truman capote

i continued with my oscar movie fest today with capote. it's about truman capote, one of america's most famous writers for defining the non-fiction fiction book. that is to say, the dramatic non-fiction novel.

the acting by the cast was very strong. philip seymour hoffman is truly deserving of his academy award. even though i never knew what truman capote was like, hoffman did an excellent job in portraying capote as a very humane and feeling person. he managed to show the psychological torture that capote suffered while writing his masterpiece which took five years to complete.

i would say clifton collins jr's performance was underrated. he was brilliant as perry smith, one of the murderers. he put forth a criminal who was disgusted with his actions and yet felt that the victim of it all was himself.

this film shows that there are always two sides to a story and it's always hard for the law to decide what's right or wrong in black and white, because we all know the world is made up of millions of colours and possibilities.