Psycho III

Stephen King is a widely acclaimed author in not just American culture, but around the world. He is commended for his significant contributions to the horror novel genre and the various movies and TV shows that have resulted from his books. In his book, On Writing, King outlines some his theories about why he was able to achieve the success he has. In the essay “On Stephen King,” author Gary Hoppenstand also presents his ideas as to why King has been so successful in his writing career. However…

The film that we watched in class was an extremely informational and eye-opening film. The name of that film is “Tapped.” The majority of the film is has to do with the water bottle industry. The film itself is basically split into two parts, half of the film talks about the water bottle industry and the other half talks about the effects that the water bottle industry has on the environment. The film starts off in a small town named Fryeburg, Maine. The people of the town talk about how the…

Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock introduced an important kind of movie, the slasher film, to America in 1968. Notably, there is a really good background to the film. In fact, it had lots of facts the world would be dying to know. Next, it has a bunch of effects that I was shocked once I had heard. In all, Psycho is a pretty good movie in general. This movie Psycho was created in the 1960s and then later on it was copied and re-written to a more famous version of 1998. Foremost, Alfred referred…

Kingsman: The Secret Service and The Man from U.N.C.L.E: Comparison and Contrast Movies about secret agents and diabolical “super-villains” are numerous in the film industry. Most films which were released specifically focuses on the deterrence of malicious notions, by the protagonist, from the evil clutches of villains, which are the antagonist. In the recent years, the implementation of mixing genres together has been normalized. From the production of Hollywood, Kingsman and U.N.C.L.E…

The Fall is a wonderful movie directed by Tarsem Singh. Tarsem Singh is a director who has directed several movies of varying success. The Cell. Mirror, Mirror. Immortals. And, most recently, Self/Less. Before this movie was made, Singh had made a small fortune directing music videos and television commercials. Instead of going wild and indulging, he put all of the money towards making this film. And it shows. It really shows. This movie radiates passion and love. On the surface, The Fall is a…

To manipulate one’s audience, one must “give them pleasure. The same pleasure they have when they wake up from a nightmare.” Award-winning director, Christopher Nolan clearly portrays this in his films through his trademark directorial style of editing with specific use of non-linear narrative and mise en scene to create tension for his audience Through closely analysing the open scenes of Nolan’s Memento (2000) and Inception (2010), the audience can understand Nolan’s directorial style and the…

I believe that we can learn from watching movies, because our life is one big movie. From the time you are born rom the time you die your life can be depicted as a “movie” so to speak, because a movie is nothing more than a depiction of someone’s life situations. Growing up I was always told “movies are not real” but indeed they are. Our lives are movies in themselves just in different scenarios and settings. I know that movies can be “far-fetched” and over exaggerated but if you dumb it down a…

fictional characters, labeled antiheroes, created in the realms of TV and movies? The influence and appeal that these characters have on American culture and society are shaped through what each character symbolizes as well as values. In the 1960 thriller Psycho, the anti-hero Norman Bates was introduced to society. Norman, in this movie, is a middle-aged serial killer who justifies his wrongdoings by “becoming” his mother. In his eyes, it is actually his deceased mother Norma who is the…

(1960) is a pseudo snuff film centred on the act of voyeurism. Although, Peeping Tom predates the horror subgenre, slashers, it still upholds the psychosexual elements that reside in such films (Clover). Released in the same year as Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), Peeping Tom can be cited as the aforementioned British equivalent, as the male central characters seem to share sadistic and psychopathic qualities. This film proves to be a self-reflexive metafilm as it surrounds a focus puller/…

In the Alfred Hitchcock Film “Psycho”, Norman Bates, a motel desk receptionist, is living with his “mother” in a giant house close to his family’s motel. The lovely Marion Crane, who is very disturbed and looks as if she has a dirty secret, greets him one stormy night. In the “parlor scene”, Norman and Marion are talking and eating dinner late at night. This scene shows the first clues of how crazy Norman actually is by showing a glimpse of his anger. Marion comments on his mother saying he…