More specifically horror films. According to The Films of Alfred Hitchcock by Robert A. Harris and Michael S. Lasky, Hitchcock stated that “Psycho is a humorous film, the darkest of black comedies to be sure, yet humorous nonetheless”(217). Hitchcock enjoyed making these types of film, and especially this one in particular. Alfred Hitchcock is a man that like to play with the audiences emotions. “The violence in the scene is what keeps people interested, and just the suspense of anticipating it is enough to keep our adrenaline flowing”, Hitchcock says (217). Hitchcock seems to enjoy putting the audience through a rollercoaster of emotional suspense in this film. In this entire film Hitchcock does a lot more than make the film suspenseful. He adds a lot of symbolism as well as imagery that is hidden within the scenes. In one scene particular is where it happens for the most
More specifically horror films. According to The Films of Alfred Hitchcock by Robert A. Harris and Michael S. Lasky, Hitchcock stated that “Psycho is a humorous film, the darkest of black comedies to be sure, yet humorous nonetheless”(217). Hitchcock enjoyed making these types of film, and especially this one in particular. Alfred Hitchcock is a man that like to play with the audiences emotions. “The violence in the scene is what keeps people interested, and just the suspense of anticipating it is enough to keep our adrenaline flowing”, Hitchcock says (217). Hitchcock seems to enjoy putting the audience through a rollercoaster of emotional suspense in this film. In this entire film Hitchcock does a lot more than make the film suspenseful. He adds a lot of symbolism as well as imagery that is hidden within the scenes. In one scene particular is where it happens for the most