Reading Response: Nezar AlSayyad

This article introduced an emerging trend of modernity which is voyeuristic modernity. With the technological advancement, abundance of electronic surveillance has appeared. Therefore, many of movies not only record the imaging, but also depict how is the lifestyle of a city, by observing pedestrians, buildings and so on. Urban cities can be featured by voyeur at various degree. for example. In the movie of Rear Window,  Jeff, as a main character, observed his neighbour, Thorwald, in order to investigate the unfolded murder case through the rear window. We can thereby feel the atmosphere of the movie instead of being told by the dialogues. Thus, this innovative montage is a useful and meaningful  method to narrate the plot. Lam To Hing, u3592376

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  1. Sammie says:

    You pointed out the technological context for voyeuristic modernity followed by the example of Rear Window, but how the latter is an example can be made clearer. Also, could you elaborate on how Rear Window achieves effectiveness in the ways you describe, such as through specific techniques? Overall, the clarity of the writing, such as how the ideas flow, can be improved.

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