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mostly wood with extremely large windows. The timbers that the architects used were usually very tall and widely spaced out. People's houses consist of high chimneys, pillared porches, overhanging first floors, galleries, and vertical and diagonal timbers. These aspects of these houses made them strike at people. The most popular styled house was The Black and White Half Timbered house. People looked at this type of architecture as it was the medieval days. The windows were one of the most…

the cathedral’s one hundred and seventy-six stained glass windows, or on any of the four thousand exterior sculptures. The building is completely anonymous. But the legacy of these anonymous builders…

Critical Analysis of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window In films we watch today there is often many different morals or meanings portrayed within the story, sometimes we are unware of these themes when we first watch a film and do not understand it until we have actually thought about the purpose of the film. In Alfred Hitchcock's movie Rear Window, we see many meanings and morals to his story throughout the viewing. For example, the movie prompts us to look at ideas of mortality, compassion,…

On September 1, 1954, Rear Window was released into theaters. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it follows a man, L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries, who is confined to his apartment in a wheelchair and passes the time by watching the everyday activities of the residents of his apartment complex out his back window. During this time, he thinks he sees one of his neighbors murdered by her husband, and with the help of his friends, he proves his neighbor’s murder and her husband’s guilt. The main characters are…

The film Rear Window tells a story of a photographer name Jeffries who breaks his leg while taking pictures on a dangerous race track. Because of this, Jeffries is unfortunately stuck on wheelchair in his apartment with nothing to do but to look out the window and see the lives of his neighbors. Throughout the film, one night, Jeffries hears a woman screaming, and he notices one of his neighbor name Thorwald walking in and out of his apartment in middle of the night, carrying a case. Jeffries…

Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 Vertigo, stars James Stewart and Kim Novak in this mystery thriller about a retired detective who has acrophobia or "vertigo". John Ferguson, or to his friends Scotty, is on a private investigation to find out if his friends wife is possessed. The story takes place in San Fransisco in the late 1950's and is about retired detective John Ferguson, who after a tragic accident has acrophobia and decides to give up on being a detective. One day, an old friend from college…

Certain underlying motifs such as the subjective point of view, social and moral critiques, involvement of the audience, or the not ego ideal male protagonist can be used to characterize the Hitchcock film. His 1954 film Rear Window operates by implicating the viewer in the narrative as it presents a visual analysis on the nature of human curiosity and interactions. Throughout the film, L.B. Jeffries, played by James Stewart, is bound to his wheelchair and finds himself peering into the lives of…

The Miracle on 34th street is a film remade in 1994 for the 4th time for entertainment of the entire family; it is a classic example of a Christmas movie in today’s society. The Miracle on 34th street was produced by William S. Beasley, John Hughes, and Bill Ryan. The Director for the film Miracle on 34th street is Les Mayfield. There were approximately 55 cast members for this film, the following are the actor/actresses that were given credit: Richard Attenborough as Kris Kringle,…

The movie ‘Rear Window’ was released on September 1, 1954, the movie was directed by the one and only Alfred Hitchcock, and the movies plot is that a photographer named Jeff, who is stuck on a wheelchair in his apartment to recover from a broken leg, and the movie gets the name “Rear Window” from the fact that his back window looks out into other apartments from people who live in the area. He observes many people from the area, but the most important is a jewelry salesman and his wife. One…

Isn’t it amazing, the entirety of human knowledge is accessible through a single device, small enough to fit into our pockets? Yet most of us use it to send tweets, text our friends, play games, and sometimes to avoid conversation. The device I’m referring to is none other than a smart phone. A smart phone is a mobile device with advanced features. It has a high-resolution touch screen display, WIFI connectivity, web browsing capabilities, and the ability to run sophisticated…