Hitchcock Suspense Stories: The Third Possibility

Author: Shi Yuzhe
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "The Master of Suspense," Alfred Hitchcock, is a film artist who delves deeply into the human psyche. His exploration of the hidden depths of the human mind is unprecedented. Hitchcock has a profound understanding of the anxieties of modern society, and through compelling plot arrangements, he thoroughly analyzes the guilt, restlessness, anxiety, desires, and hatred of modern people, depicting the absurdity and chaos of modern society. He perfectly combines popular appeal with philosophical depth, earning him the title of "Freud of the Cinema." Hitchcock's works offer vast interpretive space. Their rich implications make reading or watching his works a great pleasure. What is suspense? Hitchcock once gave a famous definition of suspense: If you want to show a group of people playing cards around a table and then suddenly an explosion occurs, you can only shoot a very stiff scene of shock after the explosion. On the other hand, although you are depicting the same scene, if you first show the bomb under the table before the cards start, you create suspense and engage the audience's emotions. In fact, Hitchcock's works are not just appealing because of suspense; their depth is far greater.