Rear Window is a film by Alfred Hitchcock about the different events that go on outside Jeff’s window. The movie is also focused on Jeff’s relationship with his maid, Stella, and his girlfriend, Lisa. During the movie, they all suspect and witness a murder that might have gone on just by looking out the window. At the beginning of the movie, Lisa thinks that it is dumb that Jeff finds pleasure in looking out of the window, but then, she starts to gain an interest in solving this murder mystery.
Throughout this movie, there are many statements that are made about voyeurism. Voyeurism is finding pleasure from looking at something, whether it be elicit or sexual. During the movie, Jeff is seen always looking out his window seeing what is going on with his neighbors in the other apartments because he is confined to his wheelchair. Some of the people that he sees while looking out his window are “Miss Torso”, a dancer, “Miss Lonelyhearts”, a single woman, several married couples, newlyweds, a female sculptor, and Lars Thorwald.
There are different messages that people can get when they are looking at something or someone. Some would classify this as “people watching”, where people observe others in a public place. Others would classify this as somewhat creepy if it is always done with the same person. Throughout this movie, Jeff observes the daily lives of various people in the neighborhood to help solve the mystery of Lars Thorwald.
This movie would fall under the category of people watching in order to help solve the mystery of Lars Thorwald. Jeff would use the different clues of the people that live around him to help pinpoint what has happened. One scene in particular that brought out a big reveal was when Jeff finds out that one of the neighbor’s dog has died from sniffing the plants. It turns out that with the help of Stella and Lisa that Thorwald buried his wife under the plants so that no one will know. Overall, this movie was a great watch and is great for those that love mysteries and suspense.
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