“Rear Window” has to be one of the most beautiful films of all time. Yet, if you google “rear window” what you will find is a lot of cutting-edge essays commenting on the themes of voyeurism, the “male gaze”, etc. etc. What these critics fail to see, however, is the reciprocal nature of the voyeurism problem: if you don’t want to be seen, then you should close your window shades!

