Vertigo short review

Adelbert 2022-04-23 07:01:08

It looked quite hypnotic at first, but later I found out that it was a chain of links, and I didn't know where it would reverse at the end. From the beginning, it seems to be talking about the entanglement of two mental illnesses. In the later stage, it is found that everything is a game, and the male protagonist is a tool person. Hitchcock's sound effects and lighting complement each other, greatly rendering the horror atmosphere. At first, I thought that both of them had hallucinations, but it turned out to be a foreshadowing of killing their wives. The female protagonist made a final slip, but the male protagonist was indifferent. He is obviously very fanatical about the heroine, but in fact, it is not as good as the fear of heights he just cured. In fact, beautiful things only exist in imagination, and when they are really in their hands, they still miss their original appearance. The objectification and contempt for women are vividly reflected.

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Extended Reading
  • Bonnie 2022-03-21 09:01:09

    1. Hitchcock only uses the most basic plot and single-line narrative method of the original. The principle of suspense: an invisible but knowing thing to happen changes the environment, atmosphere, scene, and people's words and deeds, making people frightened and uneasy. 2. Hitchcock pays attention to the reality of people in the scenes. These scenes are based on the principle that there is a gap between the image and the dialogue, so that the first situation (obvious) and the second situation (hidden) can be photographed at the same time In order to obtain the dramatic effectiveness of a strict perspective. Instead of pursuing explanatory dialogue, he directly shoots emotions such as doubt, jealousy, desire, envy, etc. His films are concise, clear and at the same time good at shooting the most flexible and changeable relationships between people. 3. In the film, Judy does not want to be Madeleine. In the novel, the girl doesn't want to change back. In the film, the woman realizes that the man is gradually tearing off her mask, which is good for the plot. Hitchcock called it "psychological sex", which is a desire to inspire men to create an impossible sex image. To put it simply, this man figured out a female corpse to sleep, which is pure necrophilia.

  • Dariana 2022-03-24 09:01:10

    The first half is three stars and the second half is five stars. After the heroine's "death", the film suddenly escalated from the suspense film to the height of the philosophy film: the gaze of the object, the id and the self. The real horror plot is to deceive the child’s owner to reunite with Jonny out of love, constructing a true self, a kind of rebirth in a sense, but chronically murdering himself because of love, destroying every aspect of self-existence. Kind of possibility. When she dyed her hair according to Jonny's instructions, the men and women finally hugged each other. Outside the screen, I just wanted to resist cursing. I couldn't help it anymore, "I do it! Love makes money and kills!"

Vertigo quotes

  • [to Scottie]

    Gavin Elster: There's no way for them to understand. You and I know who killed Madeleine.

  • Madeleine: There is something I must do, there is something I must do.

    Scottie: There is nothing you must do. There is nothing you must do.