Lifeless Laura

To me Laura is very empty character, she's definitely a beautiful girl but other than that I really don't see what she has to offer that makes these three men go so crazy. She is an object of obsession to men, and a pretty thing to have and to "own" similar to property. First of all Lydecker couldn't be more flamboyant. His name alone lie-decker? That to me made me think right away that he was going to be a sleezy character. He is creepy beyond words and seriously nosy when it comes to the murder case and the detective's work. He is very manipulative and controlling. Personally I believe that he is gay, and he knows that he will never have Laura, even if she went for him, because he wouldn't fully be able to have her the way he wished that he could. That is why he is so controlling of her relationships and lifestyle. He wants to shape her life, make it, sculpt it in to something he wants it to be. Him "shooting" her makes her untouchable by any other man. So when he finds out that the detective "McPherson" may be falling for her, after she's dead (which is strange alone) he becomes very angry and wants to control people's feelings for her after her death, as if there is any possibility that they could have her anyways..The detective to me is a strange character because he so quickly falls for Laura just by being in her apartment, snooping around her things and her portrait. All alone Laura was engaged to Carpenter, who was cheating on her with not only one but two women. All three men are not exactly great guys, yet she'd go for any one of them had they asked her. She doesn't have any real desires, wants, personality or emotions. She's kind of just there like that frilly lamp on the piano that is out of place, but there, because it "belongs" there. I almost feel sorry for Laura because she isn't alive when she is "alive" she's dull and empty and I wish for her to have something more, to want something that she wants, not that someone tells her to want. When Laura turns out to not be dead, nothing really changes. Yes we are confused and suspicious as to what really happened. I had suspected that in fact it was Ann that was shot and that Laura was not. She did leave for the country right before the murder happened. Whether Laura is alive or dead she doesn't add or take away from the story or scene. She's just there or not. I don't really think that Laura is a great example of a Femme Fatale because she isn't a very independent or cunning woman. She's ALL around dull and for that I just think she's kind of an empty character. I did however like the film and this didn't surprisingly affect it in a negative way. It made it more interesting to watch.