Let's start off with the perhaps the best filmmaker of all time. Shadow Of A Doubt is without doubt the film that made me fall in love with Hitchcock. It's a film that has been said to be Hitchcock's favorite film of his own. The film uses one of Hitchcock's favorite themes and that is of the doppleganger, or the evil double. The film has so many doubles in it that it's impossible to name them all without rambling. My favorite of which is the use of the same sequence of shots used to introduce both the protagonist and antagonist, creating a connection between the two.
The story follows a young girl named Charlie who is excited to hear that her uncle (also named Charlie) is coming to town to visit. Her excitement turns to fear and confusion when she begins to uncover her uncles dark secret. The impending doom is foreshadowed by a thick cloud of black smoke that comes bellowing out from the train that carries uncle Charlie, smoke which covers the platform and the innocent family waiting to pick up good ol' Uncle Charlie.
If your looking for a film that is a perfect example of visual storytelling and want to see a director at the top of his game Shadow Of A Doubt is a can't miss.
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