Woooossshhh!

That’s the sound of Vertigo going right over my head. I tried so hard to use all the things Dr. C told us about in class, and every bit of knowledge about film theory and composition that I have at my disposal — and I still feel completely lost.

This was the first Hitchcock film I had ever seen, and it definitely delivered what I thought it would: confusion, frightening parts (I love Jimmy Stewart like nobody’s business, and am now rather freaked out by him), and things that make you just go “huh?” So basically, I can’t wait for class for Dr. C and some of you to help me through this maze of a movie and out onto the other side safely.

By the way, I think the greatest shot in the whole film is right after Madeline has “killed” herself, and we see the nuns and priests climbing up the ladder to get to her. The camera is set high and is focusing on the mission (by the way, I’ve been there; it’s a pretty neat place). On the left side of the steeple we see Madeline’s body, and on the right, staggering out of the door of the mission, Jimmy Stewart. Pretty neat shot, I thought.