直至1960年,美国评论家们说起阿尔弗莱德·希区柯克往往还是“不管怎么说,那人是拍惊险片的,对不对?人们很难把一部惊险片称为艺术品,是不是?”这种调调一成不变地拍摄某一特定类型影片的艺术家的声誉,部分地反映出艺术界对于该类型能够在何种程度上创造出严肃、重要作品的一致看法。希区柯克在惊险片类型方面的创作及贡献即是一个例子。直到六十年代,影评 It was not until 1960 that American critics spoke of Alfred Hitchcock as “always,” Anyway, that person is making a breathtaking movie, is it hard for people to call a thriller a work of art, Is not it? "This reputation, which alters the tone of the artist who constantly shot a particular genre of film, partly reflects the consensus in the art community about the extent to which the genre can create serious and important work. Hitchcock’s creation and contribution in the thriller category is an example. Until the sixties, film critic