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Analysis Of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window

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Beyond the shadow of a doubt, Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a better movie than its 2007 remake Disturbia. Though Rear Window was made in 1954 with limited special effects, it contains more suspense than Disturbia has. Also, Rear Window is slow paced; this makes you feel as if you are alongside Jefferies, solving the mystery of Mrs. Thorwald’s murder. Overall, Disturbia lacked Hitchcock’s top-notch directing and creativity. Rear Window uses slow-paced scenes to create suspense the audience loves. Alfred Hitchcock skillfully combines the lives of the other neighbors with the main story to create this suspense. In the movie, we observe the neighbors alongside Jefferies and decide whether we have enough evidence that Mr. Thorwald is guilty.
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