Essays on Alfred Hitchcock

The one important thing that all films should have in common, is that they should entertain the viewer. Whether it be romance, action, horror, or sci-fi; the average movie goer wants to forget about the real world and indulge themselves into the world created by…

The theme of death is strongly present in Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpieces “Vertigo” and “Psycho”. In both movies, we notice how dead people are sometimes taken into account more than the living and how life might revolve around one dead person. While James Stewart’s character in…

The horror film “Psycho” was a groundbreaking film in the history of the American film industry. The film faced controversy at first because it was so different from movies in the past. Horror films before this were very unrealistic. The film “Psycho” created more of…

Originated in 1954 by French film director and critic François Truffaut, the auteur theory sees films as literary texts as if they are authored. His theory, from the article “Une certaine tendance du cinéma français” (‘A Certain Tendency of the French Cinema), argues that a…

Visual Design’s Impact on Style Of all the different styles and forms that art takes, there is none quite as unique as the art of cinema, yet it seems to be the most overlooked. It is easy to look at a famous painting like the…

Mothers is the motif that I’m going to analyze. The shower scene really depicts how mentally gone Norman is. He’s dressed like his mom and to top it off he killed Marion. His split personality can be seen from his final words: “She wouldn’t even…

Rear Window is a true classic of the world cinema. Created by a master of suspense, this film is very multilayered and provides the viewers with many ways to enjoy it. There are many themes in Rear Window; however, the ones that seem to stand…