Rear Window Quotes and Analysis

Movie Analysis
The movies adaptation, rear window and sunset boulevard represent the difficulties experienced by individuals who were used to living flamboyant lifestyles but cannot function any longer for various reasons. In The Adaptation, Kaufman struggles to write the script when hired to adapt the orchid thief to the point of asking his brother who had just learned writing for help. Similarly, Jeff, a renowned photographer in the Rear Window movie is unable to continue with his work because he has a broken leg. He can only take solace by watching the lifestyles of the people around him. The scriptwriter uses the view Jeff has on his neighbors to analyze other characters involved in the film. In Sunset Boulevard, a similar situation is seen in both Gillis and Norma’s life. Joe has not had the opportunity to write for some time, similarly, Norma, whose mental stability is shaken, believes that her star of acting can still shine if Joe offers to help in writing the script. A feeling of defeat surrounds all the movies, and although these challenges lead to the positive transformation of the characters, there is plenty of loneliness and loss of identity throughout the movies thus appealing to the emotions of the audience (Niemiec and Wedding 75).
The audience experiences feelings of empathy by connecting with the emotions of the characters in the movies (Niemiec and Wedding 83). In The Adaptation movie, Kaufman is distant from the rest of the crew although the rest of the characters do not know that he is troubled.

The idea of hosting his brother is troubling him. The audience is able to pick these feelings of loneliness and empathize with the character. Further, he troubled that the script he is given odes not contain essential factors and hence cannot be adapted to a movie. Kaufman’s younger brother learns how to write, and Kaufman is forced to ask for his help when he is no longer able produce the expected work. In so doing, Kaufman is risking the loss of identity and leaving the position he holds in the society for his young brother. In Rear Window, feelings of empathy and identification are experienced by relating with the character of Jeff who is isolated from the society and left only to watch the progress of the world through a window. Moreover, feelings of empathy arise by relating to one of Jeff’s neighbor who lives in a fantasy world because of her loneliness. The portrayal of Lisa at the beginning of the movie causes the audience to empathize with her situation. She is so concerned about her boyfriend, but he is so reluctant to settle down with her. In Sunset Boulevard, the fates of Joe and Norma trigger sympathy emotions among the audience. Joe is forced to leave a fraudulent life so that he can survive. The exploitation of Norma, a mentally ill person by Joe causes people to empathize with her.
The function of implied perspective is seen in all the movies. In Rear Window, Jeff’s displeasure with his girlfriend at the beginning of the movie is used to show his disgust for the marriage institution. The audience is able to pick the underlying issues to the ill treatment of Lisa which later changes after Jeff has changed his minds about marriage and family. In Adaptation, the audience right from the start of the film sees Kaufman’s self-criticism but the rest of the characters are unable to pick this factor. He is a troubled man who does not believe in himself anymore. The whole idea comes to the surface when he chooses to ask his brother for help to finish the script, an indication that he does not believe in himself. Lastly, in Sunset Boulevard the audience is able to see Joe for who he truly is, an individual whose goal is to use the crazy woman for personal gains, while Norma and her servants see an honest person. The knowledge of Joe death as alluded at the start if the movie is also an aspect of implied perspective. The author uses a play in a play effect to show the audience some details about the personal lives of the characters in a monolog or narration. In Rear Window, the character of Jeff is used as a mechanism to analyze the lifestyles of the people in the society using his neighbors. At this point, the audience does not connect with the character of Jeff as a person, but as an object through which one can relate to the rest of the world in the movie. The effect is not conspicuous in the rest of the movies, but both Kaufman and Joe help the audience to connect with other characters in some way.
The movies uphold the genre convention in matters related to love. The characters are very cautious while approaching love issues, especially Jeff who has to be pushed to Lisa by his nurse and through watching the lives of the people in his neighborhood. Moreover, Kauffman gets Amelia’s attention and confesses his love to her at the end of the film showing a successful conclusion. Joe, although in a love circle, finds his love Betty but ends up losing her out of his frustration. The authors of the movies use scenes and dialogue to show the self-conscious aspect of characters as they approach the matters of love. In both rear window and adaptation, the main characters give marriage the weight it deserves hence their cautious nature in approaching love matters. Joe, on the other hand, is reckless with his love affairs, which ultimately causes his death. He gets involved romantically with both Norma and Betty. The character of Joe, however, had to differ with those of the other movies because Sunset Boulevard is an action movie and that effect of problematic love relationship was required to complement other themes in the movie (Niemiec and Wedding 44). Gender roles are not really emphasized in the movies because both genders hold important positions in the society.
Adaptation, the Rear Window, and Sunset Boulevard are movies whose themes revolve around life issues that affect people in the society. The main characters in each of the movies are experiencing a down moment, which brings about the feeling of loneliness and distance. Further, the movies trigger feelings of sympathy to the audience because of the way the main characters are unable to perform their tasks with effectiveness. The authors of the movies use various effects such as monolog and narration to reveal certain personal issues of the characters.

Works Cited
Niemiec, Ryan M., and Danny Wedding. Positive Psychology at the Movies: Using Films to Build Character Strengths and Well-Being. Boston, Mass: Hogrefe, 2014. Print.