Approaching North by Northwest

North by Northwest, one of the many classics made possible thanks to one Alfred Hitchock tells the tale of one Roger O. Thornhill (Cary Grant) an advertising executive from New York. But all goes a stray with Mr. Thronhill being mistaken for George Kaplan, and then soon get kidnapped. As the story progress, we find Mr. Thornhill is introduced to to the lovely Eve Kendall (Eva Maire Saint) and soon grows strong feeling to the new, mysterious girl. Then faced with the fate of himself or Eva the story reaches a climatic end as Mr. Thornhill makes an ultimate  rash choice.

But there something more to the story, something that elevates it, making this film truly breathe taking. With the special effects not being the caplet with some rather laughable scene the this question pushes further and further into the rabbit hole. Watching the film over and over again anyone really can see that its the little exspersions, from the subtle simile on Eva's face as she first meets Roger, to the true distress on the face of Mr. Thornhill's face in learning his newly found lover is in grave danger. Small, midiculous details fill the film, making the overall feel that much more engaging. These small minnows in the pond are all the none other than the man, the myth, the legend, Alfred Hichock. Orchestrating these details like F natural in D major these little do wonders for the performance, but the average person go unnoticed, and unappreciated.