In Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard employs many of the same techniques that he used in A Beautiful Mind. To me, the wide angle shots that would dissolve into the next scene were especially reminiscent of the 2002 Academy Award Best Picture. Howard’s close-ups of Frank Langella allow the audience to see Richard Nixon as a real person but shots from the side or behind capture the ex-president’s loneliness. In my opinion, one of the main flaws of the film is the closing shot. Nixon is often seen looking out towards the audience and the final shot shows him alone on his …