Rear Window

On Mondays screening we watched the film 'Rear Window' directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The main story line of the film is about a man who has broken his leg so he is confined to his apartment where he has a large back window where he can see what his neighbours get up to. As time progresses he starts to get more and more distracted by his neighbours activities that he spots what he thinks a man who murders his wife but the he is unable to convince the police of this. He has a beautiful girlfriend who will do anything for him but to begin with his un sure of whether she is right for him. At this point in the film i notice that the 'man gaze' occurs quite frequently. The camera focuses quite closely on the women as she comes in to the apartment and prepares dinner for her man. The camera appears at different angles like the camera is the mans own eyes. The film doesnt go to any other scenes apart from in his apartment and into the windows and back gardens of neighbours houses through the windows. The man soon learns a valuable lesson towards the end of the film, not to mess with other peoples business as the man who is suspected of murdering his wife finally sees that he is being watched and throws the man out the window before falling and breaking both legs again,. It turns out that at the end the man did kill his wife, she was buried underneath the flowers in his garden which the neighbours dog kept trying to dig up. Although the film didnt venture outside of four walls the film manages to keep your attention just so you can witness the final outcome.