"Rear Window" is widely considered as one of Hitchcock's best, and there is good reason for this. I am no film critic, but I do know when a movie is good or not after I see it. In such a small neighborhood setting all throughout the film, Mr. Hitchcock is able to generate considerable viewer-interest and suspense as he affords us a window-sized view into the lives of the tenants living in the surrounding apartments. We see these through the eyes of our hero, who for the moment is tied to the wheelchair with one leg in full brace. It is through the idle hours of doing nothing where he begins to look out of the window and observe (spy is a more fitting word) more closely the lives of his neighbors. The dilemma starts when he begins to suspect one of them as having committed murder.
Let's face it, to some degree, every human being has a taste for voyeurism (although, the nature of voyeurism in this film is not largely sexual : only one scene where our protagonist sees, through a small window which only exposed the head, the young woman living across his apartment taking a shower.) The movie knows this, and aptly capitalizes on this knowledge. James Stewart stars, and Grace Kelly, as the leading lady, has never been more beautiful and captivating. The cast is first rate.
"Rear Window" is widely considered as one of Hitchcock's best, and there is good reason for this. I am no film critic, but I do know when a movie is good or not after I see it. In such a small neighborhood setting all throughout the film, Mr. Hitchcock is able to generate considerable viewer-interest and suspense as he affords us a window-sized view into the lives of the tenants living in the surrounding apartments. We see these through the eyes of our hero, who for the moment is tied to the wheelchair with one leg in full brace. It is through the idle hours of doing nothing where he begins to look out of the window and observe (spy is a more fitting word) more closely the lives of his neighbors. The dilemma starts when he begins to suspect one of them as having committed murder. Let's face it, to some degree, every human being has a taste for voyeurism (although, the nature of voyeurism in this film is not largely sexual : only one scene where our protagonist sees, through a small window which only exposed the head, the young woman living across his apartment taking a shower. ) The movie knows this, and aptly capitalizes on this knowledge. James Stewart stars, and Grace Kelly, as the leading lady, has never been more beautiful and captivating. The cast is first rate.