Truman show- Rear Window

1. Directors Hitchcock and Weir are both known to be very thought-provoking directors. Peter Weir (The Truman Show) and Alfred Hitchcock (The Rear Window) both examine the same theme in both of their works, watching someone as the go about the day (or evening) unaware that they are being watched. Truman who is being watched by society and  Weir in a satirical comedic way and Hitchcock in a suspenseful appeal.  In both films though, the viewers had complete control and dominance over their victim. Both directors used very similar camera angles that produced a suspenseful appeal from the audience.

2. As stated earlier, the films share a common theme. The main character in each film goes through a psychological conflict within them self about what they are doing. Both characters examine if what they are doing is morally right. The two films also share a similar sunset shot. In the Truman Show, Marlon and the title character and looking into the sunset and in the Rear Window the audience sees the sunset of the city. Finally, both films also have to very domineering characters. In the Truman Show this is wife and in the Rear Window it is L. B. Jeffery.

3. Voyeurism is a termed used when a person has gotten pleasure from watching another person. This can happen either when the person knows that are being watched or if they are unaware that they are being watched. There are three types of voyeurism in films: characters watching each other, the camera recording an event, and finally the audience watching the characters. We see the first type of voyeurism in each film. I believe people partake in voyeurism because they want to have a glimpse of what life is like for other people.