Question #1: Although I have not read many critic reviews, the few I have read always shine light on topics I have not noticed in the film. These new discoveries help me to have a greater appreciation for that film and the work that was put in to perfect every scene. After reading a critic review, I discovered that Alfred Hitchcock’s, “Vertigo”, was based on a French Novel, “D’entre les Morts,”. The novel translates into Among the Dead, and is a 1954 crime novel by Pierre Boileau and Pierre Ayraud. The novel was published only four years before Hitchcock’s movie. While reading the reviews, I also noticed the whole love story between James Stewart’s character, Scottie, and Kim Novak’s character, Madeline, is very closely related to the Orpheus
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Even with the few scenes that felt elongated, which most every movie has, it often had me on the edge of my seat guessing what was going to happen next. Nusair’s comment also does not make sense when he speaks of the lack of compelling attributes. There are plenty of fascinating attributes in the movie. For instance, the mystery behind the whole movie, the great acting from all the stars, and the great …show more content…
Whether it be because of the beautiful setting or the camera tricks or even the omniscient music playing in the background. The first scene was part of the large opening scene where Scottie figures out he has vertigo. The scene is where Scottie is hanging on top of the building by the gutter. I first thought it was interesting how they kept the camera in one spot when they were jumping from one building to the next. All of the jumps looked the same except for Scottie’s jump. He unfortunately does not make it all the way and ends up hanging for his life by his fingertips. When his partner comes back to help him get up he falls to his death. When Scottie is hanging there his facial expressions help make the scene so great. Without his gasp of surprise and look of sheer terror, the scene would not have been as powerful as it was. You also cannot forget the way Hitchcock uses the camera to depict how high up Scottie is. Hitchcock’s camera trick is what makes the scene so iconic and is vital to proving why Scottie was so
Even with the few scenes that felt elongated, which most every movie has, it often had me on the edge of my seat guessing what was going to happen next. Nusair’s comment also does not make sense when he speaks of the lack of compelling attributes. There are plenty of fascinating attributes in the movie. For instance, the mystery behind the whole movie, the great acting from all the stars, and the great …show more content…
Whether it be because of the beautiful setting or the camera tricks or even the omniscient music playing in the background. The first scene was part of the large opening scene where Scottie figures out he has vertigo. The scene is where Scottie is hanging on top of the building by the gutter. I first thought it was interesting how they kept the camera in one spot when they were jumping from one building to the next. All of the jumps looked the same except for Scottie’s jump. He unfortunately does not make it all the way and ends up hanging for his life by his fingertips. When his partner comes back to help him get up he falls to his death. When Scottie is hanging there his facial expressions help make the scene so great. Without his gasp of surprise and look of sheer terror, the scene would not have been as powerful as it was. You also cannot forget the way Hitchcock uses the camera to depict how high up Scottie is. Hitchcock’s camera trick is what makes the scene so iconic and is vital to proving why Scottie was so