“I’m sure, that in time, her death will be a mystery… even to me.” Secret Window is a psychological thriller movie following author Mort Rainey. The film is based on the short story by Stephen King Secret Window, Secret Garden. Secret Window utilizes many suspense tactics throughout the entirety of the film. The combination of acting, the soundtrack, and the story plot itself all aid in building suspense. Acting can add to suspense in a movie, or it can ruin it completely. The Secret Window cast did an outstanding job portraying the fear felt by the characters. Johnny Depp’s character had a tick when things were getting stressful. This movement seemed very natural and added a level of tension to the scene. Johnny Depp also did a wonderful job getting across the fear that Mort Rainey was feeling. You could tell he was truly afraid of what John Shooter was going to do. The acting done by John Turturro, while effective, gave a different feel. His character, John Shooter, was the antagonist for most of this film. John Shooter adds the mystery aspect to the film. He suddenly appears without warning, unsettling our point of few character, in …show more content…
In the beginning of the film, it is very convincing that John Shooter is just a stranger from a different state. As the plot unravels coincidences start appearing and solidify the idea that Rainey has never met Shooter before. The truth is not revealed until the very end, making it all that more shocking. Another important part of building suspense in this movie was all small details. A major detail was that no one had actually seen Mort with Shooter. At the time we do not know this; we think they are seen together by Tom Greenleaf. The plot has just the right amount of details hidden in plain sight during the film for the ending to make sense. As certain things are happening the music will change to add more suspense to the specific
This left Hitchcock films as some of her mother’s favorites. Pemberton, went to a Hitchcock festival as an adult, this time watching Rear Window, which she had not seen since she was a child with an objective examination, she found a scene that would shift both her and her mother’s perspective of this movie. As Jimmy Stewart’s character, Jefferies, realizes he is in danger, telephones his friend Wendell Corey, who was not at home, but he spoke with the baby-sitter who did not appear on screen, but was portrayed in a voice that would convey imagery of a “familiar black image.” Asking the inspiration for this essay “Do he have your number, Mr.
Psycho is a suspense-horror film written by Joseph Stefano and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This film was loosely adapted from Robert Bloch’s 1959 suspense novel, Psycho. A majority of the movie was filmed in 1960 at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. Psycho is about Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a secretary from Arizona who steals $40,000 from her employer’s client. She takes that money and drives off to California to meet her lover Sam Loomis (John Gavin) in order to start a new life. After a long drive, she pulls off the main highway and ends up taking refuge at an isolated motel owned and managed by a deranged Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). In Alfred Hitchcock’s film, Psycho, symbols, character and point of view are three literary aspects used in the film to manipulate the audience’s emotions and to build suspense in the film.
The film, 'Rear Window' has an essence of 'urban isolation/ loneliness' in it. The entire film is made on one confined set. In the whole movie, the viewers can either see the apartment of the immobile protagonist, Jeff or the window views of his neighbors. With the idea of confined set, Hitchcock (director) showed the loneliness and urban isolation of Jeff. Due to his leg injury, Jeff can not go anywhere so he passes his time by peeping into his neighbors' life through his rear window and can see different stories going on in different apartments. Each apartment window is like a TV series for him, which he watches on a daily basis. This film shows the visual study of obsessive human curiosity.
Rear Window directed by Alfred Hitchcock was an exceptional movie with a jaw- dropping 8.6 rating on IMDb’s website. The movie is about L. B. Jefferies (protagonist), who is a well-known photographer in a wheelchair.The lack of entertainment and extreme boredom caused Jeff (Jefferies) to stare out the rear window day and night. He eyed his neighbors through this window 24/7 and revolved his wheelchair season around their personal lives. As the movie goes on Jeff feels as if Lars Thorwald (antagonist) has murdered his sick wife. He knew they were an unhappy married couple already and had some unmistakable clues. In this series of events Jeff’s girlfriend who he thought to be too perfect for him and epicene turns out be a risk-taker and brave.
Rear Window effectively demonstrates Hitchcock’s strong qualities as an auteur. The writer for Rear Window is not Hitchcock, and yet there are clearly many motifs and themes present which are well known for being used by Hitchcock. He is not merely following instructions of how to make the movie he is providing his own creative adjustments.
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film Rear Window is truly a masterpiece, as it uses fascinating cinematic elements to carry the story and also convey the meaning of voyeurism. Throughout the film we are in one room, yet that does not limit the story. This causes the viewer to feel trapped, similar to the main character, while also adding suspense to the detective story. The opening scene itself, draws the viewer in. In just five minutes and 27 shots, the viewer is given an introduction to the main character, his lifestyle, his condition, and his neighborhood. The lighting, the costumes, and the set are all presented in a way to catch the viewers eye, compelling them to crave more. Combining vivid lighting, edgy cinematography, and unique set design, Rear Window, proves why Hitchcock is still remembered as one of the greatest and most influential directors of all time.
One major attribute in Hitchcock films is how creatively Hitchcock tricks the audience about the fate of the characters and the sequence of events. Many people argue that it is a tactic by Hitchcock to surprise his audience in order to increase the suspense of the movie. For example, in Shadow of a Doubt, the audience assumes that young Charlie is an innocent young girl who loves her uncle dearly. However as the movie progresses, Young Charlie is not as innocent as the audience suspects. Young Charlie, once a guiltless child, ends up killing her evil uncle. In Vertigo, the same Hitchcock trickery takes place. In the beginning, the audience has the impression that the Blond women is possessed by another woman who is trying to kill her. The audience also has the notion that the detective is a happy man who will solve the murder case correctly. Just before the movie ends, the audience realizes that the detective was specifically hired by a man to kill his wife. The detective, in the end, seems to be the hopeless, sad victim.
As the paradigm in which this curiosity is exposed inhabit the human being, that voyeurism that uncounted of us have inside. Hitchcock is able to use this element to catch the spectator, building a devilish and fascinating tale of suspense set in a microcosm. In which there reflects the intimate and daily life of the current man, where the protagonist observes from his window. The viewer sees what Jeff (the protagonist) observes, has the sensation of being the protagonist, observing through his window.
Secret Window, released in 2004, is a film based on Stephen King's novel Secret Window, Secret Garden. The film follows increasingly disturbing events around a character called Mort Rainey, who is portrayed by Johnny Depp & John Turturro. This character appears to suffer from Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Rainey is a middle-aged novelist recently estranged from his wife; as a result, he has isolated himself at his cottage. As the story progresses, it becomes clear that Rainey has another personality called Shooter, and Rainey himself comes to the realisation that Shooter is an identity that he has created to protect himself from the pain of his marital breakdown. Shooter takes over Rainey’s mind one last time to murder his wife and the man she cheated with. After his vengeance is carried out, Rainey seems at ease and jovial, and as the film ends, Rainey seems to be in a positive emotional state. This is an ambiguous ending that leaves the viewer unsure of Rainey’s mental health status.
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Like most Hitchcock's films, Dial ‘M’ for Murder was an adaptation of another art-form, a popular play by Frederick Knott. As Knott was also the writer of the screenplay, the movie remains extremely faithful to the play, although of course, not without its differences. Knott's script was wonderfully constructed and the dialog was witty and simply captivating, with many twists and turns that added to the complex plot and kept it from being boring. This was pure entertainment at its best. As usual, Hitchcock masterfully directs this movie and has the right actors to do the job. Ray Milland and Grace Kelly deliver very good performances and surprisingly enough, Robert Cummings does a rather good job in his role of Mark Halliday. People tend to forget Grace Kelly starred in Dial ‘M’ for Murder, seeing as 1954 was a big year for Grace Kelly. She played in Hitchcock's classic "Rear Window" and she won an Oscar for best actress in "The Country Girl". Even though she is not known for her role in this film, she brought a unique quality to this ...
In both medias, both artists establish a story about a delusional writer, yet each composer has their own way of executing the story. In the gothic novella, Secret Window, Secret Garden by Stephen King, the author constructs a believable story about a writer who loses touch with reality. In the film version of The Secret Window, directed by David Koepp, the author recreates the story and modifies the original plot of the novella, which causes the film to be less authentic and gripping.
Jack Nicholson, playing Jack Torrance, successfully portrays a psychopath battling alcoholism, but while doing this he overshadows his fellow costars. Shelley Duvall and Danny Lloyd as Wendy and Danny come across in genuine. Shelly’s reactions to occurrences seem unfitting and factitious. For example, one day Wendy peeks at Jacks manuscript and sees that all that is written on the many pages is, “All fun and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” She lets out a fake screech and stumbles away from Jack, which appears to be staged.
John Q, the main character, shows a lot of emotion and realism in this movie. He can be seen as stubborn, crazy, and cruel. Many people most likely think this when the emergency room is taken hostage. But if you look at the intentions of why he did it he could also be seen as loyal, scared, and good hearted. Loyal to his son and getting him a new heart, scared he won’t get the heart in time and his son will die, and good-hearted because he never wanted to hurt anyone, he just wants a heart for his son.