3.5/4
Paranoia.
This is a strange movie in mood and method. Francis Coppola went for the auteur role with this one, writing, producing and directing it, and thus The Conversation is a view into a brilliant, tortured mind. His story is great, thrilling and intriguing, but the artistic touches are what make this movie special to me, including the music and cinematography. The feeling here is just... different.
Some of what held my attention is a simple look into the world of surveillance. It is a fascinating field, and one I had never considered existed.
The score is perfect; the music is done entirely on piano, with the augmented fourth to make the sophisticated classicalism very eerie. It works wonders. The audio effects are great too; they mount the creeping feeling that something is wrong.
This movie is classic--created and ruled by an absolute master of the medium, it is an engaging story told and an artistic statement.
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