#麦格芬迷# Issue 05 "No Shadow" "The Missing Lady"
Recommended star: two stars
Keywords: typical; foreshadowing; fun
This time we can put the two articles on Wednesday together. Although the filming of "Hitchcock Tales" is behind "The Missing Lady", the story in "The Lady" actually comes from "Hitchcock". "Without a Shadow" in the "G Story Collection".
In the case of the disappearance of the narrator, this story is very typical. Several factors in the film are actually rare in the later story of the Greek district. Hitchell boasted a bit in the "Story Collection". Many people have borrowed from this story and made a fortune. For example, someone who is as famous as Hitchcock filmed "The Missing Lady", which is full of stubborn points.
"Without a Trace" tells the story of a mother and daughter coming to Paris to watch the World Expo. The mother fell ill that night, and the doctor who came to ask her daughter to fetch medicine for her mother. When the daughter came back, they found that no one in the hotel knew her, and the girl's mother disappeared.
"The Missing Lady" tells about a girl who met an old woman in a hotel, and they got on the same train and traveled together. The girl fell asleep on the train and found that the old woman had disappeared. Is the old woman real, or is it a girl’s illusion?
The volume of this story is actually not big, the puzzle is also very simple, it is more suitable for short stories, easy to control the rhythm, it is easy to appear a bit lengthy in the long story. Looking back at the story of "The Lady", you will find that Hitchell has made more interesting preparations and changes.
For example, in order to make the illusion more reasonable, Hitchell made the girl be smashed by a vase before the journey, so that the audience would doubt the authenticity of the story. Then, the environment is set at the train transfer station, and various languages are richer, and the appearance of different characters is necessary to introduce.
A girl who is about to get married soon, and she is still a little disturbed in her heart. The suave, unruly prodigal son. A very insightful woman who loves music. A pair of good friends, a pair of cheating men and women. These various characters play a role in the following story, leaving people with an impression.
And the biggest advantage is that the place for storytelling is limited to the train, and the story will become more compact and more reasonable. Many of the bridge sections became the prototypes of the following train-related stories, such as catching up, picking up trains, and track diversions, which were all carried forward in later stories.
There are also the words on the glass, the imprint of a pencil, the magic of disappearance, these small details. Hitchcock is always playing some tricks that are not pretending to be advanced. They are simple, but also make people smile, and their visibility has been enhanced a lot.
The Maidofen in this film is the housewife. Everyone is looking for this person, but finding her is not the most important thing. No matter what conspiracy the old lady involves, it is an adventure game that promotes the hero and heroine.
At the end of this adventure, at the end of the story, Hitchell left a suspense. The music was forgotten, and then evoked by music. At the same time, it connected with the mystery of the murder of the player in front. This is really the magical touch of the film.
Although we always feel that life is ordinary, even the most ordinary details of life, there will be magical angles. Thanks to these sharp observers, it will always bring us different feelings and fun.
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