Analyzing Spielberg's 'Vertigo'

Hi Kaitlin,
Thank you for replying to my post. You brought up a very interesting point about how Brody’s actions fell through after the scene. The “Vertigo” shot definitely added some hype at that moment and made the audience think something heroic would follow. His lack of actions at that moment definitely made the shot reach its peak before the audience could adjust. I believe his lack of “heroism” came from not only the situation at hand, but his initial fear of the water. I think a reasoning behind this may be because Spielberg was trying to put emphasis on that “formalist” moment. I’m assuming he did not want to do anything dramatic after to take away from what he did during that “Vertigo” shot. He probably switched it back to realism
to allow the illusion of reality to be preserved.
-Rebecca