Review of Rope (1948) by Colby H — 24 Jul 2017

Rope stars James Stewart, John Dall and Farley Granger. It is about two college students who kill another popular student named David just for fun. (They kill him with a rope obviously) They hide his body in a trunk and they have a group of guests over for a party as a way to add to what they've done. This was directed by the great Alfred Hitchcock and was his first color film. This was also was the first attempt of making a movie with one long, continuous shot. Which is obviously wasn't, but there were only 10 cuts which were trying to be cleverly hidden. For the time, this was near revolutionary. Hitchcock masterfully directs it as always. He works suspense into the story because it was dang near unpredictable. We never know if someone will open up the chest or conclude that there is a dead body in it. James Stewarts character throughout the run-time concludes that something unusual was occurring. Watching him investigate was tense.

When I was watching it, The characters took me in from the beginning. Their development made some fairly believable chemistry. It was all brought together perfectly with the swift and smart dialogue.

Cinematography: 8.5/10.

Editing: 10/10.

Acting: 10/10.

Set design: 9/10.

Entertainment value: 9.99/10.

Over all, Rope was yet another masterpiece made by the one and only Alfred Hitchcock. It was a unique piece of art and without a doubt, a memorable one. 5/5 stars.