Review of I Confess (1953) by Stcenterprise . — 11 Oct 2012

I enjoyed the musical score in this film. I think it has to do with the fact that it was about a church environment so it has a very holly sound in the music. I thought the angles were interesting and I liked how they were used in the film. I liked how the beginning connected to the end. I liked the symbolism in this film. I thought it was interesting you have two sides who look for the truth the religion and the police yet they collide showing where there loyalties lie.

There was one scene that stood out where Hitchcock did a great job. You see the criminal who is worried that the priest will tell on him to the police. You then see him get a pistol thinking right then that he will kill the priest. Next you see the priest walking to a police officer guiding traffic. Any moment you think that the priest will be shot and the music is guiding you to assume it will happen but he passes him and does not get shoot.

I thought it was interesting how the priest never reviled clues to the police about the murder. The film showed how even when being convicted himself he still remained loyal to his vowels even when he was being convicted of crime he did not convict similar to Jesus to the cross which worked for a great metaphor.

I also liked the architecture and locations for the film. If it was not for the fact that the film quickly reviles the location being in Quebec Canada I would have suspected the film took place somewhere in Europe like England, France, or Italy which would reflect the architecture. I think it's interesting how I can quickly tell what period of time the film takes place just based on the cars driving by.

The actors were great in this film and were very convincing. I liked how the main priest showed very little emotion on his face as he was a priest.