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ROPE
Phillip and bradon are two young intelligent men who share an apartment. Superior to their friend Mr Kentley (David) consequently decide to murder him. Together they strangle David with a rope and placing the body in an old chest, they proceed to hold a small party. The guests include David's father, his fiancée and their old schoolteacher Rupert from whom they mistakenly took their ideas. Brandon becomes increasingly more daring and ups the level of danger of getting away, Rupert begin to suspect the pair are involved in David's disappearance.
The 1948 film " rope" was directed by Alfred Hitchcock but the whole film was inspired by a writer named Mr Hamilton. Hitchcock was inspired by this narrative because it was based upon a real story of a murder case which two upper class law students were involved in.They were from Chicago and they murdered a teenage boy in order to show people how intellectually superior they were. After reading and watching the play Hitchcock was impressed and decided to use the idea for his own film'Rope'.
opening scene
opening scene
The background music is fairly upbeat and happy with a touch of tranquil which then hint's there may be some danger involved in this film.
The film starts of with a high angle establishing shot of a neighbourly shot with children and cars passing. The camera then slowly pans its way down and the audience is facing the window where the camera stops. This then creates a sense of suspense because we wonder why has it stopped at this one window and immediately think why?what?when?and how?
Rope is famous for its extremely long takes.Each "reel" is made up of two scenes which are aproximately 10 minutes with a hidden transition. These hidden transitions, usually someone's back or an piece of funiture filling the frame.These cuts are not at all harsh and almost hidden. As the actors are followed they are trapped and so is the audience. This locks the audiences attention into this confined set
Rope is a good example of a timeless thriller. It is filled with suspense from the opening scene. Brandon and Philip share an apartment in New York. They belive that they are intellectually superior to their peer David Kentley. Due to this belief they decide to murder him. From the onset we see that this meets the conventions of a thriller as it takes place in a famous city and there has already been a dramatic event involving violence and perhaps danger.
"Good and evil, right and wrog were invented for the ordinary average man, the inferior man, because he needs them" postulates Brandon; the mastermind of the murder. Brandon fits into the sterotype of the evil villian. He is a cruely malicious man who is devoted to wickedness/crime.
The film starts of with a high angle establishing shot of a neighbourly shot with children and cars passing. The camera then slowly pans its way down and the audience is facing the window where the camera stops. This then creates a sense of suspense because we wonder why has it stopped at this one window and immediately think why?what?when?and how?
Rope is famous for its extremely long takes.Each "reel" is made up of two scenes which are aproximately 10 minutes with a hidden transition. These hidden transitions, usually someone's back or an piece of funiture filling the frame.These cuts are not at all harsh and almost hidden. As the actors are followed they are trapped and so is the audience. This locks the audiences attention into this confined set
Rope is a good example of a timeless thriller. It is filled with suspense from the opening scene. Brandon and Philip share an apartment in New York. They belive that they are intellectually superior to their peer David Kentley. Due to this belief they decide to murder him. From the onset we see that this meets the conventions of a thriller as it takes place in a famous city and there has already been a dramatic event involving violence and perhaps danger.
"Good and evil, right and wrog were invented for the ordinary average man, the inferior man, because he needs them" postulates Brandon; the mastermind of the murder. Brandon fits into the sterotype of the evil villian. He is a cruely malicious man who is devoted to wickedness/crime.
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