Alfred Hitchcock has earned praise for his innovative filmmaking for both television and film. Earning his place in film history, Hitchcock continues to be a household name over fifty years after some of his projects first premiered. He is likely best-known for the 1960 horror film Psycho, which has earned many modern-day adaptations including Bates Motel. While Psycho is accustomed to modern recognition, Hitchcock has many other thrillers that deserve to be featured this Halloween.

Vertigo premiered in 1958 and is considered one of Hitchcock's best films, earning two Academy Award nominations. It has a Metascore of 100 and is often recognized as one of the best films ever made. Vertigo stars James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Tom Helmore in a twisted tale of romance and betrayal. Harping on the film's title, Vertigo is designed to make viewers feel that they were experiencing vertigo along with John "Scottie" Ferguson (Stewart). With various spirals appearing throughout the film, it's impossible not to be propelled into the film's shocking twists and turns.

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Vertigo is based on the French novel D'Entre Les Morts. The premise of the film appears simple and almost predictable but takes a sudden twist that's hard to see coming the first time around. Scottie works as a detective in San Francisco and experiences an unfortunate accident at the start of the film. While chasing a perp across a series of rooftops, Scottie missteps and is left hanging from a building. As he looks down, he takes in how far up he is and begins to panic. His partner turns to help him and falls to his death in the process. Following this opening sequence, Vertigo follows Scottie in his recovery and newfound retirement from the force.

Kim Novak in Hitchcock's Vertigo

Periodically checking in with his close friend Midge (Bel Geddes), who is clearly harboring feelings for him, Scottie asks if she happens to remember an old acquaintance Gavin Elster (Helmore). Upon reuniting with his old friend, Scottie learns that Gavin wishes to ask him to follow his wife Madeleine (Novak). Convinced that his wife is being possessed by a deceased family member, Gavin tries to persuade Scottie to see where she goes. Reminding Gavin of his recent accident and that he is newly retired, Scottie tries to reason that Gavin's concerns may be best examined by a doctor. By the end of their meeting, Scottie is ultimately convinced to track Madeleine's movements that she often has no memory of.

It's clear that something is off about Madeleine in the first few tails Scottie conducts. Madeleine has a strict routine where she buys a small bouquet of flowers from the florist, visits a cemetery, sits in the art gallery staring at a painting for hours, and sometimes visits a hotel. Identifying the painting that Madeleine stares at as the Portrait of Carlotta, Scottie learns that the subject of the painting, Carlotta Valdes, is the family member Gavin believes is possessing his wife. With the bouquet Madeleine buys appearing eerily similar to the one spotted in the painting, along with the necklace in the painting being handed down to Madeleine, Scottie begins to find truth in Gavin's originally outlandish idea.

After Madeleine jumps into San Francisco Bay in what appears to be an act of suicide, Scottie rescues her, forging a bond between the two. Scottie later discovers that Carlotta committed suicide at 26, the same age Madeleine is. Convinced that Madeleine is being possessed by Carlotta, Scottie does all he can to stop her from suffering the same fate. Along the way, Scottie realizes that he has developed strong feelings for Madeleine, making his involvement in the case much more difficult. Juggling his retirement, Midge, Madeleine, Gavin, all while attempting to thwart his vertigo, Scottie's mind continues to swirl.

The twists in this film are only one of the elements that make Vertigo such a stunning film. Hitchcock's attention to detail in creating the overall sense of vertigo is something worth noting. Vertigo, in itself, is the sensation that one's surrounding environment is in motion or spinning. Hitchcock uses green to create Scottie's dizziness and may be hard to notice right away, but it's an intentional styling choice on his end. In Novak's hairstyling, it is pinned with the purpose of continuing to give viewers a spiraling image. These small but meaningful details help make Vertigo an immersive experience.

In comparison to Hitchcock's more popular film, Psycho, like the first time one comes across Madeleine in Vertigo, it's clear that something about Norman Bates is off. Arguably, it is much clearer. Psycho isn't working to outright fool any of its characters or viewers, simply making it a mystery of what has happened to Marion Crane. Norman continues to add to his crimes (both his own and the ones he believes have been committed by his mother) in the film while Vertigo works to uncover the layers that Scottie is forced to sift through. Psycho is not without its own twists and shocking relations, but Vertigo's are bound to catch viewers by surprise.

Vertigo is now streaming on Showtime.

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