Jeff Vs. Scottie: The Voyeuristic Side Of Hitchcock

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Jeff and Scottie are both similar in the sense that they have very obvious disabilities, and both show us the voyeuristic side of Hitchcocks work which ultimately allow viewers to understand thoroughly about the relations between films.

Jeffs inability to move shows his physical disability which leads him to constantly use his binoculars and camera to watch his neighbors. This gives us an insight to his voyeurism which ends up solving a murder case. Jeff watching his neighbors from a far reveal his various futures with or without Lisa.
Different from Jeff, Scottie acquires vertigo, which is a sensation of whirling and a loss of balance. Scotties old friend asks him to spy on his wife, Madeleine, because he suspects she has been possessed

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