Rear Window - Alfred Hitchock analysis

the film begins with the opening titles, this is accompanied by some theme indicating music which is the sound track, an old fashioned up beat yet doesn't set any mood of suspense from early on. The music is mainly playing while the blinds of the 'Rear Window' is playing.

The blinds going up basically set the narrative of the film, which is basically J.B Jeffries watching his neighbour' s through the window on the titles. This would set the mood of a classical thriller because of the style of the film.

The whole of the start of this film is a bit misleading for the audience as we know it is a thriller yet we get no idea what is going to happen and where the suspense will kick in. this in a sense leaves the viewer with the feeling of mystery.

As the film starts the director uses a lot of establishing shots to show the area in which the film is set, there are also many high angle shots with panning transitions into zoom shots. we start off by seeing everything from the main character's perspective which shows us that his point of view will be key.

establishing shot.

the location of the opening is in a high risen flat block in America, this is clearly an ordinary situation which as we know is one of the key elements of a thriller, so we know that something extra-odinary is about to happen. we are also drawn as an audience to the protagonist, and his 'achilles heel' which is his broken leg. he is perceived as vulnerable and in some ways an easy target, if he were to be attacked he would have little means for escape.