Johnny's Demise
Vertigo is highly regarded as one of the best films ever made. Hitchcock did a wonderful job at expressing his thoughts and ideas for this movie. He accomplishes everything he wants to tell the audience in subtle ways, including the use of lighting, character placement in the scene, outfits, and colors used to display emotions.
In a particular scene, right after Madeline's death, John is being tried for his actions and his involvement in the death. Although he is found not guilty and had nothing to do with Madeline's mental state, there are uses of actor placement, lighting, camera angles, outfits, and even the weather outside can help make the scene so powerful. As for the placement of actors, John seems very insignificant in front of all the people at the makeshift trial. This puts him as a weak force and can not do anything to protect himself. As for the lighting in the scene, it is very dark and eerie, but only shining a light on John himself. This adds to the mood of the scene, making things seem more mysterious and sad in a sense, while placing John as the Likely suspect because he is in the spotlight. The outfits people are wearing, are mostly blue or grey, adding to the sadness in the scene due to the death of Madeline. Now the camera angles is an important part to discuss. This high angle makes John seem weak compared to his audience.
Overall this movie is a must watch if you like to seek out the subtle things directors put in movies to give it that extra emotion. As for a casual movie goer, it can be slow at times compared to the latest movies today, but overall a good experience.
7/10
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