Norman Bates

Suspense Suspenseful situations are thrills that base jumpers, roller coaster fanatics, and movie enthusiasts all possess. It is this suspense that they all seek, and it is especially common in Alfred Hitchcock’s films in which the most enticing moments are lurking around the corner. Specifically in Strangers on the Train, Hitchcock uniquely rolls out the drama by both expanding and contracting the audience’s knowledge as well as the characters’ knowledge. More precisely yet, Hitchcock alludes…

Hitchcock’s film generates the suspense and curiosity in Psycho. He demonstrates in various and specific ways that we would not expect to happen. It has happened to be one of the biggest hits ever in the 60’s. He has been one of the first people to introduce many things in the film industry, especially the toilet scene. In a way Hitchcock makes us want more and it gets us to anticipate and to expect for more things to happen. Alfred Hitchcock turns our stomachs upside down and leaves us wanting…

Psycho by Alfred Hitchcock introduced an important kind of movie, the slasher film, to America in 1968. Notably, there is a really good background to the film. In fact, it had lots of facts the world would be dying to know. Next, it has a bunch of effects that I was shocked once I had heard. In all, Psycho is a pretty good movie in general. This movie Psycho was created in the 1960s and then later on it was copied and re-written to a more famous version of 1998. Foremost, Alfred referred…

Alfred Hitchcock once said “there is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it”(Crow, Jonathan).One of the greatest filmmakers of all times, was nicknamed “The Master of Suspense” for he was creating a psychological suspense in his films, which resulted in a unique watching experience (Alfred Hitchcock." Bio.com.). He was also an acknowledge master of the thriller, a genre he virtually invented (Ramirez Berg, Charles) and a brilliant technician. Born in London on August 13, 1899…

Pyscho is a very popular film which released on January 12th 1960 in Hong Kong and was directed by the famous Alfred Hitchcock. Hitchcock had said that one of the reasons why he shot Pyscho as a back-and-white film was because he thought that the murder scene might have been too intense for the audience to watch . So going back to the shower scene, it is one of the most prominent and iconic scenes shot in all cinemas. The scene begins when we can see one of the leading actresses Marion Crane…

between Marion and Norman during Marion’s meal. “We all go a little mad sometimes” https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Nv88ASiLmgk The first argument backing up my thesis involves examining the Cinematography within the scene. Right from the moment that they sit in the office Norman is portrayed as the dominant character in the room. This is first done with a low angle shot. Hitchcock then uses medium shots to portray the characters. A great way that Normans personality is…

aware of. While Norman was growing up he watched his dad abuse his mom. It is often said that when children watch things such as abuse, it can really affect them and often times they end up with a disorder (mainly aggressive ones). Norman walked in on his dad dead in a garage not aware that he was the one who killed him. His older brother wasn’t around in fact he didn’t get a long with their mom at all. Family issues also tend to be something to trigger problems with kids. Norman walked in…

Wording, clothing, and sex were some of the most reoccurring problems the Production Code Administration had with Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film Rear Window. Throughout their communications, the PCA and the filmmakers discuss scenes that have subtle sexual undertones, risqué costumes, and wordings that the PCA found to be unacceptable. The correspondence between the filmmakers and the PCA begin around November 1953 and go on until around April 1954. Most of the letters are between Paramount…

Dayo. 9-2 Casablanca From caterpillar to butterfly, you can undergo drastic changes, even within a short period of time. Film Noirs are Hollywood crime dramas that use lighting and deep dark shadows to portray the complicated moral nature of the subject.Casablanca in a great example of this, with many lighting techniques, this movie aids in making the audience cognizant of each character's transformation. First of all, as usual, when the lead female actress comes on scene for the…

Alfred Hitchcock’s utilizes elements of expressionism to suggest a brutal murder in his movie, Psycho. Revealing the perspectives of both the murderer and victim, Hitchcock’s use of exploitation, stylized acting, plot distortion, and symbolism evokes visceral emotions from audiences. As the scene opens, the audiences see the main actress writing on a newspaper, clearly trying to discern something. Turning away from the desk, the main actress decides to shower, firmly shuts the door behind her,…