Before making the relation between our classmates' blogs with Vertigo, we would like to mention first some points that involve all the films. Firstly, all directors, whose films we've been given to analyze, have made a significant contribution to the development of cinema ,and at the same time they have left an important legacy that have transcended time. Thus, films that were made more than fifty years ago are still object of study for learners like us. Another thing that characterizes all these films is the fact that there is no excessive use of special effects that distract the audience from what is really important, that is to say, directors of the past knew how to take full advantage of simplest things and thus, they earned an important place in the cinema world.
By analysing other blogs, we found a coincidence that called our attention, and this is the participation of Bernard Hermann who was an important composer that not only created pieces of music for Vertigo but also for Citizen Kane. This remarkable composer had the ability to evoke different emotions and even the style of films. For instance, the short piece of music that introduces Vertigo suggests what film is about, and,somehow, it tells us that the film deals with issues like fears and phobias; in other words, the music has the ability to express feelings on its own, which means that the role of music is crucial in two ways: firstly, as a means of expression that neither words nor images can express, and secondly, as a help for the audience to guide their watching, which is closely related with genres as well.
On the other hand, by the time these films were made, directors had already been recognized as auteurs by the French journal Cahiers du Cinema ,and consequently they were able to transmit what they wished and explore new techniques getting their authenticity as real artists, so even though films share similar genres, they are expressed from different perspectives of their authors, and this is what makes them be unique and recognizable around the world.
Most of the films were made in the United States for example Casablanca, Rebel Without a Cause and the most celebrated movie of all the times: Citizen Kane. They were also made during different social stages having strong influence and impact on social audiences, so just as James Dean was an icon for the youth, Vertigo also had an emotional impact imposing suspense on a audience that was not accustomed to it.
Finally, we conclude that all the films we’ve been given to analyse fostered an ideology and became at the same time real vehicles of values since society has never reacted indifferent towards films like these.
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