Our FIRST TIME WATCHING "Vertigo" (1958) Alfred Hitchcock || SO CONFUSING! Couples Movie Reaction
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- Vertigo (1958)
A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
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Alfred Hitchcock
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Judy didn't get startled and jump. She got startled, backed away, and fell by accident.
Also, the movie had a lot to do with vertigo because Scotty had vertigo, or, really, acrophobia, the fear of heights. Gavin Elster counted on it preventing him from being able to follow Judy up the stairs.
By the way, "North by Northwest" is great Hitchcock.
Use small words when explaining this to them.
@@Progger11 Is that how superior brains like yours interpret for the less intelligent?
EXACTLY!! She backed away and fell! She didn't JUMP!
It is probable that Judy falling was an accident (another falling accident just like Scottie sees at the very beginning, and is foreshadowed by him almost falling at Midge’s apartment, and her jumping into the San Francisco Bay.) But it also insinuates that Judy was nervous and had a guilty conscience and when a dark shadowy figure appeared at the scene of the crime, she might have backed up, lost her balance, or slipped.
“Notorious” is my favorite Hitchcock, followed closely by Rear Window and North by Northwest. Notorious is famous for Hitchcock getting around a certain “production code” limitation in a very creative way. I won’t explain but after you watch it, people will probably discuss it. Also , Notorious is famous for one specific shot that required the cinematographer to build a special crane and camera mount.
The shots of Scottie’s vertigo in the bell tower also were the result of a new technique and equipment they invented to achieve the physical/visual appearance of vertigo.
LMFAO! "looks like the other actress"
It was always Kim Novak - there was no "other actress".
Lol imagine sitting back and saying "I guess it was fine. 3 out of 5." about one of the greatest movies ever made that you didn't even fully pay attention to or understand.
Movies are just like comedy...it's subjective...get over it
@@FlixTalk Counting your clips, I've seen it 2 1/2 times now, and I think it's the most overrated movie of all time. It's good Hitchcock, but I really have no desire to watch it again. Now Casablanca I could watch everyday of my life, with maybe an occasional break for Some Like It Hot. I didn't see North by Northwest on your video list, but I think you'll enjoy it more...not Hitchcock's best, but definitely his most fun!
@@flarrfan Thats how i feel about North by Northwest. I think it's boring ; ) But i guess thats how movies works. We don't always feels the same way.
“Madeline” and Judy were both played by Kim Novak, although she really only played one character (who pretended to be another woman for much of the film). And at the end, Judy got scared and fell off the tower. She didn’t jump. Very fun reaction! I totally recommend Psycho and Rear Window. Neither is as much of a slow burn as Vertigo, although I do think this is an absolute masterpiece.
I love Psycho...you spend so much of the movie trying to figure out "Who is psychotic in this film?"
Rear Window is one of my favorites of all time.
Judy knew she’d been caught participating in a murder, and threw herself off. Not an accident.
@@paulklenknyc no she backed up because she got scared by the nun walking towards then and backed herself right out hte window. which was only like two feet away.
This movie is a masterpiece. By the way, Sir Alfred Hitchcock, filmed an alternate ending to this where Gavin Elster is apprehended, and Scottie is in Midges apartment.
You’re not alone - I was also convinced that Judy and Madeleine were two actresses for a while when I first saw this 😅Kim Novak (and the makeup department) did a phenomenal job.
Vertigo is a challenging view on the first watch, and I say this as someone whose favorite film of all time is Vertigo. On second/third/or more viewings, you get a handle on the plot and really get to appreciate the little nuances of this film that make it so brilliant (in my opinion).
I agree, I had to watch it several times to understand fully, I have an appreciation for the way it was filmed and when it was filmed. A masterpiece to really make the mind think.
Vertigo is my favourite film. I first saw it when I was 12, watched it again a year later, and have seen it many times since. You're right that it takes a few viewings to really appreciate the complexity of what is happening, and that's one of the main reasons it's my favourite. Along with it being absolutely beautiful to look at with a gorgeous score.
It's definitely on my top list. I watch it regularly and never get tired of it. I took it in doses the first few rounds. Such a great movie.
You said that vertigo was not the focus of the film. It was the focus of the murder plot. Elster had Madeline lure John to the tower where he would be an unwitting false witness. John's vertigo was absolutely critical to the plan, hence the title.
Stewart and Novak have a more satisfying romance in "Bell, Book, and Candle". It's magic.
Between 1934 and 1968 the movies followed the Hayes code, which was put into place to make movie more moral. One of its rules was that nobody who committed a crime could go through the movie without dying or being imprisonment. That’s why Madeleine died at the end.
Also, Vertigo was not only used as a plot device for Johnny's condition. It is also a metaphor for the disorienting nature of this story from how he (and the audience) experiences the events and how crazy it all feels.
Vertigo is a 10 out of 10, guys. Watch it again and again, and you'll eventually come to the same conclusion.
My favorite Hitchcock movie is Rear Window. Please react to that.
I personally love this film and think its beautifully done, as well as really impressive considering the subject matter was so dark and twisted for 1958. However, I can completely understand why some may not like it too much and/or get confused by it. The chemistry of the two lead actors might not have shown through considering the odd plot, but Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak became very close friends off camera. They even made another movie together about a year later. Their friendship lasted until Stewart's death in 1997. Kim Novak is 89 now and lives on a ranch in Oregon.
Vertigo is one of the few best movies ever and is certainly one of the most influential. It’s probably overall Hitchcock’s most acclaimed and dissected film. Though it usually takes a few watches to fully appreciate. The reason it’s titled “Vertigo” is of course because of the condition Scottie suffers from but also because of the odd, unpredictable, unsettling nature of the film and because of Scottie “falling” in love with “Madeline” and falling deeper into the trap. North By Northwest, Notorious, Rebecca, The 39 Steps, Saboteur, Strangers On A Train, Shadow Of A Doubt, The Birds are some of the other standout Hitchcock flicks. And of course, Psycho and Rear Window.
Thank you for including Rebecca!! Such a great movie that often gets overlooked in Hitchcock discussions. Rear Window is also one of my favorites.
This reaction shocks me. I don't think I've ever seen anyone rate _Vertigo_ so low or not understand the title. You would have fit in with critics of the time, as it took years for it to be regarded as a masterpiece. To each his own.
That was a GREAT ENDING guys, the woman who killed another mans wife, gets her just due when a Nun startle her, AND Scotty overcame his Vertigo. In an alternative ending he winds up at Midges. I think this was perfect. She helped murder his wife, an a Nun of all people scars her so much she runs, she was terrified, Scotty was a former cop and had figured it all out, she was freaking out.
"Carr-Lodda", "Vördigo" 🤣🤣🤣 The American accent gets me every time.
This film is a masterpiece. American Film Institute keeps a list of 100 Greatest American Films, and this is currently ranked #9. You might need to see it a few more times.
It was definitely Kim Novak the whole time, different hair, different voice. Also it’s more complicated than a simple thriller or love story. The detective isn’t falling for the client’s wife. Scottie didn’t fall for Madeleine. He fell for a character - a constructed performance of “Madeleine”. Madeleine was the wife thrown from the bell tower.
When he met Judy, the real woman, the actress, Scottie didn’t want her - until he reconstructed her back to being “Madeleine”, who was never a real person. Judy was ‘in love’ with Scottie, but that’s questionable because everything she was presenting, from the personality, the look, the backstory, and the voice as Madeleine was an act.
It’s not an easy movie, but it asks the very complex and disturbing question: Can love be real when nothing else is? Is love in your head? Hitchcock called this film a necrophilia romance. Scottie couldn’t consummate their relationship until every detail matched his former lover.
Beautifully stated!!
Hitchcock was making a film about obsession. Scottie changes from being an innocent victim in the first part who was being manipulated by Gavin and Madeline, to becoming an obsessed person who manipulates Madeline. Just as in Psycho, where the main character who the audience identifies with suddenly changes and the film goes in a new unexpected direction, Hitchcock was trying to manipulate the audience by suddenly changing the attitude the audience has about the main character and the direction of this film.
It's a brilliant movie.
I think Vertigo is actually a masterpiece. My good friend Dorothy's father composed the score. The film is not so much about chemistry between two people, but about obsessions. And by the way Judy doesn't jump at the end, she steps backward and falls. The whole movie is a dream about obsessing over loss and trying to get a second chance and only discovering betrayal. You both caught some of the undercurrent of clues and it's definitely worth a second watch. Having said all that NOTORIOUS is my favorite Hitchcock film and it's much more straightforward, but positively gripping although ya gotta keep in mind that it's a slow intense slowburn and not like the ADD movies of today, but invites the viewers to think rather than just strap in for a theme park ride.
There's plot holes in this movie that I've given up trying to figure out. How did Scottie get down from the roof in the first scene? He must have had very strong hands to hold on long enough for a hook and ladder truck to arrive from the Fire Dept. And why did he have a back brace in the next scene? Also, how could Gavin count on Scottie wanting to take Madeline/Judy down to San Juan Batista at the same time he had his dead wife in the bell tower? And why didn't the nuns have that tower barred to public after the real Madeline allegedly jumped off of it? One apparent suicide would have been enough reason I'm sure.
@@billolsen4360 good points, but Vertigo is not a film that's structured in a literal way.. It's a dreamscape story.
@@billolsen4360 There is always something in movies. E.g. How did Bond survive after being shot from a moving train, falls into the river, going down a waterfall and sinks unconscious to the bottom of the sea in SkyFall? ; ) However, it would be nice to have some kind of explanation on how Scottie came down.
About the timing re. San Juan Bautista. Scottie was in love, he wanted to help Madeleine so badly. So when she came to him telling him about her dream. Scottie knew of the place she described. He then took her there. But, as we now all know, he was being set-up.
We really don't know if they made any changes at the tower area after Madeleine suicide. You gotta remember, over a year has passed before Scottie went there with Judy. So things could have gone back to normal. Maybe locking off the entrance to the church would have been better. But some churchs don't as people should be allowed to go in there if they feel the need to pray ect....
~ Yes, a good amount of plot holes, including the disappearing act Madeline pulled at the hotel. Not the first or last Hitchcock film with obvious holes ~
. Those "holes" are quite deliberate.
Actually, VERTIGO is the perfect title for this movie. In the beginning we are introduced to Scotty's vertigo through the scene on the roof and in Midge's apartment. Elster hires Scotty to follow Madeleine specifically because he has vertigo--that was part of Elster's murder plot. Then for the next hour we travel with Scotty down the winding, turning vertiginous San Francisco streets as he follows Madeleine. Then, psychologically, we experience the vertigo of this love affair and incredible plot twists. Finally, we return to the tower and the physical ailment of Scotty's vertigo as he faces his fears and overcomes the ailment, albeit at the loss of Judy's life. VERTIGO--it's the perfect title.
This is the perfect explanation of why Vertigo is the perfect title for the film. Bravo.
And Elster seems like such a good husband the first two times we meet him, and such a good friend to Scottie at the coroner's inquest.
Lmao. VERTIGO is not only important its literally the THEME, both as a symbol for how Scotty's falling into a conspiracy and as a plot device. Hence the spirals. You really need to think hard about this one its not an easy digest and it's designed that way intentionally. It's regarded as Hitchcock's masterpiece and is almost always voted into "top 10 films of all time" lists by directors and critics. A big part of that is due to its seamless crafting.
Strangers on a Train, Shadow of a Doubt, Notorious, Rear Window, and the lesser seen Frenzy are all essential Hitchcock films you should check out if you wanna go down that rabbit hole
Alfred Hitchcock films requires the viewer to pay close attention and to think.
I used to obsess about the age thing too... but I finally realized that Scotty probably enlisted in the army after undergrad, served in the Korean War, and met Midge while she was an undergraduate and he had gone back to law school.
Does this theory add up? Lets check the math. 18 year old Scottie goes to college for 4 years, then enters the Korean war at 22. This movie takes place 8 years after the Korean war began meaning Scott is 30 years old and 6 years younger than Midge. James Stewart was 50 when this movie came out. Your theory does not hold water sir.
Hollywood just has a double standard regarding the age of their actors. If you're a woman and over 35 or so you have to be a damned good actor to land a leading role.
Your observation about the lack of chemistry is right on point. There was no real connection because John Ferguson was in love with someone who didn't exist, an illusion.
Thank you! It's not about love. It's about an obsession with an illusion.
This was 1958. Back then it was not easy. Did you know, that they tried to censor the scene where Scottie asked Midge, "How is your love life?".
She fell backward when she moved away from the noises!
- As you've realized late, it was the same actress who played actully the same person for the whole movie. In the first part, she pretended to be Madeline as a part of Gavin Elster's wife-murdering plot. We've practically never seen the real Madeline except on the tower, just before Gavin throws her down and as she falls down from the tower stairs window. Scottie also have never seen or met the real Madeline. Gavin Elster plotted this murder and he used Scottie a perfect witness to Madeline's fake suicide as he knew he could never go up the tower to see what's actually happening there. At the beginning you were suspicious and questioning why did Gavin specifially asked Scottie for following his (fake) wife. That's your answer.
- Agree that the chemistry isn't looking strong between James Stewart and Kim Novak. I think It's mostly because of the age difference between the actors but it's common for those years that male actors playing way lower ages than their real age. There might be other reasons but it's because studios doesn't want to cast younger actors instead of well-known star male actors who sells more tickets. It's a side effect of the star based Hollywood studio system at the time. That said, I should mention there shouldn't be a perfect chemistry between the two to make the movie work, because at first, she only meant to trick him and despite falling for him, she still went on with the plan, I think that part could use somewhat awkward chemistry as she is faking some of the things she's doing. However, I still agree that a relatively stronger chemistry could be better.
- She didn't jump in the end. She was already standing near the age, she took a step back and fell down after getting startled by the shadow of the nun. It was supposed to be ironic justice falling down from the exact spot you've faked to fall down as an accomplice of a murder. The nun kinda represented her guilt. Scottie was confronting her with the truth he realized and she was feeling guilty about what she did that's why she was so scared by the shadow of the nun, as if her guilty conscious is coming back to haunt her, in the form of a dark figure.
- After we meet Judy as herself. Hitchcock reveals the plot-twist quickly in the middle of the movie, instead of keeping it for a more shocking ending. Some people felt like it was a wrong move that takes away the overall excitement and satisfaction as you walk out of the theatre. I was one of those people early on despite loving the movie. However, later I changed my mind. Hitchcock reveal the twist to keep the suspense, if we didn't know Judy was actually the same person, the rest of the movie would feel like a crazy man torturing an innocent woman by forcing her to become his dead love. But, as we know she was the same person, that part becomes the suspense of questions like will she stay with him, will she do what he asks her to do despite the risk of him realizing the truth as she keeps to look more and more like Madeline he knows, will he ever realize the truth, what will he do if he realizes, etc... The master of suspense decided in favor of suspense, instead of shocking plot-twist ending. We still get a shocking twist, just not in the end.
- The scene where Judy's transformation finally completes to Madeline as she steps out of the bathroom after doing her hair, is one of the iconic scenes of cinema history. The neon green light coming through the window from hotel's sign, falls over her to make her look like a ghost. Basically, dead Madeline came back to life in the eyes of Scottie in that scene but it wasn't an imagination, it was really her, considering she was already the Madeline he knew. Thinking of what Scottie feels that moment gives me the goosebumps every time. It might be one of my favorite moments of cinema history. It's also interesting that your wife thought it's his imagination of the dead woman because her look was so dreamy with that light.
Thanks for the reaction. I've mostly watched your alone reactions and I gotta say this couples reaction worked better for me. It would be nice if you two've done more of that if you can, but of course that's my preference, I can't speak on behalf of everyone :)
I feel there is a strong enough chemistry between the leads.
One thing people often ask, and ask here, is why she isn't aware Scottie is following her. Well obviously she could be aware because that's all part of the plan.
If you want a slam bang Hitchcock thriller do “North by Northwest” next. It’s the exact opposite of Vertigo…fast paced and exciting. It’s not only considered his most entertaining movie but some people even all it the first James Bind movie.
The 39 Steps is even faster and if made in the US would be more famous. As it is it is still famous anyway.
The ending was the “abrupt” traumatic event like Midge was talking about which shocked Scottie back and resolving his vertigo. So him standing on the ledge showed he could do something again, and he regained his confidence.
Loved this. Saw it for class back in college. One of my favs.
One of Martin Scorsese favorite movies. It's my favorite Hitchcock movie. Kim Novak played both characters and yes this is kind of a twisted movie.
Funny how Hitchcock movies get your mind all twisted up. I like the reveal that his friend put together such an elaborate plan to kill his wife and run off with her money. Even counting on Scotties vertigo as a big part of it.
Vertigo is one of my top three favorite Hitchcock movies, along with Psycho and The 39 Steps. But he made SO MANY great films -- Notorious, Shadow of a Doubt, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window, and more -- you should watch them all! 😁
It’s not just one of the three top Hitchcock movies, it’s one of the three top movies.
@@johnmoore2910 Good call!
Good picks there, including the top 3. I remember liking Foreign Correspondent a lot.
Glad to see another fan of 39 Steps, I love that movie.
In the Hitchcock biography by Donald Spoto, he said Hitchcock heard about a local case where there was a necrophiliac who got arrested.
The basis for this movie was a mixture of man's power over women and the obsession with the "ideal woman" that man conjures in his head. Scottie had Judy right there but could never get over the idea of Madeline. That in essence is where Hitchcock flatly states what this movie is about: "It's about a man who tries to love a dead person".
You'll also notice the words "power and freedom" 3 times uttered by Elster, the book keeper Liebel, and Scottie himself at the end.
Gavin Elster had the power and freedom to use Judy as his mistress and later murder his wife while he escaped untarred. Book keeper tells of Carlotta Valdes' descent into madness also caused by a man's influence. Scottie fulfills that fable by turning into his own obsessive pursuer by the end.
Here's a filmmaking tip. . .NOT from me, but from Billy Wilder, one of the greatest directors in history. About the ending that you didn't like. . .Wilder said this, "The last act of your movie should build and build and build with pace, tempo and tension right on up to the final "event". And then---That's it. Don't hang around." And that's what Hitchcock did here. The final event was the woman reacting, losing her balance and ironically falling to her death in the same place where she had helped a man murder his wife. And THAT'S IT. Hitchcock ended it right there. . .He didn't "hang around". By the way, Billy Wilder made some great movies and was the first person to win an Oscar as producer, director and screenwriter of the same film! He did it all, and he knew what he was talking about!
The good thing about films like this and Psycho is they do make you think, they aren't just standard thrillers. There are themes to explore, such as the common Hitchcock theme of guilt.
the behind the sense of this movie was amazing how hitchcock fixed her hair many many times just to get it right and look the same as the painting and the poster of the movie and the fact john and carlana each had their own color clothing then switched when they got closer in relationship lol
For a really fun Hitchcock ride I recommend North by Northwest, oh my!
BTW this movie is considered one of best ever made.
Amazingly, at the time of release in 1958, Vertigo was widely viewed as a flop/failure. It's actually quite amazing that decades later, we now view it as one of the best movies ever made (myself included).
@@Canucklehead1234 Hitchcock has Kim Novak photographed beautifully, so the rest of the film ain't important to me, lol
I'm so late to this, but it's hilarious to watch. Yes, they were the same actress. 😂 Kim Novak.
Music by Bernard Herrmann.
This is a movie you really can't rate until you've seen it two or three times. The average person watching this for the first time is too busy trying to figure things out to really take it all in.
You have to let it sink in ! It got me too when I first saw it but now.. it’s amazing!
~ James Stewart is my all time favorite actor, with iconic classics in just about every genre. When he’s the romantic lead, he exudes chemistry with every actress he’s ever worked with. In this film, he was purposefully portraying his obviously deranged to a degree, detached from reality character as such, hence the one sided chemistry….. brilliant acting ~
So many people misunderstand the ending.
[Spoiler:]
She jumped, because she only saw the shape of the nun. In that split second, she thought it was the ghost of the woman she helped murder and she panicked.
She didn't jump. She lost her balance.
This was a fun reaction to watch, especially the confusion over who was playing who 😊 “Vertigo” isn’t one of my favorite Hitchcock films but I can still appreciate many things about it. It’s a gorgeous looking film. I hope you guys continue with more Hitchcock movies.
😆 thanks for watching!
@@FlixTalk great movie 👍
Also, as we see here, it's a great film for reactions whatever someone's opinion on it. Most don't see the twists coming, it could well fool more people than Psycho.
This is his most critically acclaimed film. Some similarities with Psycho.
I like the title not giving away much of the film, though vertigo does play a critical role.The music and the use of colour (red/green) are important in the film. It's a film about guilt and obsession.
Rear Window seems very popular on UA-cam, while entertaining it's basic for Hitchcock. The Birds is a cult film and doesn't impress some at all. North By Northwest is overrated.
Good ones would include The Thirty Nine Steps, Foreign Correspondent and Shadow of a Doubt.
Vertigo is a psychological and physical condition which affects how people behave in life and what their limitations can be. So Hitchcock is letting the audience know from the very start that this film is going to be about the psychological conditions that people can have and the impact those can have on their lives, and in this case it begins with Scottie’s vertigo but soon is revealed to expose other deeper and darker aspects within him.
Many characters in Hitchcock films struggle with ambiguous emotions or personality traits which move between being good and evil; many characters are flawed and are not just all good or just all bad. Often in Hitchcock films, the audience is put in the position of “rooting for” the “bad person”, even though everyone knows they should not.
Madeline and Judy were always played by Kim Novak. Lead actors were always shown in the opening credits.
It is all about Vertigo, as we feel we're spinning out of control with Scotty! 😻
Scotty never met the wife. Judy was always playing the wife. When she got to the top of the stairs the husband had his dead wife (who scotty never actually met) and threw her out the window knowing that Scotty would never actually make it to the top to see him do it.
The whole portrayal of Madeline was a fiction the entire time.
and she didnt jump at the end, she got startled. she backed up a few feet but was so close to the window she walked right off and fell.
Poor Hitchcock just couldn't win with the critics \ Oscar people 😂.
Whatever kind of film he made, they would find some fault with it.
They wouldn't give him an Oscar because he only made " popular thrillers."
So when he made this film , they said it was confusing and boring and that he should go back to making thrillers 😂🤣
There's just no pleasing some people
It's sad thinking that Hitchcock likely died thinking that Vertigo was one of the biggest flops of his career, if not the biggest. Decades later, many would regard it as his masterpiece.
@@Canucklehead1234 I'm pretty sure that someone like Truffaut told him before he died how much he liked it. So maybe opinion was ready to turn.
Went to college together. He probably went to college on the GI bill after he got out of the army following WWII so he'd be older. Jimmy Stewart was a bomber pilot in WWII.
why doesn't anybody ever question how Scottie ever got off that rooftop without breaking every bone is body?
That was funny ; ) You need to see it again, and off camera without talking. I think you will understand the movie much better ; )
Midge is his college friend so is Gavin Elster. Jimmy Stewart is about 49 in real life in the film, Midge (Barbara Bel Geddes) is 36. It's a stretch age wise, but not crazy.
The alternate ending is on UA-cam.
I would suggest at least some of your confusion is because, well, you just simply don't pay attention at times, a lot of extended talking sessions during movie watching just doesn't work if you want to understand what you're watching. That's why they frown on talking in movie theaters.
I was thinking that the entire time. Whilst I enjoy watching people react to films I love, it can be really frustrating when they talk over every single moment. I get that it's a reaction and you need to discuss it, but having a 5 minute argument about whether or not it's the same actress whilst missing all the important dialogue just annoys me; and it's especially a shame because I feel like this is a beautiful film that you do need to just shut up and watch if you want to enjoy it.
this messed with your heads BIG TIME!!!!!!!! Alfred did his job WELL...........
She didn’t jump. She fell
I am 28:25 minutes in to your reaction. You were dead wrong! The woman Scotty knew was always Judy, posing as Madeleine, Scotty never met the real Madeleine Elster. If you had just stopped arguing with each other and listened to Judy’s exposition you would have been up to speed with the plot. At the end of your reaction I was shocked that you rated the film that, a few years ago, overtook Citizen Kane in critics consensus as the Greatest Movie Ever Made, as just okay. You have no soul
One reason for the tite is that the movie itself gives the viewer ''Vertigo."
You're missing a lot of the elements to Madeline falling out of the window. She had been playing this part in a murder plot with supernatural connotations. She felt guilty for her part in the murder. She's being berated by Johnny. She is in the church where the murder took place. She thought she was being judged and mistook the Nunn as a specter of her judgment. I know you've heard of people that have beliefs that if judged for certain deeds they will be taken to Hell by spirits or even haunted by them. She may have thought that it was the wife's spirit coming to judge or torment her. Regardless, all of this contributed to her falling out of the window in a panic. She didn't jump. She was in a panicked state.
Hope you rewatch and listen carefully or watch a copy with captions. Gavin killed his wife in order to inherit the wife’s money- when he first hires Scottie, he explains that the business was from his wife’s family. There probably was also life insurance (life insurance began in the 1700’s) but it mainly was to inherit his wife’s fortune.
The List of Adrian Messenger (George C. Scott & Kirk Douglas) is a must see!
Madeleine/Judy puts him off balance too. But vertigo was an intrinsic part of the murder plot because Scotty would not be able to follow her up the steps.
Stewart and Novak also co-star in _Bell, Book, and Candle._
9:49 Speaking of cars, Scottie happens to be driving a 1956 DeSoto Adventurer. Don't know if it was intended or not, but as the plot develops, he's sure getting deep into an adventure when he starts to follow Madeline around in his DeSoto. 32:30 Hope the nuns close off that tower to the public. Two deaths already!
San Juan Bautista is indeed a real place, still preserved like this. But alas, their isn't, nor ever was a tall bell tower. It was a matte painting added in. Worth a visit
@@fredzeppelin3969 There was a bell tower, but it disappeared in the 40s. Much later they built another.
@@joebloggs396 technically, yes. The tall tower as depicted in the film never was, nor is. It'a small 3 bell tower, kinda looks like early Taco Bell! 🙂
Scotties car(1956 desoto adventurer) represents the white horse of a hero. Madeline, is driving a 57 jaguar mark 8.
The DeSoto took Scottie on one helluvan adventure.
Kim Novak and her fashion were exquisite in this film. Hitchcock loved blondes
Also Jimmy Stewart playing a guy who turns out quite unpleasant, subverting audience expectations.
vertigo for me is more when i suffer the spinning effect,,when it feels everything around me is spinning..not often,, but when it does it can really pur me down for a bit...i also am very unsteady while climbing on ladders or even just standing in a chair.
She FELL. She didn't jump.
blessings!
Alfred Hitchcock never made a movie involving the supernatural.
This was trippy....I mean the reaction, not the movie. 😁 I've enjoyed many of your reactions. They're usually insightful and often funny. But this one was... 🥴
This movie scared me way more than Psycho did
This whole story gives me vertigo!
And james stewart was 49 during filming, and barbara bel geddes who played midge was 36.
Kim novak was 24, hitchcock wanted vera miles to play judy and madaline, but she couldnt due to being pregnent, james stewart was blamed for looking too old, and ended up not being used in nortg by northwest but was instead relplaced in preproduction by cary grant who was 4 years older than stewart.
And, as I'm sure you know but for the edification of others, Vera Miles was Marion's sister Lila in "Psycho"
@@rs-ye7kw yes as that was to finish out that contract with hitchcock-she also appeared in the alfred hitchcock presents in a couple episodes. as hitchcock wanted her to have the career he wanted for Grace Kelly. there are also a preproduction painting of carlotta with very miles as the model. hitchcock also hated working with kim novak.
You get the ending all wrong, as stated by the comments below indicate.
The 35th President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was nicknamed 'Jack' because Jack is a common nickname for the name John. Just as 'Mike' is a nickname for 'Michael' peace out.
~ The very last shot of Stewart looking down without fear completes the picture which began in the first shot with his disability in full swing ~ By the way, she wasn’t an innocent bystander, as she heavily participated in the death of his friend’s wife….. just sayin’
You guys arguing over whether Kim Novak is the same actress is so entertaining. Saw her (from way back in the audience) at a few Q&As she did a few months ago.
This was not a medical treatise on acrophobia. Fear of heights here is The Maguffin. That's a Hitchcock word you need to learn. This film explores the loss of self in Obsessive Love
Bernard Herman's score is a cinematic Liebestod.German for Love-Death Wagner's most famous composition from his Tristan and Isolde is The Liebestod. This is Hitchcock's operatic tragedy
"... is The Maguffin. That's a Hitchcock word you need to learn. "
You need to learn it as well!
It's called *MacGuffin*
@@marcgyver677 so my old typing finger misfires on occasion. Say it aloud and it sounds the same. Pedant. Look that one up if you have to.
@@marcgyver677 Ya all discuss this stuff like it's deadly important
Check out Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo's alternate ending!!!
Slow burn for sure... but this is my all time favorite movie (not just my favorite Hitchcock film... but my favorite of all time). I can't explain why in a brief comment... there's so much to unpack... but for whatever it's worth the first time I saw it (in 1983) I was let down... it was only with subsequent viewings that the movie grew and grew for me. Even if we disagree about the movie however, I LOVED your reactions!!
32:46 - Naw, she survived--the roof broke her fall. 😉
She didn't jump she fell.
Kim Novak plays Judy & the fake Madeline.
It's her GUILT! She saw the nun and then.... etc.! CATHOLIC Guilt!! Hitchcock's OWN Catholic Guilt!! Read up on him! This is one of the greatest 5 or 10 American movies. This is one of the greatest 10 or 20 movies of the World!
All she saw was a black figure. Its mention that way in the script too. She backs away terrified getting close the egde and fall
She saw the shadow (maybe she thought it was the guy that had 'hired' her to pretend to be Carlotta?) and she ran and fell off the tower. Bad Karma came back.
check out 'North by Northwest'.
He lost Madeline twice.
she was effraid seeing the shadow of the none like a ghost and fall .... sad u did not understand the tragedy of the story... :(
Notorious is #1? Who the heck made that list?
No this man killed his REAL wife and used Madeline to cover it up
She accidently fell,,,,
I had to watch this for a class a couple semesters ago. It's really interesting to see how the gender roles were depicted in media back when this movie was made and how they have changed today
Is that really your biggest gripe with this movie? If so, your priorities as either a filmmaker or critic is out of wack.
Please react to my favorite Hichcock Movie "Rear Window"
NO. not his wife. he hired a lookalike to lure him up there to be a witness to her fake suicide so he could get away with it. SAME actress
Judy pretended to be Madeline for Scottie. Scottie never met the real Madeline. Elster killed his wife a got a decoy to fool Scottie.
Glad you got it because we're still confused lol
@@FlixTalk It isn't really rocket science to understand that Judy and Madeline were both played by Kim Novak. I'm still laughing and trying to count how ridiculously often your girlfriend was talking about "the other actress".
@@marcgyver677 were easily fooled Marc
@@marcgyver677 That part fools quite a few people though, good acting by Novak to make them different.
Judy/Madeline was the decoy