Fate

Rating: 8/10 (26 April 2020)

Hitchcock completely subverted the narrative core of the two parts of the film, and the protagonist also changed from a woman who fled with money to a man who killed the woman. In this film, the eyes of the first half of the audience followed the male lead Ferguson to witness the strange behavior and traces of the female host Mullen after being "possessed". And as Mullen jumped down on the top of the tower, was judged to commit suicide, Mullen 's husband got the legacy, Ferguson who fell in love with Mullen was desperate, and as a witness confirmed that Mullen committed suicide by jumping off the building, everything seemed to follow The development of traditional film noir. Ferguson should find himself being used by his former classmates, using his fear of heights to help his classmates complete evil plans, and then he will have to work hard to find evidence and truth and bring the former classmates to justice. But Hitchcock did not use this hand-to-catch routine, but instead changed the audience's perspective from the male host to the female host, as he did in "The Horror," and the replacement bridge was love. So in the second half came a story of love tragedy (destiny) dedicated to love.
It was Mullen who died in the jump, but she was already dead. Her body was thrown away by Judy, who pretended to be Mullen, and Ferguson, an old classmate who had been waiting on the roof of the building. The fearful Ferguson had already turned the truth away, so he took the illusion as the truth and blamed himself. Judy pretends to be Mullen to implement the plan only to get some money and a necklace, but the plan cannot keep up with the changes. When she fell in love with Ferguson, she was destined to never change back to herself. She dressed herself as Mullen at the request of Ferguson. She loved Ferguson, but Ferguson loved Mullen. Judy had to wear a mask to get along with the beloved Ferguson and had to live in the shadow of a dead woman. The movie at this time has completely entered the love story. Until the necklace worn by Judy exposed the feet of the horse, Ferguson took Judy up the clock tower again, and dismantled the conspiracy. Eventually, Judy was frightened by the sudden appearance of a nun who appeared on the side and fell to the building. Lun formed a fatal agreement, and Ferguson looked at Judy's body from the clock tower, as if he had cured his fear of heights. At this point, a series of elements that should have been the biggest suspense have been eliminated as to whether Ferguson 's old classmates have been punished by law, how Mullen was killed by her husband, and so on. Hitchcock turned the suspense movie into a love movie by changing the role perspective and narrative core, and used love to punish Judy and cure Ferguson.