Rear Window is a great movie

Rating: 9/10 (22 September 2018)

In the film Rear Window, main character Mr. Jeff has a broken leg with a cast on it, and he is watching all of his neighbors through the window of his tiny apartment. Even though the main character does not move out of his living place, the film is not boring at all because Jeff knows what is happening around him; what makes the beginning so interesting and attractive to me as an audience is I am able to experience what Mr. Jeff is watching. The window bridges the gap between character and audiences. In the beginning, there are many emotions on Jeff's face while he is watching the woman dancing, the man who is playing the piano, Mr. Thorwald and his wife, and etc. The camera shot goes back and forward between Jeff's face and the outside world. We can see how Jeff responses to each of the scenes through the moving camera. Director uses this technique to interact with audiences in order capture people's attentions.
The background music is a significant factor that makes Rear Window a great film. The rhythm rises as the story rises to its climax. When the story starts, audience is focusing on what is going outside the window, the music brings nothing to audiences in the beginning. When the story keeps developing to its climax where Mr. Thorwald try to kill Jeff, cadence of the music goes rapidly fast, and it brings intension to audiences, it makes people nervous and curious about what is going to happen to Jeff. The music in this film really brings up the story together, and it also brings up audience's attention to plot developments through out.
There is one thing stands out in the film which is the color combination in each scene. First of all, while Jeff is watching multiple actions happening in the neighbor, there are different colors in the frame. People dress up differently, and the bright colors correspond to the smile on Jeff's face because he is having fun with people's different lives. In addition, when Lisa Fremont comes to Jeff's apartment, she always dress up nicely; the color of her dress brings out the mood for their little date night and romantic time. Moreover, when Mr. Thorwald comes into Jeff's room, everything become so dark because there is no light. The scene creates scariness, and my heart rate increased as an audience because I was so nervous, I don't know what will happen but I want to know what will happen next. Color is an important factor in Rear Window, which makes it a successful film.
After Mr. Jeff realizes something is wrong with Mrs. Thorwald, he uses the camera with a long lens in order to figure what is going on in Mr. Thorwald's apartment. Later on, he wants to get a more clear view to ensure his assumption that Mrs. Thorwald is gone; he takes out a telescope. And then, he is very sure about Mr. Thorwald has murdered his wife. The changing of Jeff's equipment corresponds to the plot developments too. Every little details in this film tie up together and leads to climax of the story. In addition, symbolism also plays out in Rear Window by the director. The dog died in the yard right after Jeff figured out Mrs. Thorwald has gone for so long. The dog symbolizes death, Jeff is right about that Mr. Thorwald had killed his wife, and he killed the dog too because the dog saw Mr. Thorwald is hiding something in his apartment. It also shows brutality of Mr. Thorwald.