Tension And Suspense In Rear Window

Rear Window is a suspense-thriller film about a man that solves a murder mystery just through his house window. The use of thriller genre conventions in the film helps in building up tension and suspense.
The “protagonist” in a thriller film is often a courageous person who goes out of his way to solve the crisis. In the scene where Jeff is constantly being told by his girlfriend that there is nothing suspicious about the neighbours he is spying on through his window, he still holds on to his belief and continues spying on the neighbours as he is assured that the murder did take place in spite of his girlfriend telling him otherwise. Jeff can also be seen wearing “light-coloured everyday clothes” in the film which is a reflection of his good