Symbolism in Hitchcock's Rear Window - Light and Darkness

The panning shot was by far the most used shot type throughout the film "Rear Window" This is a very effective way to show the plot and almost the whole movie considering what it's about. The whole movie was mainly about a guy watching his neighbors through a lens. This caused his point of view to be "panning around"  and the creators of the movie did a great job at just implementing the same first person view of the whole situation by using the same panning shot.

In the embedded video, the creator analyzed the film even deeper and found a great amount of symbolism within it which again help enhance the film as a whole. one point that the creator of the youtuber states is that lighting is used in a very natural kind of way making the watching experience more involving. this make the viewer feel like he is in the film which is good considering the movie is a thriller. The Youtuber also makes a point saying the light represent knowledge in the film. When it is dark the characters are in a state of unknowing what exactly is going on and when there's daylight they clearly see every move for the most part. The darkness also symbolizes hatred and negativity that the main characters are feeling.