Thursday, February 4, 2010

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt was a very interesting movie. I loved how young Charlie was slowly unraveling the secret behind Uncle Charlie, then when she found out and the suspense grew between them. The way that Young Charlie found out was extremely suspenseful, how the library was closing and you see the lights go off through the window one by one. Without the music that particular scene would have been very boring. Then when Young Charlie read the newspaper, that particular scene was very dramatic especially when she looks at the ring and sees the inscription and realizes that it was from the woman that he killed.
Also how in the begging of the movie you see Young Charlie extremely proud to have an uncle like him, and how Uncle Charlie was like a god to the family. Then the second she found out the truth she started to stay away from him as much as possible. When she has a hysteria at the dinner table she starts running for her life then when she finally told Uncle Charlie the truth she starts to picture him strangling things, and example is the napkin at the bar. When he is talking to her she completely spaces out and stars at the napkin in shock.
However in the end i expected more violence on the train rather then her just fighting back and throwing him off. The most suspenseful part of the whole movie is when the camera slowly zooms into Uncle Charlies face, and you hear his speech about how widows, then you hear Young Charlie say something then he turns to the camera and says ARE THEY? You don't really expect that from movie, a scene like that is very unforgettable.

1 comment:

  1. Good observation about the library scene in particular!

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