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Everything is caused by McGoffin
Sherwood 2021-12-21 08:01:13
This film is the basis of Hitchcock's later films. The principle of suspense is formed in the film. The protagonist Hannei meets the heroine as soon as he enters the scene, so that the audience knows the plot of the film within three minutes and promotes the core: protecting a state secret from foreign spy organizations. At this time, Hannei was mistaken for the murderer by the police. Therefore, he had to find out the truth under the double chase of the rent and the police, and regain his innocence. At this time, the audience's attention was undisturbed on the innocent protagonist Hannei, so that it was not possible until the end of the film. Solve the suspense. With the continuous development of the plot, the audience is constantly guessing about Hannei's fate. In fact, we have participated in the setting and completion of the entire suspense while we are concerned and identified with Hannei's destiny, and are no longer just a bystander. This typical Hitchcock escape from loneliness almost incorporates all the elements of Hitchcock’s later successful films: an ordinary person is inexplicably involved in a danger, a hunt by a terrorist organization, a misunderstanding by the police, There is also a beauty who is always making trouble around her, but the end is to conquer the beauty and expose the enemy's conspiracy.
Extended Reading
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Bernardo 2022-04-20 09:01:47
"MacGuffin" and the escape narrative continue to unravel the hidden secrets. It can be seen that Hitchcock's trial and error on this proposition later, and the ending is a little over-turned, but "Little Hands" adds a layer of romance. The element of love, which should be rare in Hitchcock, corresponds to the fallen wall of Jericho in "It Happened One Night".
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Earl 2021-12-21 08:01:13
7.7 At first, I felt that the heroine was plain, but later sighed that there were too few scenes.
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