Thursday, March 4, 2010

Vertigo

Hitchcock is a very interesting director he never sticks to one formula when it comes to movies every movie made by Hitchcock is very different and unique especially Vertigo. The film is very distinctive and has a lot of suspense and action. However, the movie does go by slowly but is very unforgettable and is a wonderful movie. I love how the movie is shaped on Scotties fear on heights, also the way he is tested by his fear and then later on how he conquers his phobia. Hitchcock uses a very complicated story and plot but i loved the music that was composed by Bernard Herman. Because of the music the film creates a very suspenseful, and makes the whole movie very scary and unforgettable. This film is extremely different because the audience has to pay attention for the details in the film that is very important. An example is "Madlin's" necklace if the viewer did not pay attention to the movie then they would have no idea how Scottie would have found out about the real murder.
Jimmy Stewart does a wonderful job playing his role. He makes the audience to sympathize completely with him, even as we disagree with many of his character's actions and decisions. Kim Novak is completely believing in a this difficult two-part-role, Vertigo would not have been memorable without her fine performance. The rest of the cast that have the smaller roles, but are also very good, especially Scottie's old friend, who provides important insight into Scottie's character. Overall the film is very good and I loved it

1 comment:

  1. Interesting. Novak's casting was controversial in its day--she substituted for another actress who was pregnant, and many people believed she was just a blond bimbo who couldn't act--almost like Judy herself.

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