The Godfather - Horse head Scene

First of all - Gross.

Second, I think the steady camera movements and the cross-fades really help sell the slow early morning feel of the scene, the crickets only add to this. The music starting in the third shot gives off this eerie something-is-gonna-happen feel. And the closer we get to the sleeping man, the more the audience can feel that something is wrong, the scene is really quick to confirm that when he shifts in bed and you can see the blood on the blanket.

It's a wonder he didn't wake up sooner considering how much blood was there.

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