One of the best of all time, and people may not realize it.

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2008)

On my way of discovering Hitchcock films, I found Rear Window to be one of THE best, and one of my favorites of all time. Well... my most favorite and most memorable experiences out of all Hitchcock films. This may not be HITCH'S best. I mean, it's not like there's more suspense in this film than any other Hitch film, but I say this one is one of the best of the suspense/gripping genre THAT SAID, I must note that the suspense is very fragile in this movie. It's only superior if you are willing to participate in the film. And the problem with that is, it may not be very easy for some people of this day and age. Especially young people who are not familiar with older and simpler films. They end up wondering "what was this all about? Why did so many people HIGHLY recommended this film?!".
But, first, let me say here why I think Rear Window is one of the best... it's because of it's structure, and how superior IT is (I'm not talking about the suspense and gripping moments, that just comes from how the structure is stacked up, but it's not the structure itself).
Now people may not refer to story structure very much, or at all. Or, in fact, they may despise it. Or maybe they've never even considered or hear or read of it. But you cannot deny the fact that structure is inside every movie that you see. Even if you can't accept that fact.
Though, structure can be hard to explain, but it's not hard to analyze when you watch a movie. Really what it is, is the layout of events that forms together a story. And depending on whether or not that story has a serious purpose or not and what is done with that purpose, you can then know whether or not you have a great film, a superb movie, or even just a good or decent film, or not... maybe even a bad film.
Though people can argue about the difference between bad structure and just simply bad deliverance. Which can be totally different subjects and probably isn't worth arguing. Though I don't believe it's worth arguing. Everyone has their own opinions, and they can look at films however they want to look at films. There should be no argue.
So, I say, if you haven't seen this film, you should. But you SHOULD NOT expect TOO MUCH. If you're not hooked (by your own will) into the film about a quarter way through it or maybe more. Or else you might have to say goodbye to that suspenseful climax near the end. Although it took me about two to three viewings before I lost the suspense. But who knows, maybe it'll come back. I don't know. But my first, I can say, was the best and the most superior because I watched it from the very beginning with hardly no expectations, rather then anticipations. I mean, I was literally dying to jump into my TV screen. But once it ended, I was tossed out of the window. That's how good it was for me, and it will NEVER be that good again. Mark my words. Therefore, I HIGHLY recommend it if you are willing to participate in this film as much as I was for the first time. If you're not going to participate, DON'T! 'Cause this film, to me, is hardly anything more than a suspenseful and gripping treat. But you've got to participate! But if you've already seen it and you didn't get a good experience (rather than an impression), just simply take Hitch's advise and "watch it from the very beginning" and have no BIG expectations and just let the movie take you (which those are kind of my advise, though he might've gave them too). Let's just hope you're second viewing is better than your previous.
9.0/10