Rear+Window

The assignment for this movie is to come up with five questions that you think would be good discussion starters for this movie.

Class Notes 1/20 (recorded by John Winkler):

__Thoughts__

Slow at first, then got exciting at the end.

Everyone asked why he did not take a picture of the man who murdered his wife. It would be hard to take pictures during the night.

Erin thought that the wife was very annoying.

The murder was pretty smart except he had the windows open all the time.

What does the movie say about marriage?

There is tension throughout the whole movie about marriage.

Mrs. White is very loud on the intercom. We think she cannot hear herself in the office.

Talked about how some movies have zero true events in them even though they say it was a true.

Talked about how the murder when 38 people heard the murder but no one called for help. Said that you are better off with one person there then ten people.

Talked bout how is someone is always watching and how it can be fun to think about

__Themes__

Curiosity – Killed the dog

Creepiness

Find what you are looking for

Pleasure of watching people, someone’s always watching

Class Notes 1/21 (recorded by Abby Halliday):

-I punish thee -Scene about marriage -Watched the scene of Grace Kelly leaning over Jeff and kissing him in slow motion -Creepy with the shadows -Mr. Donnelly thinks it is a bad idea for him to go into Jeff’s apartment. Maybe it gives a killer satisfaction to kill the person who busted them. -Camera moves rapidly so we cannot fully see the detail of the fall. -Does a 180 when he falls -Alvin and the Chipmunks Guy -Everyone is paired up in the end like a Shakespearian comedy. -Talked about bunk beds -3rd person omission at the end gives a look at the neighborhood -Scene with ballerina would probably have more nudity today -Men direct most movies. -Movies are visual. -One thing they have over books -Hate Jeff’s form of defense