dial m for murder

i am trying to go through all the hitchcock films i can, watching them, commenting on them on my web site, and trying to understand "what it's all about" (or what hitchcock is really trying to say.)

usually it's a film about someone trying to get away with something. in this film, dial m for murder, it's a husband who wants to get his wife killed. enough said about the plot. i don't want to ruin it for those who have not yet seen it.

but it's a treat to see grace kelly. and to watch a documentary about the making of the film after. i can see why hitchcock liked women like her. in fact in vertigo it seems that hitchcock has a fetish over certain colors, a certain kind of style for his women. i love the hitchcock films.

but i can see why an ardent feminist would put down these films. i am not as much of an equality promoter that i would like men and women to seem the same. viva la difference. God bless those blonde women with thin waists who can find employment by directors like hitchcock. of course, as a Christian i have to say that i believe that all people are born equal. we all have equal rights as citizens of america. that's how it ought to be. as a Christian, as someone who believes in democracy, i have to say no one is inherently superior to anyone else.

many hitchcock films seem to center on someone who's trying to get away with "a perfect murder" but they have another think coming when someone foils their purposes.

vertigo remains my favorite hitchcock film, but i will update this site as i watch more of them.