For Classic Movie Fans

[Julien]

Originally Posted by Jet

You're right, I know other women were victims in his movies, and If women are meant to be objectified than they are because of the story. But I still don't see it as a separate facet, but suspense overall. Again, there's also males who are objectified, I think. And as far camera work, I thought it was really eventful most of the time, not just surrounding the scenes with women being murdered or victimized. I think it's interesting to note, for instance, the gun scene in Spellbound when Leo Carrol (Ithink its Leo Carrol, it's been awhile since I've seen it) points the gun at Ingrid Bergman, there's no rack focus as we look down the barrel, both the gun and Bergman are in focus, there was trick to it, but I forget how he did it. And putting a light in the glass of milk to make it look more menacing in Suspicion. The falling effects in Vertigo and so many other things. I think that's why call him the master of suspense, all of what he did was suspense, including no music score or very litte the Birds and then using Bernard Herrman's eerie music in other films, And I have to say I Iove the music in Marnie and I added it to my collection. It's beautiful.

I completely agree with you about the music by Herrman. I love it. I have a CD with the works by Hermann. I didn't realize how much of Psycho is the music. Not just the shower scene either. The way it swells and builds to a climax is great.(I do realize it sounds orgasmic, it is suppose to). The music in Marnie is one of my favorites too.

Hitchcock is the Master of Suspense. What I observe through my analysis about the women in the films in no way undercuts Hitchcock's work as an auteur. The suspense builds in much of the same way as Hermann's music builds. Or it is like a roller coaster that takes us on a grand ride.

Talking about camera shots, what about Notorious and Ingrid Bergman's pov through hazy vision? It illustrates her hangover state. She can't see clearly and neither can we. Of course it also shows that she can't see Devlin clearly she doesn't know what his agenda is in regards to her. A foreshadowing of this is when he is "introduced" to us, but all we can see is his back in black or in the shadows.