Reaction Paper to Rear Window
L.B. Jefferies was an adventurous, risk taking photographer until he was incapacitated by an accident that took place on a photo opportunity. Now, Jefferies is confined to his two room apartment, stricken with boredom, for six weeks. Confined to a wheelchair with his broken leg in a cast, he gazes out of his apartment’s rear window witnessing the daily lives of his colorful neighbors soap operaic events. The sweltering New York heat forces everyone to keep their windows open at the hopes of catching a cool breeze. Days go by and things seem to never change until one stormy night when he was abruptly awakened by loud thunder and a woman’s scream. This turned out to be the murder of his bed-ridden neighbor, Mrs. Lars. He witnessed the suspicious acts of the murder, Mr. Lars, and along with his companions he searches to find the truth. By the use of low lighting effects and obscure camera angels, Alfred Hitchcock succeeded by making the audience see through Jefferies ey
es. The whole movie revolves around Jefferies perception of the chaotic events that took place. Locked into his point of view the audience was held to feelings of guilt, pleasure, love, stubbornness and loneliness which makes the viewers aware that we all share the same pleasures and gilts. We all have the urge to gossip and peer into other’s lives which should be no concern of ours. His detective friend’s, Tom, role was a little too vague and performed inadequately. It was apparent that he wanted no involvement with the situation and acts out the part light-footed. I guess that is how his part was supposed to be but I didn’t like his character at all. One character that I adored was Stella, the insurance nurse. Up until the end of things she was strong willed but in no time she is wrapped up in the solving the mystery. Finally, the crime is solved by the collaboration of Jefferies, Lisa Fremont and Stella. One neighbor, Ms. Lonelyhearts, drinks excessively, takes pills and talks to invisible people. Another o
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Approximate Word count = 698
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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