Hitchcock & Carter – Mirror Mirror
I found our discussion on mirrors in Hitchcock’s Vertigo last day in seminar very interesting, but I felt a bit of deja vu for some reason and I couldn’t figure out why. In particular, the scene in Judy’s hotel room: In lecture, … Continue reading →
The colour green in the film Vertigo
This week in Arts One we got the opportunity to watch one of Hitchcock’s most famous films Vertigo. I personally thought the film was interesting and had a very unique plot line. While watching the film I noticed that the colour green appeared a lot throughout the movie. For example when Scottie first sees Madeline […]
Scottie: Are We Really Supposed to be Cheering for this Obsessive Creep?
So yeah, although I do enjoy the movie overall, I still can’t get over how Scottie behaved during the second half of the movie. Please note that this will be probably just end up being a nonsensical rant more than anything else, so if there are some parts that don’t make much sense, that I haven’t…
Vertigo Made Me Dizzy
Vertigo was an incredibly confusing film for more reasons than one, but what I’d like to draw your attention to is the aspect of love (or lack thereof) in this film. To say the least, it was most certainly eye-opening, but I might’ve preferred my eyes stayed shut. Before we get into the deep stuff, […]
Vertigo’s Disputed Scene
I was reading about Vertigo and discovered that there was dispute between Alfred Hitchcock and a few other producers regarding one…
Scottie in Vertigo
Okay, so as far as I can tell everyone seems to watch Vertigo and view the character of Scottie as an…
Vertigo
Hi, So for Vertigo, I want to talk about the image system of mirrors, as said in the lecture, there is a shift in Judy’s attitude when she looks at herself in the mirror. Is there any other passages that would indicate or confirm that the mirror represents the lack of liberty or the dependence […]