Media Analyses Vertigo (10/10) Themes, Motifs and Repetition 15 Oct 201931 Jan 2024 This is the final part of my Vertigo analysis, I hope you've enjoyed it! Themes Hitchcock Examination/”Confession” Much has been said of Hitchcock's meticulous crafting of all his leading ladies…
Media Analyses Vertigo (9/10) The Soundtrack 1 Jun 201926 Oct 2019 Vertigo is nigh inseparable from its soundtrack, and as entertaining or technically proficient as the rest of the movie may be, without the work of Bernard Herrman I do not…
Media Analyses Vertigo (8/10) The Story (& Differences from Script) 1 Jun 201926 Oct 2019 The plot of Vertigo is in many ways an implausible mess. The script has elements of paranormal, film noir, psychological thriller and romantic melodrama, but somehow it all comes together…
Media Analyses Vertigo (7/10) Color/Lighting and its Meaning 31 Mar 201926 Oct 2019 Source for the header image is the fantastic blog, Moviebarcode. I highly recommend checking out their work. Vertigo has been described as a “film noir in technicolor.” I believe that's…
Media Analyses Vertigo (6/10) Midge Wood Analysis 31 Mar 201921 Mar 2020 Probably Scottie's true best match, or the closest thing he ever had to one, though sadly he never knew it. Even Judy I don't think deserves that title, considering she…
Media Analyses Vertigo (5/10) Gavin Elster Analysis 31 Mar 201926 Oct 2019 In my estimation, the most monstrous yet thoroughly understated villain in any film I've seen yet. He may not be as iconic as Darth Vader, or as menacing as Hannibal…
Media Analyses Vertigo (4/10) Judy Barton Analysis 31 Mar 201931 Jan 2024 Judy Barton is perhaps the most tragic character in the entire film, which is saying a lot, the naive and insecure country girl in the big city. Unfortunately, she gets…
Media Analyses Vertigo (3/10) Madeleine Elster Analysis 30 Mar 201931 Jan 2024 We never meet the real Madeleine at all in the movie so, like Scottie, we only get to see an idealized fantasy. Madeleine as played by Judy is elegant, regal,…
Media Analyses Vertigo (2/10) John “Scottie” Ferguson Analysis 30 Mar 201930 Jan 2024 Overall, John "Scottie" Ferguson is one of cinema's most complex and interesting antiheroes. This is a character who's completely ensconced in a fantasy for almost the entire film, racked with…
Media Analyses… Vertigo (1/10) My Overall Thoughts & General Reaction 30 Mar 201930 Jan 2024 I first saw Hitchcock's Vertigo when I was about 13 or 14, on a broken up series of YouTube videos back before they screened everything for copyright. At the time,…