Rear Window: Rear Window

Lyda 2021-10-13 13:06:59

We often see people who are prone to peeping in Hitchcock movies or use the angle of the peeping lens to reflect the world. The rear window can be said to be a classic work that takes Hitchcock's hobby to the extreme. In the film, Hitchcock shows us the nature of the film. From the beginning of the film, we are placed in the perspective of a voyeur, that is, the perspective of the photographer Jeff with a leg injury. In Hitchcock’s view, everyone has a voyeuristic, and the protagonist in the movie is just like us, but But he watched the scenes happening in front of him from the scene, and what we see through the protagonist's perspective is a picture of the scene, isn't it the epitome of the world. The picture displayed by the protagonist adjusting the focal length of the lens from time to time actually implies Hitchcock’s doubts about the world dominated by the topic of patriarchy. We see a dark corner of human nature. In fact, what we see in Hitchcock's film is not only the thrilling plot, unexpected suspense, and most importantly, the dark side of human nature hidden in the story.

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Rear Window quotes

  • Stella: When I married Miles, we were both a couple of maladjusted misfits. We are still maladjusted misfits, and we have loved every minute of it.

  • L.B. Jefferies: Would you fix me a sandwich, please?

    Stella: Yes, I will. And I'll spread a little common sense on the bread.