Vertigo (1958)
8/10
Down the rabbit hole
1 July 2023
Perhaps one of Hitchcock's most ambitious films Vertigo is a Suspenseful mystery and romance that dives into the Human psyche of want and desire While the story is rather simple a falling deeply in love with someone also suffering from the trauma of his past it adds up to a very complex scenario and somewhat of an everyman story, primary thanks the acting of Jimmy Stewarts. Same well as Kim Novak who character this troubled and conflicted situation between the two of them and their feelings for one another and what eventually occurs in the latter half of the Story. The film overall captures the mystery thriller. This is without a doubt Hitchcock's most colorful film both literally and metaphorically. The sweeping tracking shots of San Franciso in its heyday. Tracking Pov shots from the car following Kim Novak around the vibrant uses of Color such as the Flower shop and the contrast o Green and Red The psychological sequences, including the iconic opening Title Sequences. The Soundtrack adds the broad usage of an Eerie Memering Tone to the fills and also moments of whimsical romance and heart-racing tension. The one downside one could have with this movie is that it's a slow burn, but it leaves hanging on a thread wondering what's going on, and where it will lead.
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