For most people who like movies, the four words "Hitchcock" represent not only a film technique and technology, but also the concept and style of a generation of artists. He not only completed the suspense of the first generation The overall shaping and finalization of the film has also achieved the work of always putting the audience in an important position. Today I want to discuss three Hitchcock works. The first is "PSYCHO" (PSYCHO). Many people call this film "a work beyond the times" and "a model of parallel montage shooting." The story of "The Cry" takes place in a place called "Bates Hotel". The owner Norman is a kind and kind young man. However, behind this Wenren character, there is an unknown side of him. Norman is actually a psychic (but he (I don’t know), one night, he killed the heroine Marion, who was temporarily staying in the hotel because of absconding with the money. Then the film revealed that in the divided spirit of Norman, one side lived with himself, the son of an extremely Oedipus. On the other side lived his mother, a domineering mother. The plot of the story is actually very simple, but Hitchcock’s shooting methods are too strange and weird. The dual use of the soundtrack and the camera creates the most classic scene in the history of mystery film-the scene where the heroine Marion is killed in the bath. This film was released in the United States in the 1960s. At that time, New York was full of people and the movie theaters were crowded. It is said that many people said that they were about to have a heart attack after watching the film. The theater vomited, and most of them were scared by the last scene of the film for a few days and dared not go out again. Hitchcock also has the title of "Master of Terror" since then.
The second "REAR WINDOW" (REAR WINDOW) has to be said to be a very imaginative work. It is not because of how unbelievable the storyline is, but because there is only one scene in the whole movie. It is said that it is imaginative. The "rear window" scene was built by Hitchcock in the huge indoor studio on the Paramount studio for two months to shoot this film. Some people think this film is not very good-looking, the scene is single, and suspenseful. The color is not as strong as other Hitchcock's works. But I think that to appreciate different films, we must start from different angles. Since this film is already the keynote of a single scene, we should focus on the director's shooting techniques. "Rear Window" takes the eyes of the male protagonist who cannot walk around after a fracture as the lens. Through these eyes, he peers into the lives of his neighbors. By chance, the male protagonist (audience) finds a strange house in the opposite building, a murder. The case gradually emerged in front of the male protagonist. The director created a rich and unusual drama in a very small space. The main and the auxiliary lines are intertwined, and the expression is relaxed and clear. I have to say that Hitchcock Through the rear window, Ke showed his strong director ability.
"North by Northwest" (North by Northwest) is my favorite one of Hitchcock director's works. The film was shot in 1959. It tells the story of an ordinary advertising businessman, Roger, who was somehow kidnapped as another person "George Kaplan". The person who kidnapped Roger was convinced that he was "George Kaplan". "No matter how Roger explained, it was useless. They were drunk and wanted to fake a car accident to kill him. Roger Fu was fateful and caused a lot of trouble after escaping. He finally decided to find this by himself. The so-called "George Kaplan" is to prove his innocence, but he did not expect that the person "George Kaplan" does not exist... The plot of "North by Northwest" is very compact, with twists and turns and interlocking plots. The setting and the content are very close to the current suspense film, which can definitely convince the audience. Hitchcock also injected a lot of fresh entertainment into this movie. Falling in love with the superstar Gary Grant is the biggest attraction beyond the suspenseful lens. The lines of the old movies are smart and elegant, not sloppy and just right. (This movie also left many classic scenes for later generations: pesticide plane killing, the presidential statue on Rushmore Mountain, the ROT matchbox on the train...)
Hollywood has a famous question and answer widely circulated. Question: "How fat is Hitchcock?" The answer is: "Fater than fat."
(The only fat guy I can tolerate in the world is Hitchcock.)
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