Alfred Hitchcock touched on many different themes of relationships between sexes that I have observed in both of the movies‚ Psycho and Rear Window. Some of main themes in both of these movies include the theme of marriage‚ sex‚ infidelity and murder. Through class discussions and my observation of these movies‚ my analysis of these points are as follows: Women were portrayed to be desperate for companion‚ a hunger for control with a streak of jealous behavior. But‚ they are also compelled to
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Do You See What I See? : An analysis of theme in Rear Window’s “Meet the Neighbors” scene Rear Window‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock‚ introduces a plot about the voyeur-esque lifestyle that has overcome L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries while being temporarily immobile in his New York apartment. The viewer is given a visual introduction to the neighbors that live in the same area as Jeff‚ as the camera pans left and right by the different windows across the courtyard. The panning of the camera imitates the moving
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------------------------------------------------- CIN 375E: formal notes for Novermeber 8‚ 2010 Part 2; Prepared by: Sivfong Liu (Siv) We began the second half of the class discussing about the film Rear Window. Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a movie about an injured photographer’s (Jeff) accounts and observations of his neighbor’s daily activities through the windows of his confined New York City apartment. After being injured during an auto race accident‚ Jeff’s left leg was encased in castings up to his waist‚ leaving him immobile
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The action/thriller film of 1954 Rear window‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock shines the light on the primary theme of marriage throughout the film. Each of the characters are related to their marital status‚ at one point or another‚ even the crime on which the plot twists is the product of a failed marriage. Within the first couple of minutes you are able to tell that L.B. Jeff Jefferies‚ tosses the idea of marriage around throughout the film. With Jeff examining his neighbours marital problems each
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Essay Rear Window shows us that relationships are not always easy Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock is a 1954 film primarily about proving a suspected murder‚ but the recurring motif of relationships is evident within the plot. The direction of the film revolves around Jeffries negative outlook on marriage. The foundation of Jeffries suspicion of Mr. Thorwald is built upon Jeffries predisposition to believe marriages always end negatively. The individual stories seen through the windows in the
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Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film “Rear Window” demonstrated a suspenseful and terrifying storyline‚ which captured the attention of a variety of audiences. The film focuses on James Stuart (Jeff) and ultimately his neighbors who live around him. Stuart is crippled from the beginning of the movie and is unable to leave his apartment. Due to his immobility‚ he remains confined in his home with a broken leg and begins to watch his neighbor’s particular behaviors and routines. The film progresses into
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Abdullrahman Al - Abdulghani HUM205 Film Deliberation #04 Rear window ( 1954 ) Director : Alfred Hitchcock Stars : James Stewart ‚ Grace Kelly ‚ Thelma Ritter ‚ Raymond Burr The movie talks about an injured photographer who is stuck in his apartment and all what he can do is look at his neighbors throat his rear window where he noticed that the neighbors wife disappeared so he start to prove that his neighbor killed his wife . In the scene where Jeff calls Thorwald as the phone
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One of the most crucial elements of Rear Window‚ and a very clever tactic used by Hitchcock‚ is realism. In other words‚ most if not all things that happen in this film‚ and everything that every character feels and emotes‚ is entirely plausible in real life - perhaps not witnessing a murder‚ but something equally shocking‚ such as spousal abuse is entirely possible. Because of this there is at least one thing or person that everybody can identify with‚ either with Jeff‚ Lisa‚ the neighbours‚ or
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faced with a common issue regarding whether or not two wrongs make a right. If an individual were to solve a crime by committing a crime‚ have we really advanced as a society? The film Rear Window‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock‚ is centered around this question of ethics. Being handicapped and limited to the rear window in his apartment‚ L.B Jefferies passes time by watching his neighbors live their lives. As the story goes on‚ it becomes apparent that one of his neighbors has been involved in a murder
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Trevor Stopka Mr. Bessey Rhetoric of Cinema 9 February 2015 The insight on Jeff and Lisa’s relationship Rear Window (Paramount Pictures 1954) is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest movies. He takes you through mystery and troubles of a relationship in this movie. You are shown what it is like to be stuck in your apartment and nothing to do but watch your neighbors. Also seeing how relationships were during the 1950’s and how Jeff (James Stewart) and Lisa Carol Fremont’s (Grace Kelly) relationship
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