The film "Rear Window" uses subtle techniques like editing and camera work to build suspense without relying on dialogue. It does not directly explain the main character Jeff's backstory or injury, but uses objects and photos to introduce him. By limiting the camera to only what Jeff can see from his apartment window, the audience is trapped alongside him, left to speculate about the neighbors and feel nervous about what might happen. The differences in lighting also draw attention to significant events. Through this voyeuristic perspective, the film examines the lack of trust and communication between the neighbors confined in their apartments.

1. “Rear windows”was the film which was used a large of obscure technique to express its
suspense. However, the director didn’t tell the story through actor’s mouth. What he used
was editing. In the beginning, the director didn’t introduce Jeff ‘s job and the reason he
injured by narrating. He used the table ornaments and a series of photos to introduce the
main actor. We knew that Jeff’s job was a photographer which had some hint to the next
story. We could realize why he would peep at his neighbor’s lives. All he did seemed to
become reasonable.
In the film, we could find Jeff didn’t leave the room even the wheelchair. The camera was
lingering in the apartment. What we could do just stay here to peep others’ lives as Jeff. The
director forced us to watch the event’s happened. Every home like a frame, each frame had a
story playing out. All the apartment was build out a big check which let me connect to the
Broadway’s show. Because our sight was limited, we couldn’t leave the scene. So, we would
feel nervous about what would happen to. We were imprisoned like Jeff. When the dog died,
“who kill the dog”, the space was formed a circle, like a trial which wanted to find the killer.
People surrounded the central that we would feel oppressed.
The difference of lightening plays an important role in the film. In some scenes, we could
find that the frame’s central was the brightest area. On the other hand, all around the frame
were darker. Like the spot light’s effect. The director wanted to highlight what the event was
happening in the central of the frame. Because Jeff used a telescope to peep at other people,
what effect to present the telescope’s sight was masking. We couldn’t see what happened
outside the frame, so we would feel nervous. By this way, it created some suspense
atmosphere.
What the film wanted to explore was the relation between people. Each family has their
problem. They were confined in the apartment. They distrust each other. We seldom saw
them communicating to each other. Even Jeff who was the leading actor in the film, just
through the telescope which was inanimate contacted to the outside world. Maybe that was
the reason why their problem was caused. I think one of the issues what the film explored
was trusting between each other. The dog symbolized some quality of innocent, when it was
killed, not only represented what the murderer wanted to conceal his crime but symbolized
the truth was wiped out. I remember the word what the dog’s owner said” Why killed him,
just he loved every one of all? ” The word revealed another aspect what the film wanted to
explore was trusting. The dog was the only one which trusted everybody living in the
apartment.