Recently saw Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window".
A fantastic thriller and a great watch. What really amazed me about this movie is that not a single frame, and not a single line of dialogue is redundant. Everything adds onto the story and the plot. Its that tight..
I mean it might sound straight forward but you should see the movie to understand what I mean..
This is my first Hitchcock movie in years so I cant generalize.. but I hear that was his style.. to keep strictly to the plot in his narrative..
I know of some equally wonderful movies that meander around the plot quite a bit.. they focus on stuff not directly linked with the plot.. but in the big picture it adds to the mood of the movie..
So can't say its absolutely necessary to do as what Rear Window does.. but it was remarkably evident here.. hence the post.
By todays standard, the plot is not convoluted enough. There is no major twist at the end or anything as gimmicky. Things move towards one direction and the first suspect IS the actual murderer.
But what really contributes to the thrill and suspense is the fact that the viewer is an equal party to piecing together the hints on display. We all, like the protagonist look outside the 'rear window' at the happenings. And like Jefferies, we are as incapable of playing an active role in the proceedings.
Anyway this is not meant to be a review. For the same visit here or the IMDB page.
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A fantastic thriller and a great watch. What really amazed me about this movie is that not a single frame, and not a single line of dialogue is redundant. Everything adds onto the story and the plot. Its that tight..
I mean it might sound straight forward but you should see the movie to understand what I mean..
This is my first Hitchcock movie in years so I cant generalize.. but I hear that was his style.. to keep strictly to the plot in his narrative..
I know of some equally wonderful movies that meander around the plot quite a bit.. they focus on stuff not directly linked with the plot.. but in the big picture it adds to the mood of the movie..
So can't say its absolutely necessary to do as what Rear Window does.. but it was remarkably evident here.. hence the post.
By todays standard, the plot is not convoluted enough. There is no major twist at the end or anything as gimmicky. Things move towards one direction and the first suspect IS the actual murderer.
But what really contributes to the thrill and suspense is the fact that the viewer is an equal party to piecing together the hints on display. We all, like the protagonist look outside the 'rear window' at the happenings. And like Jefferies, we are as incapable of playing an active role in the proceedings.
Anyway this is not meant to be a review. For the same visit here or the IMDB page.
Technorati Tags: movie review "alfred hitchcock" "rear window"
1 comment:
Hitchcock's/Archer's/Christie's/Grisham's/Sheldon's....luv 'em all.
Interesting post...S m i l e
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