Alfred Hitchcock, a great suspense film master who lived in the late 19th century to the end of the 20th century, won the French Legion of Honor Knight Medal in 1971, and won the Oscar Lifetime Achievement Award in 1979.
Before I talk about Hitchcock movies, let’s talk about a code at that time-the Hayes Code, which is a censorship regulation in the history of that restricts film performance. See! The United States also has a very traditional time, although this tradition continued from 1930 to 1966 and was abolished.
At that time, many movies lost the flavor of novels and movies due to this restriction, making these works bleak. But who is Hitchcock? As a master of suspense movies, there are constant suspense and thrillers. Isn't this just a hand holding his throat?
can only find wealth and wealth, and the story of Hitchcock and Hayes's code of wits and courage opens. It also inspired many filmmakers, it turned out that it could still be done like this!
can't kiss between men and women for more than three seconds? Hitchcock in the movie "Beauty", the protagonist kisses more than two and a half minutes. Every three seconds or so, the protagonist stops kissing, whispering to each other, changing postures, changing angles, etc. to extend the kiss time.
does not allow homosexuality? In the movie " ", Hitchcock explores the subject of homosexuality through the film. what to do? It can only be hinted to the audience both in and out of the play.
In real life, the screenwriter Arthur Lawrence and the John Doyle who played Brandon Shaw is gay , and the Farley Granger who played Philip Morgan is a homosexual bisexual. Lovers , also once dated and Arthur Lawrence . The piano piece played by Morgan in the play is by the gay composer Planck, and the film is about the place where two same-sex students hide their bodies, which is in the cabinet .
Can’t describe the murder scene in detail? Hitchcock created a classic bathroom murder case, became one of the most horrible scenes in film history, and it is also a model for many film schools.
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Although there is no scene where there is a sharp knife in this scene, it can make the audience deeply feel the tension and horror. Hitchcock used the montage technique to cut Marilyn in the bathroom being hacked to death by a mental patient. It is composed of more than 70 shots . Through editing, the short and oppressive feeling of this shot is made, the lighting and The switching of scenes also adds a finishing touch to the scene of this murder case.
Well, in Hitchcock's movies, not only do you avoid the code ingeniously, but its superb skills also sublimate the movie. What does this tell us? There is no way to stand in the way, only incompetent yourself.
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