North by Northwest is North

Brandy 2022-04-22 07:01:03

Or Hitchcock's work.

I have always liked the name of the movie "North by Northwest". There are two translations of "North by Northwest" and "North by Northwest". Personally, I still prefer "North by Northwest".

To be honest, Hitchcock's works can't stand up to careful scrutiny. There are always some bridges that make people inexplicable, but they seem to have no sense of disobedience in the whole movie. It's amazing. Maybe it's because there are always tall, handsome and witty male protagonists in the movie, as well as the female protagonist in the blond hair and curly show, who satisfy the visual desire, so those flaws and loopholes can be ignored and forgiven.

The beginning of this movie is inexplicable. The male protagonist is mistaken for another person, kidnapped, interrogated, drunk, murdered, and of course the murder is unsuccessful. After all kinds of misunderstandings, he was considered a murderer. In order to find out the truth and wash away his grievances, the male protagonist started a story of a stripped-down version of the adventures~ In addition to the thrills, he did not forget to have a romantic encounter in the carriage.

The soundtrack is captivating, the handling of the shots is just as flawless as the angle selection, and the laying of volts and hints of detail is precise. The entire movie viewing experience was a total enjoyment for me.

Hitchcock was very good at simplifying complex stories, while also complicating simple plots. This is his talent. His films have a prominent personal style, and the films that have passed through his hands have been deeply branded by him, with very distinctive features.

North by Northwest, what exactly does it mean and how it is related to the plot of the movie, I have never figured out. Baidu Encyclopedia mentioned: "The name of the movie "North by Northwest" has always puzzled the audience. According to the research of senior movie fans, the name is called because Roger's escape route is towards the northwest. But Hitchcock in 1963 One of the interviews of the BBC once said that the name comes from "Hamlet", the purpose is to metaphorize the reality that is difficult to grasp, and then there is the Northwest Airlines mentioned in the pun movie. Which statement is true, encounter Hitch It's really hard to get a positive answer for an old urchin like Kirk, but that's the charm of a suspense movie."

Northwest, then north, isn't that actually the north? Jay has a song "All the Way North". . . . Maybe there is a relationship between the two?

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Extended Reading
  • April 2021-10-20 19:02:11

    1. Hitchcock tends to weaken the theme of the film as much as possible, and concentrate on weaving the suspense caused by this. The film’s action/adventure style is implied through the opening music. The film is a Western suspenseful theme film, but the FBI struggle is placed in the background, and even the key target of tracking-the miniature film is also blurred, only at the end of the film. Appearing lightly, the protagonist is also an ordinary person-an advertiser. 2. The Hitchcock style can even be seen in a dialogue between two characters. It is only through the drama of the framing, the layout of the line of sight, the simplification of the movement, the insertion of the silent field, and the feeling that the two characters in the film are in control of the other (either love him, or jealous, etc.). This is The art of creating accurate theatrical atmosphere outside of dialogue is also the art of moving us from one excitement to another according to his own sensitivity. 1:39:02, the dialogue information is blocked by the environmental noise, and the director shields the audience, so that the characters in the play understand the information that the audience does not know; it can also be used as a means to omit the situation.

  • Rhoda 2022-04-23 07:01:15

    Three and a half stars, the suspense at the beginning is very good, and the rice field plane is beautiful. Hitchcock's control of the atmosphere outside of feelings is much better than many current suspense films, but the emotional scenes are so painful to me, and the part where the male protagonist turns into a single-player to rescue the female protagonist in the end , so angry that the baby's liver hurts...

North by Northwest quotes

  • Phillip Vandamm: Mr. Kaplan, you are quite the performer. First you're the outraged Madison Avenue advertising executive who claims that he has been mistaken for someone else. Next, you play the fugitive from justice supposedly trying to clear himself of a crime he knows he didn't commit. And now, you're the jealous lover spurned by love and betrayal.

    Roger Thornhill: Apparently the only performance that will satisfy you is when I play dead.

    Phillip Vandamm: Your very next role, and you'll be quite convincing, I assure you.

  • Roger Thornhill: Now, what can a man do with his clothes off for twenty minutes? Couldn't he have taken an hour?

    Eve Kendall: You could always take a cold shower.