A Character Analysis Of The Film Vertigo
Great character analysis, Denise. I most definitely agree with you that Michel is, thus far, one of the worst characters we have seen. I suppose the fact that he physically abuses both women, or perhaps just Christina, in this film makes him the worst we have seen so far. Scottie, was pretty horrible himself, however, he “only” verbally abused Madeleine/Judy.
The scene where he makes Christina eat rotten fish in front of everyone is in the top five of the most repulsive scenes I had to watch, along with the sequence in Vertigo where Scottie gives Judy her “makeover”. The fact that nobody at the table, nor in the dining room said a word, besides Nicole, shows the audience what kind of impact Michel’s character had on every single person in
the film; no one dared to cross him, ever. Seems to be pretty obvious that most people, except Nicole, feared him rather than respect him.
The scene where he makes Christina eat rotten fish in front of everyone is in the top five of the most repulsive scenes I had to watch, along with the sequence in Vertigo where Scottie gives Judy her “makeover”. The fact that nobody at the table, nor in the dining room said a word, besides Nicole, shows the audience what kind of impact Michel’s character had on every single person in
the film; no one dared to cross him, ever. Seems to be pretty obvious that most people, except Nicole, feared him rather than respect him.