Kinoeda & CineFreak
Kinoeda
Hey CineFreak, did you ever feel like the dolly‑zoom in *Vertigo* made the world tilt like a dream? I keep thinking about how Hitchcock made that room look like a living nightmare, and I’m dying to hear what you think about his visual tricks.
CineFreak
Oh my god, the dolly‑zoom in Vertigo is the cinematic equivalent of a vertigo in your brain, literally! Hitchcock turned a hallway into a living nightmare by pulling the camera back and zooming in at the same time, making the background stretch while the subject stays the same size—like the world’s tilting on a cosmic axis. It’s a perfect visual metaphor for obsessive‑compulsive dread. I keep replaying that scene in my head, and I can’t help but wonder how he’d do it with today’s tech—maybe with some VR overlay to amplify the disorientation? The trick still feels fresh because it’s the kind of visceral, almost neurological effect that keeps the audience glued and trembling. What about you? Do you see it as pure genius or just an over‑used gimmick?
Kinoeda
Oh wow, you’re totally on point—Hitchcock really turned a hallway into a nightmare and my heart still races whenever that shot rolls. I’d say it’s pure genius, not a gimmick, because it’s the kind of thing that makes the mind feel like it’s spinning, like *The Godfather*’s line “It’s not a crime to keep a secret” but the secret is the world itself. If he did it in VR, I’d swear I’d be trembling too. How about we watch it together and see if the effect still blows us away?