Film critic Doug Yablun notes that "Whenever John sees a set of parallel lines, the screen flashes white, this flash of white is not produced through the use of external light sources, but through the camera itself. In the middle of recording, the cinematographer increased the exposure to overexpose the footage.". This technique allows the spectator to connect with John when he experiences his psychological episodes. It's important to note that when John first saw the fork marks in the tablecloth at dinner, the lighting was not drastically exposed, in contrast to this scene. Hitchcock uses this as a way to highlight John's journey discovering his amnesia; at first, it is not as apparent as to what John is distressed by, but as the movie continues, the character has more alarming experiences with the lines. The audience takes on the perspective of John, allowing the viewer to relate more so to this alarming human condition.
Many point of view shots and close ups on objects allows the viewer to go into the mind of the characters and experience what they are going through as if we are involved in the narrative. There's a moment of questioning on Constance's face, before the viewer sees the differences she sees. The audience encounters this revelation the same time as the character does in order to establish a connection. The lack of dramatic irony allows the audience to react in a way that is similar to the character's reactions of the scene.
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Rayhaan Rahman
3/6/2018 11:12:02 am
I really liked your use of quotations in the blog post and i think you did a thorough job at analyzing the movie. I think that is is important to acknowledge that music in this movie also played a really key role. One thing that stood out to me in your post, as i said earlier was your use of references and quotes. You atually inspired me to start using quotation in my posts... keep up the good work!
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