LOOK.

North by Northwest is an exquisite Alfred Hitchcock film. Thus far I have learned one very relevant fundamental aspect of cinematography. I am positive that this holds true in any film, but in this specific one it has been pointed out numerous times. This "element" is that there are so many small aspects of a movie that often get overlooked but are added by the director for an element of fun I suppose. There is no real need for these additional surprises that most people don't notice but they are sort of a surprise for those who do care to look. In this film the element of foreshadowing is used many times, a few particular times that I remember well are when in The Oak Bar at The Plaza Hotel there is a picture in the background that shows a man being taken away and that is what is about to happen to Roger Thronhill. Again foreshadowing is used when Roger Thronhill is talking to the CIA agent at the airport and there is an airplane propeller that looks like it's shooting Roger in the head, something to come a bit later in the film. Another part of this movie that foreshadows what's to come is the intersecting lines of a building when the beginning credits are rolling. The bodies on the streets of Manhattan also move in such a way where they look like intersecting lines. These intersecting lines, I believe, are showing what's to come in Roger Thornhill's life, they are showing all the people he will interact with that comes as a surprise to him. There are many elements of this movie that are small and not noticed by many but are very interesting when they are picked up.