The Conversation

The conversation was an awesome film. The sound design was absolutely amazing for the film. I did not expect a movie that was made in 1974 to sound so good. Although when you watch a movie called The Conversation you would hope the sound is very good. The sound design was very detailed. Also it was very in your face almost over the top. For instance, the scene where he is on the elevator with the girl the elevator sounds and movement are so extreme you cant help but be sucked into the tension of the scene. Also the sound for the recordings he takes was very rememberable. It was that one synthetic sound they used to simulate the recording being unrecognizable that stuck out. They repeat this sound many time throughout the film. Another sound that I won't forget is, the girls scream when Harry is in the hotel. That sound sent a chill up my spine. Overall I really enjoyed this film. Another thing I wanted to point out is that Harry was not thinking when he tore apart his apartment. It was sweet irony at it's finest. Earlier in the film when he was at the convention that other guy showed off the technology of how he could turn the phone into a recording device. Harry calls this thing a piece of garbage. It's funny because if you ask me that is what they used to record him in the ending. If you pay attention, they call him while he is playing the sax. He gets up and answers the phone and no one is there. He sits back down and begins to play the sax again. At this point, if you ask me, they called once to activate the phone as a recorder. When they call him the second time they play back him playing the sax. He totally flips out and rips apart his apartment to find the bug. It's ironic that the technology that he called garbage caused him to completely flip his wig.