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Briefly explain how Hitchcock blended genres. -Hitchcock blended action and drama for North by Northwest. You know it’s an action film because Roger Thornhill is the “good guy” that you root for against Vandamm in the film. However, by adding Roger’s love interest Eve Campbell, drama is also introduced in the film. Throughout the film, after Roger meets Eve, the plot has a focus concerning their relationship to one another and its development. Find a few key words to describe Roger Thornhill at the beginning of the film. Describe his appearance, mannerisms, and personality. -Womanizer, sly, smooth-talking, professional-looking, witty, in control, dapper Do you notice any changes as the film progresses? If so, when? To what extent does he emerge as a new man by the final scene? …show more content…

Every time Roger tries to be honest, whether it is convincing Vandamm that he is not Kaplan or the police that Townsend made him drink and drive, his situation gets worse. However, Eve is one of the most honest characters in the film, which is a change that Roger seems to like, and once she is introduced, the truth seems to set Roger free in terms of the plot. What do you think of the ending of this film? Is it an example of brilliant editing, or do you want more information? -I think it is clever editing more than anything else. I don't really care to see how they survived or what happened between the Mount Rushmore scene to the ending scene. I think it is more important to see that they did survive and get a happy ending. Also, Roger saying, “C’mon, Mrs. Thornhill,” gives enough information to satisfy my curiosity. Also, it is cool to see how Hitchcock related that dire moment on Mount Rushmore and countered it with putting Eve and Roger in their comfort place: the train where they first met. What makes this finale both a typical Hollywood ending and a parody? Consider the lighting, music, costuming, and that parting shot of the train into the

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