Because of the dangerous game! Movies and musicals are two completely different adaptations. Whether the content focuses on character images or emotional trends, they are very different.
The homosexual setting in this older film is weakened by the presence of female characters but only as a joke and a vase. The central characters are dealt with as three people, one strong and one weak, two perpetrators and a case-solver as a righteous authority.
Compared with the musical, the step-by-step process of the male protagonist's crime escalating is not presented. In the film, the male protagonist's motive is reduced to the elimination of the lower class by the upper class. This motive is aimed at the male protagonist's notion that mediocre people are not worthy of existence, but I don't think this is likely to arouse widespread empathy. The reason why the second male was involved in this crime was neither explained nor showed his active role in committing the crime. This leads to a feeling that the male second destroys the male protagonist's perfect crime under the premise that the audience empathizes with the male protagonist. It can even be said that the role of the second male is insignificant and the deletion will not affect the overall plot trend. It's only a matter of time before the hero's arrogance will eventually reveal everything. But I'm more looking forward to the "I can't do anything without you" relationship in the musical.
The coffin used as a dining table is a very classic practice of Hitchcock's time bomb theory.
In addition, the movement of the lens is very impressive. For example, in the era when the film had to be changed, Hitchcock was relatively successful in creating a pseudo-long shot, although the number of transitions using the back of the male protagonist was a bit more. There is also a scene at the beginning in which the male protagonist takes the rope and goes through the restaurant maid to open the kitchen door and walk out of the restaurant. A lot of information is clearly explained in just a few seconds of footage.
The title "Reaper of Souls" implies that the film wants to focus the audience's attention on the murder, especially the murder props. The whole film is to pave the way for the suspense and finally serve it.
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