We essentially focused on three things during our time together: Our recent Silent Mind/Beautiful Feeling retreat was a great example of that. Not only does it feel wonderful, but I inevitably have insights and fresh thinking for weeks and sometimes months afterwards. Granted it’s different from the front of the room, but the essential elements – time away from everyday routine, the invitation/excuse to step away from my everyday thinking, and the chance to dive deep into the stillness of the space within are precious to me. One of the things I love about running retreats is that I get to go on them as well. This entry was posted in Uncategorized by Steven U. However, Charlie did not try to kill Charlie using the ideas that Joe and Herb had. They list putting poison in each other’s drink and other ways This is foreshadowing because towards the end of the film Charlie will try to kill Charlie first with the stairs, then the garage, then on the train. For the audience, it was strange because out all the conversations that they can have they decide to talk about how they would be able to murder each other. One example of this is how much Herb and Joe would talk about how they would murder each other and be able to get away with it. This scene builds up suspense, and it is also interesting because the use of stairs can be seen in various Hitchcock films including Psycho and Vertigo.Īnother interesting theme of the movie is Hitchcock’s use of foreshadowing.

Additionally, one interesting scene throughout the film is when Saunders took a picture of Charles at the bottom of the steps.

Hitchcock’s use of suspense throughout the film draws in viewers and keeps them from being able to guess the ending of the movie. However, once the plot progresses there is a build up of suspense when we find out Charles is actually a murderer. Hitchcock leads the audience to believe that Charles is being followed and the two men are out to hurt Charles. At the beginning of the film, we are introduced to Charles who seems to be running away from something. The first theme I notice is Hitchcock’s use of suspense throughout the film.

This week I watched Hitchcock’s film Shadow of a Doubt, and there were many interesting themes that I noticed throughout the film.

Belive without a shadow of a doubt