Infamous

Angel 2022-03-21 08:01:05

The film "Notorious" tells the story of the famous American writer Truman Capote who created his work "In Cold Blood". In the winter of 1959, Capote spent six years investigating a murder in Kansas, USA. He wrote "Cold Blood" based on the story material of long talks with the victim's neighbors and the two murderers in the prison. The work was first serialized in The New Yorker magazine, causing a sensation. In 1965, "In Cold Blood" became the No. 1 best-selling book in the United States that year. Capote's original use of novel style to write nonfiction stories into "non-fiction novels" has become a brand-new documentary style. In the 40 years since its inception, "Cold Blood" still ranks high on the New York Times bestseller list, which fully demonstrates the classicity and influence of the work.


The enduring charm of the work of "Cold Blood", in the narrative of the movie "Infamous", is not necessarily a negative number or disaster for the author Capote himself.



First of all, actor Dolby Jones is a clown-like appearance or character in the real life of the movie, and is a figure active in the scandal of the upper entertainment circle. Before this movie, Jones was unknown. It may be that this movie became famous in one fell swoop. In 2007's "The Veil", Jones did a good reproduction of Warnard, who is always used as the author's spokesman in the novel. In "Notorious", Capote is such a person, especially sensitive, especially true in his creative state. He never takes notes, but he has 100% memory and reproducibility. Before "Cold Blood", he was very objective and never judged his characters. Only in the eyes of Perry, the protagonist of the "Cold Blood" story, there is always a lack of kindness and friendliness. Capote later had the first real conversation with Perry in prison, and Perry said he wasn't a character, he was a real person, and he didn't want him in the book. As far as Capote is concerned, the lack of kindness in the eyes of a murderer of a four-person chain of murders in several of his works is truly ironic. Of course, this "Cold Blood" completed by Capote in the end is very kind and friendly, completely different from other works. And after this pinnacle, he couldn't write anything again.



Capote is gay. For the masterpiece of "Cold Blood", during the six years of contact with Perry, a real relationship has been established. In the film, Perry is a person with a sensual temperament in his personality. He did not rape the hostage girl he kidnapped by his comrades. He paints pictures for a lifetime, sings songs for a lifetime, no one sees and no one listens. However, at the last desperate juncture of his hard life, he killed four people, and this story has become a masterpiece of human art. Before Perry was hanged, he and Capote wrote two letters a week. Always say, "Friend Truman...". He left all his relics only to Capote, whom he saw only before the final twist. But Capote, for his work, failed to help Perry appeal, and failed to take advantage of a chance that might have saved his life. Because, if Perry hadn't died, his "Cold Blood" wouldn't have been a sensation, and it wouldn't have represented the public's cold-hearted stance.



Contrary to Capote's role, Perry's role is a handsome male character in the 2006 007 series, which is full of satirical humor. In the scene before Perry was hanged, the song he sang to Capote with his guitar in his arms made people feel soulful:



There are gold treasures in the high sky, and on

a sweet day, you and I found that

far away The clover looks like waiting for you under the far horizon

there is always a blue treasure in the sky

far away

we will find the long lost gold treasure

some sweet day

we say "hello friend"

we say "goodbye friend"

we will Finding long-lost gold treasures

in the sky



Perry said, the saddest thing is not to die, but to find out that you have finally found that kind of love from that person, but you can't have it. He was referring to his relationship with Capote.



Capote's creation, in "Cold Blood", is like a passionate singer, every time he sings a little, he dies a little bit. His last creation seems to have been hollowed out by "Cold Blood", and no "next" works will come out.



"Cold Blood" is a masterpiece of "non-fiction" created in the style of a novel, and it is indeed kind and touching to read.

On the digression of "notorious", it is said that a person's reputation has always endured and benefited for life. Throughout the ages, fame has been the sister of giants, and it has always gone to extremes—either a hideous monster or an extraordinary genius.

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  • Toby 2022-04-22 07:01:55

    Truman Capote is undoubtedly a talented writer, but his personality is selfish, wretched, gossipy, and loves to lie. When he is in a professional writing state, he behaves quite "cold-blooded". On the contrary, Perry is not so "cold-blooded", and the final self-play and self-singing is full of warmth, not like a killer. The best performance of the two killers is "In Cold Blood", which Capote participated in the screenplay in 1967.

  • Ebba 2022-04-23 07:05:34

    "If you are short, you must be strong. The world has never been kind to the weak." Don't underestimate the weak on the surface, the strong prey on the weak, and no one who can survive is really weak. Actually, I'm quite interested in the pair of criminals, but unfortunately I don't portray Dick enough (Damn it!), according to Perry's arrogant personality, how could he accept an ordinary person as his partner?

Infamous quotes

  • Perry Smith: ...I am not a character. I'm a human-fucking-being.

  • Truman Capote: Imagine being told your work lacked kindness by a four-time killer!