"Reaper of Souls" viewing experience

Jeanne 2022-03-22 09:01:34

Old Hitchcock movies. Coincidentally, I was thinking about whether to watch "1917", but I watched the movie that day. This is Hitchcock's very bold work, a mirror of the forties of the twentieth century. Due to technical limitations, it is conceivable that the filming of this film is very difficult. So, it actually has editing points, and it is done through the close-up of the characters' clothes, there are about three or four. But there is a place in the middle, obviously jumping directly from one actor to another actor's face, it is estimated that the director really has no way. But if you don't look carefully, you won't notice at all. Even if it's a "pseudo-one-shot" movie, it's pretty awesome because of its originality! Due to the uniqueness of technology, the content of the film is easy to be ignored. Two poor college graduates, who according to Baidu are gay couples, conspired to strangle one of their classmates. The motivation is simply that they think this classmate is "inferior", but inferiors are not judged by wealth, but by intelligence and morals. Brandt, in particular, believed that the upper class had the right to sentence the lower class to death, so they killed the promising and rich second-generation David, hid the body in a large bookcase, and placed food on it. The feast of David's father. The father is played by Hitchcock himself, oh my god! But Brandt's arrogance led him to invite Rupert, the wise former headmaster of the university, who conveyed these madman's ideas to the students. Rupert soon found something suspicious, and when he knew that Brandt had killed him, he regretted it and decided to call the police. To be honest, the content of the film and the topic to be discussed are profound and thought-provoking. Who has the right to judge others, let alone take life and death. But this kind of situation, in today's Internet, has become more and more serious, ironic!

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Rope quotes

  • Brandon: What are you doing?

    Rupert Cadell: It's not what I'm going to do, Brandon. It's what society is going to do. I don't know what that will be, but I can guess, and I can help. You're going to die, Brandon. Both of you. You are going to die.

    [opens a window and fires three shots]

  • Brandon: But why should I want to come back?

    Phillip: Yes, why?

    Brandon: For the pleasure of our company, or another drink?

    Rupert Cadell: That's a very good idea. May I have one for the road?