How humans respond, how humans behave, how humans are interesting to others and how humans are different to others are all influenced by a person’s personality. Personality is the tendencies within a person that influences how they respond to their environment. There are different approaches to personality. One being the nomothetic approach which focuses on identifying the general laws that are put in place for all. The other being idiographic approach that focuses on identifying unique correlations of characteristics and life experiences to explain personality.…
When analysing Hitchcock’s Psycho, it is clear why it has been labelled as a horror. Although Norman Bates is not a monster in the physical form, his monster-like nature is within his human psyche. There are many reasons for this film to be regarded as a “horror”, the imagery of the old dark house is typical of “horror”, being set in an isolated place, off the beaten track presents a clearly gothic setting where as little as the appearance of a single woman unleashes forces of sexual assault, murder and incest. The feeling of being alone and isolated during a horrific situation creates tension as well as suspense within its audience, in Psycho the isolated setting brings a sense of fear mainly through the idea of the unknown. Isolated settings…
You can see while observing the painting that Turner utilized broad and haphazard strokes while in the process of creating the art. The colors are what truly tell the story and the emotion of the piece. The deep oranges and reds seem to showcase how deadly nature can be in its most gruesome form. The blues and whites of the ocean show the beauty of the destruction.…
Jeff and Scottie are both similar in the sense that they have very obvious disabilities, and both show us the voyeuristic side of Hitchcocks work which ultimately allow viewers to understand thoroughly about the relations between films. Jeffs inability to move shows his physical disability which leads him to constantly use his binoculars and camera to watch his neighbors. This gives us an insight to his voyeurism which ends up solving a murder case. Jeff watching his neighbors from a far reveal his various futures with or without Lisa.…
Alfred Hitchcock An auteur is a director who is the 'author' of his or her film. Alfred Hitchcock is known worldwide for his distinctive style of filmography. His style can be immediately recognised when watching one of his films, by linking him to the techniques and plot devices in his films. His work has fixed him among world class directors.…
In Hitchcock’s films there were recurring themes like, suspense, the ordinary person and a staircase, that dominated in most of his films. These themes were able to better the overall storytelling of his films, because they added more depth to his films. One of the first themes that Hitchcock uses is one that he is known for and that is suspense. In his films Hitchcock uses suspense instead of just surprising the audience is because surprise will just assault the audience with some frightening thing with have that build up to it; but with suspense it is different. With suspense you are able to tell or show the audience things that the characters in the film do not know and then builds tension around when the characters learn the truth.…
Rear Window In the film, Rear Window, Hitchcock makes me feel as though I am trapped as I watch other people's lives behind a lens like he does. To me, the main theme of this movie is his human curiosity and obsession with others and what they are doing in their daily lives. It is almost as though he has his own personal soap opera Television show, just without the Television. I really like the suspense and different kinds of emotions he makes you feel during the film.…
People often ponder if there is an unconscious drive behind their actions. The psychoanalytical theory explores the causes of Norman Bates’ crime within what makes him up. It suggests that his misconduct is the result of disturbances in his emotional development from his early childhood. The traumatic upbringing he suffered may have led him to developing antisocial tendencies that encouraged his long-term psychological troubles. The psychoanalytical theory claims that he represses many of his feelings and desires that prompt his actions driven by his unconscious mind.…
In order for society to exist, crime makes it functional for us to come together as a community and fight, build morals, label taboos, etc. The Pyrrhic defeat theory argues that the criminal justice system only fights a portion of crime enough to keep it from getting out of hand, making, whereas the Durkheim-Erikson theory argues that society benefits from crime to maintain than eliminate crimes. Billions of dollars are being wasted on the war of drugs. While the U.S successfully drives out drugs in a particular area, the production of drugs moves somewhere else, so there isn’t really a benefit. Some people may get a form of employment by aiding the war on drugs, but criminal actions are still high.…
Alfred Hitchcock was born in London on August 13, 1899. He was raised by strict Catholic parents. His childhood was lonely. For a while he was obese and always got made fun of in school and around the place he lived. He was sent to the police station for punishment from his father.…
Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock thrills the audience with its suspense, and creeps the audience with the mind of Norman Bates. Often times in the film, what makes a scene scary is not with what is shown, but what is implied. The viewers often know more than the characters themselves, full of suspense and anticipation to the fate of each characters. Psycho, being a psychological thriller, ends up having much of the characters having something to hide from other characters, as well as the viewers.…
In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock had made the film “Psycho”. He was also the best known film director in the world. Psycho is mixed with a little bit of horror, mystery, and thriller. The first film ever published was in black and white.…
The colors used in the artwork, the materials used, and the expression or the face in the artwork help to make the artwork recognizable and a successful piece of work. The Myra use of color give the painting a dark mysterious effect about the painting. The colors in the painting are very cool dark colors that range from light grey to black.…
The psychoanalytic theory “The divided self” by Rd Laing describes how everyone has multiple personalities that changes depending on the environment they are in. McMurphy from the novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is a prime example of someone with a divided self. He is placed in an environment that challenges and tests him as a person. As a result, he has created his own two personas each with their own goals and moral compass. Nurse Ratched, his main antagonist, knows about his personal problems and exploits it.…
Throughout the film industry, Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho has revolutionized the horror genre with his ways of merging the obvious with the mysterious. Alfred Hitchcock, ‘Master of Suspense,’ is known for his filming techniques which made his film stand out compared to other horror films during his period. Hitchcock used these techniques throughout the film Psycho to allow the viewers to get an insight of what is happening in the film. One of the most important scenes, where Hitchcock used several of techniques to reveal the film, is the parlor scene. The shot-by-shot analysis of the parlor scene is characterized by dialogue, lighting, symbols, and the four-quadrant rule.…