This article critiques the movie Vertigo, questioning its high ratings and perceived flaws in its plot, character development, and logic. The author argues that the script is full of holes, citing unbelievable romantic pairings, nonsensical character actions, and plot conveniences. The author also touches on other Hitchcock films, suggesting that their high ratings, along with films like Citizen Kane, Sunset Boulevard, and The Silence of the Lambs, are a result of a promotional campaign, which the author terms the “Phoenician Navy.” The article then shifts to a brief discussion about the fastest birds, correcting a pub quiz answer and questioning the methodology of speed tests involving diving birds.
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This article critiques the movie Vertigo (Hitchcock) from 1958, questioning its high ratings and perceived flaws in its plot, character development, and logic. The author argues that the script is full of holes, citing unbelievable romantic pairings, nonsensical character actions, and plot conveniences. The author suggests the plot relies on the protagonist, John Ferguson, being fooled by a woman who resembles a murdered wife, and criticizes the implausibility of their relationship and the contrived ending involving a tower, a nun, and a fall. The author also touches on other Hitchcock films, suggesting that their high ratings, along with films like Citizen Kane, Sunset Boulevard, and The Silence of the Lambs, are a result of a promotional campaign, which the author terms the “Phoenician Navy.” The author questions the casting and performances in The Silence of the Lambs, mentioning Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. The article also critiques Apocalypse Now and Notorious, and compares Rear Window to Vertigo. Finally, the article shifts to a brief discussion about falcons, correcting a pub quiz answer regarding the fastest bird, specifically mentioning the gyrfalcon and peregrine falcon, and questioning the methodology of speed tests involving diving birds. The author also speculates about the motivations of other prominent figures.