The Parallax View (1974)
a film by Alan Pakula
Before watching this movie I had never heard of Alan Pakula, I didn't know about "the Paranoia trilogy" and I hadn't read about this movie. It came to me by accident and a lucky accident it was when I found it in the list.
This is a movie from other times. You see passengers traveling in an airplanes as if it was a bus, you see people moving faster than information and you see political assassinations in the news awaking all kind of conspiracy theories. The best of it is that it tells the story without high-tech magical solutions or showing all the explosions and it uses beautiful takes and suspenseful silences instead.
I was surprised by its beautiful shots. The framing was very creative, the takes included beautiful urban landscapes full of geometrical arrays and the softened colors reminded me of the old Kodakchrome-look that is so valued these days.
Although I have seen this story before: an evil corporation working over the law and a stubborn journalist searching stoically for the truth, this movie felt fresh and authentically dark. Don't miss the brain-wash scenes.
I like "As American as apple pie"
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