The Man Who Knew Too Much Analysis Essay
Nelsan Binnie
Professor Joseph
Intro To Film
March 16, 2014
The Man Who Knew Too Much Alfred Hitchcock is sought out to be one of the world’s greatest filmmaker because he very conscious about his films. What I mean by conscious filmmaking is that Hitchcock always knew what exactly he wanted in his product from framing to camera angles to soundtrack, Hitchcock had a plan with his films and he pushed to get his ideal end product. In Hitchcock’s second making of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) there were many themes presented throughout the film. The opening sequence of the film sets up a theme that in this world you cannot trust anybody by their looks. The first frame in the movie shows an orchestra which you assume is playing for the soundtrack then the camera slowly pans left to focus on a man …show more content…
This is evident when Jo, Mrs. McKenna, doubts that Louis Bernard is an honest man because he keeps asking questions about them but when asked personal questions about himself he responds with evasive answers. Ben, Mr. McKenna, is dismissive of the suspicion his wife has about the Louis so he tells him a lot about himself. The family was invited by Louis for dinner that night but last minute cancellations make Ben suspicious about Louis too. When the Family goes out to dinner they strike up a conversation with an English couple and befriend the two. They see Louis with another woman in the same restaurant and think nothing of it. The next day they see a man being chased and stabbed and find out that it was Louis. In the midst of all the action the English couple offer to take Hank to the hotel while Mr. and Mrs. McKenna go to the police for questioning. They find out the Louis is an FBI agent and while at the police station they get a call saying that their child is being kidnapped and later find out that it was the English couple who took
Professor Joseph
Intro To Film
March 16, 2014
The Man Who Knew Too Much Alfred Hitchcock is sought out to be one of the world’s greatest filmmaker because he very conscious about his films. What I mean by conscious filmmaking is that Hitchcock always knew what exactly he wanted in his product from framing to camera angles to soundtrack, Hitchcock had a plan with his films and he pushed to get his ideal end product. In Hitchcock’s second making of The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) there were many themes presented throughout the film. The opening sequence of the film sets up a theme that in this world you cannot trust anybody by their looks. The first frame in the movie shows an orchestra which you assume is playing for the soundtrack then the camera slowly pans left to focus on a man …show more content…
This is evident when Jo, Mrs. McKenna, doubts that Louis Bernard is an honest man because he keeps asking questions about them but when asked personal questions about himself he responds with evasive answers. Ben, Mr. McKenna, is dismissive of the suspicion his wife has about the Louis so he tells him a lot about himself. The family was invited by Louis for dinner that night but last minute cancellations make Ben suspicious about Louis too. When the Family goes out to dinner they strike up a conversation with an English couple and befriend the two. They see Louis with another woman in the same restaurant and think nothing of it. The next day they see a man being chased and stabbed and find out that it was Louis. In the midst of all the action the English couple offer to take Hank to the hotel while Mr. and Mrs. McKenna go to the police for questioning. They find out the Louis is an FBI agent and while at the police station they get a call saying that their child is being kidnapped and later find out that it was the English couple who took