Capote's In Cold Blood

It was nice to be able to watch In Cold Blood followed by Capote. It gave really clear context for Capote that would have been lost to me otherwise. As a film, In Cold Blood definitely dragged in parts, and had some cheesy music cues. The cringe-worthy ‘gee whiz’ family scenes were the most egregious, but the film also had some very good, tragic scenes as well as some really good cinematography. One scene stood out to me in particular. When Perry finally talks about his early childhood and his abusive father, and he is framed next to a window on a rainy night. The water running down the glass reflects onto his face, making it seem like tears are running down his cheek. That was really impressive cinematography, lighting, acting. Capote was a much better film, I thought. I am a big fan of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and had never seen this film, so I was looking forward to it. It was both very funny and very sad, and Capote was a very interesting character. All this makes me want to go read the book, but it would probably be really sad.