Great

Rating: 8/10 (16 April 2020)

The movie is great. However, the subtle messages aside, I didn't buy their love, and I didn't think they had chemistry at all, Johnny and Midge had way more chemistry. I get it tho, that Hitchcock was trying to show a man that chooses based on his understanding of "perfection", and because he barely knows Madeline/Judy tbh, he falls in love for her lack of flaws, in contrast with Midge's evident flaws and weaknesses. I also think the whole plot of his relationship with Midge stays so unsolved, she just disappears at some point and never comes back.
The scene she shows him the picture is so strange tho lol.
I know the movie can mean many things, to many people, However, one of the meanings I think it could have is that it truly tells a story about love, loving the "wrong" woman for only her outside, and still, making the same mistake again. That been Scottie "losing" Madeline twice in the movie, almost in the same way (at least, in the same context).
The acting is good in the movie. I thought Barbara Bel Geddes was so great! Every time she was on screen it was delightful, and I wanted to see her more. That's one of the reasons why I was upset her story sort of didn't have an ending.
James Stewart is good in the movie, I thought he did good most of the time. And I think Kim Novak is fine, I don't know, I think one of the major reasons why I didn't buy the romance, was because of her performance, even the kiss scenes look weird. She isn't bad, she is just not my favorite performance in the movie.
At the end, did she really die tho? I've noticed a shadow when the camera fades way, idk if that is just the camera's shadow, or if it could mean something else.
The text was basically just bullet point, I didn't try to do a cohesive thing lol.