#BEST ALFRED HITCHCOCK MOVIES MOVIE#
The movie is about sudden attacks caused by birds in a town in California. But this theme is not brought out in the movie, even though it was central in the story the film is based on, written by Daphne du Maurier. Hitchcock did state in an interview that the birds turned against people in an attempt to punish them for overlooking nature, and not giving it its due importance. What’s interesting is that nowhere in the movie are the bird attacks explained, they remain a mystery, open for interpretation. He makes a point of view from both sides- the humans and the birds.
He focuses on building the characters and letting the audience get to know them, and ultimately, empathize with them. Alfred Hitchcock’s storytelling abilities do not falter in this horror movie at any point. He managed to portray birds as not only dangerous but killers who can inflict violence and even murder people by creating an elaborate trap. This movie’s graphics and visual effects may appear amateur now, but Hitchcock’s tasteful direction more than makes up for it. The Birds, a horror-thriller genre, centers around a theme that remains unique to this very day that is the viciousness of birds. At the heart of it, Vertigo is a film about deception, and you must not miss out on watching this piece of art.Ĭlick here for trivia on this movie. James Stewart and Kim Novak have done a splendid job under the skillful direction of Alfred Hitchcock. In a startling turn of events, he ends up saving her life multiple times, before discovering towards the end that nothing had been what it seemed. Scotty agrees and begins to follow her as she goes around the city of San Francisco. As he tries to heal himself through exposure therapy, he is approached by an old friend, Gavin Elster who asks him to follow his alluring, yet enigmatic wife, Madeleine (played by Kim Novak) because he believes her to be haunted by the ghost of her great-grandmother, Carlotta Valdes who died by suicide. The story begins with a detective, John Ferguson (aka Scotty, played by James Stewart), who develops acrophobia, the fear of heights due to a traumatic incident. This movie is subtle in its connotations and metaphors all brought out through the masterful use of frames. They are not only present on the poster, but also in the opening credits, Madeleine’s hairdo, through the camera shots and even in the subtle music and sounds, and are meant to represent a web of lies, along with the protagonist’s acrophobia. For instance, the “spiral” has been known to be a key element in the movie. Through an ingenious and subtle way, Hitchcock built an air of mystery throughout the movie, and was successful in inducing among the viewers, a sense of ‘vertigo.’ This movie has been the subject of detailed analysis because of its unique direction. Vertigo (1958) Image Source: The Imaginative ConservativeĪ psychological thriller, and one of the best of the genre, Vertigo is based on obsession and fear. Here are some of the most highly rated and celebrated movies of Hitchcock’s career, all of which are a testament to the perfectionist film-making of Alfred Hitchcock: 1. No matter what, Hitchcock never disappointed through his work. He was known for playing with lighting, color, and noise, whether it was the final scene in Rope (1948), and slowly zooming the camera in on the actor’s face, or the final scene in Psycho (1960). He loved putting his characters in tricky situations to keep the audience captivated. He created realistic characters with emotional turmoil, mental dilemmas or childhood trauma, he subtly played with intimate scenes, and he built the story up step by step with great attention to detail, before ending it all with a wild finish. Many of his scenes have that portentous feeling, amplified with slow zooms and light noises, making the viewer jumpy and vulnerable.īack then, there weren’t sophisticated enough cameras, lights, and equipment, but Hitchcock worked with what they had. Hitchcock’s movies can be called dark and disturbing, even compared to today’s standards. Psychology was a detrimental element to all his movies, along with bizarre endings.
He made his scenes interesting in the way he deployed the frame, color, sound, and especially, the sinister, giving his viewers a movie experience they don’t forget.Īlfred Hitchcock’s movies usually had complex characters (mostly male), witty dialogues, past trauma, and infliction of violence in some form.
But the beauty of Hitchcock’s creations is that they were unique, with plot devices and camera work like never seen before. Even now, the “ Hitchcockian” style of film-making is replicated in several movies, to simulate the same feeling of thrill and horror in the audience. Hitchcock created through his films a turn in the road of cinema.
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