Norman Bates

parlor scene at the Bates Motel. When initially entering the parlor, Marion Crane’s surprise at the number of taxidermy birds mounted on the walls and placed on the tables is evident. The bird shown the most frequently in this scene is the owl. In the corner of the room facing Crane’s seat, the owl positioned overhead flexes its claws and stares blankly ahead. The owl is a largely nocturnal predatory bird that eats rodents, domestic birds, and even other owls. Norman Bates mentions that he…

Robert Bloche, the movie proved to be a huge success upon its release. The movie initially follows Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) as she flees town with money she stole from her employer, which inadvertently leads her to the Bates Motel. Here she encounters the infamous Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), and ultimately her death at the hands of “mother”. From there, the story slowly unravels as other characters attempt to locate Marion, and end up revealed Norman’s true nature in the process. The movie…

Psycho highly focuses on a reference to birds in the scene of Marion and Norman in the parlor. The first birds that one witnesses are the owl hanging on the wall along with another large bird on the wall. Also you see a perched crow or raven that sits right above the chair where Marion had been offered to sit by Norman. Next to her sits a lamp on a table that has small little songbirds around it. Across from her sits Norman where the bigger birds are placed. For the duration of this scene there…

Hitchcock’s Psycho, from ‘Inside Norman Bates’ and ‘The World Inside Its Image’ The benchmark of horror films could easily be Hitchcock’s most revered work ‘Psycho’ (1960). The black and white filmscape does not downplay the crimson colour of blood spiralling down the plughole after Marion’s fatal stabbing, nor the shock of Norman’s mothers sunken eye sockets. It’s 2015 and this is the first time I have properly been introduced to the film however as a testament to its making I had nightmares…

Unlike the gory horror films of today, Psycho, as the name suggests, plays to the psychology of the crimes and events. The main character, Norman Bates, is based off of the murderer Ed Gein. Norman is an odd young man from the start and has a strange attachment to his his mother just like Gein. One of the quotes that stays in my mind from this movie is when Norman tells Marian "After all, a boys best friend is his mother." Psycho falls into the genres of horror and thriller. I am not a scary…

the bank, but she sees the opportunity to take the money and start a new life. With the money, she leaves town and heads towards Sam’s California store. During a storm, she gets off the highway and goes to The Bates Motel. Norman manages The Bates Motel, and greets Marion when she enters. Norman is a quiet person who seems controlled by his mother. Psycho was a low-budget film in black and white. Hitchcock had made multiple other…

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. In 1930, William Faulkner published “A Rose for Emily”. A Rose for Emily is more of a southern gothic genre. There isn’t too many similarities besides that there are two psycho people. Hitchcock and Faulkner are both well-known people. In psycho there was one main…

pulling into the Bates Motel, she is looking around and we are aligned with her search/journey by identifying with her “looking around”. Marion finally walks inside to check in and she meets Norman Bates. He comes off as polite and hospitable and Marion think’s nothing of it. Marion then gets settled into her room and overhears Norman and his mother yelling from their house. Marion looks through the curtains and can hear everything they are saying each other. In the next sequence, Norman invites…

Throughout Psycho, the use of camera angles allow us to get a sense of what Marion Crane and Norman Bates are thinking, contemplating as well as undergoing. At the beginning of Psycho, the emphasis is placed on Marion Crane, and the decisions she will make to get away from her current life.…

Norman Bates describes life as a trap, or more accurately, our own private traps that we cannot get out of – no matter how hard we try. While this is true for many characters in the film Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it is most true about Norman himself. The surprising information we learn about Norman throughout the movie proves this point more and more. Norman suffers from a multiple personality disorder brought on by his desires. Norman lives as both himself and his deceased mother. By…