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voisjoe1
May 04, 2014voisjoe1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Prior to this film, Michael Powell was considered to be one of the greatest directors in Great Britain. This film is the story, ostensibly about a psychotic sexually repressed serial murderer, but in reality is a story about film goers. You see, those who view films get their kicks watching other people perpetrate dastardly deeds. We think we are innocent, but we are complicit. Look up this film’s criticisms of the day. The critics thought it was a simple stupid horrible film about stupid murders, etc. and did not realize that it was about how film allows the audience to feel good and excited when one of the characters kills other people. The critics hated the movie so much, that Michael Powell never was allowed to make another good movie. A few years before this film, Hitchcock made a film, "Rear Window." That film was also about a retired police officer, who watched other people from his window, and this film was also about film goers as voyeurs. But the protagonist played by James Stewart was portrayed as a more benevolent voyeur.