Vertigo 2
Alfred Hitchcock is one of the most well known directors of all time, bringing murder and mystery to a new light. His films, starting in 1925 with “Pleasure Garden” and ending in 1976 with the film “Fantasy Plot,” set a precedent for all other directors in the film industry. Hitchcock came to be known as the “Master of Suspense.” Many story lines and techniques within his cinematography are common standards for films today. His film “The Lodger,” is a film that came to be an ideal example of a classic Hitchcock plot. Each plot presents an innocent man accused of a crime he did not commit. Through a web of mystery, danger, action, and of course love, he must find the true criminal. This plot came to be used in many of Hitchcock’s films including “Vertigo.” Vertigo catches the viewer’s attention with love, murder, and suspense. Everyone has a phobia of some kind whether it is spiders, darkness, or enclosed spaces. Vertigo is movie that deals with a fear of heights. The main character Scottie must cure himself of his melancholia, so he can go on living a normal life. Vertigo is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s films that explores gender issues, such as man as a possessor, shows the weakness of women and men, and discusses
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Approximate Word count = 1618
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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