Love And Fear In Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo

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Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 mystery film, "Vertigo," chronicles an acrophobic detective and his journey through a supernatural case, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. The film touches on topics of love and fear as it shows John "Scottie" Ferguson attempt to conquer both themes in the form of young Madeline Elster, or Judy Barton., a seemingly possessed and married debutante. After viewing "Vertigo" for the first time, it would be easy to call it spinning ride.
The story takes place in the late 1950s in San Fransisco, recently after the retirement of John Ferguson from the police force. The other main characters in the film are his ex-fiance Midge, his old friend Gavin Elster, Elster's wife Madeline, and Judy Barton. As the story unfolds, the