Do you watch Hitchcock? His first film was in 1929 and called Blackmail. I personally have seen Birds and Rear Window and think they're both amazing.
I have obviously heard of him, but I really haven't seen much if any of his films. What made him so popular anyway?
Themes and plot devices in Hitchcock films
Alfred Hitchcock's films show an interesting tendency towards recurring themes and plot devices throughout his life as a director.
Suspense.
Hitchcock preferred the use of suspense over the use of surprise in his films. In surprise, the director assaults the viewer with frightening things. In suspense, the director tells or shows things to the audience which the characters in the film do not know, and then artfully builds tension around what will happen when the characters finally learn the truth. Hitchcock
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