Have you ever seen the film Rope? I am totally sure that if you are a filmmaking lover,you have seen it.Last year,it was its 75th anniversary.Today,from this humble blog,I’ll do another tribute of a Master of suspense,Alfred Hitchcook.
Rope is an American thriller film.This masterpiece was directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1948 and it was based on the play with the same name by Patrick Hamilton in 1929.It is important to remark that Rope was the first of Hitchcock’s technicolor film.This technique was really new to Hitchcock directions.Yet,its strong point was the plot and how this film was developed.It takes place over the course of one evening and with a unique scene,which was absolutely never watched on cinema industry.Furthermore,the great performance of James Steward is the key to its success.I must make clear that this film achieved negative views due to some controversial aspects,some Nazis ideas and how Hitchcock hides the sexual orientations of the main characters.Apart from these not welcome comments,the film is considered one of the most important movies in cinema history.
Manhattan,two brilliant students,Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgar are planning to commit a crime from a schoolmate.As an eccentric task,it involves to organize ‘the perfect murder’.Once they had made the homicide,the couple hides the body in a wooden chest.So,to run this experiment,they throw a party in their apartment in Manhattan,where are invited some acquaintances,include the victim’s father and Rupher Cadell (James Steward),who will be on the alert over this weird party .There,Brando uses the ceiling to a table and they try to prove that anyone is not going to realize that in this penthouse there is a death.
To my mind,Rope is a Hitchcock’s underrated classic.There is not doubt that Alfred Hitchcock contains some of the unique and the best filmmaking of it’s time.He was so far and ahead of filmmakers back then and so far ahead of a lot of the directors today.In layman’s terms,Rope is a must.
…Being weak is a mistake.
