"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake. " Alfred Hitchcock
Throughout Vertigo there is a reoccuring motif of Spirals, starting from spirals in the opening credits, to even having spirals on the movie posters. The spiral is the structuring motiff of the film, the key, is the spiral. Like I previouslt said, we see it in the titles, the way the policeman falls, the twist of hair, the tower, the steps, the journey in the car, even the repeated music. The music is endless and consists of cords that are never resolved or melodic.
Why the spiral? The spiral is an unstable alternative to the circle, as if the centre won't hold, suggesting that the film has no centre.
Why the spiral? The spiral is an unstable alternative to the circle, as if the centre won't hold, suggesting that the film has no centre.
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