Another director, Stephen Spielberg, who I like very much, commented on Hitchcock: "In the field of suspense and horror films, Hitchcock is a well-deserved pioneer... "Rear Window" is Hitchcock. One of the representative works of Kirk's suspense film, he created an atmosphere of horror and suspense, and vividly discovered the voyeuristic psychology hidden deep in everyone's heart." It can be seen that this short and chubby old British man has been regarded as a benchmark by today's big directors.
The viewing angle of the movie in the rear window is very small. Like its title, most of the time the camera is shot from the window facing the outside. In fact, I think Hitchcock has become a master in two aspects. One is the grasp of human nature. Peeping is human instinct, just like gossip. The difference lies in the strength of desire. Many people instinctively spy through the window. Neighbors’ homes, and would instinctively dodge when they are found, because the sense of substitution is too strong, when Jeffrey hides behind the curtains, the viewers will also have the stiff and cold shudder of being stared at by a poisonous snake. The second is the grasp of the rhythm of the movie. Hitchcock’s movies will not be boring and boring. He usually arranges doubts and climaxes very reasonably, and his movies are haunted by a suspicious atmosphere that cannot be copied. I don’t know he is How did you do it.
In the hands of many people, there is no way to make a good movie with the theme of the rear window. I guess many directors at the time would not think that such a plot can be adapted into a movie. The best suspense movie I have ever made in China is the master of hypnosis. It's a bit similar, but if you don't rely on fancy plots and pretended mystery to set off the movie, it's still a lot worse.
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