One of the most creative movies I have ever seen!

Rating: 8/10 (26 April 2004)

At some point in everyoneÕs life they get the uncontrollable urge to
snoop, peep or just watch people about their homes. you act as if
your window was a movie screen and the movie taking place
wasnÕt filled with million dollar actors, but rather real people with
real drama in their lives. ÒRear WindowÓ is one of the most
creative stories in film history. There is no wonder why it is rated
14 on IMDBÕs top 100 films of all time. ÒRear WindowÓ takes you
into the lifeÕs of seven homes of many unsuspecting strangers.
Who donÕt realize what is about to take place in their little
community.	Alfred Hitchcock designed this movie in away, so the audience
would get the same feeling as the main character Jeffery (James
Stewart). Using the same set through out the whole movie, he
was able to achieve this look. Using the camera as if it was the
eyes of Jeffery, Hitchcock peers into each persons home. The
audience then gets the feeling that they are right there in that
apartment with the rear window. Who ever knew by looking out
your window every person you see, everyday, with everyday lifeÕs,
one could come up with such a great story.	The cast was small consisting of James Stewart (ÒItÕs a wonderful
lifeÓ), Grace Kelly and a handful of actors imitating interesting
people each with their own story to tell. Using one set to create the
whole story made the plot much more interesting. It seemed as if
the dialog wasnÕt what made the story, but rather the camera shots
from the eyes of one man and his uncontrollable pervertedness of
peering into others homes. ÒRear WindowÓ, which is based on the
book Ò It had to be murderÓ written by William Irish, is truly one of
Hitchcock's best films.