Rear Window Lit Log

I feel that instead of using the title “Rear Window”, it should instead be titled “We Need More Evidence”. I think as a whole film, it would be most properly represented by this title. Throughout the film, we have seen that Jeff is just watching people across the alley through a camera and binoculars. He is constantly looking and making these ideas in head about what happened to Mr.Thorwald’s wife after he didn’t see her in a couple days. His wife Lisa was always skeptical about believing him because Mr.Thorwald was always such a nice guy and “could never do such a thing”. As the movie progresses, we notice that there is more and more evidence that Jeff gathered to prove that Mr.Thorwald killed his wife. The film as a whole is very slowly developed but still shows significant signs of a very well driven plot with a lot of aspects that are needed in order for the film to progress. The whole time, Lisa is telling Jeff that whatever he thinks is happening with Mr and Ms.Thorwald is completely in his mind until he shows her proof. Even after the proof is shown, Lisa is still very skeptical about his findings. I chose to rename the film “We Need More Evidence” because when Lisa starts to see what Jeff is seeing and believing it, she starts to establish that she needs a closer look in order to show the police. Lisa knows that if they call the police and tell them only what Jeff is claiming to see, no one will believe him. Lisa does a tremendous job in trying to find more evidence. She digs up flowers, climbs the balcony and hangs off of it to not get caught; she finds any way possible to prove what their theory is. Including going into Mr.Thorwald’s house and looking through his things until he finds her. Because it is a suspenseful part within the film, I believe that the new title fits it perfectly without giving the viewer any insight on anything that is happening. I chose to make the cover a pair of binoculars and have the view of the window in it to have some type of knowledge without knowing the significance of the window. I feel that as a whole, the title and drawing would fit the film just as well as the original just to keep the viewer in the dark with the plot and keep them interested and wondering about why it is the way it is.

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