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Capote is a movie about a New York journalist named Truman Capote. Capote one day reads an article about a shooting in Kansas that catches his eye and he decides to write about it himself. He heads to Kansas with his friend Nelle to do research on the shooting of a family of four. Throughout the investigation Truman sticks close to the sheriff leading it, until the day those two men were arrested for the murder. Capote pays off the guards so he can talk with Perry one of the two men. Perry begin to form a bond as their many conversations continue on, until one day Perry tells Capote what happened on the night of the murder, after this even Capote is affected deeply by the fate of the two men. Eventually Capote even goes into a state where he will not do anything, not even speak for he is so upset. Capote returns to the jail to visit Perry and his convicted friend just before they are to be hung. It was an extremely painful moment for Capote and after watching the hanging he said that it was the most excruciating experience he had ever had. Capote having gotten too much information for just a simple article goes on to write a book about his experiences.

By Justin Nygaard