The Godfather Opening Scene Analysis Essay
NOTE: Because the sequence that follows was directed by the director of The Godfather, I should inform you that the table of contents will inform you that there will be many other openings discussed before this one.
Eavesdropping on an Eavesdropper: The Opening of The Conversation
In 1974, while Watergate was capturing headlines, a movie about eavesdropping written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola was released. In The Conversation, Gene Hackman portrays Harry Caul, a virtuoso technician and probably the best professional eavesdropper in the business. In the opening sequence, Caul has minions with sensitive microphones taping different portions of a conversation between a couple. Caul latter will aggregate the recordings and deliver a copy of the conversation to the person who hired him. …show more content…
The point of view descends, slowly. Credits appear in the lower right of the frame as crowd noise mingles with songs performed by entertainers in the park (“(Won’t you Come Home) Bill Baily?” “When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin’ Along”). One of the people in the park is a mime. He imitates and exaggerates people’s actions and steers the viewer’s attention to various groups and individuals in the park.
The mime finds one man who wears a plastic raincoat and carries a cup of coffee. As the mime focuses on him, the man moves—probably to get away from the mime—but the mime moves with
Eavesdropping on an Eavesdropper: The Opening of The Conversation
In 1974, while Watergate was capturing headlines, a movie about eavesdropping written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola was released. In The Conversation, Gene Hackman portrays Harry Caul, a virtuoso technician and probably the best professional eavesdropper in the business. In the opening sequence, Caul has minions with sensitive microphones taping different portions of a conversation between a couple. Caul latter will aggregate the recordings and deliver a copy of the conversation to the person who hired him. …show more content…
The point of view descends, slowly. Credits appear in the lower right of the frame as crowd noise mingles with songs performed by entertainers in the park (“(Won’t you Come Home) Bill Baily?” “When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin’ Along”). One of the people in the park is a mime. He imitates and exaggerates people’s actions and steers the viewer’s attention to various groups and individuals in the park.
The mime finds one man who wears a plastic raincoat and carries a cup of coffee. As the mime focuses on him, the man moves—probably to get away from the mime—but the mime moves with