"The Train Stranger" is one of Alfred Hitchcock's most brutal and thrilling works, telling a horror story that may happen. The whole film is compact and exciting. Death and crisis that come at any time threaten the protagonist, making people thrilling and creepy. Director Hitchcock told the audience a true and credible crime story with his peculiar "murder exchange" concept. The filming technique of the film is delicate and true. The whole film is full of black and fantasy spirit, especially the lighters, glasses and other life props that appear in the film many times, which shortens the distance between the film and the audience, making it difficult for the audience to distinguish between true and false. Although there are few thrilling scenes in the film, the successful psychological portrayal, breathless scenes and atmosphere, intensifying contradictions, gradual deepening of suspense and excellent picture processing make people feel more horrible and real. The film deeply reveals the gloom of the inner world of human beings. In the film, Anthony is a weird and crazy criminal with a high IQ, while Kaihen is an ordinary person constrained by social morality. Facing the conflict between morality and madness, Kaihen did not Choosing to commit a crime, but in the end he benefited from the death of his wife, the ending is quite ironic. This is exactly what Hitchcock is wise and profound
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Strangers on a Train evaluation action
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Extended Reading
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Percy 2021-11-13 08:01:23
After killing people, he took the initiative to help the blind cross the road and burned the child's balloon with a cigarette. Because of these details, Bruro's character image became rich. The close-ups of the feet, the merry-go-round, and cross-cutting are all classics, but the plot is weaker.
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Shaina 2021-11-13 08:01:23
Metaphor of Bruno's homosexuality: shoes, ties, lace on suits, Oedipus complex.
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Miriam Joyce Haines: Hey, are we going to go to the Tunnel of Love?
Miriam's Boyfriend: Tunnel of Love?
Miriam Joyce Haines: Come on!
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Prof. Collins: [singing] There was a man who had a goat, He loved that goat, Indeed he did, He loved that goat, Just like a kid.