Strangers On A Train: Good Guy or Bad Guy

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Two ways of interpreting the motives of Guy Haines.
Disclaimers: I am not a film scholar and am presenting only my own observations, for what they're worth. While I hope some may find my insights interesting, I do not claim they are definitive or exhaustive.
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This is intended for viewers who are familiar with the film, but if spoilers are not a deterrent, it is not necessary to have seen the movie to follow this video.
All clips taken from Strangers On A Train (1951) plus promotional stills. This video was made for the purpose of film appreciation/criticism and I believe these contents fall under fair use IP laws.

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  • @sbonel3224
    @sbonel32243 жыл бұрын

    When bruno helps the blind man cross the street I interpreted it more of him using the blind man as a way to disguise himself and escape the crime scene without being detained by the police that was closing in on the amusement park.

  • @ShootMeMovieReviews

    @ShootMeMovieReviews

    3 жыл бұрын

    Entirely possible.

  • @jaykauffman4775

    @jaykauffman4775

    Жыл бұрын

    No

  • @elaineteeter9485
    @elaineteeter9485 Жыл бұрын

    As a dedicated fan of Robert Walker I admit that most of my attention always goes to him in this picture. However, your astute analysis of Guy's reactions to Miriam's murder has opened the door to more intense attention to Guy's character and intention. His reactions to Miriam's murder and the close camera shots reveal much more layered motives than I had observed in all the many times I have watched this picture. This was an excellent analysis of a tremendous picture.

  • @ShootMeMovieReviews

    @ShootMeMovieReviews

    Жыл бұрын

    Walker certainly dominates the film, and his character is the more obviously colorful. Thanks for your comment!

  • @ItsDannyBoy
    @ItsDannyBoy4 ай бұрын

    Great overview, helped me out a ton for my film class

  • @andromedastar4900
    @andromedastar49003 жыл бұрын

    There's definitely more to Guy than just being this pure and innocent soul caught up in a sociopath's web. In the novel, it delves into this very well. I saw a comment on a discussion board about the story that put it best: Guy sees Bruno as the physical embodiment of that other side of him...the dark side that hates and wants to kill his wife, it's like he's found the other part of his soul. Also, there is a lot of homoerotic subtext and sexual tension between the two main characters. Bruno is clearly obsessed with Guy and deep down, although Guy is bewildered at what is going on, he finds Bruno intriguing, seductive, titillating, and enjoys Bruno's erotic pursuit of him and obsession with him.

  • @georgelaing2578
    @georgelaing257811 ай бұрын

    Recall that the Guy in Dial M for Murder is a tennis player.

  • @chandlerzhu9735
    @chandlerzhu9735 Жыл бұрын

    Guy being abmiguous when he hears the plan is enough to prove that he is not innocent

  • @69kellygreen
    @69kellygreen2 жыл бұрын

    omg farley granger was so gorgeous

  • @patquon4875
    @patquon48755 жыл бұрын

    Interesting interpretation of whether Guy Haines is just as guilty as Bruno as it would appear he did in some shape of form, exploit Bruno's insistence of killing Guy's wife. He had many opportunities to stop Bruno from committing murder but he just never bothered knowing Bruno was mentally imbalanced and psychotic. I also see lots of Hitchcock's dark and white colors and stripes portrayed in the clothing and shoes that Bruno and Guy were wearing, symbolic of their personalities. Great review.

  • @andromedastar4900

    @andromedastar4900

    3 жыл бұрын

    Bruno becomes more enraged and unhinged as the film goes on in large part due to Guy's innocent "I don't want any part of this" act, which Bruno sees right through. Maybe Farley Granger doesn't do a good enough job of conveying it, but Guy is clearly not just a helpless and innocent party in all this. The two men feed off of each other's feelings as emotions, each one is enamored with the other. Guy just likes to tell himself that he doesn't have the same feelings Bruno does and keeps up appearances for the other people in his life. He can fool others, he can even fool himself, but he can't fool Bruno.

  • @leploeo7145
    @leploeo71452 жыл бұрын

    thanks for this interesting video 👍

  • @nickpowell2401
    @nickpowell24013 жыл бұрын

    Great analysis, very interesting

  • @RanBlakePiano
    @RanBlakePiano2 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic insights

  • @eveelliotauthor
    @eveelliotauthor2 жыл бұрын

    Great analysis, and very well presented

  • @kwill898
    @kwill898 Жыл бұрын

    Love every Hitchcock. A great suspenseful and psychological movie. The merry-go-round from hell.👍

  • @ShootMeMovieReviews

    @ShootMeMovieReviews

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for checking out so many of my videos! Please feel free to make suggestions as well.

  • @larryditkoff7058
    @larryditkoff70582 ай бұрын

    Maybe it's me, but this film is overrated due to plot homes. 1) Bruno has no leverage over Guy. He acted unilaterally. 2) Bruno has no way of knowing that Guy doesn't have an airtight alibi. He is a well known person and could very easily prove he wasn't there. 3) Guy says act normally. His wife has been killed and he talks about playing tennis. 4) the police would have already searched the fairgrounds and could not conceivably place the evidence. It is no longer a crime scene. 5) the cop at the end fires into a spinning Merry go round with children on it. Ridiculous. Also nobody cares that the Merry go round operator is killed. Full is too far fetched

  • @RanBlakePiano
    @RanBlakePiano2 жыл бұрын

    Audio

  • @ShootMeMovieReviews

    @ShootMeMovieReviews

    2 жыл бұрын

    This was only the second video I ever made, so I didn't have the sound worked out yet. Sorry about that.

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