Again, to Benjamin, aura has become a monster because of its ritualistic aspects that people substitute for rational thinking. When we see Vertigo in 1995, it is obvious that we cannot watch it through the eyes and perspective of the people who viewed its first screening in 1957. To us, the politics of sexism are inseparable from the discussion of this movie. Judy does not realize that Scottie will never love her until she is Madeleine. Conversely, Judy is getting something out of this as well.
Film is a medium of barriers.
This corresponds with the barrier that Judy erects as her price in allowing herself to be recreated. I have undergone a process through this study, modifying and expanding my ideas on aura. Through a better understanding of Benjamin enhanced greatly by Berger's insight, I was able to extract a statement that both compliments and challenges them. 2 Benjamin 221. 5 Berger 19.