I didn't much like this movie..
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ElectricKoolaidAcid — 14 years ago(June 11, 2011 03:35 PM)
I felt Perry pretty endearing in this movie, and I haven't even read the book.
But what I DIDN'T like, however, was the end credits stating how "Truman Capote has become the most famous writer in America" or something along those lines. That is absolutely BS, self-serving propaganda. He never won a Pulitzer prize. (Though his friend Harper did- how ironic.) Everyone is required to read To Kill A Mockingbird in junior highnot any of Capote's books. By freshman comp in college most people have heard of, if not been required to read Faulkner, Twain, Steinbeck, Salinger, etc. Hell even Isaac Asimov, Stephen King, and Tennesse Williams (also in the movie, ironically) are more household-name worthy than Capote!
That was just a laugh. Truly. Maya Angelou would have a stroke if she watched the end credits. Was Capote ever even nominated for a Pulitzer? I don't think so. -
lleeott — 13 years ago(January 13, 2013 07:48 AM)
It didn't say "had become" it said "he became", that's very different. At the time, that specific book was the #1 best seller and it launched him into being the most famous writer of the time. So yes, since then Harper has succeeded him as being more famous, along with many other writers. But for the time he was the most famous in America.
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SealedCargo — 6 years ago(October 04, 2019 03:19 AM)
lol it's hard not to be endeared to Perry in the book IN COLD BLOOD being that it's a 500 page love sonnet for Perry Smith
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mityawp — 14 years ago(June 25, 2011 11:40 PM)
If you read In Cold Blood, you will find that Capote goes into a lot of back story and detail about both Perry Smith and Dick Hickcock. He highlights their humble beginnings and the path that led them to the Clutter murders. His interpretation on screen may have not seemed "sympathetic" towards them, but the actual book is stunning. Capote writes them as endearing, but their actions show them as murderers and he doesn't stray from that either. He gives a very well rounded representation of them both in his book.
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lleeott — 13 years ago(January 13, 2013 07:52 AM)
I watched "Infamous" before watching this one and in that movie I think you get why Capote has sympathy for Perry Smith and you find him more endearing (or maybe it's just because Daniel Craig played Perry and I find him endearing to begin with).
A lot of people have compared both movies to say which is better, but they're both so different in approaching the story that I couldn't compare. I thought "Infamous" had better character development for Capote and gave you better insight into the killers. I felt like "Capote" did a better job of showing his demise and anguish from getting involved with the killers and a better job of showing what he did to write the story. -
franzkabuki — 13 years ago(March 05, 2013 06:22 AM)
Why would it be necessary to "endear" either Capote or Perry to the audience? I dont get it. Especially with the expert character development these two are treated to here.
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PotassiumMan — 12 years ago(December 07, 2013 12:21 AM)
I was surprised by how slow this film is, and I'm normally very easygoing as far as biopics go. You see, it wasn't until the last 30 minutes that this film started coming to life, but even then I found myself oddly disengaged from wanting to tap into Truman Capote's conflicted, distraught mindset as the executions neared.
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michaelward15 — 12 years ago(February 14, 2014 10:03 AM)
Yeah, Capote is unlikable. The two murderers are unlikable. There was no one in his movie for me to really connect to. Maybe I still could have enjoyed the story, but for some reason I didn't. I just feel like I needed a character to realate to, to really like the movie. As it was it was just OK.
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degree7 — 12 years ago(February 18, 2014 02:36 AM)
That's fine. It was a docudrama of a despicable murder case. Hoffmans performance was brilliant, but the film was very cold and detached, as it should have been. In Cold Blood is a cold work.
I think the film just wanted to take you into the mindset of Capote and Perry, whether you liked them or not.
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miss_november85 — 10 years ago(June 26, 2015 11:05 AM)
How did not the movie make u feel any sympathy for the murderers?
i think the hanging scene where Perry is happy to see the officer that arrested him and wanted to shake his hand was very touching. This is one of the best movies i ever seen and i havent even read in cold blood yet. masterpiece, loved it!
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