Examples Of Voyeurism In Rear Window

Voyeurism in its generic form, has long been considered unethical due to its invasive nature. Most people would agree that spying on others is an invasion of privacy, and would look down on those peering into other’s lives. This viewpoint is expressed in the opening scene of the film by Jefferies’ insurance worker, Stella. She makes her entrance stating that ‘‘The New York state sentence for a peeping tom is six months in the workhouse...’. She goes on to say that his behaviour has her smelling ‘trouble right here in [his] apartment’ and mimics his hypothetical court appearance. Lisa Freemont, Jefferies’ girlfriend, also comments on the issue, first when Jefferies’ tells her of his suspicions of Lars Thorwald; labelling his ‘wild opinions’ as ‘diseased’ while defensively giving alternate reasons for all of Jefferies’ questions about Thorwald. Including these women, no character in the film, initially, encourages Jefferies’ voyeurism. Instead they explicitly downplay and dismiss it. Both Stella and

The opening scene in Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window essentially acts as one long establishing shot — only rather than establishing just the location of a scene, it establishes the entire film in more ways than one. One particularly important shot in the scene, beginning 00:02:36 into the film, tells the audience much of what it will need to know about Rear Window’s setting, characters, and themes.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a uniquely captivating film that is an exemplary style of cinematic craftsmanship. Reaching into the minds of the characters, as well as the audience, Alfred Hitchcock is the master at utilizing the juxtaposition of images to bring us into the minds of the characters. In Rear Window, the story is so distinctively executed that it allows us to relate to our own curiosities, question our identities, and ponder our closest relationships. What is happening on the screen is merely a projection of our own anxieties, our own existence, and our self-ambiguity as portrayed by the characters in this wonderful film.

Jeff states that he often experiences stress due to his long work hours. This results in minimal time for him to spend with his family. He often resorts to drinking alcohol when he feels overwhelmed with stress. Additionally, Jeff states that he often feels depressed and eats as a result. He feels like he works for too long without rest; however, he must support his family.

Exhibitionism is the more common one that occurs in men 40 years or older and it is when a person exposes their own genitals to an unsuspecting person. Voyeurism is when a person is watching someone change, engaging in sexual activity, or just nude and those people have no idea that they are being watched. Frotteurisim is when a person is touching someone who has not given them consent to be touched. Sexual sadism is the physical or emotional suffering of another person. Paedophilia involves intense sexual urges and sexual activity with prepubescent children who are usually 13 years old or

“The act of reaching for a lighter or a spoon is familiar routine, yet we hardly know what really goes on between hand and metal, not to mention how this fluctuates with our moods. Here the camera intervenes with the resources of its lowerings and liftings, its interruptions and isolations, its extensions and accelerations, its enlargements and reductions. The camera introduces us to unconscious optics as does psychoanalysis to unconscious impulses”(Benjamin, 237).

Take it to the Next Level-Jeff had a choice in the matter. He wanted to sacrifice his own for helping others know the truth of Big Tobacco. He took it to the next level by having Bergman conduct an interview with him and tell all he knew about the hazards of Big Tobacco’s products. He took it to the court system and had lawsuits filed against the company for it’s wrong doing.

Voyeurism disorder is a sexual disorder that falls under the subcategory of Paraphilic disorders, a sexual mental disorder; characterized as a desire that may cause one to harm another person, or involve sexual desires to persons incapable of giving consent. These acts may consist of the male or female using a peep hole, open window, or anything that gives them a good vantage point of their victim. The entire purpose of a voyeur is to satisfy sexual desires, whether they’re satisfied at the time of incident or afterwards. There is no specific diagnostic as to what exactly may cause this disorder, but voyeurism is often portrayed in many horror movies and books.

Often times, Jeff would not allow his subconscious to wander into both his personal affairs and profession, especially on days like today. Due to what he liked to call “the anomalies

Exhibitionism refers to a mental disorder that is characterized by an individual’s compulsion to display his/her genitals to an unsuspecting stranger, DSM-5 categorize exhibition under the title of the paraphilias, a category of gender and sexual identity disorder. Paraphilias refers to a group of mental disorder that are characterized by obsession with weird sexual practices or sexual activities that involve inappropriate or nonconsenting partners such as animals or children (Long, Burnett, & Thomas, 2006). In some cases, an exhibitionist masturbates while exposing herself/himself to another person. Some exhibitionists tend to be aware of the desire to upset or shock their target, while others usually fantasize that their target might become

Laura Mulvey argues in her essay, "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema", that voyeurism has associations with sadism which relies on a linear story in which events happen that force a change in another character via a battle, a verbal dispute, or in general a victory or a defeat, etc. This topic stood out to me because voyeurism aligned with sadism is something that we can see in several films; the main character kills an enemy, a witty conversation leaves another character duped, etc. While watching movies we tend to derive pleasure from seeing characters that we relate to interact in a way that puts them in charge of the situation. By analyzing moments from a film with this topic in mind we are able to understand the way certain scenes function in a different light.

Viewing pornography robs sex of intimacy. Viewing porn can lead to comparing one’s partner to the porn stars seen in the videos. This includes both physical body comparisons and sexual performance comparisons. Porn promotes unrealistic sexual performance standards such as intercourse lasting longer than average, erections lasting a long time without ejaculation, and women being able to orgasm easier than they are (Goldsmith, 2017, para.7). Comparing can lead to dissatisfaction, which can lead to ultimate disappointment within the relationship. While in the bedroom, it can be hard to let go of the videos a person has seen and instead focus on their partner. In addition, pornography’s content enforces a few beliefs that are not accurate. The first being that all women want sex all the time from all men. The second belief being that women enjoy any and all sexual acts presented to them. The third belief is that women can always be turned on with a little

An editing aspect that plays a crucial role in the development of film style is point of view. For those who are unaware of what truly is ‘point of view’ it can be defined as the camera’s perspective matches the characters (Professor Kris Paulsen, “Innovations in Editing”). Point of view often can be considered, first a shot of a character, next a shot of what the character sees, and finally a shot of the reaction of the character to what they saw. The sequence of shots is additionally a part of another editing technique called “shot reverse shot.” When films pay specific detail to point of view, the film allows for the audience to see the characters reactions in greater detail which then can add to the plot. Two great films, unique in point of view, are Rashômon (1950) and Rear Window (1954). Both films are developed around specific points of view of the main characters, which allows the audience to interpret what is going on in the film for what is not being shown.

Furthermore, she foreshadows in the beginning of the film that Jeff's spying won't be good for him. In the beginning, Stella reminds him that he could get in jail for „peeping“. She prides herself on having a nose for trouble, which turns out to be true – Jeff's spying did get him in trouble, because he did not listen to her advice. During her first scene she is able to make a social commentary, do her job and to scold Jeff. Stella gets things done. She is an

"Pornography is not some titillating feast for the eyes that gives a momentary rush of excitement. Rather it has the effect of damaging heart and souls to their very depths, strangling the life out of relationships that should be sacred, hurting to the very core those you should love the most." -Gordon Hinckley. Pornography is defined as visual material containing the graphic rendition or showing of sexual organs or activity, with the intention of stimulating erotic feelings as a substitute for emotion or aesthetic. (1) The obsessive viewing of pornography has become a grave issue in modern society that is continually not only ignored, but supported. In the publication The Porn Myth: Exposing the Reality Behind the Fantasy of Pornography, Matt Fradd investigates this problem and brings clarity through his own conclusions. Although viewing pornography is repeatedly perceived as acceptable and is even encouraged in the modern world, it is actually harmful due to its negative effects on the brain, relationships, and society.