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Vertigo is a very clever movie about a long con reverse engineered from the protagonist's inability to look down from heights without getting dizzy and nauseous. It basically gives him a panic attack to look down from even a step ladder. He's targeted and played for a mark. It's all incredibly beautiful to look at.
Oct 13, 1996 · Sooner or later, every Hitchcock woman was humiliated. “Vertigo” (1958), which is one of the two or three best films Hitchcock ever made, is the most confessional, dealing directly with the themes that controlled his art. It is *about* how Hitchcock used, feared and tried to control women. He is represented by Scottie (James Stewart), a man ...
Let's talk about Vertigo (1958) Discussion. A couple of days ago, I made a thread asking people about Kubrick vs Hitchcock. Some people told me Hitchcock basically mass-produced movies that appealed to common low denominators, and that suspense movies were an infestation at the time. I have to admit, I have only seen a single film of his, Vertigo.
I view Vertigo the same way I view Citizen Cane: A great film with a strong script and good actors. An interesting movie but at the end of the day, it is not my cup of tea. I respect Vertigo, and as a film it deserves probably 8/10 and its spot in film history. But this is a movie that I in truth never thinks about unless someone mentions it.
Sep 2, 2020 · Overview. Vertigo was actually a box office dud when it was first released in 1958. It was marred by mixed reviews and was considered a failure at the time, but today is considered one of Hitchcock’s best movies, and even temporarily replaced Citizen Kane as the best movie of all time. Alfred Hitchock actually blamed James Stewart’s age for ...
Mar 4, 2024 · Santanu Das March 4, 2024. Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958) is now considered the greatest film of all time according to the critics that voted in the British Film Institute’s 2012 Sight & Sound poll. The survey, which is compiled once a decade, saw Hitchcock bumping Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane, which had held the spot for 50 years.
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Jan 14, 2017 · As the scorned lover, Stewart must show how his obsession has become something greater: a desire for revenge. Hitchcock and Stewart both seem to understand intuitively that the scene’s efficacy is enhanced by the contrast between Stewart’s consistent real-life persona and the more enigmatic compexity of his Vertigo character. 2.
