Monday, April 4, 2016
Synthesizing Hitchcock Themes from Groups
When looking at Hitchcock's films, one can see how he uses ethics, psychology, historical context, and technology/science. Ethics used in Hitchcock's film include women's clothing, kissing scenes, alcohol, and affairs. I believe Hitchcock portrays some bad ethics but gives the movie a good story line. The women (mostly Alicia) wear clothing that is quite revealing for the time period and Alicia also gets married but continues to love Devlin. Also, Alicia is seen driving while under the influence and kissing scenes were not as ethical in the 40s. Psychology is seen in a few scenes in Notorious including Alicia realizing the wine room is where her husband is hiding something and Alicia realizing she had been poisoned. I believe these involve psychology because they deal with thinking and how the character is feeling. Historical context of the film can be seen in a few ways including the laws of kissing scenes, women's behavior, Nazis and uranium (Germany vs USA). I believe these scenes include historical context because they were different in the 1940s. Back then the women were suppose to be homemakers and kissing scenes were not suppose to last over 3 seconds. Also, Germany and the United States were feuding after the war and had many issues with each other. Technology and science can be found throughout Hitchcock's Notorious including the scenes using different camera angles and rear projection process shots. I believe these scenes include technology and science because the different ways Hitchcock used the camera was brilliant and high tech in the 40s.
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