Why are we so curious about other people’s lives? There are two ways of addressing this topic.Most of the time,it is because we tend to think that their lives of others are upgrade than our own,which shows a huge lack of self-confidence.Yet,in less cases,this fact is considered a distractions from our personal problems or it is simply that to learn from other’s experiences …which is good.Alfred Hitchcock,in Rare Window,transformed this frivolous topic to a masterpiece of mystery.
Rear Window is an American mystery film.It was directed and written by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954.This movie was based on a short story ‘It Had to Be Murder’ by Cornell Woolrich’s.It goes without saying that Rear Window is considered by critics and scholars as a film and audiovisual heritage.So,It stands to reason that this movie received four Academy Award nominations.Needless to say that it was named for one of the best 100 Movies on AFI’s 100 Years.There’s not escaping the fact that nowadays,this film is a successful reflection upon the concept of voyeurism.
L.B,.Jefferies is a a well-known photographer.He is recovering from a broken leg and he is confined to a wheelchair in his apartment,in Manhattan.To Jeff,days are too long and he spends all the time watching his neighbors’ life though his rear window,especially ‘Miss Lonelyhearts’ (Judith Evelyn) and ‘Miss Torso’(Raymond Burr),who live in front of him.These nicknames are invented by Jeff and to him their life is so entertaining.One night,Jeff is visited by his girlfriend,Lisa (Grace Kelly) ,who regularly visited him.After Lisa leaves the apartment,Jeff hears a strong sound and a loud scream of a woman.Soon,Jess looks though from his window to his neighbour and he realizes that Thorwald (Mister Torso) abandons the flat.In that moment.It is clear that something had happened.The next morning,Jeff notices that Thorwald’s wife isn’t at home as a normal.What’s more there are weird movements in his apartment and Thorwald is cleaning a knife.It is crystal clear that this situation isn’t the same that Jeff is used to seeing to from their stranger couple.
One of Hitchcock’s best films and my favourite one,Rear Window remains a brilliant thriller half a century later,It’s tense and suspenseful and it has a little lighthearted humor which makes it both exciting and fun to watch.The acting is great,especially from James Steward.There’s not dull moment in this masterpiece
…We’ve become a race peeping toms.What people ought to do it get outside their own house and look in for a change.
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