Essays on Alfred Hitchcock

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…

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…

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…