After watching Rear Window for a second time I’ve come to realize that not only is Alfred Hitchcock a great director‚ but also a great movie watcher. What I’m trying to say is that he knows exactly what people want to see in certain movies. Voyeurism captures the attention of anyone‚ viewers want to “spy” on the characters without being seen‚ and they want to be in positions that reality doesn’t allow them to be in. Hitchcock knows this feeling all too well‚ making one of the greatest movies of all
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ESSAY – EXTENSION ENGLISH Anil’s Ghost‚ Rear Window and 2 ORTS: crime fiction genre‚ texts‚ contexts‚ values and techniques “While the genre of crime writing covers a wide diversity of texts‚ these texts all engage with investigating a crime and associated social and moral issues” Conventions shape a text and are adopted to suit a specific audience or contextual purpose. The genre of crime writing covers a wide diversity of texts that through the composer’s contextual influences and intentions
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the women‚ the mystery of the murder would never have been uncovered. Crucial female characters found many clues‚ pieced together the events within the crime and risked their lives with absolutely no recognition. Lisa‚ who could have had a strong relationship with Miss Torso given the opportunity could have helped further the investigation. With the understanding that the genre relies heavily on these stereotypes to recognise crime fiction they should be re-evaluated as the times have changed. Women
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window continues and expands on traditional themes of the Detective Fiction Genre. In 1841‚ Murder in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe broke the traditional character constraints of the Crime Fiction Genre‚ by introducing a new type of lead detective figure. The ideal detective figure encompassed traits of superiority‚ intelligence‚ wit and a keen sense for observation. The lead detective figure is a sophisticated character that is not bound to the constrictions and limitations
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of his keen eye for creativity in the simplest of forms. He created art out of the “artless.” Most importantly‚ he created suspense from lighting‚ building up nerve-racking situations‚ and the use of his directing and filming skills. The film Rear Window is no exception to this. Hitchcock created one of the most suspenseful
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neighbor’s windows. Modleski argues that the more important character in Rear Window is the female lead‚ Lisa. She suggests that the photographic portrayal of the female in the film is stronger than that of the invalid protagonist‚ Jeff. Lisa is pictured as active and competent‚ while Jeff is portrayed as incapable and imprisoned within his apartment. She is aggressively sexual while he displays fear of interaction. Juxtaposed with these two characters are their alter egos in a neighboring window: the
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RUNNING HEAD: RACE RELATIONS INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIPS/MARRIAGES Patricia Pinnock RES/110 AGUC0609B Jessica Nash 03 February 2010 Race relationships have a different number of views from people all around the world. People have been beaten‚ disowned by family‚ even dismembered by their church. As humans we look at situations for what they should be and not what they are. We are not to judge someone else but understand that everyone is different and that some people like‚ love‚ honor and
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Relationships In Different Cultures Every culture has their own definition of family relationships. Most family relationships stem from the concept of marriage. Different types of marriages are accepted all around the world. Some marriages are based on civil aspects‚ others are based solely on religious aspects‚ and most are based on both. There are two main types of marriages throughout the world which are monogamy and polygamy. Each type of marriage has been around for
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Definition- Good Relationship in Marriage Looking for a good relationship in marriage‚ nowadays‚ is hard to find. Most married couples‚ instead of building a good relationship‚ prefer to hurt one another’s feeling until love fades away. A lot of survey proves that not too many marriages stand still because of so many marital problems. Everyone is running after his own solutions. It is obvious to note that good relationship in marriage does not come about by accident. It takes years of dedicated
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Four Stages of Marriage Relationships The Idea of equality also affects the relationships between husbands and wives. Women have witnessed steady progress toward equal status for themselves in the family and in society at large. According to Letha and John Scanzoni‚ two American sociologists‚ the institution of marriage in the USA has experienced four stages of development. In Each new stage‚ wives have increased the degree of equality with their husbands and have gained more power within the family
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