Film: Vertigo
Director: Alfred Hitchcock (1958)
Must-See Classic? Yes
Rating: 4/5
Review: Vertigo is supposedly the greatest film of all time according to the world’s directors and critics. I’m not going to go into a big analysis of that because it is a great film. It hits all the right notes and has perfectly crafted suspense on a level that only Hitchcock could achieve, but I do wonder what finally made it replace Citizen Kane’s number 1 spot on the Sight & Sound list of greatest films of all time. Citizen Kane seems more epic and universal, despite the fact that it’s about the American Dream (uuuuh, capital letters). I’d personally prefer Vertigo any day because it’s the best (of the two) but Citizen Kane is, without a doubt, the greatest (of the two). Does that make sense? Is there even a distinction between best and greatest? I don’t know. This discussion is stupid. Much like the ending of Vertigo, which was just silly. The film instantly dropped from a solid 5 to a 4 in my opinion but maybe it’s just because I don’t get it. Too bad.