I don't think Judy "jumps" from the tower at the end. She's startled by the nun, possibly thinking it's Madeline's ghost, and accidentally backs off the ledge of the tower. Pay attention to the colors in this film. They all mean something. For instance, green is associated with rebirth and ghosts. Mirrors are also important. When people's reflections are shown in mirrors in this film, they're being dishonest.
Judy didn't jump, she was startled and backed up falling to her death. Kim Novak was an enormous star when this was made, Harry Cohn, the head of Columbia, had hand picked her to replace his reigning studio queen Rita Hayworth who had retired (temporarily it turned out) to marry Prince Aly Khan and he molded her to compete with the hottest girl in town-Marilyn Monroe. It worked spectacularly with Kim becoming big box office but Cohn had expected her to be a compliant, docile star not the feisty, determined woman she turned out to be and they were frequently at loggerheads and he was reluctant to loan her out to Hitchcock doing so only after securing Jimmy Stewart's commitment to a film for Columbia (Bell, Book and Candle-as it turned out also with Kim but a much lighter film) as part of the deal. Kim wasn't the original choice for the roles of Madeleine/Judy. Vera Miles, whom Hitchcock had under personal contract (she played Miriam's sister Lila in Psycho), and he was planning to build into his new major star once Grace Kelly retired to become Princess Grace of Monaco was slated for the lead but became pregnant and had to withdraw. It was at that point he pursued Kim even though Audrey Hepburn had expressed interest in the role (not being the blonde that Hitch was so drawn to he stuck with Kim). Hitchcock and she clashed over her interpretation with Hitchcock saying later she insisted on as he put it "doodling all over her face" with emotions he was unhappy with and edited out but even with that she turns in a fine haunting portrait. It's her best work. Of the cast of the film she is the only one who still survives (as does Vera Miles) though she's long since retired. There was a tag scene filmed with Scottie in Midge's apartment where she has been listening to a radio report of Elster's pursuit in Europe but Hitchcock felt that it mudded the waters of the film's message of Scottie overcoming his phobia but at what cost and fought to have it cut.
This is actually my favourite Hitchcock film. I love everything he did with it, every shot was carefully planned and conveys some kind of meaning. Clues are there, but they're not obvious, so you can be shocked by the reveal. The whole atmosphere is tense and uncomfortable. And the ending is fitting. Our protagonist found out the whole truth, overcame his phobia, but lost the love of his life in the process, in the most accidental way. Him standing outside the tower, triumphant and defeated at the same time, is a great final shot!
The Scottie character was not worse after the final scene; it clearly showed he was rid of his vertigo. He was able to stand outside on the very edge of the ledge of the bell tower, which was at a higher height than those where he had previously suffered. It was the big shock and his regaining his confidence which he commented on as he climbed the stairs. He pushed past the point where he had once been stopped by his vertigo. The theme of obsession and vertigo (and it’s visual representation in spirals) is throughout the film. Even when Scottie first follows Madeline in her car, he is driving in spirals. This film was unusual in that the main character is at first the nice person we identify with and we root for, and we discover, sadly, that he was a victim. Then he gradually becomes the obsessed person who is now the opposite, and now he is more like Gavin Ulster, recreating/changing someone to satisfy his personal desires. Just like Hitchcock killed off his supposed main character in Psycho and subverted the audience’s expectations, in Vertigo he subverts our expectations by having the main character change from the hero to - not really into a villain, but a twisted version of a someone who makes us feel uncomfortable.
Vertigo can be found on lists compiled of the best films ever made, despite a plot that makes no real sense, and a big reveal given way too early. There are much easier ways to murder someone than the ridiculously complicated scheme employed by the husband. Despite this, the film is a psychological masterpiece operating below the surface plot, and that deals with themes of obsession, longing, and especially the desire to overcome death itself. The sequence in the Empire Hotel where Judy walks out of the bathroom to be revealed as Madeline is one of the most powerful in all of film because Scotty feels like he himself has defeated death. In addition, the score and cinematography are among the best ever put on film.
Obsession is a key motivation for all the main characters. John for Madeline; John for Judy to become Madeline; Midge to win John back. Also, John is still angry about Midge’s rejection in college and his infatuation with “Madeline “ uncovers his loneliness after leaving the police force. Great movie.
I’ve been watching this movie for 40 years. I don’t believe Judy jumped, I think she was trying to get away from whatever she thought the nun was and fell
Another great reaction, guys! One if my favorite Hitchcock films. Barbara Bel Geddes was most famous later for playing Miss Ellie on Dallas. Her scene with the painting was supposed to be funny. It always got a big laugh in the audience when the painting was revealed. Elster’s plan was simply to create a reason for Scotty to testify that Madeleine killed herself. He had no idea (or care) that Scotty would fall in love or that it would drive him crazy. He was simply supposed to be a witness in the inquest, no more or less. The romance with Judy/Madeleine was not planned; it just happened. This is generally considered Hitchcock’s masterpiece and ranked among the top 3 or so films ever made. Although, I personally think Psycho and Rear Window are equally good. A lot of people give Scotty’s character grief in the second half of the film for his treatment of Judy, as if she was being victimized by a creepy, unhinged man. But I think a lot of people forget that he is actually the innocent victim. She was a willing accomplice to murder and was willing to use him in the plot with Elster. As much as I love Kim Novak’s performance as Judy, the character is not innocent and deserves pretty much everything that happens to her for helping to take the life of an innocent woman and help the killer get away. An early clue that gets missed by people the first time they watch it, is that Elster says the exact same line as the bookseller about men having the power and the freedom in the old days to throw women away (literally in Elster’s case). Elster basically told Scotty at the beginning what he wanted to do with his wife, but of course we don’t know that the first time we watch it it. Hitchcock was truly a master.
I've ranked this as my second best movie of all time. I saw it back in the 90s and it shocked me. I watched it once. I'm in the habit of rewatching great films-- The Godfather, more than 10 times; Birds 5 times and seen nearly all of Hitchock's movies, those available to watch. But Vertigo truly astounded me and unnerved me that I can never bring myself to watch it a second time. It's a perfectly crafted, spine-tingling thriller. I think it had the best ending. Without spoiling it for anyone, the ending had to be the ending because he needed to be cured (and he got cured) of his fear of heights. The ending reminds me of my fascination for existential literature -- there are consequences to our actions.
@@denniszenanywhere The ending of The Godfather is PERFECTION. 2001: A Space Odyssey also has one of the most perfect and profound endings that I've seen. Fellini's 8 1/2 as well.
@@deckofcards87 I was 12 when I first saw The Godfather on an old VHS tape and watched it nearly every day in one summer 10 times; I never watched again, not even as an adult. I didn't know how a door that's closing in front of Diane Keaton's character could be so revealing. As for Space Odyssey, Hal reminds me of Chatgpt. I appreciate these movies for making me question the ethics and morals of our times.
@3:51 "Was that security guy Hitchcock there?" Ha! Super close. Hitchcock's cameo was the guy who crossed paths with Stewart seconds before he walks up to that security guy. edit: Something about Hitchcock's abrupt endings. The closest Hitchcock ever came to acknowledging this was his quote "Always enjoyed foreplay rather than the climax". And for the lack of Gavin Elster/Midge storylines at the end, Elster pretty much got what he wanted. He left the story with a victory whilst pinning all the trauma and blame on Scottie. One of the quotes repeated throughout the film is "Men had the excitement, power, freedom" by Gavin Elster, the bookstore owner, and Scottie at the end. It's quite telling the guy who first came up with that quote was the one who got away with the crime. For Midge, she saw how far gone Scottie had been in that asylum. The last shot of her in the movie is her walking down the hallway (and away from the viewer). Her story with Scottie is over as well. She had her shot with him during their engagement ("Remember, you were the one who put it off"). Seeing someone you love in a catatonic state and pining over a dead woman would probably break your spirits for good. But yes. This story is an absolute tragedy full stop. I think that's why a lot of the contemporary audience was turned off by it. Your main character descends into madness trying to revive the ideal woman in his head who never really existed. That woman herself couldn't escape the guilt of deceiving a man she turned out to love. The best friend/college sweetheart is heartbroken she herself missed out on a chance with her closest friend. The bad guy Elster gets away with all of it. It's a feel-bad story through and through. Pretty gutsy though by Hitchcock and his writers to pass this story off during a time of feel good escapades. *There's also a deleted scene where Scottie goes back to Midge's apartment and the two share a drink in silence while a radio broadcast plays with Gavin Elster being caught by the feds. They erased that from the final cut but you could see it in the deleted scenes extras for the Blu-Ray.*
Midge is the 3rd character in the movie who essentially disappears or is "lost" as she moves down a corridor or a corridor-shaped frame image, her figure getting smaller from the audience's point of view, then swallowed in darkness. It happened to the policeman at the beginning of the movie, the blocked framing of the buildings standing in very well as a "corridor". It also happens to Scottie after the "death" of Madeleine, the framing of the tower stairwell standing in for a "corridor", his decent back down those steps presenting the same image of a character moving away from the audience, getting smaller as he goes. While it is true that Scottie physically remains in the movie after that, he is no longer the same man as in the first half. The Scottie we knew up to that moment is at least metaphorically "lost" from the movie. This visual repetition fits very well with Judy/Madeleine's description of her dream where she is going down a long corridor and at the end of that corridor is a grave, her grave, clean and waiting for her. As the grave is also clean and waiting for Scottie in his dream. Therefore, it is also fitting that Judy's apartment is indeed located down a corridor and when she returns to Scottie waiting for her in her apartment during the transformation process, we see a shot of her coming toward the audience, growing larger, the opposite of the 3 images we've seen before. Because this time someone who had been "lost" is being resurrected, brought back into the movie. Brilliant filmmaking.
You can't go wrong with any Hitchcock film, some are better than others and everybody has their favorites but all are worth watching. "Frenzy" was the first and only one I saw at the theater so it's a favorite of mine. Thank You!
Another great reaction!! At the end, Judy didn't jump, she stumbled and fell. And you folks are so nice, that you seem to be under the illusion that old friends can't be mercenary and come back into your life and use you for their own selfish, or in this case, criminal plans. Bernard Herrmann's music made this movie even more of a classic!!!!
This movie was such a genre-breaking mind bender when it released in 1958. Critics back then were completely befuddled at what Hitchcock was trying to do. The movie underperformed at the box office, Hitchcock thought the audience was turned off by seeing a 50 year old Stewart paired with the 25 year old Kim Novak. This was the last time Hitchcock used James Stewart as a leading man in his movies. One of the first uses of computer animation in the opening title sequence as well as Scotty's Dream. Hitchcock was quoted in his biography "I wanted to play around with colors for this one (Vertigo). It didn't make any sense we were in the age of Technicolor and nobody wanted to tell stories using color as emotions anymore." On the usage of differing colors used: "The use of greens was explicitly for the longing and passion Stewart's character had for the dead woman. The grey suit is banal isn't it? Yes, but that's the point. If she dresses in that suit of lies (the grey suit) it didn't matter what she did. He'd already fallen too deep for her to matter. So when Judy is bathed in that green light, in his eyes, she 'came back from the dead' into his arms. That's what the picture's about really. An obsessive man wanting to bed a dead woman." It spent 10 years at the top of Sight and Sounds' Greatest films list before being moved down to #2 late last year. #2 movie of They Shoot Picture's Don't They list of 1,000 greatest films of all time. Now seen as Hitchcock's greatest masterpiece, its place in film history is undeniable and the bevy of filmmakers throughout the years who've cited this film as their inspiration continue to grow.
"Madeline" was used as a stand-in for the plot for the guy to do away with his wife, and he then moves away. But the Hays Code at the time dictated that she had to be punished by the end for her role in the murder and Hitchcock used this twist to end the story rather than her being arrested or whatever. But my point is, she had to suffer because of the morals of the time. There was an extra footage where Johnny and Madge hear over the radio that the husband had been arrested, but they realized it was too anti-climatic.
I have to tell you... my cousin... he DESPISES cliffhangers... and I watched this one and had the same thoughts and feelings about it as you two did. The first half is COMPLETELY engaging, and the ending just...... *ends* SO I made him sit and watch it and he was SO INTENSE watching it literally on the edge of his seat... and then it just ends. I've never seen someone's eyes bug out of their head like a looney tunes cartoon before that moment, but his pure anxiety and rage was PRICELESS.
Your open- mouthed reactions would have made Old Hitch very happy. That was the plot. It's a psychological tragedy. The soundtrack is meant to evoke the vertiginous passion of the Liebestod or Love-Death theme from Wagner's Opera Tristan and Isolde.
Alfred Hitchcock was an obsessed man. He was obsessed with blondes and featured them in most of his movies. He was obsessed with story plotting and would spend untold hours storyboarding his movies before filming any scenes. This is a movie about obsession. When the studio gave him a free hand to direct this one, he delved into the depths of obsession to explore his own compulsions and preoccupations. The movie failed at the box office because people were not prepared for the director's vision. However, over time, the genius of the movie has been recognized. Hitchcock became the inspiration for young directors to produce their own visions rather than fulfil the expectations of studios or even the audiences. Then something unusual happened. People discovered that watching the movie multiple times deepened their fascination with the theme of obsession. People became obsessed with watching Vertigo and would watch it ten or twenty times. Now they are becoming obsessed with watching reactions to Vertigo. Every UA-cam reaction to Vertigo, they watch! Not me, though. No way. I don't watch the movie over and over again. No. No. No. I don't watch every reaction that comes out. Not me. No way. No. No. No. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
My personal favorite movie, but I was disappointed when I first saw it on a re-release in 1984. A few years later when it was released on home video, I bought it and became hooked… almost as obsessive about the movie as Scottie was about Madeline! It’s not easy to explain the movie’s hold on me, but I know my appreciation for it increased once I dismissed the need for realism and entered into Scottie’s (and the movie’s) off-kilter world. There was an epilogue shot but not used (it’s an extra on the dvd/blu-ray) that shows Midge and Scottie back in her apartment wordlessly listening to a newscast on the radio announcing the capture of Gavin Elster. I’m glad this ending wasn’t used, but knowing it was shot can give a little more closure for those who need it. 😉 Great reaction!!
Vertigo was ranked by The American Film Institute as "The Best Film ever made"!!! (And the British Film Institute also ranked it on top!). The mysterious story line, the music, the tension, -- I can se why! What begins as a drama/mystery quickly takes on psychological overtones and a dream-like atmosphere, leading to a dramatic and shocking conclusion with strong emotional overtones. The twists and turns are handled so seamlessly and are so powerful - It is a unique and stunning film.
This movie failed at the box office at the time of its release (ironically, Hitchcock blamed its failure on the lead actors whom he cast!) but now surpasses CITIZEN KANE in many lists of all-time greatest movies. Not one of my favorites but definitely worth watching. That same year Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak co-starred in BELL BOOK AND CANDLE, where Novak plays a witch!
Hitchcock was known for his abrupt endings ...when he said all he needed to say he didn't get cute or flippant at the end, he just ended the movie. This is considered his most personal film... he took his stars and molded them into what he wanted them to be almost to the point of obsession. This is a story about the making of the quintessential Hitchcock Blonde. There was an ending filmed, which can be seen on the Blu-ray extras or UA-cam, where he was back at Midge's apartment and they were listening to the radio that Elster had been apprehended. It provided conventional closure for the film, but conventional is one thing this film is not. If you think about it, Scotty is left hanging twice. We never see him rescued from the rooftop at the beginning of the movie and indeed, it seems like almost an impossible task. It's almost like the rest of the movie is a fever dream he's having before he falls himself. And then at the end, he is looking down into the abyss from a great height and what does he do next? It's right that we don't know. This is a brilliant film on so many levels and I love it more every time I see it. I also fell in love with San Francisco watching this movie and have been back a couple of times to visit the movie locations.
People have said that this is not one of Hitchcock's greatest movies but it's still his best. It's now part of the National Film Registry and the Library Of Congress.
what? It's considered by critics and public as one of his best! When it was released, back then, it wasn't, but soon it got to the level of appreciation it stands today.
one of Hitchcock's masterpieces, inspired french director Chris Marker with 1962 "La Jetée", which consequently inspired directly 1995 "Twelve Monkeys" by Terry Gilliam! As Marker once said about his science-fiction short film, the vertigo that haunts the main character is mainly a vertigo of time itself...
Elster wasn't setting Scotty up, he was using him for the Succide plot, judy didn't jump she was startled by the Creepy Nun and accidentally fell of the Bell Tower, midge was jealous of Madelane because she still in love with Scotty that explainsthe creepy painting, love the Ending BRILLIANT FILM MY FAVOURITE OF ALL TIME
Elster didn't set up Scotty he used him as a witness for his Wifes Succide tendencies to cover for him murdering his Wife , the wife didn't die been thrown from the Tower remember judy said elster broke her neck previously, Midge had a affair with jonny & was engaged for 3 whole mounths , so she was still in love with him that explained the crazy painting she did, you didn't asked 1 very important question, why did hotel receptionists say Madelianns never been there today ? Surprise y 41:41 ou missed that ? Judy was started by the creepy and recoiled backwards falling of the Tower. I think the ending was perfect.
Just discovered your channel because of TLOU and am really enjoying your reactions and observations. Poor Midge was competing and losing to Madeline, later it was Judy who was competing with Madeline (herself). It breaks my heart every time when Judy replies, "Will you love me?" to Scotty when he is demanding she dye her hair. The movie presents the danger of 'love' as a psychological obsession (on Scotty's part). Jimmy and Kim also starred together again that same year, 1958, in "Bell, Book and Candle," a sophisticated ROMCOM (I guess, but so much better) set in New York, about a young witch (and her cat, Pyewacket) that casts a 'love' spell on Jimmy, a book publisher. Kim is beautiful, mysterious and sexy and Jimmy is serious, befuddled and funny. Great supporting cast also. It is said to have been the inspiration for the TV show 'Bewitched.' Please consider watching and reacting to it; maybe even comparing the acting performances between it and Vertigo. 🔔📕🕯🐈⬛
That's a "perfect ending" the villain got justice, the cop could never let her go anyway, justice always had to be served in the golden era of Hollywood. The alternate ending had Stewart going back to his old girlfriends apartment and them leaving together, I have heard. By the way his old G.F. (Barbra Bel Geddes) was J.R.'s mom on Dallas (Who shot J.R?) I truly, truly hated this movie as a kid, now this is indeed my 2nd Fav. Hitchcock film behind North by Northwest. This is a masterpiece on film. Hitch is still the best director of all time imho. In most film critics, and mine, this is a top 10 film all time, you might have to watch it a second time to get it in full. The film had to end where it did in order to end on a melancholy note, if he gets back together with his ex G.F. it destroys the movie IMHO. It ended just right, the husband no doubt was sent to prison, that is a given that need not be mentioned really, the ex cop was always going to bust him. He also had "NO GUILT" going forward, remember, he felt guilty because "the wife" jumped and he was not able to go up to the top of the tower to save her, but once he found out it was all a plot he was over that guilt, of course, and Judy falling was an accident, BUT..........he was going to have to turn in a murderer anyway, that is a cops job.
Great reaction to an amazing film and in my opinion Hitchcock's greatest. Almost every location in the film was/is real and still standing. The only fictional location was the tower at the mission, it is otherwise exactly as shown. McKitricks was torn down and Ernie's closed in '95. The reason Judy dies at the end is because of the Hayes code (1934-1968). It was a set or morality based rules that all American studios had to follow. One of the rules stated that if you take part in a crime, your character has to either die or go to jail. There was an alternate ending shot with Scottie and Bel Gedde's character laughing as they hear over the radio that Elster and Judy were caught trying to escape, but I guess someone decided that since Scottie knew what happened, Elster's arrest was imminent. In the movie Judy stumbles out of fear and falls to her death. If after pleading for her life and forgiveness, Scottie said he was taking her to jail,, then I could see her actually jumping. I always wondered what would have happened if she didn't fall. Would Scottie have taken her back?
Great reaction - shocking ending! I love Hitchcock, but this is not one of my favorites by him. It has its merits and is definitely one that all should see, but I have others I prefer. You should consider North by Northwest, it's highly entertaining.
There's entertainment to NBN but I find it stiff as well. The flirting...Carey Grant's standard ersatz quasi-English stereotype, not that great for me. But I love Robert Donat in The 39 Steps. Bigger budget isn't everything.
The danger of over analyzing an entertaining movie for plot holes. Hitchcock told filmmaker Truffaut, “I have a favorite saying I always say to myself, Logic is dull.”
There is an alternate ending that was filmed for European releases but was never used. It was filmed so Gavin Elster would not get away with murdering the real Madeleine. It shows Midge in her apartment listening to a radio report about a search for Elster so he could be extradited back to the States for the murder of his wife. As Midge is listening Scottie enters the apartment, and Midge turns off the radio and fixes them both a drink. The scene ends with them both silent, apparently contemplating what happened. This ending is available here on UA-cam if you look for it. I like to think in the movie's reality that's what happened. Apparently the authorities did believe Scottie's statement and between his testimony and that from the nun who witnessed Judy falling Scottie is off the hook, hence the search for Elster.
That ending is for overseas. He had to film it so it be presented over there. He hated filming that ending because he felt what gavin did or capturing him was not the point of the movie. He felt it was about obsession & the depths people would go to for love & the consequences for such actions.
@@rxtsec1 It was the US Production Code people that wanted that ending initially and forced it's filming. And it only ended up being used in some, not all, European countries, if it was used. One thing Hitchcock backed down on was the letter writing scene.
@@joebloggs396 he was back and forth on that one when he filmed the scene because be wasn't sure if he was gonna add it or not. However at the last moment he decided to include it in the movie which I'm glad he did. That was the moment when I knew I was watching something special the first time I watched it.
I don't understand what confuses you about why Gavin Elster chose Scottie to be the false witness of a fake suicide. He is an ex-detective with acrophobia and Gavin Elster's old friend. Gavin wanted to kill her wife and made a plan to make the murder look like a suicide. He knew a reliable witness would make any suspicion of faul-play go away much quicker and Scottie was a perfect candidate to testify that Madeline Elster was having some type of suicidal thoughts and jumped from the tower. Because Gavin hiring an old detective friend to follow his wife would make total sense and his acropobia would prevent him seeing what actually happened on the top of the tower, which is also a crucial part of the plan. Anyone else (without acrophobia) could climb to the top easily and see what actually happened. How can Gavin Elster find another person who have all these 3 qualities that are crucial to become a reliable fake witness for a perfect murder plan? - has acrophobia. - has a career on detective work so that it make sense to hire him. - have some acquiantance with Gavin so it makes sense that Gavin asks him for a favor.
Watching these types of films takes patience. I used to not be able to sit through a whole movie even now. Don't know why but then I got my interest back after a film lit class I took
The plot of this is so far-fetched and ridiculous IMO that it's hard to take the movie's themes seriously. I've watched it 3 times, plus a dozen reactions or so, and I just don't get why it's so celebrated by the critics and Hitchcock fans. It's probably the least favorite of the dozen or so Hitchcocks that I've seen.
I disagree, it's just a suspense movie: shall the assumed murderer be caught ? Kelly continues to read glamour clothing newspapers while Stewart has 2 broken legs ! So nothing to let us be moved dozens of dozens years like after Vertigo's initial release !
I don't think Judy "jumps" from the tower at the end. She's startled by the nun, possibly thinking it's Madeline's ghost, and accidentally backs off the ledge of the tower. Pay attention to the colors in this film. They all mean something. For instance, green is associated with rebirth and ghosts. Mirrors are also important. When people's reflections are shown in mirrors in this film, they're being dishonest.
Judy didn't jump, she was startled and backed up falling to her death.
Kim Novak was an enormous star when this was made, Harry Cohn, the head of Columbia, had hand picked her to replace his reigning studio queen Rita Hayworth who had retired (temporarily it turned out) to marry Prince Aly Khan and he molded her to compete with the hottest girl in town-Marilyn Monroe. It worked spectacularly with Kim becoming big box office but Cohn had expected her to be a compliant, docile star not the feisty, determined woman she turned out to be and they were frequently at loggerheads and he was reluctant to loan her out to Hitchcock doing so only after securing Jimmy Stewart's commitment to a film for Columbia (Bell, Book and Candle-as it turned out also with Kim but a much lighter film) as part of the deal.
Kim wasn't the original choice for the roles of Madeleine/Judy. Vera Miles, whom Hitchcock had under personal contract (she played Miriam's sister Lila in Psycho), and he was planning to build into his new major star once Grace Kelly retired to become Princess Grace of Monaco was slated for the lead but became pregnant and had to withdraw. It was at that point he pursued Kim even though Audrey Hepburn had expressed interest in the role (not being the blonde that Hitch was so drawn to he stuck with Kim). Hitchcock and she clashed over her interpretation with Hitchcock saying later she insisted on as he put it "doodling all over her face" with emotions he was unhappy with and edited out but even with that she turns in a fine haunting portrait. It's her best work. Of the cast of the film she is the only one who still survives (as does Vera Miles) though she's long since retired.
There was a tag scene filmed with Scottie in Midge's apartment where she has been listening to a radio report of Elster's pursuit in Europe but Hitchcock felt that it mudded the waters of the film's message of Scottie overcoming his phobia but at what cost and fought to have it cut.
This is actually my favourite Hitchcock film. I love everything he did with it, every shot was carefully planned and conveys some kind of meaning. Clues are there, but they're not obvious, so you can be shocked by the reveal. The whole atmosphere is tense and uncomfortable. And the ending is fitting. Our protagonist found out the whole truth, overcame his phobia, but lost the love of his life in the process, in the most accidental way. Him standing outside the tower, triumphant and defeated at the same time, is a great final shot!
The Scottie character was not worse after the final scene; it clearly showed he was rid of his vertigo. He was able to stand outside on the very edge of the ledge of the bell tower, which was at a higher height than those where he had previously suffered. It was the big shock and his regaining his confidence which he commented on as he climbed the stairs. He pushed past the point where he had once been stopped by his vertigo.
The theme of obsession and vertigo (and it’s visual representation in spirals) is throughout the film. Even when Scottie first follows Madeline in her car, he is driving in spirals. This film was unusual in that the main character is at first the nice person we identify with and we root for, and we discover, sadly, that he was a victim. Then he gradually becomes the obsessed person who is now the opposite, and now he is more like Gavin Ulster, recreating/changing someone to satisfy his personal desires. Just like Hitchcock killed off his supposed main character in Psycho and subverted the audience’s expectations, in Vertigo he subverts our expectations by having the main character change from the hero to - not really into a villain, but a twisted version of a someone who makes us feel uncomfortable.
Vertigo can be found on lists compiled of the best films ever made, despite a plot that makes no real sense, and a big reveal given way too early. There are much easier ways to murder someone than the ridiculously complicated scheme employed by the husband. Despite this, the film is a psychological masterpiece operating below the surface plot, and that deals with themes of obsession, longing, and especially the desire to overcome death itself. The sequence in the Empire Hotel where Judy walks out of the bathroom to be revealed as Madeline is one of the most powerful in all of film because Scotty feels like he himself has defeated death. In addition, the score and cinematography are among the best ever put on film.
Barbara Bel Geddes (Midge) also played Ms. Ellie on the tv show Dallas
Obsession is a key motivation for all the main characters. John for Madeline; John for Judy to become Madeline; Midge to win John back. Also, John is still angry about Midge’s rejection in college and his infatuation with “Madeline “ uncovers his loneliness after leaving the police force. Great movie.
I’ve been watching this movie for 40 years. I don’t believe Judy jumped, I think she was trying to get away from whatever she thought the nun was and fell
That was Elster in a nun costume
Yes indeed !
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Another great reaction, guys! One if my favorite Hitchcock films. Barbara Bel Geddes was most famous later for playing Miss Ellie on Dallas. Her scene with the painting was supposed to be funny. It always got a big laugh in the audience when the painting was revealed. Elster’s plan was simply to create a reason for Scotty to testify that Madeleine killed herself. He had no idea (or care) that Scotty would fall in love or that it would drive him crazy. He was simply supposed to be a witness in the inquest, no more or less. The romance with Judy/Madeleine was not planned; it just happened.
This is generally considered Hitchcock’s masterpiece and ranked among the top 3 or so films ever made. Although, I personally think Psycho and Rear Window are equally good. A lot of people give Scotty’s character grief in the second half of the film for his treatment of Judy, as if she was being victimized by a creepy, unhinged man. But I think a lot of people forget that he is actually the innocent victim. She was a willing accomplice to murder and was willing to use him in the plot with Elster. As much as I love Kim Novak’s performance as Judy, the character is not innocent and deserves pretty much everything that happens to her for helping to take the life of an innocent woman and help the killer get away.
An early clue that gets missed by people the first time they watch it, is that Elster says the exact same line as the bookseller about men having the power and the freedom in the old days to throw women away (literally in Elster’s case). Elster basically told Scotty at the beginning what he wanted to do with his wife, but of course we don’t know that the first time we watch it it. Hitchcock was truly a master.
GREAT ANALYSIS !
I've ranked this as my second best movie of all time. I saw it back in the 90s and it shocked me. I watched it once. I'm in the habit of rewatching great films-- The Godfather, more than 10 times; Birds 5 times and seen nearly all of Hitchock's movies, those available to watch. But Vertigo truly astounded me and unnerved me that I can never bring myself to watch it a second time. It's a perfectly crafted, spine-tingling thriller.
I think it had the best ending. Without spoiling it for anyone, the ending had to be the ending because he needed to be cured (and he got cured) of his fear of heights. The ending reminds me of my fascination for existential literature -- there are consequences to our actions.
One of the best endings for sure
What would you rank as no 1 tho?
@@ultimateslayer1048 I had godfather for years but it could change.
@@denniszenanywhere The ending of The Godfather is PERFECTION. 2001: A Space Odyssey also has one of the most perfect and profound endings that I've seen. Fellini's 8 1/2 as well.
@@deckofcards87 I was 12 when I first saw The Godfather on an old VHS tape and watched it nearly every day in one summer 10 times; I never watched again, not even as an adult. I didn't know how a door that's closing in front of Diane Keaton's character could be so revealing. As for Space Odyssey, Hal reminds me of Chatgpt. I appreciate these movies for making me question the ethics and morals of our times.
Some of Jimmy Stewart's intensity may have come from PTST he was suffering from from his service in WW II
Maybe, or certainly !
@3:51 "Was that security guy Hitchcock there?"
Ha! Super close. Hitchcock's cameo was the guy who crossed paths with Stewart seconds before he walks up to that security guy.
edit: Something about Hitchcock's abrupt endings. The closest Hitchcock ever came to acknowledging this was his quote "Always enjoyed foreplay rather than the climax". And for the lack of Gavin Elster/Midge storylines at the end, Elster pretty much got what he wanted. He left the story with a victory whilst pinning all the trauma and blame on Scottie. One of the quotes repeated throughout the film is "Men had the excitement, power, freedom" by Gavin Elster, the bookstore owner, and Scottie at the end. It's quite telling the guy who first came up with that quote was the one who got away with the crime.
For Midge, she saw how far gone Scottie had been in that asylum. The last shot of her in the movie is her walking down the hallway (and away from the viewer). Her story with Scottie is over as well. She had her shot with him during their engagement ("Remember, you were the one who put it off"). Seeing someone you love in a catatonic state and pining over a dead woman would probably break your spirits for good.
But yes. This story is an absolute tragedy full stop. I think that's why a lot of the contemporary audience was turned off by it. Your main character descends into madness trying to revive the ideal woman in his head who never really existed. That woman herself couldn't escape the guilt of deceiving a man she turned out to love. The best friend/college sweetheart is heartbroken she herself missed out on a chance with her closest friend. The bad guy Elster gets away with all of it. It's a feel-bad story through and through. Pretty gutsy though by Hitchcock and his writers to pass this story off during a time of feel good escapades.
*There's also a deleted scene where Scottie goes back to Midge's apartment and the two share a drink in silence while a radio broadcast plays with Gavin Elster being caught by the feds. They erased that from the final cut but you could see it in the deleted scenes extras for the Blu-Ray.*
Midge is the 3rd character in the movie who essentially disappears or is "lost" as she moves down a corridor or a corridor-shaped frame image, her figure getting smaller from the audience's point of view, then swallowed in darkness. It happened to the policeman at the beginning of the movie, the blocked framing of the buildings standing in very well as a "corridor". It also happens to Scottie after the "death" of Madeleine, the framing of the tower stairwell standing in for a "corridor", his decent back down those steps presenting the same image of a character moving away from the audience, getting smaller as he goes. While it is true that Scottie physically remains in the movie after that, he is no longer the same man as in the first half. The Scottie we knew up to that moment is at least metaphorically "lost" from the movie.
This visual repetition fits very well with Judy/Madeleine's description of her dream where she is going down a long corridor and at the end of that corridor is a grave, her grave, clean and waiting for her. As the grave is also clean and waiting for Scottie in his dream.
Therefore, it is also fitting that Judy's apartment is indeed located down a corridor and when she returns to Scottie waiting for her in her apartment during the transformation process, we see a shot of her coming toward the audience, growing larger, the opposite of the 3 images we've seen before. Because this time someone who had been "lost" is being resurrected, brought back into the movie.
Brilliant filmmaking.
You can't go wrong with any Hitchcock film, some are better than others and everybody has their favorites but all are worth watching. "Frenzy" was the first and only one I saw at the theater so it's a favorite of mine. Thank You!
Best thing about "Vertigo" ..... The Score by Bernard Herrmann.
The photography by Robert Burks, the editing by George Tomasini. direction by... and the source material, D'entre les Morts.
Another great reaction!! At the end, Judy didn't jump, she stumbled and fell. And you folks are so nice, that you seem to be under the illusion that old friends can't be mercenary and come back into your life and use you for their own selfish, or in this case, criminal plans. Bernard Herrmann's music made this movie even more of a classic!!!!
YES, HERMANN'S MUSIC IS SO IMPORTANT IN THIS VERY MOVIE, MORE THAN IN ANY OTHER HITCHCOCK'S ONES !
This movie was such a genre-breaking mind bender when it released in 1958. Critics back then were completely befuddled at what Hitchcock was trying to do. The movie underperformed at the box office, Hitchcock thought the audience was turned off by seeing a 50 year old Stewart paired with the 25 year old Kim Novak. This was the last time Hitchcock used James Stewart as a leading man in his movies.
One of the first uses of computer animation in the opening title sequence as well as Scotty's Dream. Hitchcock was quoted in his biography "I wanted to play around with colors for this one (Vertigo). It didn't make any sense we were in the age of Technicolor and nobody wanted to tell stories using color as emotions anymore."
On the usage of differing colors used: "The use of greens was explicitly for the longing and passion Stewart's character had for the dead woman. The grey suit is banal isn't it? Yes, but that's the point. If she dresses in that suit of lies (the grey suit) it didn't matter what she did. He'd already fallen too deep for her to matter. So when Judy is bathed in that green light, in his eyes, she 'came back from the dead' into his arms. That's what the picture's about really. An obsessive man wanting to bed a dead woman."
It spent 10 years at the top of Sight and Sounds' Greatest films list before being moved down to #2 late last year.
#2 movie of They Shoot Picture's Don't They list of 1,000 greatest films of all time.
Now seen as Hitchcock's greatest masterpiece, its place in film history is undeniable and the bevy of filmmakers throughout the years who've cited this film as their inspiration continue to grow.
"Madeline" was used as a stand-in for the plot for the guy to do away with his wife, and he then moves away.
But the Hays Code at the time dictated that she had to be punished by the end for her role in the murder and Hitchcock used this twist to end the story rather than her being arrested or whatever. But my point is, she had to suffer because of the morals of the time.
There was an extra footage where Johnny and Madge hear over the radio that the husband had been arrested, but they realized it was too anti-climatic.
I have to tell you... my cousin... he DESPISES cliffhangers... and I watched this one and had the same thoughts and feelings about it as you two did. The first half is COMPLETELY engaging, and the ending just...... *ends*
SO I made him sit and watch it and he was SO INTENSE watching it literally on the edge of his seat...
and then it just ends.
I've never seen someone's eyes bug out of their head like a looney tunes cartoon before that moment, but his pure anxiety and rage was PRICELESS.
Your open- mouthed reactions would have made Old Hitch very happy. That was the plot. It's a psychological tragedy. The soundtrack is meant to evoke the vertiginous passion of the Liebestod or Love-Death theme from Wagner's Opera Tristan and Isolde.
Alfred Hitchcock was an obsessed man. He was obsessed with blondes and featured them in most of his movies. He was obsessed with story plotting and would spend untold hours storyboarding his movies before filming any scenes. This is a movie about obsession. When the studio gave him a free hand to direct this one, he delved into the depths of obsession to explore his own compulsions and preoccupations. The movie failed at the box office because people were not prepared for the director's vision. However, over time, the genius of the movie has been recognized. Hitchcock became the inspiration for young directors to produce their own visions rather than fulfil the expectations of studios or even the audiences. Then something unusual happened. People discovered that watching the movie multiple times deepened their fascination with the theme of obsession. People became obsessed with watching Vertigo and would watch it ten or twenty times. Now they are becoming obsessed with watching reactions to Vertigo. Every UA-cam reaction to Vertigo, they watch! Not me, though. No way. I don't watch the movie over and over again. No. No. No. I don't watch every reaction that comes out. Not me. No way. No. No. No. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
ARE YOU SO SURE???? DON'T LIE !
My personal favorite movie, but I was disappointed when I first saw it on a re-release in 1984. A few years later when it was released on home video, I bought it and became hooked… almost as obsessive about the movie as Scottie was about Madeline! It’s not easy to explain the movie’s hold on me, but I know my appreciation for it increased once I dismissed the need for realism and entered into Scottie’s (and the movie’s) off-kilter world.
There was an epilogue shot but not used (it’s an extra on the dvd/blu-ray) that shows Midge and Scottie back in her apartment wordlessly listening to a newscast on the radio announcing the capture of Gavin Elster. I’m glad this ending wasn’t used, but knowing it was shot can give a little more closure for those who need it. 😉 Great reaction!!
Stewart is standing on the ledge of the tower at the end. He was cured all right.
Vertigo was ranked by The American Film Institute as "The Best Film ever made"!!! (And the British Film Institute also ranked it on top!). The mysterious story line, the music, the tension, -- I can se why! What begins as a drama/mystery quickly takes on psychological overtones and a dream-like atmosphere, leading to a dramatic and shocking conclusion with strong emotional overtones. The twists and turns are handled so seamlessly and are so powerful - It is a unique and stunning film.
This movie failed at the box office at the time of its release (ironically, Hitchcock blamed its failure on the lead actors whom he cast!) but now surpasses CITIZEN KANE in many lists of all-time greatest movies. Not one of my favorites but definitely worth watching. That same year Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak co-starred in BELL BOOK AND CANDLE, where Novak plays a witch!
and it is such a charming movie and the 2 of them can relax after the violent, stressfull Vertigo (bu what a great movie in both their actor's life !)
In my top 5 of greatest movies. So complex
Hitchcock was known for his abrupt endings ...when he said all he needed to say he didn't get cute or flippant at the end, he just ended the movie. This is considered his most personal film... he took his stars and molded them into what he wanted them to be almost to the point of obsession. This is a story about the making of the quintessential Hitchcock Blonde. There was an ending filmed, which can be seen on the Blu-ray extras or UA-cam, where he was back at Midge's apartment and they were listening to the radio that Elster had been apprehended. It provided conventional closure for the film, but conventional is one thing this film is not. If you think about it, Scotty is left hanging twice. We never see him rescued from the rooftop at the beginning of the movie and indeed, it seems like almost an impossible task. It's almost like the rest of the movie is a fever dream he's having before he falls himself. And then at the end, he is looking down into the abyss from a great height and what does he do next? It's right that we don't know. This is a brilliant film on so many levels and I love it more every time I see it. I also fell in love with San Francisco watching this movie and have been back a couple of times to visit the movie locations.
I think Saboteur ended right after the bad guy fell off of the Statue of Liberty too
32:43 that shot is called Vertigo Shot for a reason 😉
People have said that this is not one of Hitchcock's greatest movies but it's still his best. It's now part of the National Film Registry and the Library Of Congress.
what? It's considered by critics and public as one of his best! When it was released, back then, it wasn't, but soon it got to the level of appreciation it stands today.
Casablanca had the same situation I think. It's not the most exciting movie made during that time period but it's in high regards
Did you know that the actress Kim Novak is still with us, at age 90 ?
YES I DO, AND I AM MYSELF GOING TO 80 !!!!!!!
one of Hitchcock's masterpieces, inspired french director Chris Marker with 1962 "La Jetée", which consequently inspired directly 1995 "Twelve Monkeys" by Terry Gilliam! As Marker once said about his science-fiction short film, the vertigo that haunts the main character is mainly a vertigo of time itself...
Elster wasn't setting Scotty up, he was using him for the Succide plot, judy didn't jump she was startled by the Creepy Nun and accidentally fell of the Bell Tower, midge was jealous of Madelane because she still in love with Scotty that explainsthe creepy painting, love the Ending BRILLIANT FILM MY FAVOURITE OF ALL TIME
Elster didn't set up Scotty he used him as a witness for his Wifes Succide tendencies to cover for him murdering his Wife , the wife didn't die been thrown from the Tower remember judy said elster broke her neck previously, Midge had a affair with jonny & was engaged for 3 whole mounths , so she was still in love with him that explained the crazy painting she did, you didn't asked 1 very important question, why did hotel receptionists say Madelianns never been there today ? Surprise y 41:41 ou missed that ? Judy was started by the creepy and recoiled backwards falling of the Tower. I think the ending was perfect.
there is an alternate ending you can find on youtube he arrives at Midge's place
Just discovered your channel because of TLOU and am really enjoying your reactions and observations. Poor Midge was competing and losing to Madeline, later it was Judy who was competing with Madeline (herself). It breaks my heart every time when Judy replies, "Will you love me?" to Scotty when he is demanding she dye her hair. The movie presents the danger of 'love' as a psychological obsession (on Scotty's part). Jimmy and Kim also starred together again that same year, 1958, in "Bell, Book and Candle," a sophisticated ROMCOM (I guess, but so much better) set in New York, about a young witch (and her cat, Pyewacket) that casts a 'love' spell on Jimmy, a book publisher. Kim is beautiful, mysterious and sexy and Jimmy is serious, befuddled and funny. Great supporting cast also. It is said to have been the inspiration for the TV show 'Bewitched.' Please consider watching and reacting to it; maybe even comparing the acting performances between it and Vertigo. 🔔📕🕯🐈⬛
I love it, each time I need a break among dark, dramatic movies (and above all vertigo) I enjoy the 2 of them "spellbound" in another way !
"That's The End!!!!!???? You guys are so funny....🙂
That's a "perfect ending" the villain got justice, the cop could never let her go anyway, justice always had to be served in the golden era of Hollywood. The alternate ending had Stewart going back to his old girlfriends apartment and them leaving together, I have heard. By the way his old G.F. (Barbra Bel Geddes) was J.R.'s mom on Dallas (Who shot J.R?)
I truly, truly hated this movie as a kid, now this is indeed my 2nd Fav. Hitchcock film behind North by Northwest. This is a masterpiece on film. Hitch is still the best director of all time imho. In most film critics, and mine, this is a top 10 film all time, you might have to watch it a second time to get it in full. The film had to end where it did in order to end on a melancholy note, if he gets back together with his ex G.F. it destroys the movie IMHO. It ended just right, the husband no doubt was sent to prison, that is a given that need not be mentioned really, the ex cop was always going to bust him. He also had "NO GUILT" going forward, remember, he felt guilty because "the wife" jumped and he was not able to go up to the top of the tower to save her, but once he found out it was all a plot he was over that guilt, of course, and Judy falling was an accident, BUT..........he was going to have to turn in a murderer anyway, that is a cops job.
Great reaction to an amazing film and in my opinion Hitchcock's greatest.
Almost every location in the film was/is real and still standing. The only fictional location was the tower at the mission, it is otherwise exactly as shown. McKitricks was torn down and Ernie's closed in '95.
The reason Judy dies at the end is because of the Hayes code (1934-1968). It was a set or morality based rules that all American studios had to follow. One of the rules stated that if you take part in a crime, your character has to either die or go to jail. There was an alternate ending shot with Scottie and Bel Gedde's character laughing as they hear over the radio that Elster and Judy were caught trying to escape, but I guess someone decided that since Scottie knew what happened, Elster's arrest was imminent.
In the movie Judy stumbles out of fear and falls to her death. If after pleading for her life and forgiveness, Scottie said he was taking her to jail,, then I could see her actually jumping.
I always wondered what would have happened if she didn't fall. Would Scottie have taken her back?
WHO KNOWS????????? Everyone can imagine the end according to his/her personal emotions
Great reaction - shocking ending! I love Hitchcock, but this is not one of my favorites by him. It has its merits and is definitely one that all should see, but I have others I prefer. You should consider North by Northwest, it's highly entertaining.
There's entertainment to NBN but I find it stiff as well. The flirting...Carey Grant's standard ersatz quasi-English stereotype, not that great for me. But I love Robert Donat in The 39 Steps. Bigger budget isn't everything.
Hey! Cary grant is amazing and he has that old school american man humor that most men including me lack nowdays
I'm more morbid
nobody jumped. madeleine was thrown off and Judy backed up in fright and fell out
The danger of over analyzing an entertaining movie for plot holes. Hitchcock told filmmaker Truffaut, “I have a favorite saying I always say to myself, Logic is dull.”
in the days before movie streaming, dvds and vcrs, we didn't have opportunities to replay scenes over & over and were able to suspend logic.
Now movies are mass produced in factories for money, with lack of purpose or meaning. Thank God we still have indie film producers like wes Anderson
Now you need to watch North By Northwest.
The 39 Steps is fresher for me. Hitchcock's earlier films get ignored by most Americans.
BUT NOT BY EUROPEANS LIKE ME @@joebloggs396
In my top 5 greatest movies ever
There is an alternate ending that was filmed for European releases but was never used. It was filmed so Gavin Elster would not get away with murdering the real Madeleine. It shows Midge in her apartment listening to a radio report about a search for Elster so he could be extradited back to the States for the murder of his wife. As Midge is listening Scottie enters the apartment, and Midge turns off the radio and fixes them both a drink. The scene ends with them both silent, apparently contemplating what happened. This ending is available here on UA-cam if you look for it. I like to think in the movie's reality that's what happened. Apparently the authorities did believe Scottie's statement and between his testimony and that from the nun who witnessed Judy falling Scottie is off the hook, hence the search for Elster.
That ending is for overseas. He had to film it so it be presented over there. He hated filming that ending because he felt what gavin did or capturing him was not the point of the movie. He felt it was about obsession & the depths people would go to for love & the consequences for such actions.
Also Hitchcock said the psychological aspects & Suspense was most important part of the movie
@@rxtsec1 It was the US Production Code people that wanted that ending initially and forced it's filming. And it only ended up being used in some, not all, European countries, if it was used.
One thing Hitchcock backed down on was the letter writing scene.
@@joebloggs396 he was back and forth on that one when he filmed the scene because be wasn't sure if he was gonna add it or not. However at the last moment he decided to include it in the movie which I'm glad he did. That was the moment when I knew I was watching something special the first time I watched it.
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wow your jimmy stewart is good
Elster is Judy. Notice they are never seen together.
Yes they are. Her memory of being in the tower with him.
@@hayleyferguson3346 Judy is never shown in tower. Judy had dark hair
a great movie, and everytime I've watched it, I had to have it explained -- and it still hasn't helped.
I don't understand what confuses you about why Gavin Elster chose Scottie to be the false witness of a fake suicide. He is an ex-detective with acrophobia and Gavin Elster's old friend. Gavin wanted to kill her wife and made a plan to make the murder look like a suicide. He knew a reliable witness would make any suspicion of faul-play go away much quicker and Scottie was a perfect candidate to testify that Madeline Elster was having some type of suicidal thoughts and jumped from the tower. Because Gavin hiring an old detective friend to follow his wife would make total sense and his acropobia would prevent him seeing what actually happened on the top of the tower, which is also a crucial part of the plan. Anyone else (without acrophobia) could climb to the top easily and see what actually happened.
How can Gavin Elster find another person who have all these 3 qualities that are crucial to become a reliable fake witness for a perfect murder plan?
- has acrophobia.
- has a career on detective work so that it make sense to hire him.
- have some acquiantance with Gavin so it makes sense that Gavin asks him for a favor.
I love Hitchcock films but this one is lower on my list. Safe travels future Nick and Jenn
When people say this is the Greatest Film ever made .... It's Nonsense! It's not even the best film Hitchcock ever made!
A visually interesting film, but I find the plot a bit creaky.
Hey Dqan, better stick to new, newer and newest because anything older than 5 minutes ago might trigger creak anxiety.
He gave credit where it's due
Watching these types of films takes patience. I used to not be able to sit through a whole movie even now. Don't know why but then I got my interest back after a film lit class I took
A classic but not a favorite for the same reasons.
The plot of this is so far-fetched and ridiculous IMO that it's hard to take the movie's themes seriously. I've watched it 3 times, plus a dozen reactions or so, and I just don't get why it's so celebrated by the critics and Hitchcock fans. It's probably the least favorite of the dozen or so Hitchcocks that I've seen.
Easily one of the better, and easily one of the better for reactions.
As Hitchcock wisely said, "logic is dull."
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Another great Hitchcock film to check out- 'Rear Window'. I think you'll really enjoy it. It's a lot more upbeat than Vertigo/Psycho/The Birds.
I disagree, it's just a suspense movie: shall the assumed murderer be caught ? Kelly continues to read glamour clothing newspapers while Stewart has 2 broken legs ! So nothing to let us be moved dozens of dozens years like after Vertigo's initial release !