This week in class we watched Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window. This was my first time watching a Hitchcock film and I thought it was okay to be quite honest. The best part of the movie for me was when Thornwald finally fault L.B Jeffries looking at him towards the end of the movie. I loved how the slow burn of the whole movie and all the build up had a good pay off with that moment, specifically with how Thornwald caught Grace Kelly's character pointing to the ring on her finger and how the camera pans to Thorwald making eye contact with Jeffries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-etZtN9Stc
I can see why this film was so popular at it's time. It was interesting how it feels like we are never really leaving Jeffries apartment, and everything we know about the outside world is from the view of the window. I thought it was really claver how the camera was used and how it really feels like we are spying on the neighbors. I also find it impressive that something like this has never been done before, and I applaud Hitchcock for being innovative.
There was one glaring thing I didn't like about the movie though at that was the final encounter between Thorwald and Jeffries. I understood the special effects weren't what they are now, but I just thought that writing was that it was so stupid that Thorwald just kept lumbering towards Jeffries without covering his eyes despite Jeffries obvious attempts to blind him. Like he's literally in a wheel chair and he can't hurt Thorwald, so I don't know how Hitchcock decided that was the way to go.
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