VERTIGO (1958) Movie Reaction! | FIRST TIME WATCHING!
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- This was definitely a slow burn that had a huge payoff, especially RIGHT at the end, oh my goodness. Very strange first half, and just so messy and so wild in the second half. Another Hitchcock movie in the books!
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One of the ten best movies ever made! Complex and twisted. Greatest ending ever as well.
I envy anybody who can watch this movie for the first time without knowing the twist.
Good movies always seem like the first time.
Kim Novak said she deeply connected with the character of Judy because, as an actress in 1950s Hollywood, she constantly had to change and glamorize herself to be appreciated. She understood Judy’s question of “if I let you change me, will you love me?” And you can feel it. Every moment of her performance feels real and raw and genuine. You’re constantly torn between hating her for her actions and sympathizing with her as Scottie’s behavior becomes more and more toxic. She was absolutely robbed of an Oscar for this. One of the top ten film performances of all time, in my book. James Stewart is also fantastic, of course, but the whole movie would’ve fallen apart without Kim’s phenomenal work.
I've always thought she doesn't get enough credit for what is really a triple performance - the real Madelyn, Judy playing Madelyn and Judy as herself.
yes she was very good but there were some great actresses NOominated for 1958 and NO way was Susan hayward gonna lose for "I want to live"
@@CPTDoom The real Madelyn only appeared as she was thrown from the tower. That wasn't Kim Novak.
Love how this film subverts your expectations repeatedly 😂
Vertigo is almost Hitchcocks most personal movie because Hitchcock WAS Scottie, wanting to remake his actresses into his favourite icy blonde actress Grace Kelly (who retired from movies to marry the Prince of Monaco)
Nah. Have any other simplistic things to say about this very profound and complex movie? You're hilarious 😆
@@grosbeak6130 how nice of you when I was just making an observation……..😡
@@sauronbagginsd8032 to say that Vertigo is Hitchcock's most personal film is questionable to me just because he liked to control his actresses. That doesn't necessarily make it his most personal film. That's a superficial observation or conclusion to make. There are many other factors that go into his filmmaking like fear, and guilt also deception and the study of human nature. Indeed, Hitchcock himself said that his favorite film is Shadow of a Doubt. I think your comment was basically misleading.
@@grosbeak6130 I guess I meant to say it’s almost autobiographical in a sense
@@grosbeak6130 Yes, the movie is profound and complex, but @sauronbagginsd8032 is correct.
Kim Novak most certainly deserved an Oscar for this film. It’s a phenomenal, indelible performance, one that one appreciates more each time the film is viewed again.
I’m all for more Hitchcock! Shadow Of A Doubt is his favorite of all the ones he directed.
Your well-articulated reaction to the controversial "early reveal" scene where Hitchcock shows us and Judy tells us in her letter what really happened is exactly why the decision to present that reveal early was the right decision and to have saved it to the end or close to the end would have been a missed opportunity. You were properly pulled in multiple complex directions, aware of Judy's terrible dilemma, worried about her getting caught, anxious (High Anxiety. Lol) about what will his reaction be when he finds out and on and on. Hitchcock brilliantly exchanged 15 seconds of surprise at the end for 30 minutes of anxiety and suspense on the journey to that end. Bravo for him. He we not known the truth as presented in that early reveal, we would have spent the rest of the movie until the surprise ending puzzled by the facial resemblence between Madeleine and Judy right along with Scottie and not particularly warming up to or caring about this new character in the movie named Judy. At least a half dozen more interesting themes and layered meaning related to the human condition triggered by what we were witnessing would have been squandered for the sake of one brief parlour trick twist ending.
Another Hichcock movie dealing with psychological trauma is Marnie. It's probably one of the first movies dealing with this kind of trauma and PTSD and how it could affect a person at a time it was not really acknowledged openly yet or dealt with.
It's highly underrated in my opition and I don't think anyone has done a reation to it.
That's James Stewart as Scottie. He was such a fantastic actor. I wish they would have shown more of the mission because it is beautiful. This is such a fantastic movie, glad you got to finally react to it. Thanks!!
I've been to that Mission. But Guess What? There is NO Bell Tower that was an Invention of Hitchcock!
@@jamesalexander5623 Oh I didn't remember that, I haven't been there in a long time.
I think the closing image of him looking down is to intimate that the shock has "cured" him of vertigo.
Although Hitchcock might not have described himself that way, his outlook on life was that of an existentialist. Certainly that's the prevailing philosophy behind many of his greatest films -- and it's never more evident than here in Vertigo. This script is his darkest. It's more horrifying in many ways than Psycho or Frenzy or anything else he directed. For me, Vertigo is the deepest, truest Hitchcock, and unquestionably one of the greatest movies ever made. It also rewards repeat viewings, letting us watch and discover how brilliantly the master has designed and presented the story, has controlled the actors, and has manipulated the audience. This is cinematic genius.
Jimmy is also in Hitchcock's movie The Man Who Knew too Much.
About the same time he made "Vertigo," James Stewart also made "Anatomy Of A Murder" (1959) directed by another film artist, Otto Preminger. It's another must-see. Very innovative. You see most things in movies the first time that most people miss! 6:50 That's how Hitchcock plays with the audience. Woman looks likes she's going into some shady place and it turns out to be a flower shop! 24:30 First use of CGI in a commercial movie, they say. 30:37 Judy wasn't just a pawn, she was an accomplice to the murder and apparently knew that going in. But, we'll never really know. Still, Judy gets our sympathy for a long time. 40:29 A good storyteller, as Hitchcock was, leaves you begging for more of the story.
You would think Johnny would have gone off the deep end after that third event of Judy falling down. But in fact, he is now cured of his vertigo.Notice in the last shot that he is standing on the ledge of the bell tower looking down, with no shakes or lightheadedness or anything else. But people really need to stop falling off of high places around him.
Maybe the nuns should close off that tower to public access!
"Do I really look like her?"
Well, not t h a t much 😂😅
Made me laugh so hard 😂 Thank you, I needed that
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What a trip. It's fantastic to go into this wild ride without knowing anything beforehand.
This is truly Hitchcock's masterpiece. Every time you watch it, you'll discover something you've missed before. The biggest obstacle for Judy in trying to win back Johnny's love (apart from her affair with Elster, and her involvement in his wife's murder), was that she played the role of Madeleine too convincingly. Everything, from her elegance and sophistication to her mannerisms, made her the woman Johnny loved. Judy, in his eyes, was a poor substitute which is why he kept trying to recreate her. The moment when Judy emerges from the bathroom as Madeleine is really powerful. Every aspect of her, even her walk, has transformed back into Madeleine, and that's when Johnny finally embraces her with passion. Jimmy Stewart is fantastic as always, but not enough is said about Kim Novak's exceptional dual performance. She makes Madeleine and Judy seem like two completely different women.
My only problem I have with the movie is that I think the reveal came too early. I would have liked to have come to the realization at the same time as John Johnnie Scotty.
Fantastic reaction, Sam. You had a great comment about how Scottie is becoming like Madeleine. He even says to Gavin, Well, anybody could become obsessed with the psst with a background like that! And guess what? He becomes anybody. Also, don't you think Gavin is one of the most evil people ever? He's not some snarling villain, but just so mannered and cold and calculating. Again, excellent reaction.
Your reaction at the end was priceless!!! Such a wild ride. My fave Hitchcock film is The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) also starring Jimmy Stewart, I highly recommend.
Good reactions, however, at the end, Scottie has overcome his vertigo, he steps out on the ledge and has had that second”shock” which Midge talked about as the only cure. For him to be on the high edge, looking over, and standing straight now, not collapsing, shows that he has indeed “gotten free of the past” and found his inner strength.
Now the only question is whether he goes on to live a new life - or jumps right then and there!
@@dlweiss Exactly. He's really too close to that edge. He probably goes on to a life of obsessive risk-taking behavior and finally ends up dying in a shoot out in Mexico.
@@dlweiss If the movie was made today we'd have a dozen sequels Die Hard Vertigo with a Vengeance
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Just What I Was Thinking 🤔
I Really Wished That Alfred Hitchcock Would Have Done A Sequel.
But I Only Assumed That "John / Scottie" Would Have Been Okay.
And Not "Jumped"!
Thank Goodness That Hollywood Did Not 🚫 Make A Sequel. 🤔
But Would Have Been Interesting To See If They Did.
Would They Have Convinced James Stewart To Return As "John / Scottie"?
Would They Have Convinced Barbara Bel Gettes ( Midge Wood ) To Return?
@@johnhenryclark911 I thought there was a sequel. He moves to a New York apartment and while he is mending his leg from the fall he views a murder from his... Rear Window.
Great job - you kept up with all the twists and turns. Jimmy Stewart is one of my favorites.
Great reaction! Notice at the end that Scottie was standing on the ledge looking down with no apparent problem. Recall Midge saying that the doctor thought he could only be cured by experiencing another traumatic event. Madeleine (Elster's wife) falling didn't do it, but Madeleine (Judy) falling seemingly did.
I've often wondered how the film would play without Judy's flashback scene. What if we only discovered the truth at the same time as Scottie does? It may be a more powerful ending as the realization of the deception and Judy's death would happen within a few minutes, but then we wouldn't have time to process Judy's conflicting emotions as Scottie transforms her into Madeleine. By the way, there is no way Judy could admit to ex-cop Scottie that she was an accessory to murder and hope that he could still love her (and most likely it would result in her spending the rest of her life in a prison cell).
i watched your reaction again of my all time favorite - i hope you spend a lifetime watching it like i did - i envy your youth, and all your future fun getting into films
"Two cups in the front, two loops in the back. How do they do it" George
Like Columbo said on one of his cases that involved an Airplane crash when someone asked him if he was afraid of flying or of heights, he said *I don't even like being this tall*
I don't recall that, but it is hilarious!
@@lindalee5866 The one where Johnny Cash faked a plan crash, by jumping with a home made rigged parachute. I think it was called *Swan Song* I haven't watched those in years now, but I see I can watch them on my Peacock Network, might watch a few.
@@lindalee5866 The episode that quote is from is "Swan Song" [1974], the episode where the murderer was Johnny Cash.
There was an alternate ending, Scotty came back to Madges apartmentt, On the radio a news flash.
Elster had taken off to Europe. The police catch him and was bringing him back to the USA. This ending I saw on a dvd. It was for different European audiences.
Great reaction!.... And of course the finally death was the emotional shock that cured his vertigo... but it didn't matter anymore.
Loved your reaction to "Vertigo!" It's thought to be, by many people, Hitchcock's best film.
Thanks for this reaction. This is an absolute classic with many wonderful features, including Herrmann’s great, pseudo-Wagnerian score. Regard for it hasn’t been unqualified, though. When the Sight & Sound poll name this the greatest film of all time, actor Alan Arkin opined that this is not the greatest film ever, not one of the 500 greatest films, not Hitchcock’s greatest film, etc. One TH-camr called it the most perverse film ever to come out of Hollywood. Also saw an analysis that suggested Scotty follows Judy to his death. Personal connection: In about 1980 I saw Henry Jones (coroner) at the Tower Records in Westwood, CA.
Its a happy film, at the end he got over his vertigo! Ok, by that point we don't even care.
We never see Scotty rescued. He's really hanging, emotionally, till the end of the movie.
It's about obsession. A masterpiece. Kim Novak is still alive.
Considering the time period Judy was probably facing the death penalty for conspiracy to commit first degree murder. As a former cop Scottie would most likely be compelled to turn her in. That, and her guilt on seeing the nun, could support an argument that she committed suicide.
. One of my favorite movies. Loved your reaction. You appreciated just how twisted it is.
I'm glad you found the ending funny. That's Alfred Hitchcock's dark humor for you. XD
Hitchcock was amazing. I grew up watching his movies & weekly tv show. VERTIGO is one of my top 3 of his movies. "THE BIRDS" & "MARNIE" are the other 2. I love your reactions!!
Oh man! Can’t wait to get home and watch this! Thumbs up already. Thanks, Sam!
Here's something to ponder. What happened in the hotel? How did she get in and out without anybody seeing her?
Never answered in the movie, right?!
I MENTIONED THAT! I still don't get how!
@@Divamarja_CAThe receptionist was obviously involved in the plot and paid off to lie.
Yes. Judy told the receptionist that this weirdo old guy was following her, tell him I haven't been here, oh, and here's $20.
The scene in the bookstore as the cinematography gets darker is because as the story Pop is telling gets more depressing, the lights dim and get darker too
That and outside, the sun is setting. It’s the juxtaposition that is awesome.
@@EQSATUB yeah! Exactly :)
In “Psycho”, Hitchcock manipulates the audience with their expectations of who is the main character, what is the main plot and who we identify with. In “Vertigo” he does that again, in a different way. The film is about obsession.
Scottie starts out as a victim, and the audience feels sympathy for him and understands his journey. But then the film changes and Scottie becomes obsessed, and is no longer the victim but is the manipulator and we lose some sympathy and understanding. He becomes very controlling and altho says it is because he loves her, we know that trying to remold a person into another is less about love and more about an unhealthy obsession.
Likewise Hitchcock keeps changing our perspective of Judy; we are constantly being jolted between feelings of sympathy for her situation, anger at her complicity, and hopes that she will finally be honest, altho we know that since legally, she would be admitting to conspiracy to commit murder, that is unlikely. Both characters were manipulated by Gavin Ulster who is the one person who gets away with murder, inherits the money and apparently has no guilt. Even Midge suffers since she knows Scottie will never love her the way she wants. It is a tragedy except for the final scene which shows that at least Scottie has overcome his vertigo, but will probably retain other psychological problems as a result of the entire situation.
@@Fanfanbalibar true. I guess I meant that Psycho had already been seen on the channel. But yes, Hitchcock was experimenting with different ways he constructed his stories, and I suppose with more detailed analysis- even farther back in his career, so rather than saying “again” it could be “another example of…”
Thank you for an honest reaction.
vertigo was once my favorite Hitchcock suspense film, but then I ended up living it (sorta) I was in a relationship with someone who just started dating again after their partner died 10 years ago. long story short the guy wanted me to be the dead partner. reflected on things that reminded him of dead partner, even when I colored my hair (I didn't know the guy was a blonde) so when I tried blonde he got creepier) I got out of it fortunately by someone who was intrusive in the relationship But then he realized his mistake when he started experiencing what I went through. All I can say is evil did me a favor cause i was trying to figure out how to escape. But after that incident I see this film in a whole new light.
Wonderful reaction, Sam, to a marvelous movie.
Actually at the end, he could look down, so he seems to have overcome his acrophobia
OHHHHH YOU'RE RIGHT!
Judy wasn't Madeline. It was Judy playing Madeline. He wanted Judy to turn into Madeline. The reason Judy protested was because he fell in love with Madeline, not the real her ; Judy.
Classic Classic Classic!!! One of the best films ever made. Hitchcock was truly genius!
So while I understand your sympathies with the Jimmy Steward character, I think it's really interesting how the Mr classic nice guy goes down the obsessive hole remaking Judy back into Madeline. Very dark side (understandably so) for him to inflict upon her and her powerlessness to be other than his dream Madeline.
Really just about my fav Hitchcock but the plot has enough holes in it to sink a battleship!
Film scholars have long noted the marked difference between Stewart's roles before WW II and after, when he'd gone through the enormous trauma of combat. Beginning with "It's a Wonderful Life," he characters are far darker, especially in his Hitchcock collaborations and western films.
A movie that will give you whiplash just with all the directions it takes. Not my favorite Hitchcock, but it's right up there.
She knew he was spotting her.
This movie had a huge influence on David Lynch's subsequent films....
loved watching you watch my fav film
One of the most interesting things about this movie is the main character didn't exist. The version of Madeline that Scotty fell in love with had nothing really to do with his friend's wife except that they looked vaguely similar. She had nothing really to do with Judy, except they looked vaguely similar. She had nothing to do with Carmen Valdez, except that they looked vaguely similar. And yet, in the context of the story, not only is Madeline real, but she's more real than any of the women who were actually, physically real and associated with her. They were merely the myths out of which the real person was made. And yet, if you loved the real person, there was no place to find them.
My favorite reactor on TH-cam!
I won’t give up: you’d love Scent of a Woman ❤
Great reaction, thanks.
Hope you do more Hitchcock, Rear Window would be my suggestion.
At Least he got over his Vertigo !!!
@ 21:05 I Was Shocked 😳😲 Just Like You Were At "Judy" Jumping!
I Thought 🤔 That She Died!😳😲🥺😢
So I Was Like You.😁
I Was Taken Aback When "Judy" And "Madeleine" Were One And The Same Woman! 🤔
I Thought 🤔"Interesting!"
This Is Definitely One Of Those Old Movies That Requires At Least 2 Viewings To Appreciate!
Great Job On The Review!
Do Not Worry About Being Confused!
I Think 🤔 That That Was Alfred Hitchcock's Purpose For The Movie Audience To Feel Confused 😕 And Uneasy. ( Like 'Vertigo'! )😁🤓🙂☺️
I Am Typing This At 5:48 a.m. , 🌞 Sunday Morning 🌛🌉🌃🌌 , April 21, 2024.
yeah, probably the most batship crazy plotline of a Hitchcock film. I feel like the Psycho is another one where the entire plot just changes mid-film.
They don’t make ‘em like this anymore
SAM, after seeing “Vertigo” and a few other Alfred Hitchcock movies, you might want to rewatch “High Anxiety”, it will make a lot more sense....especially the Nurse Diesel character.
Funny enough, I've seen/reacted to it! th-cam.com/video/3BZH9X-avZo/w-d-xo.html
One of the writers I used to work for, Tim Minear, has said this is his favorite film. He's one of my favorite TV writers.
Jimmy Stewart is fantastic. If you haven't, check out The Philadelphia Story (1941) starring Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, and my favorite actress, Katherine Hepburn. A few bits haven't aged well, but overall, it's still great.
The unanswered question is, does this i.plicate the hisband in his wife's murder. The nun can attest that she fell abd wasn't pushed. And the police will clearly see that she looks exactly like the wife, being in the same outfit, hair, and makeup. The police might then find the ripped up cpnfession innher garbage can.
I really enjoy your reactions. Thank you.
Excellent! This is Hitchcock's David Lynch movie.
Love Hitchcock never seen this movie, it would be great to see a reaction to Strangers on a Train as I haven't seen that either
Mel Brooks wasn't the only one who spoofed "Vertigo". Look up Brian DePalma's "Body Double". Spoiler:
Claustrophobia instead of Acrophobia.
I remember I saw this movie on the Encore channel back in 2006 when it was thriller and scary movie night and boy I always thought that was Marilyn Monroe 😭😭😭
"Batshit" and good single word explanation for the movie Vertigo.
That green wrap and gown! Edith Head. Just like that beautiful, green suit Tippi Hedron wore in "The Birds."
I have trouble with this film because Scotty is so controlling.
I know woman in the beginning as Miss Ellie Ewing from tv show Dallas.
Many consider this Hitchcock's best film. The same year this was released Stewart and Novak appeared in the rom-com "Bell, Book and Candle" which I enjoy more. For Jimmy Stewart's best film (for me) watch the classic comedy "Harvey".
I liked seeing Stewart and Novak have a happier ending in Bell, Book, Candle.
Great reaction!
This movie actually got pretty panned at the time, with people accusing Hitchcock of just going through the motions without doing anything truly innovative and artistic like they'd come to expect. This probably played a role in him following it with the more commercial North By Northwest and Psycho, but it's since undergone a huge reappraisal and is now generally considered one of his greatest films.
Vertigo did receive some very good reviews back then as well ; ) You can read them in the book Vertigo The making of a Hictcock Classic
I'm glad you liked this.
This made AFI's Top 10 Greatest Of All Time, it took the #1 spot until Citizen Kane took that spot in 2016.
People seem obsessed about which film is the greatest. In my opinion, once you are on top of the mountain no one is higher. Once a film is acknowledged as great (as this one certainly is) concepts like best, second best, etc. are unanswerable and pointless.
@@TedLittle-yp7uj Agreed. The AFI is also typically insular in only looking at US films. Sight and Sound has done a global list every 10 years for 70 years now, and the more interesting part of that is the very many individual lists of people involved in film (critics and directors).
Shadow of a Doubt was Hitchcock's own favourite of his films.
With Vertigo there is an extended alternate ending you could have looked at after. Scottie is with Midge as he hears of Gavin Elster's arrest.
I had to stop figuring movies out from an early age because it ruined the movies for me. I never had that problem with Hitchcock movies though, he purposely and carefully misleads you. Great stuff!
Little known fact: The opening credit sequence of this film represents the very first use of CGI in a major motion picture. The specifics escape my memory, but the computer that was used to make those geometric shapes had previously had something to do with monitoring radar for the Air Force or something.
It was a WWII Anti-Aircraft targeting computer.
I'd like too see a competent director make Vertigo 2! I want more😊.
Yes, it would have been interesting to see Scottie track down Elster in Europe. With Judy gone though, he couldn't prove anything about the real wife's murder. I would also like to hear Scottie explain to the police why he and Judy were up in that tower in the middle of the night.
Hitchcock had said that Scottie was a man in love with a dead woman... and he was. He kinda deserved everything he got. And I don't say that easily.
"Judy, please, it can't matter to you," is one of the cringiest lines in movie history.
THAT made me cringe, true 😭
Cool reaction as always Sam, you take care and have a great weekend, how about reacting to Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
I'm 23 minutes in at the coroner's inquest. I'm positive that the husband was waiting at the top of that tower and threw his wife off. A very cleverly planned murder. Now I get to watch and see how wrong (likely) or right I was.
Well I never anticipated a body double. Very strange movie.
Well done.
Thanks for the video!! See you later!! Stay safe.😊
This really the only tragedy that Hitchcock ever made. And she couldn’t come ciean she’s guilty of murder. And Scottie will go back to the asylum and Elster will get away.
He did seem to lose his acrophobia.
Such a suspenseful movie! I so appreciate you noticing that Judy/Madeline was a pawn in Gavin's plot to inherit his dead wife's fortune. Most reactors blame her for Scotty's suffering... but he brought it on himself. I feel creepy typing that, but it's true. Great reaction to this classic Hitchcock film! 🐝 Blessed Bee (edit to add: If Scotty wanted better, he should have stayed with Midge. Just sayin'.)
Midge broke off their engagement because Scotty kept trying to make her loose the glasses, lighten her hair, wear her hair up, and wear gray suits. It worked out okay for Midge though, she married a rich oilman from Dallas.
Did he deserve better? He treated Judy badly, obsessively trying to change her into a ghost rather than love her as a real person.
I agree! I guess I meant in THAT regard he did because he did witness 3 people die, so 💀 but yeah he was definitely creepy at many points
Probably why Midge called off their engagement. He was giving off creepy vibes even then.
You do recall that he was literally being manipulated and gaslighting by her through the whole movie? ; )
This is my least favorite Hitchcock movie, it's a good movie, I just found it so unpleasant I couldn't enjoy it.
I recommend another movie with James Stewart, Anatomy of a Murder (1959) directed by Otto Preminger. Another recommendation of a nonHitchcock thriller is Charade (1963).
I'll echo your recommendation for Anatomy of a Murder. Terrific film.
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I didn't "get" this movie until I saw the restored version at the old Uptown Theater in DC in all its Technicolor glory. One thing I noticed in that watch was that Hitchcock deliberately plays with perspective in the film, often having the distant background in sharp focus along with the foreground, whereas a naturalistic camera shot typically recreates the human eye's tendency to blur one or the other in order to focus on what's important. He gives the audience vertigo while watching.
When Carlotta jumped into the bay, why didn’t Scotty call for an ambulance?
Gavin said to him, that he didn't wanna involved doctors. He needed a friend to help him out. Thats why Scottie was on the phone with Gavin to let him know what had happened.
There is no doubt she was faking to be unconscious. All this is part of the plan. Judy knows actually what she is doing. She is still in character even before she "wakes up" in Scotties bed. You can hear her mumbling the words; - _Where is my child?_Have you seen my child?_ Thats part of the Carlotta Valdez story that Pop Leibel told Scottie in the book shop.
I have a grey suit that I think would look good on you...
Now it's time to watch Mel Brooks "High Anxiety!"
Funny enough, I've seen/reacted to it! th-cam.com/video/3BZH9X-avZo/w-d-xo.html
Scottie is one of the creepiest characters in a Hollywood movie. Of course he deserved everything that happened at the end
I should've emphasized more that his behavior was indeed creepy-- but I also know that he went through it so I didn't wanna be mean LMAO
No way! People give Scottie such a hard time because of his obsession when he try to change Judy into Madeleine. While nobody ever think of how she was responsible for changing him, as she triggered his obsession of his loss of “Madeleine”. Judy was an accessory to the murder of the real Madeleine Elster..She destoyed Scotties life, hence his nervous breakdown for almost a year. Judy is damaged goods. Gavin dressed Judy up as his wife, broke her wifes neck and set-up his friend. Too bad he got away!
Just a heads up to you with all of these comments here in the comments section. You're getting a lot of simplistic two-dimensional opinions.
Can't remember if you've seen Rear Window, but it's well worth a view. I like it better than Vertigo.
I haven't! It's on my list :)