following the story of former police detective John (Scottie) Ferguson, California is given a new life in Vertigo as it takes us along the tragic path of a character's ill-fated desire to overcome his fear of heights and find the love he has been missing. blending aspects of film noir, psychological horror, and surrealism, Hitchcock takes elements from a wide variety of artistic strains and combines them gracefully into what many consider his best work.
ultimately, it is the visual…