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The movie's growing sense of paranoia, of something happening in the shadows, reflects how people felt after Nixon resigned. The music, lighting and camera work all contributed to this feeling by building an ominous atmosphere. There was the shadowy underground garage, the eerie light on Deep Throat's eyes, the car squealing out of the garage, and the tourist (?) pointing his camera at Bernstein and his FBI contact. All this was undoubtedly intended to create drama in a talk-heavy, zero-action movie, but it also mirrors the mood of the country at that time. --- Debbi S. | The movie's growing sense of paranoia, of something happening in the shadows, reflects how people felt after Nixon resigned. The music, lighting and camera work all contributed to this feeling by building an ominous atmosphere. There was the shadowy underground garage, the eerie light on Deep Throat's eyes, the car squealing out of the garage, and the tourist (?) pointing his camera at Bernstein and his FBI contact. All this was undoubtedly intended to create drama in a talk-heavy, zero-action movie, but it also mirrors the mood of the country at that time. --- Debbi S. | ||
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| + | Seeing the reporters turned away at every step and informants unwilling to say anything without a cute Bernstein smile demonstrated a 70s sense of paranoia towards the government which is always watching, willing to cut you down if you say too much. The government is a perpetual and mysterious "they" from which no one can truly escape...popcorn?--[[User:Bakhtinjali|Bakhtinjali]] 19:29, 1 December 2010 (MST) | ||
== Comments on the readings and the semester of US History in Film == | == Comments on the readings and the semester of US History in Film == | ||
