In the story “A Jury of Her Peers” Mrs. Hale has that sense of isolation where they lived. Also at that time women didn’t have a say so in most situations, especially when it’s a murder, so she had no one on her side. While in the film Dial M for Murder, which was made several years after “A Jury of Her Peers”, the female character, Margo is suspected of murder but she has people on her side and even the lead detective isn’t completely against her. Another theme that was similar between the two was the importance of having one’s own peer’s act as judges. In “A Jury of Her Peers” the women of the story, because they are women, have a deeper understanding of Mrs. Hale’s motivations towards murdering her husband than the men do. Dial M for Murder is similar by Margo’s affair partner, Mark staying by her side and not giving up on her. Dial M for Murder is a classic thriller/suspense film that is still seen in movies made today. From the witty blonde being in the middle of things, to the perfect murder getting messed up just by something as simple as a watch being broke. Also the importance of music as background noise for important and dramatic scenes is another common value that a lot of movies have. So I give Dial M for Murder a thumbs up, although I enjoy most of Alfred Hitchcock’s
In the story “A Jury of Her Peers” Mrs. Hale has that sense of isolation where they lived. Also at that time women didn’t have a say so in most situations, especially when it’s a murder, so she had no one on her side. While in the film Dial M for Murder, which was made several years after “A Jury of Her Peers”, the female character, Margo is suspected of murder but she has people on her side and even the lead detective isn’t completely against her. Another theme that was similar between the two was the importance of having one’s own peer’s act as judges. In “A Jury of Her Peers” the women of the story, because they are women, have a deeper understanding of Mrs. Hale’s motivations towards murdering her husband than the men do. Dial M for Murder is similar by Margo’s affair partner, Mark staying by her side and not giving up on her. Dial M for Murder is a classic thriller/suspense film that is still seen in movies made today. From the witty blonde being in the middle of things, to the perfect murder getting messed up just by something as simple as a watch being broke. Also the importance of music as background noise for important and dramatic scenes is another common value that a lot of movies have. So I give Dial M for Murder a thumbs up, although I enjoy most of Alfred Hitchcock’s