Ohhh lookie here another overview view of another Alfred Hitchcock film. No, I've put my bird puns aside. This time is a film by drum roll please............*Alfred Hitchcock* called North by Northwest.
The movie is an American thriller and ran for 136 minutes.
The movie stars Cary Grant, Evie Marie Saint and James Mason.
This time it's a film about a case of mistaken identity.(I really feel for this character I can't go to my local corner shop without being mistaken for a celebrity).With an innocent man pursued across the United States by agents of a mysterious organization who want to stop his interference in their plans to smuggle out microfilm containing government secrets.
North by Northwest is an archetypal thriller.
Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action. An example of this when we see Roger run away from the crop duster plane.
North by Northwest also uses cliffhangers, which is more obvious during the final scene. This is shown when Eve is hanging off a cliff and Roger is reaching to grab her hand to help her up. Then it cuts back to a scene where they are seen happy and together.
There are also elements of suspense. For example when George is caught in Phillip Vandamm's house he is left alone with his maid, who is armed. We are than cut to Eve and Phillip about to the enter the plane. When we hear shots coming from within the house. This is when we believe that George has died. But we see him, run out of the house unharmed.
Hello all,
We watched the movie The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock, as we are watching a lot of movies by Alfred Hitchcock.
The plot of the movie The Birds begin as a San Franciscan socialite takes her potential boyfriend to a small Northern Californian. The trip quickly sours as things take a turn for the worse as birds of all different species viciously attack the citizens of the small town.
I learned that the external threat is from Mother Nature. A man must have ticked her off.
There was a lot of fast paced action which is common in a thriller. My favorite part must be when all the children run out of the school screaming and hundreds and hundreds of birds came down to attack them.
Devices such as suspense and cliffhangers are used throughout the movie. A great example of this is when she enters the attic and she doesn't know its jam-packed with birds. She flicks on the light and BOOM!! The birds are attacking her from all different of directions.
Alfred Hitchcock stated that thrillers allow the audience to" to
put their toe in the cold water of fear to see what it's like"
I believe Hitchcock had succeed in this. Despite the not so amazing graphics, use of props etc. Hitchcock allowed us ton experience the thriller in the movie. Fortunately for us, we didn't have to endure it.
That's it, I'm done. Now I'm free as bird. There was a nested pun in there ;)
