Blog Post 5: Rear Window

 The Blogging Brooke

    Last week in class we watched the Alfred Hitchcock movie, Rear Window. I enjoyed this film. I had high expectations prior to watching it because my roommate has always talked so highly about it. She says that it is one of her favorite films of all time, and I can see why. I loved the entire movie from the start. It had lots of suspenseful scenes, that kept me intrigued. 

    I think that this film was extremally advanced for its time. The entirety of the film is based in the apartment of L.B Jeffries. L.B stares and watches bis neighbors live their life. He understands their joyous moments, but also moments of sadness or anger. As he studies them, he becomes obsessed. 

    My favorite scenes from the film were when L.B knew something was wrong when Mr. Thorwald was sneaking out at night and he has not seen Mrs. Thorwald. You, the viewer could feel the intensity of the scene. The music was a key component in elevating the feeling during that scene as well. My second favorite scene was at the end when L.B was falling out of the window; more specifically the special effects it took to make it look like he was falling. Technology has become much more advanced now , but for its time, Rear Window is a cinematic masterpiece.