The most intense minutes in Alfred Hitchcock's movies aren't in Psycho or Rear Window of Vertigo, it's in his 1984 thriller Rope.
The Big Picture What images flit across your mind when you think about Alfred Hitchcock? The English master of suspense in profile, a with a cigar? Birds accosting Tippi Hendren as she screams? There's no doubt that the prolific director was one of the horror-thriller's greatest pioneers — from Vertigo to Rear Window, there are many classics on his shelf. So one might be inclined, when asked about Hitchcock's tensest moments, to point to these widely-seen films.
'Rope' and the True Story Behind It Rope opens en media res, with a killing. Phillip and Brandon , two young and successful society men, are strangling someone — David Kentley , one of their peers and a former classmate. There does not seem to be any animosity here, so why do they want to kill an acquaintance? Phillip and Brandon have decided that their intellectual superiority enables them to murder guilt-free. Shocking, yes — but not more so than what happens next.
The dynamic shifts between Phillip and Brandon, while Brandon is more confident and brash, Phillip is nervous and twitchy, constantly threatening to reveal their misdeed through his clumsy lies. It's wickedly delicious to watch each guest gets close to discovering David's body, hidden in a chest under the party snacks. What makes Rope so interesting is that, at the same time, we don't want them to be found out.
Hitchcock's Tensest Scene Is at the End of 'Rope' While the entirety of Rope is a masterclass in the art of the slow burn, the best and tensest moments come right before the end. Having been tipped off by the presence of David's hat in the apartment, Rupert makes up an excuse to return after the other party-goers have left. He knows there's something wrong, Brandon and Phillip know there's something wrong, and we, the audience, know too.
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