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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paths with a dangerous mentally ill motel owner‚ Norman Bates. As their strange relationship develops‚ a dominant theme of good versus evil is introduced to the audience through the use of characterisation‚ editing‚ mise-en-scene and various other media techniques. From the outset‚ Hitchcock introduces an initial theme of good versus evil during the opening credits. The title scene could be seen as a reflection of the personality of Norman Bates as the credits themselves are presented as fragmented
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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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TCC 1303- 4th 24 April 2013 Ben Jonson & John Donne Throughout life we forced to deal with the emotions and conflicts of religion and death. Many times people tend to express their feelings by turning their emotions and thoughts into great literature or poems. Ben Jonson and John Donne are two great examples of “seventeenth century poets” who have successfully managed turning their feelings into classic well known poems (Greenbelt & Abrams). Both these poets were good friends who came
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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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Benjamin Franklin Ben Franklin was a very important man in U.S. history. He signed each of four major documents of the United States‚ and conducted experiments on electricity. Ben Franklin was born on Milk Street‚ January 17‚ 1706 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. His father owned a candle and soap shop. Everyone referred to his father as a leather apron. Leather aprons were usually carpenters‚ black smiths‚ shoemakers and others who made their living producing household goods to sell. Ben Franklin became
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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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