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up on a new detail that deepens the meaning and effects of the storyline. This is exactly what he does in his 1960 film, Psycho. By layering Freudian psychoanalysis, creating a twist ending and suspense, and giving the villain of the story, Norman Bates, a deeply rich background story, Hitchcock creates phenomenon in the audience arguably scarier, then Norman’s murders. Through this use the psychoanalysis and backstory, the audience also feels sympathy for Norman. This duality is what makes Hitchcock

renowned film director known for his elements of suspense and psychological thrillers. His most popular work psycho uses the story of a phoenix secretary (Marion Crane) who embezzled money from a client to unveil the psycho in the male character (Norman Bates). The success of the film is greatly relied on Hitchcock’s unique techniques in creating tension and suspense. Elements that contributed to the success of the film include motifs and parallels, and perspective used. The most prominent motifs in psycho

Psycho is a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock released in 1960. The film featured a talented cast including Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates, who has a complicated relationship with his mother, and Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, who is on the run. Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho passes the test of time through creative use of pacing and revealing of information crucial to the story being told. Hitchcock’s McGuffin of $40,000 dollars set up the climax of the movie brilliantly and serves as internal conflict

who ran away after stealing $40,000 from her office and got murdered in a motel where she was spending the night due to the strong storm. The setting of Psycho told us about its genre. For example, since the dominant setting of the movie was Norman Bates’ house and the motel, and it was in an isolated place with fewer people on space, which suggested that it was a horror movie. The fact that the setting was in an abandoned place, if the characters in the movie wanted to seek the help they would not

Parlour Scene Analysis In the 1960 horror ‘Psycho’, a lot is revealed to the audience about the characters in the parlour scene. It is a crucial scene in the film due to the fact it is where the audience starts to see Norman’s true intentions. Normally, the ‘baddie’ is portrayed as harsh and unlikeable, however Norman comes across as friendly and an overall likeable person. However, during this scene we start to see a different side to Norman that suggests he may have ulterior motives. In this

Alfred Hitchcock made very psychological films that makes you wonder if his personal life had any effect or influence. In the city of London, Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born on August 13, 1899, to two strict catholics. His childhood was described as lonely and sheltered. Alfred once said that his father sent him to the police station with a note. In that note, his father asked to him lock him up for ten minutes as a punishment for behaving poorly. As another punishment his mother would also force

Film Critique North by Northwest is an adventure, crime, mystery thriller that was created in 1959 by the director Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock is famous for many movies in the thriller genre such as Psycho, Vertigo and Rear Window. Alfred Hitchcock was a famous director well renowned for his style. Hitchcock enjoyed suspense in his films as Hitchcock said “Always make the audience suffer as much as possible.” (BrainyQuote, 2016) Hitchcock loved creating suspense in his movies. Hitchcock was

Lastly, the use of the “final girl” in both films are very different. In Psycho, Hitchcock uses both Marion and Lila as his final girls. Though both hold different characteristic traits, and one character dies early in the film, Hitchcock also has a male character save the final girl against the villain rather than having her face him alone. This differentiates against the film A Nightmare on Elm Street because Nancy finds her inner demons and faces Freddy Krueger alone in her dreams. She not only

stars a woman by the name of Marion Crane who steals $40,000 from her employer's client and goes on the run. She checks into a remote motel and was killed by an unknown shadowy figure, which is later reviled as the disturbed serial killer, Norman Bates. Depicting her stabbing death the shower scene is one the most recognizable scenes in film history. With its many cuts, angles sudden hits of violence and nudity Hitchcock change the norms for what was accepted in mainstream cinema. The film psycho

hardworking and dedicated, who desires to live in a better society. That was the world’s first impression of Norman Bates, but behind the charm was his hidden personality. So, how does someone like him, become a psycho? Was Norman Bates, born a psycho, or was he turned into one because of his environment? There are many perspectives of psychology that will provide a fuller understanding of Norman Bates’ behavior. From a Psychodynamic perspective, Norman’s behavior springs from unconscious desires and childhood