VOYEURISM IN "REAR WINDOW" In this essay‚ I shall try to illustrate whether analysing the movie Rear Window as a classical example of the Freudian concept of voyeurism‚ is appropriate. Voyeurism is defined in The Penguin dictionary of psychology as: "Voyeurism: characterized by a pattern of sexual behaviour in which one’s preferred means of sexual arousal is the clandestine observing of others when they are disrobing‚ nude or actually engaged in sexual activity. Arousal is dependent upon the
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Reflection of Rear Window As I read the title of this short story‚ I was wondering what kind of story is this. The title does not give me a really good impression of the short story. But well‚ I guess it is true that we can’t judge a book by its cover. The title is not that impressing but rear window is really an attention-grabbing short story. Once you have started read it‚ you just can’t stop. This story is full of surprise and it’s unpredictable. We never get to guess what is going to happen
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Rear Window is a 1954 suspense film‚ which was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It was written by John Michael Hayes. The film starts James Stewart‚ Grace Kelly‚ Wendell Corey‚ Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. The plot of the film is about a photographer who confined to a wheel chair after being in a racecar accident because he was trying to take a picture. Jeffries is the main character the one confined to a wheel chair is also in love with Lisa Fermont his girlfriend. However‚ Jeffries does not want
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The Rear Window Spying on friends has never been easier thanks to social media. Social media websites such as Facebook and Instagram give you the opportunity to peer into other people’s lives without even having to contact them in person. Sometimes this can get out of hand‚ leading to voyeurism and stalking. Although “The Rear Window” was produced in 1954‚ it relates to social media in this day and age when it comes to peering into other people’s lives. L.B. Jefferies is the main character in
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Katelyn Binkley THSP 2800 October 18‚ 2015 Rear Window Screening Report Rear Window is a film created by the cinematic mastermind Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock is a giant in in film history‚ due to his superior films and very edgy style. If one were to look at the some of the components of this film such as murder‚ suspense‚ and mystery they will see that these are common themes amongst Hitchcock’s work. Overall‚ the film was exceptionally well done‚ and a definitive favorite of this class so
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Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense Rear Window (1954) is focused on Jeff‚ formally L.B. Jefferies‚ a cooped up action-shot photographer. After being injured from work‚ Jeff is left with a full-leg cast and nothing to do but peer at his neighbors (a salesman with a spotty marriage‚ a dancer‚ a failing musician‚ a lonely woman and others) through his back window. Jeff’s girlfriend Lisa Fremont‚ a model and fashion consultant‚ and the enthusiastic Stella‚ Jeff’s home nurse‚ both assist Jeff by being his ‘feet
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The film ‘Rear Window’‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954‚ enthralled worldwide audiences through its clever and original depiction of a suburban murder. It is a widely renowned crime thriller that employs many conventions of the genre‚ while subverting others‚ in order to portray a realistic environment that collapses into tension and mistrust. The depiction of protagonist L.B Jefferies as the ‘everyman’ is an important subversion of the conventional detective‚ piquing the audiences curiosity
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In Alfred Hitchcock’s The Rear Window‚ we’re introduced to L.B. Jefferies‚ a middle-aged man‚ injured in a photo-shoot accident. Because of his limited mobility‚ he passes time observing his neighbors through a window‚ overlooking his apartment lot. Through L.B.J.’s lens‚ the audience is introduced to a recently moved in‚ newly-wed couple. One day‚ L.B.J. sees the husband peering out of his window‚ wearing a white tank-top‚ with a cigarette in one hand‚ smoke already in his mouth. He appears to
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Observation is the most prevalent theme displayed in the film Rear Window (1954). As such‚ the aesthetics chosen by the director emphasize the altered gender roles of Jefferies and Lisa. The film’s editing techniques contribute to these roles; a series of point-of-view and shot/reverse shots exhibit Jefferies feelings of confinement in the scenes “Lisa” and “Something’s Wrong.” The sound techniques used‚ such as off-screen diegetic sound‚ echo Jefferies’ preoccupation with what’s going on in his
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a mystery and thriller that leaves audiences in a constant state of suspense. Rear Window opens by showing photographs of high risk environments hanging on a wall of an apartment. This leads one to believe that whoever owns the apartment lives a high risk and adventurous life. However‚ once the broken camera is shown‚ it is understood that the main character‚ L.B Jefferies‚ is a photographer before it is stated through dialogue in the film. Early into the film we
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