Rope week 3 post

This film is in color, makes it a lot easier to follow the story if the film and the expressions of the characters as well as see the differences between objects in color. In the beginning of 2:23 it starts off with the killing of a male, which is different than Hitchcock's theme of women being the ones that are murdered and killed. Brandon and his friend killed David, we do not know why, but the scene around 6:00 Brandon and his friend are discussing how they felt after and while they killed David, the rush they felt, they call it a "work of art", the title Rope seems appropriate because the rope is what was used to strangle David to death. Phillip seems uneasy about what happened and Brandon seems relaxed and cool about it. Around 12:00 there is a piece of rope hanging out and Phillip could not pull it out and yells for Brandon to come look and Brandon pulls it out without any hesitation. It is strange how after the kill someone they decide to throw a party, it seems so wrong. The camera seems to swiveling back and forth as they move from one side of the room to another, also the camera angle is medium close up since it zooms in from the upper body up and in the scene where Mrs. Wilson comes the camera angle focuses on the the facial expressions and the conversation. The rope is very important and significant in the film, it was the tool used to commit the murder but also it is the item that implicates Phillip and Brandon as well as the thing that makes Phillip really nervous and uneasy, making it easier to get caught. They consider the rope to be an artistic tool, the rope is symbolic. The story seems to take place in the apartment and only in the apartment and also the party is a farewell party for Phillip and a birthday party for David's father. In 19:45-20:00 Kenneth and Jan meet since their breakup since Ken mentioned they were "washed up now" and she seems to be the new love interest of David as to why Brandon said it is also a favor to their friend since David was dating Jan and because Brandon thinks Kenneth needs to be back with Kenneth. In 21:00 Jan dated Brandon, Kenneth and is practically engaged to David, she dated the friends, which is strange. In 36:00 the background seems very fake, almost like a backdrop. Throughout the film, phrases like "strangle..chicken strangling" which is crucial to the film's title and significance of the the rope. In this film, the protagonists are like two criminals, Brandon is the mastermind behind the idea and Phillip went along with the idea because he seems filled with guilt whenever mentioning the incident. At 1:00:00 the camera focuses only on the gun, which leads us to believe that the gun is going to be used in the later scenes of the films, perhaps. The gun is a weapon that is brought out and is open for interpretation to the audience. Rupert is very suspicious of Brandon since when he was trying to get his case file when Mrs. Wilson called him and Brandon stopped him as if he was trying to hide something, Rupert is a great psychologists because he analyzes his actions when he enters the apartment. At scene 1:04:00 the camera went straight to Brandon's coat pocket where the gun is when Rupert seems to be figuring out what happened to David and why he did not show up, and Rupert has no idea the situation he is in, but he is drawing out conversation with Brandon about how he and David used to be growing up, and as the scene keeps playing Rupert is correct about how Brandon would kill David, it is hypothetical, but Brandon and Phillip know that Rupert is close to the truth. In scene 1:08:00 Rupert knows a lot and calls Brandon out about him supposedly kidnapping David and he knew about the gun in Brandon's pocket, although Rupert does not think they would do such a thing. The rope is brought out again but this time by Rupert in 1:09:44, Rupert discovered the rope and Phillip seems to be on the verge of confessing, turning point in the movie. The line "The lives of inferior people are unimportant," is what Brandon uses to justify his action and what he did to David.