The 'Master of Suspense' Alfred Hitchcock directed the movie "Rear Window" in 1954. I have come to understand that it concentrates on the emotions and expressions of L.B. Jefferies, the main character. Regarding this, I am aware that the movie "Rear Window" is extremely relevant to these contemporary audiences because it is obvious that it explores voyeurism and the themes of stereotypes, relationships, and gender roles that continue to exist today. The following motifs are present in the year 2023 and continue to be relevant to this generation. As a result, I have come to understand that the film's main themes are isolation, voyeurism, and identities that reflect societal and gender roles. Everyone is aware that the majority of relationships …show more content…
While it is a recurring subject in many of his films, Rear Window makes it the main theme. The theme of voyeurism is one that is common in today's culture and is depicted in many screen-based works (technology). Engaging in voyeurism associated with social media is like a way of individuals invading other people's lives, as is the habit of someone metaphorically lurking in the darkness while using these platforms. Are the YouTube videos and TikTok provided accurate accounts when compared to the actual lives of individuals who film them? As we end up being just as accountable for spying on Jeff's neighbours through his eyes as he is, seeing Jeff as a ‘Peeping Tom’ is to see oneself as a ‘Peeping Tom’. However, given the widespread use of social media to observe others, individuals in modern times should not feel shame. I have come to the realisation that members of today's society can also be referred to as voyeurs due to the activities we engage in daily. We are viewed as voyeurs when we watch people in public, while travelling with our families, and particularly on social media. Voyeurism in the film can be referred to the actual definition which is sexually observing someone without their knowledge. People in 2023 that are either teenagers or people of older age, use their mobile phones to search through people’s profiles, find out their mutual connections and what they’re doing on …show more content…
In the film, the main male and female characters also known as Jeffries, Lisa, Mr. Thorwald and Ms. Torso, created by Hitchcock are all present. Every possible feminist principle was broken by the celebrated director's representation of women. Rear Window's female characters are preoccupied with marriage and how males perceive them. Women are portrayed as the caregivers, while males are portrayed as broken and in need of assistance. I noticed though, that unlike other men you see throughout the film, Jeff admits to Stella that he doesn’t see marriage happening anytime soon. Men believe that while women only care about love, men are only concerned in money or success. I understood that the positions of the two characters could be reversed and that women could play independent characters, but they didn't because the unrealistic expectations back then was that every woman was provided with a man. I have also noted and seen the many differences between men and women, as well as how the media portrays them. For instance, others and I recall that there was a long-going debate about the pay scales in sports where there is an imbalance among the genders and generations. I can also touch on another experience in my life which is an insight to my parents motivation to one-another even though they have specific roles and most of the time do
Society teaches male to aspire whereas the female counterpart is confined and limited. Women are taught to do household chores whereas men are free to explore the outside
Most women and men had the same point of view on the roles in both family life and societal life. This view being that people should have roles based
Rear Window is perhaps one greatest films in history. Directed by legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock, Rear Window is a mystery thriller based on the short story “It Had to Be Murder.” Rear Window tells of a photographer, Jeff, who had broken his leg in an accident. Confined to his apartment, he passes the time by looking out his window. During this time, he became obsessed with the theory that one of his neighbours, Thorwald, murdered his wife.
In the 1954 film, Rear Window, Alfred Hitchcock uses the depicted sequence of frames to evoke feelings of anxiety and suspense in the audience by portraying an invasion of privacy and the fear of being caught breaking that boundary that society tends to cherish and protect. When assessed individually, the chosen frames provide a partial, but incomplete evocation of suspense. In the first of the two frames, the audience is outside looking into an apartment building with three people in view, none of whom are composed in a way that would suggest they know where the others in the building are. Additionally, the woman on the upper floor is smiling and waving in the direction of the audience. Coon explains that Hitchcock draws on “societal anxieties
Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock is a fillm full of symbolism and motifs that provides viewers with a bigger meaning. It shows these rhetorical appeals through Hitchcok’s eyes that would not be recognized if not analyzed. Through these appeals I have recognized the window as being a symbol and marriage and binoculars as motifs. After understanding much more than what the eye anitially sees when viewing this film there is a fine line between understanding what is going on in the film and observing what the protagonist Jeff is viewing.
Alfred Hitchcock 's Rear Window explores the lives of those who feel isolated within society. The 1954 film, set in the tenements of Grenwich village, depicts those who are incapable of fitting into society 's expectations, as well as those who feel isolated from common interaction with others. Moreover, Hitchcock displays how its human nature to seek comfort and deeper connection even with those who are surrounded by others. Despite depicting characters as lonely, the progression of the film illustrates how individuals can be freed from isolation. The director asserts the loneliness and struggle that comes from fitting into social mores.
Rear Window Argues that people should mind their own business. Do you agree? Rear Window, a 1954 romance/murder-mystery by the renowned golden age director Alfred Hitchcock, is a film that explores a multitude of themes and genres through the voyeuristic gaze of protagonist L.B. Jefferies. Jefferies, or ‘Jeff’ as he commonly known throughout the film, is a middle-aged bachelor recently hospitalised due to his high-risk career as a photojournalist. This hindered condition serves as an important foundation on which the movie is built upon as Jeff’s forced lifestyle being in a wheelchair causes an abrupt stop in his usual high intensity way of life and causes him to quench his boredom in other ways, predominantly watching the other residents in his apartment complex through the ‘rear window’ of his apartment.
The short film Nosedive exposes how social media causes a constant need for validation and a lack of genuine human interaction by manipulating our perception of reality. Joe Wright represents this through Lacie’s disingenuous nature throughout the first part of the film as she desperately tries to raise her social rating, her mind is clouded by the false reality of a utopian society. The target audience of this short film is young people, who commonly overconsume and are manipulated by social media. This dystopian future is inarguably more likely to happen as technology progresses, finding new ways to integrate social media into our daily lives. Social media presents us with a false reality, distorting our perception of the public sphere as
Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window has several themes. One major theme is relationships. The lead character, Jeff Jeffries, a photographer and committed bachelor, is involved in a relationship with Lisa Fremont, a model, although the relationship has some tension due to Jeff’s lack of commitment. When Jeff is confined to his apartment recovering from a broken leg, he begins spying through his rear window on his neighbors in a nearby apartment. Through her frequent visits, Lisa is drawn into this spying as well.
With Rear Window (1954), Alfred Hitchcock proved himself to be one of the best directors of suspense thrillers filled with mystery and humour. He himself called the film his most cinematic one because it was told only in visual terms (Morrow), but it was also a challenging “editing experiment” as the entire film was shot from one place, Jeff’s apartment that overlooked his backyard. The Film follows L.B. Jeffries “Jeff” (James Stewart), a photographer confined to a wheelchair in his apartment after breaking his leg at work. He spends his days watching his neighbours and eventually suspects that one of them killed his wife. His caretaker, his girlfriend Lisa and his detective friend, at first unconvinced of his suspicion, eventually join him in his voyeurism and help him to solve the crime.
The video mocks the obsession with technology and social media, with lines like "Experts say she represents the future of human communication" and "The teen's mother, who communicates with her daughter primarily through Facebook, has vowed to fight the decision. " The satire is aimed at the dependence on technology to the point of losing basic human communication skills. Modern satire plays an important role in our society by critiquing societal issues in an accessible and engaging way. Examples of modern satire can be found in TV shows, movies, and books, including "The
Rear Window (1984) directed by Alfred Hitchcock depicts an injured and house-ridden photographer peering out into the local neighbourhood and discovering something gruesome. The film explores many themes such as voyeurism and morality in a grey light that leaves the audience unclear of what morals the film suggests. However, Rear Window morals strongly suggest that individuals must not delve into the personal affairs of others. Characters in the film such as Tom Doyle and Stella provide a voice of reason to L. B. Jefferies, or commonly called ‘Jeff’, as to why he should not be so invested into the lives of others and instead, mind to his own. The ethics into the way Jeff is looking into the lives of others in addition to the films message.
Jonathan M. Metzl in his article “Voyeur Nation? Changing Definitions of Voyeurism” characterized voyeuristic aspects of people behavior and how easy it is to do it by using the internet. He also noticed
(Langstrom & Seto 2006) 191 (7.7%) reported at least one incident of being sexually aroused by spying on others having sex. Men (11.5%) were more voyeuristic compared to women (3.9%). The audience for pornography is clearly voyeuristic, and according to porn industry estimates, 80% of pornography is viewed by men solo. In the study, the single best predictor of voyeurism was frequent use of
Despite this, gender roles were nowhere near equal, men often referring to women as objects and even considered lesser than them. Readers see a lot of this when bearing in mind the female characters main goal involves evaluating the male characters for eventual partners. In Mansfield Park, this are what the female characters were raised to do, this was the pattern of the society. however, a lot of the time men were the overseer of what went on in the household as well as who the daughters were to marry. This is apparent in Austen novels because she was aware of these roles and portrayed this in mansfield park when Maria gets the worse end of her destructive relationship with Henry.