Hitchcock’s use of black and white provided a device to add suspense that could not be achieved in color. For example‚ the stuffed animals at the Bates Hotel look more sinister in black‚ and cast scary shadows across the screen. Additionally‚ lighting is used as a device to create shock. Towards the end of the movie Marion’s sister Lila enters the Bates fruit cellar looking for her sister. In this scene she discovers the actual corpse of Norman’s mother. In the fruit cellar‚ the body of Norman’s
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setting and cinematography. There are two main examples of characters who show the sign of multiple identities. Norman Bates is a prime example of sort of personality switching‚ we see a major transition of his throughout this film. A not as obvious change is that of Marion Crane from a so-called good to evil transformation. The first is the much more obvious Norman Bates. Hitchcock created Norman to be the epitome of the Oedipus conflict‚ he is a true “Mama’s boy”‚ who would do anything to
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best to be discreet‚ Marion is a terrible criminal and almost instantaneously draws attention to herself as someone who is in trouble. Almost at Fairvale‚ she is forced to stop for the night at the Bates Motel as it is raining too hard for her to reach Fairvale that night. The proprietor‚ Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)‚ invites her to dinner at his family house on the hill overlooking the motel. When he leaves to prepare dinner‚ Marion hears him arguing with his unseen mother‚ who tells him that
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Hitchcock made it seem almost easy in the movie‚ Psycho. The sinister nature of Norman Bates was revealed and enhanced through the use of symbolism to set the mood‚ foreshadowing in regards to Norman’s mindset and lighting to establish Norman’s darker aspects. In scenes where Norman Bates was present‚ symbolism was an important aspect used to establish the eerie mood that he set. From the beginning‚ Norman Bates was perceived as a ‘shy and nervous‚ but still friendly’ sort of character. He seemed
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techniques can be seen clearly in ’The Fall of the House of Usher’ and in Psycho. For both Poe and Hitchcock‚ madness exists in the world. ’The Fall of the House of Usher’ and Psycho are two very similar studies in madness. Roderick Usher and Norman Bates [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=705jPpxq1JQ] are both insane. They have many common traits although they are also quite different. They are victims of their fears and their obsessions. Norman who seems agreeable and shy is‚ in reality‚ a homicidal
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Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho‚ since it’s release dating back to 1960‚ has been parodied- by shows like The Simpsons or Scream Queens- and have inspired spinoffs- Bates Motel- and remakes including Psycho (1998)‚ Director Gus Van Sant’s attempt at remaking the iconic film with a major studio backing. The director Van Sant said at the time of release that he tried to recreate the film through a shot-by-shot remake and give people the chance to see Psycho but in full colour. As far as I can see‚ Van Sant
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scenes moviegoers are used to seeing. The timeless movie Psycho is a 1960 American psychological thriller about the encounter between Marion Crane‚ a secretary hiding out after stealing a large amount of money‚ and the schizophrenic motel owner Norman Bates‚ both of whom must deal with the guilt and surveillance as consequences of their actions in the film. Hitchcock establishes his message by going beyond the parameters of a conventional horror film‚ leaving the audience shocked with his twisted mysterious
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scenes‚ I believe made the movie. The scene where Arbogast decides to investigate the Bates household while Norman is away and Norman’s “mother” pops out from the room and seemingly murders the unsuspecting detective is a great example of this kind of camera work. The film also incorporates elements of the unknown using shadows to keep up the mystery and suspense. The infamous shower scene where Norman Bates stalks into the bathroom as a shadowy figure that has come to murder Janet Leigh gives
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Movies: A Thematic Analysis of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho has been commended for forming the archetypical basis of all horror films that followed its 1960 release. The mass appeal that Psycho has maintained for over three decades can undoubtedly be attributed to its universality. In Psycho‚ Hitchcock allows the audience to become a subjective character within the plot to enhance the film’s psychological effects for an audience that is forced to recognise its own neurosis
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Psycho Psycho is a 1960 horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Anthony Perkins‚ Janet Leigh‚ Vera Miles and John Gavin. The film is based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch. The main theme that Hitchcock tries to express to the audience is dual or split personalities. Everyone has a subconscious battle with good and evil; he shows this in many different ways using lighting‚ different camera techniques‚ mise-en-scene and silence. Also he used a string orchestra to add
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