Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock was a man of many talents. He created films that were unexpectedly suspenseful, through dialog-less scenes, and wronged characters

Hitchcock seemed to have a trend of developing the protagonist as a "wronged man." In 39 steps we found him running from a crime that he didn't commit, Hitchcock continued this in his other film North by Northwest, where the protagonist, being mistaken for someone else, also had to run from a crime he didn't commit. In both cases, running became a very dangerous en devour, both being nearly killed, more than once.

I found it interesting how Hitchcock was able to keep my attention (a difficult task considering my ADHD) through long scenes with little to no dialog at all. In Rear window, dialog was kept to a bare minimum, many times I felt like I was there with Jeff staring into Mr. Thorwall's apartment, and had to make sure to not make a sound, or sudden movements, as if Mr. Thorwall could see me.
Also in this movie I found it interesting how Hitchcock created a suspenseful situation. Different to many other suspense movies, there are long chase, and hiding scenes, but in Rear Window, there was only one, and Jeff couldn't run from it. Being Trapped in a wheelchair brought on a whole new level of discomfort. Jeff had had the upper had the whole movie until now. Having an apartment separate the two, gave you a false sense of security. However when Mr. Thorwall confronts Jeff face to face in Jeff's apartment, it's a quick adjustment when we realize there is nothing Jeff can do to protect himself, and Mr. Thorwall clearly has a strong advantage.