Is butterfly dream your dish?

The "McGovern" in Butterfly Dream is the "Rebecca" who has never met before, but why do people think that she is always haunted in movies? This not only benefits from the comparison between Rebecca and "I" in the novel by the original author's many side descriptions, but also benefits from creating a character with typical personality characteristics, such as "Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper", who seems to be Rebecca's agent in The Dead. Seemingly indifferent feelings, but from the perfect shape of Mrs. Danvers.

The spread of film suspense

The suspense spread in movies comes more from Mrs. Danvers, who always compares the heroine played by joan fontaine with the dead Rebecca. We often hear the phrase "In the past, Mrs. derwent was …", and then Hitchcock will guide the audience's attention through close-ups. In our minds, we seem to see Rebecca sitting there. So Rebecca is alive! Later, when the heroine played by joan fontaine accidentally broke a small sculpture in front of the writing desk, we saw her panic and ignorance. At this time, the audience had already conceived in their minds what they would do if Rebecca encountered such a thing, so the audience also participated in the "second creation" of the film. This method of introducing more audience participation is exactly Hitchcock's technique and skill of spreading suspense. Only by increasing the audience's sense of participation can the original simple and boring plot become wonderful.

When the movie suspense spreads, it is like peeling an onion, which is a little close to the essence. In fact, we are guided by such a clue: who is Rebecca? What's the relationship between Rebecca and derwent? Can the heroine take the place of derwent? Finally, the essence was exposed. The essence is that Rebecca is not "dead". Although her body is dead, her soul seems to be still moving, and the real cause of Rebecca's death has become a big suspense behind the film. How did she die? Why did you die? It has become a doubt in the hearts of the audience. Of course, all these questions have answers, and the way to reveal them is quite unique.

When derwent described the scene of Rebecca's death in the seaside cabin, Hitchcock used his special skill here-taking short shots alternately with long shots. With derwent's narration, there is a close-up of the sofa, then derwent's facial expression shakes, then the close-up of the sofa, then the camera is aimed at derwent, and then his description, the camera is aimed at the door and the anchor. This series of shots is not performed by anyone, but tells the story like a narrator. But in the eyes of the audience, it seems to be "watching" the whole process of Rebecca's quarrel with derwent, falling into the anchor and dying.