Norman Bates

Psycho. A movie that will never really leave your mind and may possibly haunt you for the rest of you life. This 1960 thriller/horror film was directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. If you are a fan of interesting, suspenseful, and just plain good movies, this is a wonderful choice. It is full of twists, turns, and unexpected events one after another. Psycho was one of the best films I have watched because it kept my attention the whole time, and I was never bored. The storyline centers…

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…

He tells her about the different personalities that Norman possessed. In the book he had three personalities, instead of the two in the movie. There was Norman, Norma and Normal. Norman being the child who relied on his mother, Norma being the mother and Normal being the Norman who despises his mother. The novel ends with Sam hoping that Lila won't forget him and hopes for a possible future together (Robert Bloch's…

Holy Mother of.... I don't know. Something huge. I can not believe Bates Motel. I first want to say, I won't spoil anything for anyone that hasn't watched the show yet. So don't be afraid to finish reading this post. But OMG!!! What a freaking AMAZING Season finale!!!!!! If you have never watched the show, you need to cancel all your plans for an entire weekend and binge watch the f*ck outta that show. If for any reason, then the fact that Max Thieriot is an actor in it, and is HOT AS…

comparably to Melony as they both competed for Mitch. Her rolled back grey hair, vivid red lipstick and strong blue eyes paired with the utilization of effective low angle shots capture the domineering and manipulative mother figure she is. Likewise, Bates mother in Psycho “[is] a clingy and demanding woman” who uses derogatory language such as calling him “boy” to dominate him in their discussions. Further emphasized by her overwhelming motif silhouette, she manipulates him and overrules his…

(Durgnat 128). Kendrick asserted that a total of six shots are from Marion’s viewpoint and a spiking sixteen are from the mother’s viewpoint (Kendrick 8). These all more than 70 shots were described in the script with only one single sentence: ‘Mrs. Bates stabs Marion to death in the shower.’ And within these shots, we get enough of Marion’s terrified face from the point of view of the murderer and the murderer strong frequent cuts that we are emotionally attached to what she is feeling. Even at…

A Horror- thriller written by Joseph Stefano, directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. It is shot entirely in black and white, set in Phoenix. It follows a theme of a passion driven crimes. Hitchcock uses the character of Marion Crane, Norman Bates and Sam Loomis to drive this narrative. The Sam and Marion Characters are shown in the establishing shot, inside a hotel room where they appear to be having a heated discussion about their dodgy relationship and a potential future. Marion’s inner…

where Marion Crane is stabbed to death in the shower. Psycho starts with Crane stealing the money of a client at the bank she works at, and leaving town to give the money to her boyfriend. On the way, she stops at Bates Motel to stay the night. At the hotel, she meets the owner Norman Bates and learns some about his mother Norma. While taking a shower, a shadowy figure kills Marion. The rest of the movie shows the aftermath of the killing and eventually reveals who killed Marion. In the shower…

dialogue with a huge regard for details. Psycho also features glorious use of mise-en-scene, a fancy French term for all of the visual elements in the frame used to infer meaning. Hitchcock famously uses this concept in the parlor scene, where Marion and Norman talk over sandwiches. The background features a series of stuffed taxidermy birds where we learn that Norman’s hobby is to stuff birds and preserve them. The stuffed birds in the background, not only are they “birds of prey,” they are…

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…