With his reputation and witty conversation, Capote's interview process quickly unfolded smoothly. After talking with Perry Smith, one of the two criminals sentenced to hanging, he discovered that this person had a childhood experience that was very similar to his own, resulting in an extremely sensitive and irritable personality, just like Capote described to his friends. : We are like two brothers in the same family. He walked out through the back door, and I walked through the front door. After seeing the tragic situation of the deceased, he changed his original intention and no longer made a report on the incident, but wrote a book called "Cold-Blooded". He hired a lawyer, applied for an appeal for the two who had been sentenced to death, and continued to interview Perry Smith to collect writing materials. Perry Smith was grateful to Capote on the one hand, and hoped that Capote’s book would mitigate his crime, so apart from the details of the night of the murder, he knew everything else. Exhausted. Capote kept concealing the title of the book "Cold-Blooded", lied that he had not decided how to start writing, and took care of Perry Smith, comforted him, brought him books, and brought hope.
Perry Smith continued to appeal for retrials, which caused repeated delays in execution. If Perry Smith was not sentenced to death, then Capote's book would be dead. A few years later, Capote received a letter from Perry Smith, asking him to help him find a lawyer to appeal. This time Capote rejected him. Before the execution, after Capote’s inducement, Perry Smith told the truth about the night of the murder: He and his accomplices discovered that the house had 10,000 dollars hidden, so they went to robbery, and after searching the whole house, Realizing that he had been deceived, Perry Smith prevented his companion from blaspheming the little girl, and planned to leave the family after the family was settled. However, the fear and fear in the father's eyes immediately angered Perry Smith. He Killed the whole family frantically and cruelly.
Perry Smith was hanged, and he asked Capote to watch the scene as a friend. At the end of the film, Capote opened the book he gave to Perry Smith on the plane, which contained a sketch of him, with a cold mouth and a cold expression.
The film is over here. In fact, shortly after Perry Smith’s death, "Cold Blood" was published and received unanimous praise from critics and readers, while Capote contracted alcoholism and has never been able to write an influential work since. He also stopped mentioning "Cold Blood", and died of alcohol when he was less than 60 years old.
The whole film is as cold and depressing as a movie poster. Perry Smith and Truman Capote can be said to know each other very well. Capote used a book to describe Perry Smith, and Perry Smith used a sketch to portray Capote. They knew similarities. Childhood experience gave them similar personalities and even destiny. It is no more accurate to describe these two people as "cold-blooded". But these two people in the movie are not so disgusting, on the contrary, they are sympathetic. Perry Smith didn’t intend to kill, he even helped the little boy put a pillow under his head so that he would be rescued by neighbors when he woke up; Capote’s care of Perry Smith was not complete. It is for writing, and there is still warmth in it. But they have been hurt and rejected, so they are afraid that others will show rejection again, so Perry Smith is eager to destroy this look. Capote can't stop the pursuit of fame and fortune, which makes him feel respected. What makes people cold-blooded? I think it is a sensitive, fragile and lonely heart.
Capote's actor is a perennial supporting role in Hollywood. This is the first time he has chosen a leading role as the protagonist. With his superb performance, he swept the best actor in the major awards ceremony. He definitely deserves his name.
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