Review of The Parallax View (1974) by Al M — 05 Mar 2009
Filmed almost entirely in static, long shots, The Parallax View examines the postmodern urban landscape and its attendant lines of visibility and surveillance. A meditation upon the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, Pakula explores the nature of conspiracy, as he does in All the President's Men, in the emerging society of control.
Simultaneously, he explores the nature of the delusionally homocidal individuals who become assassins and argues that perhaps they are programmed to be these way by the nationalist ideologies that are propagated through the media.
A stunningly directed film, The Parallax View is a taunt and artistic thriller.
This review of The Parallax View (1974) was written by Al M on 05 Mar 2009.
The Parallax View has generally received positive reviews.
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