Alfred Hitchcock

referred to as female power, is introduced within W. Scott Poole’s expository text Monsters in America: Our Historical Obsession with the Hideous and the Haunting along with Alfred J. Hitchcock’s classic film Psycho. While both W. Scott Poole and Alfred J. Hitchcock addressed the rise of female sexuality in a similar manner, Hitchcock presents the increase of women’s promiscuity throughout the sexual revolution, while Poole presents the societal fears and concerns that arose due to…

“When the movie received rave reviews, the director [Hitchcock] was embarrassed feeling that he “had stolen something”” (Adair, 40). This quote shows that he, after producing a fabulous movie, wouldn’t take credit for using sound in it, as he felt uncomfortable receiving all of that praise. Another example is that Hitchcock had understood the universe and when asked on his reasoning for his films he responded, “Rationality ultimately fails…

This is Alfred Hitchcock most accomplished movie, his true masterpiece. He was so confident about the outcome of this movie that he produces the project. He believes in the story and the work he did from the begging. It became one of the most emblematic movies of his career and when the movie was released he was making his best movies. In a spur of the moment decision, Marion Crane decides to leave Phoenix with the $40,000 her boss entrusted to her to deposit at the bank. She's headed to her…

Our beloved “Master of Suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock, has directed many thriving movies such as Psycho, The Birds, Rear Window, and more. Hence his title “Master of Suspense”, Alfred Hitchcock had successfully implemented a sense of exciting anticipation in his movies, leading to his current, and still growing, popularity. The way one could identify a masterpiece of Alfred Hitchcock is by recognizing the elements he uses most. Suspense might be the most discerned element in his movies, however,…

Hitchcock's Themes Symbolism Hitchcock and David Fincher Use in Their Films Hitchcock's films directly influenced and relate to David Fincher's Gone Girl Conclusion Evan Prunty Professor Kimberly Neuendorf COM 320 15 October 2015 Introduction David Fincher?s modern masterpiece of cinema Gone Girl premiered around this time last year. Around that time, I was in COM 221 an intro to film class that is offered at CSU. In the class we had just viewed Alfred Hitchcock's film…

The Birds, which introduced Alfred Hitchcock who known as the master of suspense, as its director in 1963, is one of the oldest horror films in American history. In my paper, I will analyze the uses of narrative in the movie supported by the signs, images and metaphors. The film told about bird attacks to people who lived in Bodega Bay in California (“Alfred Hitchcock - The Birds 1963”, 2016). These attacks took place in a few days. The plot of the movie was well -organized, and it began…

of Alfred Hitchcock by Robert A. Harris and Michael S. Lasky, Hitchcock stated that “Psycho is a humorous film, the darkest of black comedies to be sure, yet humorous nonetheless”(217). Hitchcock enjoyed making these types of film, and especially this one in particular. Alfred Hitchcock is a man that like to play with the audiences emotions. “The violence in the scene is what keeps people interested, and just the suspense of anticipating it is enough to keep our adrenaline flowing”, Hitchcock…

Strangers on a Train Alfred Hitchcock is an auteur that is recognizable as a director. He is known as the master of suspense and through his artistic choices he is the author of his films. Hitchcock has his own persona and often appeared in cameos in his films. His unique style leaned away from studying films as a genre but through an auteur approach, Cashiers du Cinema written by the father of auteruirsm, Andre Bazin. Bazin stresses on mise-en-scène, the content of images, that reveals the…

Strangers on a Train In the film Strangers on a Train Alfred Hitchcock portrays the 1950’s stereotype of Homosexuals being a threat to society, with Bruno, the homosexual, being a dangerous character. In the beginning of the movie where Bruno and Guy first encounter each other on the train, Bruno seems to develop a homosexual connection with Guy. “it is evident that Guy, who is unhappily married to a conniving, promiscuous spouse, is fascinated by this fey, coyly ingrating creature-so much so…

Alfred Hitchcock An auteur is a director who is the 'author' of his or her film. Alfred Hitchcock is known worldwide for his distinctive style of filmography. His style can be immediately recognised when watching one of his films, by linking him to the techniques and plot devices in his films. His work has fixed him among world class directors. His two movies rear window (1954) and shadow of a doubt (1943) show clear links and examples to his distinctive style. Hitchcock uses a number of…