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Originally Posted by Strummer521
I know I'm late but I just saw The Conversation and there are three things I would like to discuss. The first two relate to Sam's comment about the film's attention to detail. In an early scene in the film, Caul walks into a crowd and the camera doesn't do the usual and follow him. It just stays fixed on the crowd as a whole. I looked down for a second and just as could easily happen in such a big city: I lost sight of him in the crowd! The other point of realism that in which this film doesn't do something that most do is this: Caul has a nightmare about his current situation, and when he wakes up, he doesn't gasp or scream with fright as he would have if this was just about any other film I have seen in which someone has a nightmare. He simply wakes up and goes about his business. Also did the last scene remind anyone of the expression: "Nero fiddled while Rome Burned"?
In that scene and a few later in the film, we see a fairly unframed picture and something moves around in it and then draws our attention to what we're supposed to see. It's a very gentle and natural technique. I didn't think of Nero, but now that you mention it...
Tacitus Yeah, Coppola did say that. It was an interesting contrast to Sonnenfeld's comments on controlling the focus in wide-angle in Miller's Crossing.
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Review: Cabin in the Woods 8/10
Review: Cabin in the Woods 8/10
I watched it today, I loved watching again, it was a great choice 
nothing to add, everyone has said it, great reading guys. 
