You might think I'm blabbering but you can check out other scenes for comparison from the film, and those who've seen the movie will know what exactly I'm trying to convey. truly accomplish this (Zelig is another film that comes to mind). Many movies try to go back in time, but few, like Fear and Loathing. captivated me because of it's attention to details due to this single aspect- it's sound (not to mention the hallucinating visuals).

Tons of so-called period films completely ignore what I've pointed out here and Fear and Loathing. Nostalgia not because the emotions the word explores, but specifically for films which are set way back from the present. For now I'd like to call it 'Nostalgia sound'. The problem is, I don't know what this technique is called and how would one go about achieving that effect. I think Terry Gilliam and his sound team did a phenomenal job here which I guess has gone largely unnoticed. Thompson was writing a story for Rolling Stone magazine about the death of Mexican-American journalist, Ruben Salazar, and as a prominent member of the Mexican-American community, Acosta was Thompson’s primary source. has the feel of the audio from the 70s, which is exactly where it takes place (1971). Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is based on a 1971 trip to Vegas that Thompson took with attorney and Chicano activist, Oscar Zeta Acosta.

Now, if you listen closely you come to know that Fear and Loathing. Don't look at the video, just listen.Īnd now, listen to the dialogue from a scene from Good Will Hunting here.Īnd finally, here is the opening scene of The Godfather. Here is a link to a scene from this film.

The sound mix of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a film which was probably shot in '97 and released in '98 has the aura of a film from the 70s- or even before than that.

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