Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Rear Window

Solving a murder across the courtyard never looked so sexy.

Actually I have no idea about that, but I do know the feet of trying to capture an entire movie in a single apartment is quite impressive. This limits the director to broad shots of the courtyard or voyeuristic view of the surrounding apartments. This also forces the action of the story into the apartment.

This unique camerawork is possible due to the storyline, by forcing the main character to remain in one place, due to his tragic flaw of being wheelchair bound. This adds to the drama because it immobilizes the hero, leaving him unable to defend himself of the people he loves.

Alfred Hitchcock is amazing when it comes to moving the story though unique shots.

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