symbolisms of birds between Marian Crane (Janet Leigh) and Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) foreshadowed tension between the two throughout the film. Alfred Hitchcock’s horror film‚ Psycho‚ opens tentatively in a seedy motel room with Marian Crane and Sam Loomis (John Gavin) making love and talking about their future together in (FS). As the story progressed with Crane stealing the money from her employer‚ she meets Norman Bates at the Bates Motel off
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Alfredo Hitchcock uses a great example of the personality double of Norman Bates character. This is apart of the basic gothic elements and used several times during the movie. As Norman Bates meets Marion crane ‚ he is a sweet and nervous boy that likes a girl. On the other hand he also has a personality as his evil mother side. His mother comes out when he gets threatened and or when Marion Crane undressed and that puts him on edge. A form of an masculine element used is oedipal when his dominant
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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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Alfred 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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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 have his
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gothic theme. The son‚ Norman Bates‚ is the perfect representation of the masculine gothic theme incorporating things such as a male being dominated by a woman and victimizing the heroine. The classic gothic theme of murder is also incorporated into the film. Norman Bates mother murders are heroin in a scene .that has gone down in cinema history as being one of the best horror scenes ever made. The whole movie has an underlying dark tone and also a mascline gothic theme. Norman Bates does what any good
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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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Alfred Hitchcock’s motion picture Psycho‚ released in 1960‚ contains peculiar placement of predatory birds and other fowls with corresponding lines about birds from Norman Bates‚ the primary antagonist. The most obvious reference to birds takes place in the parlor of the Bates Motel where Marion shares her last meal with Norman. As Norman invites Marion into the parlor‚ he sets the food tray on the coffee table and turns on the lamp. Immediately‚ Marion’s eyes point the camera to two birds mounted on
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1111 sec 1 Movie Evaluation on the 1960’s Classic Psycho A good movie starts with the setting; in a horror movie the setting is key. In Psycho the setting is a small motel right off the highway. Behind the motel is a big‚ old‚ eerie house that Norman Bates and his mother live in. One of the main characters‚ Marion Crane is a young woman who is working for her boss‚ who sells houses. When Marion goes into work she does not feel well‚ and asks her boss if she can go home early. He says yes but asks
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You can see this by the fact that Hitchcock cast fairly unknown actors. Anthony Perkins‚ who played Norman Bates‚ was known as a supporting actor and does not play main lead or “anti-hero” this was unexpected for the audience. The unknown actors meant that the audience could not tell what the film will be about due to the type-coating of the actors. Hitchcock
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