Vertigo

     Movie critics view film in a way that is much different than myself. Vertigo is a movie made in the 50's meaning that of course there are innumerable amounts of differences from today's cinema. All this having been said I don't quite understand why most critics agree to give Vertigo a number nine spot on the top 100 movies ever made. My best assumption is that Vertigo was a movie that pushed boundaries never before attempted and changed the movie industry forever because of this. However myself being a spoiled new age brat couldn't find it within to appreciate these nuances.

     John Ferguson, a retired cop finds himself perplexed in a new case brought upon him by an old friend, Gavin Elster. Along the way he falls in love with this girl, Elster's wife: Madeleine. The plot/story is not all the compelling so I can't recommend you watch it for that purpose. My favorite aspect of the movie was undoubtedly the camera work. Shot composition in this movie is fantastic, one scene must have been a 10 minute span with no talking only Ferguson following Madeleine around town. The camera techniques too were amazing utilizing every camera technique flawlessly. I give this movie a 6/10, supposedly revolutionary but lost in today's age and culture.

~Jonathan Matson