!). --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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