How does the representation of voyeurism in Rear Window (1954) reveal the inner lives of the films' main characters?

Introduction

The main purpose of this paper is to make an analysis that how does the representation of voyeurism in Rear Window (1954) reveal the inner lives of the films' main characters.

Discussion

Rear Window is a fascinating and brilliant work on the obsessive human curiosity and voyeurism. The film was shot entirely on a soundstage in the Paramount studios. A vast papier-mache decorated reproduced a New York Greenwich Village courtyard. The court has composed of 32 apartments, including 12 fully furnished. The set included a roof arches had placed where they fit the complex lighting should simulate natural light. Thus, Hitchcock wrote a story whose story occupies four days in a single stage composed of micro scenarios reflecting differing histories. He did it with great realism, including even the smallest details, like a cat, a pigeon, and the sounds of the city or the neighbors' daily tasks. He took such an interest in each of the details that even supervised the costumes for Grace Kelly (Newman, 56).

Following the pattern of most of the films of Alfred Hitchcock where an ordinary man prisoner of his curiosity gets into trouble uppercase, Rear Window, hides and reveals more behind a bold film that explores the habits of voyeurism as never been done before. It contains an unusual sexual charge to the filmography of the great master of suspense, voyeurism indeed seen from its significance as a diversion to the pursuit of sexual excitement. A condiment that certainly adds some more flavor to the already attractive entree if the great master of suspense (Appe, l20).

Beyond the voyeuristic obsession of his main character, Hitchcock poses the question about a crime that may or may not have got committed and key thriller immerse us in a stifling environment and engaging spiral of intrigue, as we solve the mystery before our eyes. The action takes part in an apartment surrounded by buildings and used the staging makes us feel claustrophobic emotions experienced by the protagonist. We singular experience of the struggle that keeps this common man to control his nerves that lead to compulsive see what happens, but being unable to act leads to despair.

The traces of Hitchcock's trademark genre appear once more: depth of his characters, the use of shadows in the staging if limited, use of visual symbolism or narrative, moral dilemmas for permanent and the if ubiquitous management of suspense as a genius, got scattered along elements of this authentic and captivating story indiscreet (Truffaut, 90). In the spotlight, we will see a man prisoner of his own limitations, who will immersed in a dangerous game where voyeurism has planned as an extension of their own insecurities. Voyeurism is the essence of the mischievous art of film and Hitchcock got obsessed with this idea as it did with other customs (declared or not) living in the midst of so discreet that no bourgeoisie, with soul loss satirist, check feet ...