By: Kiara Walker
39 Steps is an early Hitchcock suspense film made in Britain, 1935. The film is shown in black and white and it is 86 minutes long. It is about a man in London that tries to help a counterespionage agent. When the agent is killed, he stands accused and therefore , must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top secret information from getting out of the country. The 39 Steps is a fast-paced, darkly comic and fun little movie that is very good on its own, and foreshadows the truly great Hitchcock movies to come. The movie is very complex, it has a tight plot, comic scenes and a clever dialog to keep the audience guessing until the end, with plenty of suspense and a light, sweet love story.
The detailed work of the lighting and camerawork was very good considering that it was a black and white film. Trying to get the lighting right for black and white films are not necessarily easy. They had to use contrasting to darken or lighten a particular scene.
For the overall film , I would rate this a 96%. It is a very good movie and it keeps the viewers anxious to know whats going to happen next. It's exciting and full of action with a little romance.
No comments:
Post a Comment