Hitchcock's directorial techniques as seen in the ultimate entertainment of the 1950s, ``North by Northwest''

The legendary “invasion of small planes” scene that is still talked about to this day.

On the other hand, there are scenes that have become legendary because of the clever use of ideas. The most notable example is the "invasion of a small plane." The impact of this scene is truly immeasurable.

The place is a single road that runs through a vast plain. The protagonist gets off the bus in the middle of the road and experiences several minutes of silence without music or dialogue. Nothing happens. Nothing can happen. And yet the silence has a definite weight to it, and the sense of foreboding grows. Then, six minutes into the film, an airplane that had been flying in the distance, the size of a pea, starts blasting its ears and flying towards the protagonist.

This sequence could be said to be the ultimate idea unique to Hitchcock, who experienced the transition from silent to talkies. However, don't think too much about "Who is driving that?" or "Why did he crash into the truck at the end?" Because the appeal of Hitchcock's work, including this scene, is exactly "beyond reason". In Hitchcock's words, it is "fantasy of the absurd".

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By the way, there is a point in the book " The Art of Cinema " where Truffaut says the following:

"You could say it's all brilliantly planned nonsense. Absurd fantasy based on the absurd is your prescription for filmmaking."

The master's response to this was also impressive.

"It is with this absurdity that I play, seriously and solemnly!"

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