#15 From the Twitter archives, part 1: The Conversation

Francis Ford Coppola’s masterful 1974 conspiracy thriller.

*spoilers ahead*

Note that this isn’t a review; furthermore, it assumes familiarity with the film. If the reader hasn’t seen it I’d recommend holding off on reading this. Due to the fragmented nature of Twitter threads I’ve added headings for readability.

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Intro

The early 70s was a time of paranoia. America was still reeling from a decade of assassinations. Vietnam had made Eisenhower’s warnings about the military-industrial complex disturbingly resonant. There was an arch-paranoiac in the Whitehouse. ‘74 saw the release of The Conversation.