Norman Bates

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,…

she is having the flashback her heart pounds faster in the background then soon turns into a drumming sound in Norman's head. Then the scene switch to Norman and his mom having an argument. His mom will yell at him and then in the background the drumming sound will get louder and faster as Norman's anger increases. This scene will introduce the Bates family. After this…

Two are better than one. This saying holds in in most aspects of life, including when analyzing works to delve deeper and gain a better understanding. DeLillo uses Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho as an intertext to his novel Point Omega, to build upon and better analyze the topics of gender and voyeurism that are present in both works. Both of these men have created female characters that are passive and fit the image of weak women in a patriarchal society, while the male characters take pleasure in…

Movie: The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Actor: Anthony Hopkins Hopkins played one of the scariest characters in a film. Hannibal Lecter gave people nightmares, and some still may have trouble sleeping due to this intense character. Number Three: Norman Bates Movie:…

Each of the five women in this film are introduced in a situation of powerlessness” (TheAtlantic.com). Bruno agrees that films portray single moms incorrectly, as they tend to be people in need of help and searching for success, correlating to Norma Bates who in search of success, moved to White Pine Bay in search of a new life and attempt to give her son a chance at being normal. In return she destroys everything she sets out accomplish through her own will, and by the surrounding expectations…

I have seen the film many times and it never seems to amaze me that even though this is a fictional story of madness, the helpless victim is totally unaware of the danger Norman Bates represents. Marion Crane is already full of trepidation of the police from her crime of stealing, but Bates is subtle, soft-spoken, normal looking, and hides his psychosis well, until it’s too late, and then he kills anyone that threatens him or his mother. Alfred Hitchcock has become famous the…

and marriage because these topics were taboo in the 60’s and not so much in the 90’s. At the same time, a few scenes were added to the movie’s remake. The most predominant, and perhaps shocking added scene was Norman Bates’ (played by Vince Vaughn) masturbation scene. Both movies have Norman looking at Marion Crane through the eyehole, however, this slight change in the narration portrays how Norman’s character is messed up while it also shows the contemporary conformity with sexuality onscreen.…

Emma wants to be a good daughter and “she hope[s] she [is] not without a heart” (Austen 1815: 353). She helps people, for instance, she sent Mrs. and Miss Bates “the whole hind-quarter… There will be the leg to be salted... which is so very nice, and the loin to be dressed directly in any manner they like” (Austen 1815: 162). Claudia L. Johnson sees Emma as a one “who considers performance of untold acts of kindness a duty attached to her social position required no announcement or praise” (qtd.…

Crane well…how’s a girl to resist? On a whim she steals the money and makes a run for it taking a long drive from Phoenix to Los Angeles to meet up with Sam. But she never makes it there. Stopping in for the night at the Bate’s Motel Marion meets Norman Bates; Anthony Perkins (Catch-22, Psycho II, The Lonely Man) a sweet young man who informs her they have twelve rooms and twelve vacancies and lucky her she gets room number one. A quiet chat between the two quickly takes a turn for the strange…

significant ideas. This Convention of Mise-en-scene is frequently featured in films as a way of helping viewers to understand the thought process of the characters. In the cases of these pictures the closely observed characters being Bruno Anthony and Norman Bates; two of which give the impression of being extremely mysterious in many ways than one. The use of this convention sets…