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Since this film taks about the assassinated US President, you know that you're in for an incredibly dark documentary.
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* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. And this isn't actually a recreation of the Zapruder film for the movie. This is the [[RealLife REAL-LIFE]] footage, with the real-life President Kennedy getting murdered. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual headshot very disturbing. You literally (and repeatedly, in slow motion), see part of his head being blown off. This is perhaps the most RealismIndusedHorror in the film history.

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* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. And this isn't actually a recreation of the Zapruder film for the movie. This is the [[RealLife REAL-LIFE]] footage, with the real-life President Kennedy getting murdered. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual headshot very disturbing. You literally (and repeatedly, in slow motion), see part of his head being blown off. This is perhaps the most RealismIndusedHorror RealismInducedHorror in the film history.
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* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. And this isn't actually a recreation of the Zapruder film for the movie. This is the REAL-LIFE footage, with the real-life President Kennedy getting murdered. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual headshot very disturbing. You literally (and repeatedly, in slow motion), see part of his head being blown off.

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* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. And this isn't actually a recreation of the Zapruder film for the movie. This is the REAL-LIFE [[RealLife REAL-LIFE]] footage, with the real-life President Kennedy getting murdered. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual headshot very disturbing. You literally (and repeatedly, in slow motion), see part of his head being blown off. This is perhaps the most RealismIndusedHorror in the film history.
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'''David Ferrie:''' Oh man, why don't you fuckin' stop it? Shit, this is too fuckin' big for you, you know that? Who did the president, who killed Kennedy, fuck man! It's a mystery! It's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma! ''[[WhamLine THE FUCKIN' SHOOTERS DON'T EVEN KNOW!]]''

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'''David Ferrie:''' Oh man, why don't you fuckin' stop it? Shit, this is too fuckin' big for you, you know that? Who did the president, who killed Kennedy, fuck man! It's a mystery! It's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma! ''[[WhamLine THE FUCKIN' SHOOTERS DON'T EVEN KNOW!]]''KNOW!]]''
* The autopsy scene. Not only are the visuals of president Kennedys dead, mangled body unpleasant to watch, the doctors who are struggling to do their jobs while [[ObstructiveBureaucrat obstructive bureaucrats]] are doing everything in their power to hinder and complicate the autopsy just lends to the overall surreal and oppressive nature of the scene.
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* The DeletedScene of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glfTYMH59lk&t=19m48s "Oswald Beyond the Grave"]] imagines what he would have said if he could have been called to the witness stand. Almost-entirely DeliberatelyMonochrome and has Gary Oldman (whose idea it was to shoot this) BreakingTheFourthWall in close-up.

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* The DeletedScene of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glfTYMH59lk&t=19m48s "Oswald Beyond the Grave"]] imagines what he would have said if he could have been called to the witness stand. Almost-entirely DeliberatelyMonochrome and has Gary Oldman (whose idea it was to shoot this) BreakingTheFourthWall in close-up.close-up.
* David Ferries meltdown with ensuing WhamLine:
-->'''Jim Garrison:''' And who killed the president?\\
'''David Ferrie:''' Oh man, why don't you fuckin' stop it? Shit, this is too fuckin' big for you, you know that? Who did the president, who killed Kennedy, fuck man! It's a mystery! It's a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigma! ''[[WhamLine THE FUCKIN' SHOOTERS DON'T EVEN KNOW!]]''
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* X's summation of how big the conspiracy is. Even with all the holes in real life that have been pointed out, in the context of the movie it's terrifying the kind of power such a small group could hold over the actions of a nation, even starting ''the Vietnam War'' to achieve their unknown goals.

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* X's summation of how big the conspiracy is. Even with all the holes in real life that have been pointed out, in the context of the movie it's terrifying the kind of power such a small group could hold over the actions of a nation, even starting ''the ''starting the Vietnam War'' to achieve their unknown goals.
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* X's summation of how big the conspiracy is. Even with all the holes in real life that have been pointed out, in the context of the movie it's terrifying the kind of power such a small group could hold over the actions of a nation.

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* X's summation of how big the conspiracy is. Even with all the holes in real life that have been pointed out, in the context of the movie it's terrifying the kind of power such a small group could hold over the actions of a nation.nation, even starting ''the Vietnam War'' to achieve their unknown goals.
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* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual head shot very disturbing. You literally (and repeatedly, in slow motion), see part of his head being blown off.

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* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. And this isn't actually a recreation of the Zapruder film for the movie. This is the REAL-LIFE footage, with the real-life President Kennedy getting murdered. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual head shot headshot very disturbing. You literally (and repeatedly, in slow motion), see part of his head being blown off.
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* X's summation of how big the conspiracy is. Even with all the holes in real life that have been pointed out, in the context of the movie it's terrifying the kind of power such a small group could hold over the actions of a nation.

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* X's summation of how big the conspiracy is. Even with all the holes in real life that have been pointed out, in the context of the movie it's terrifying the kind of power such a small group could hold over the actions of a nation.nation.
* The DeletedScene of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glfTYMH59lk&t=19m48s "Oswald Beyond the Grave"]] imagines what he would have said if he could have been called to the witness stand. Almost-entirely DeliberatelyMonochrome and has Gary Oldman (whose idea it was to shoot this) BreakingTheFourthWall in close-up.
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* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual head shot very disturbing. You literally (and repeatedly, in slow motion), see part of his head being blown off.

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* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual head shot very disturbing. You literally (and repeatedly, in slow motion), see part of his head being blown off.off.
* X's summation of how big the conspiracy is. Even with all the holes in real life that have been pointed out, in the context of the movie it's terrifying the kind of power such a small group could hold over the actions of a nation.
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* The ParanoiaFuel-based terror in the film is when Garrison is reading the Warren Report and listening to Jim Bower's testimony, especially with the ScareChord shot of Bower's dead body.

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* The ParanoiaFuel-based terror in the film is when Garrison is reading the Warren Report and listening to Jim Lee Bower's testimony, especially with the ScareChord shot of Bower's dead body.
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* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual head shot very disturbing.

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* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual head shot very disturbing. You literally (and repeatedly, in slow motion), see part of his head being blown off.
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* Garrison's dreams are downright chilling, especially when dreaming about Lee Bowers.

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* Garrison's dreams are downright chilling, The ParanoiaFuel-based terror in the film is when Garrison is reading the Warren Report and listening to Jim Bower's testimony, especially when dreaming about Lee Bowers.with the ScareChord shot of Bower's dead body.
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* Garrison's dreams are downright chilling, especially when dreaming about Lee Bowers.

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* Garrison's dreams are downright chilling, especially when dreaming about Lee Bowers.Bowers.
* The infamous Zapruder film, the home movie filmed by Abraham Zapruder that managed to capture the moment when Kennedy was fatally shot, is shown in this movie. Anyone not familiar with the footage, or who hasn't seen it, might well find the actual head shot very disturbing.
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* Garrison's dreams are downright chilling, especially when dreaming about Lee Bowers.

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