Alfred Hitchcock 's Motion Picture Psycho

The Hitchcock film titled ‘The Birds’ is set in Bodega Bay, California. For no apparent reason, as soon as a woman arrives in the area, birds have been attacking the residents, and causing death and destruction. In one scene, where Melanie Daniels (portrayed by Tippi Hedren) is stuck inside a house alongside Mitch Brenner (portrayed by Rod Taylor), and his mother Lydia, and his younger sister Cathy, trying to protect themselves from another relentless wave of bird attacks.

Based on a true story, The Wrong Man, presents the life of a musician Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero usually called Manny who had been arrested and brought to trial for a series of robberies he hasn’t committed. The early scenes itself gives the viewers a background of Manny’s family circumstances. He lives in a tiny bungalow in the Jackson Heights section of Queens suited for the lower middle-class. He works hard to eke out a living, for that he plays a double bass in a band engaged at Sherman Bilingsley’s Stork Club and his earning goes into a savings account. In an age of prosperity in the 1950s, Manny struggles. Hitchcock has tried to show that the image of America projected and idealised in the fifties was not one of milk and honey

Like many of his films, Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window (1954) is an intense study in the sometimes-jarring idiosyncrasies of its main character, L.B. Jeffries (James Stewart). Jeffries is an observer by nature, a professional photographer confined to his apartment by an injury, with only insurance company nurse Stella (Thelma Ritter) and his girlfriend, Lisa Fremont (Grace Kelly) for company. This limitation impels him to begin observing his neighbors, and he witnesses events that lead him to believe Lars Thorwald (Raymond Burr) has murdered his wide. However, Jeffries’ watchful habit raises serious questions about the relationships between neighbors and ethics of observation in densely-populated urban settings. Rear Window uses set design and disparate camera techniques to codify the acceptable and unacceptable ways in which a city dweller might observe their neighbors, based largely on level on intent.

During times of disorder, it is natural to feel a sense of fear and loneliness that requires you to search for control in your life. These emotions send you to the point of having to isolate yourself, as you believe if you do so, you have control over your life. In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 psychodrama film “The Birds”, Melanie is a young woman who travels to Bodega Bay to reunite herself with a stranger by the name of Mitch. Melanie uncovers that he had a romantic relationship with Annie, the woman she claims to have come to town for. Annie advises Melanie that her relationship with him did not last due to Lydia, his mother, fearing that he will leave her now that her husband has passed away. As Melanie and Mitch’s relationship begins to develop, birds within the town being to attack them along with everyone else who lives in Bodega Bay. Melanie, Mitch, and the town’s people begin to question why the birds are attacking them. Annie’s body is discovered outside her house as a result from her being killed by birds. By the end of the film, Melanie and Lydia have a close relationship leave the bird infested town with Mitch and his sister Cathy. Alfred Hitchcock uses the these three women to remind us that chaos will always enter our lives no matter what actions we take to keep order, but deep relationships will help overcome the feelings of fear and loneliness.

“We all go a little mad sometimes,” and that could possibly be exactly how many feel after watching Psycho, released in 1960, and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock took a different route in terms of plot and structure for the typical Hollywood style. Psycho, like a young child never stops asking questions, it leaves us in a state of doubt and unbelief. It is classic horror, with the numerous jump scares leaving us at the edge of our seat, as every moment passes. Yet in the beginning, it 's seems to portray a rather classic form in a sense, a near-Aristotelian story. A woman who appears to be the main character in love, who is then faced with a problem, not enough money to marry her love, who then steals money to help build a future

Alfred Hitchcock is perhaps known to many as either a dark, twisted monster, or as a devote Roman Catholic who layers his pieces of work with a profound sense of Catholicism. Many people failed to see Alfred Hitchcock’s hidden Catholic subtexts, however, his various concerns with redemption and justice, guilt and sin, and the presence of a Divine Grace throughout a world that is completely consumed with evil, is all mysteriously portrayed in a philosophical way. In his movie, Rear Window, not only does Hitchcock use his characters to divulge the guilty Lars Thorwald of murdering his nagging, sick wife, but he also uses them in order to prove that the presence of sin lies within everyone; even the neighbors who are just observing from a distance.

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For every action a person takes, there is usually a purpose behind it. The riskier and more dangerous an action, the more motive that individual must have to continue. Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film, Rear Window, is a riveting thriller that is based on Cornell Woolrich’s short story “It Had to be Murder”.  This film tells a narrative about an adventurous photographer, Jeffries played by James Stewart, who after breaking his leg is forced to remain shackled to a wheelchair within his home. To cope with boredom, he takes the liberty of observing his neighbors through one of his windows. It is through this pastime that he comes to believe that one of his neighbor might be guilty of murdering his wife. Throughout the rest of the film Jeffries decides to investigate his neighbor, in an attempt to bring him to justice. Jeffries is however met with skepticism and obstacles. While any other individual might have succumbed to the skepticism, Jeffries does not. Throughout the film we come know his character more, and we can analyze what part of his personality started the whole ordeal and which traits drives him to finish his investigation.

Just when you thought Hitchcock couldn’t do it any better, he does. North by Northwest is yet another classic Alfred Hitchcock espionage thriller which is said by many to be “the Hitchcock picture to end all Hitchcock pictures”. Myself, along with many others have listed North by Northwest as one of the greatest films of all time. It was selected in 1995 for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress, as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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Often times, throughout many of Alfred Hitchcock films, I find myself very intrigued to the development of how the story unfolds. The difference between Vertigo (1958) and the other films that we have watched, is that this film has more unanswered questions and a darker meaning. Personally, I did not really like how the story of Vertigo was filmed. And of course this is just my own opinion, which can be argued based on your own experience with the film. For instance, throughout the majority of the film, all we see is John ‘Scottie’ Ferguson (James Stewart), follow Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak) all around the San Francisco area.

Norman’s psychotic ways are also revealed through Hitchcock’s use of motifs. His repeated use of birds have an underlying meaning of Norman’s dangerousness. His hobby is avian taxidermy and in numerous shots birds are displayed in the background. A shot of when the mise en scene evokes his eerie connection towards his hobby is in the parlor. The parlor is decorated with his stuffed trophy birds mounted on the walls or on stands - an enormous predatory, nocturnal owl with outstretched wings, and a raven. Both owl and raven are in frame lurking behind Norman and representing his concealed character. Like the owl, he is a predator, in full attack mode on Marian. He also doesn’t wait until the daytime to kill her, he slays her in the shower at night like a nocturnal psychopath. As if with the raven’s knife like beak, Norman murdered Marian, following in the footsteps of killing when it is easiest.

Rope (1948) starring James Stewart based on the infamous Leopold and Loeb Case, follows two wealthy bachelors as they plan and execute what they conceive as the “perfect” murder. They have no other motive other than to boast of having gotten away with the crime. Their twisted psyches and Hitchcock’s delight in the perverse surface when they serve dinner on top of the truck containing the deadbody (Rafter 29). Shadow of a Doubt (1943) introduces the serial killer “Merry widow murderer” Charlie Oakley (Joseph Cotton) who justifies his actions. Hitchcock has perfected his murder scenes like the love scenes. While dissecting the each film from its contexts Truffaut was struck by the sincerity and the savagery of Hitchcock’s work. He says “It

Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho (staring Janet Leigh and Anthony Perkins) is one of the most influential films in motion picture history. Hitchcock uses cinematography, dialogue, costumes and lighting, as well as many other film techniques to thrill the audience and keep them on the edge of their seats from the beginning of the film to the very end. The scenes we have just viewed are a typical example of Hitchcock 's great ability to tell a story in a horrific way and haunt the viewers for a long time after their experience with the thrilling movie. He is able to get into the audience 's minds and scare them into never wanting to have another shower again. “Psycho” contains many symbols and techniques that pushed the limit of acceptable filmmaking in the 1960’s. The film centers on the encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane (Leigh), who ends up at a secluded motel after embezzling money from her employer, and the motel 's disturbed owner-manager, Norman Bates (Perkins), and its aftermath. When originally made, the film was seen as a departure from Hitchcock 's previous film North by Northwest, having been filmed on a low budget, with a television crew and in black and white. Psycho initially received mixed reviews, but outstanding box office returns prompted reconsideration which led to overwhelming critical acclaim and four Academy Award nominations, including Best Supporting Actress for Leigh and Best Director for Hitchcock.

The Birds, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, is a thriller movie created in the 1960s. Throughout the movie the main character, Melanie, goes through a substantial transformation. In the beginning of the movie Melanie is childish, and is used to having whatever she wants handed to her. As the movie progresses the viewer sees Melanie become more mature and act as a mother. At the start of the movie it is evident that Melanie is very immature.