Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Peeping Tom
PEEPING TOM is a movie produced and directed by british director Michael Powell in 1960.
Mark Lewis, a part time movie technician, part time nude photographer, is obsessed with the idea to film close-ups of faces distorted by fear. As a boy, he was himself observed the whole day by his father, a scientist making experiments about the influence of fear in the human nervous system. Helen Stephens, a young neighbour, falls in love with him as he has more and more often psychotic moments during which he kills young women.
A masterpiece.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Peeping Tom
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Plot
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal/victim falls in love with victim/criminal
- criminal becomes sensitive
- catching/stopping killer
If this is a criminal POV story...
- bad criminals on the run
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- producer/director
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- scientist
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- skinny (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- scientific labs
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gory visuals of deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- fright
- perforation--swords/knives
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
