The surprises in the movie are now widely known, and Psycho continues to work as a frightening, thriller. That's because Hitchcock uses artistry in two areas that are not as obvious: The setup of the Marion Crane story, and the relationship between Marion and Norman. These parts work because Hitchcock uses his full attention and skill to treating them as if they will be developed for the entire picture."It wasn't a message that stirred the audiences, nor was it a great performance...they were aroused by pure film."(Ebert, 1998).
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The film was based on a novel with the same name by Robert Bloch, who got the inspiration by Ed Gein, the 1950s Wisconsin serial killer.
The music in the film is notorious and is still well known today. The scratch of the violin from the shower scene puts the audience on edge as you wait for something to happen. the creation of the sound effect of the knife stabbing flesh, Hitchcock sent prop man Bob Bone out to fetch a variety of melons. The director then closed his eyes as Bone took turns stabbing watermelons, casabas, cantaloupes and honeydews.
The shower murder is one of the most studied montages of film editing ever made. It contains at least 70 edits in just 45 seconds. (Susman, 2015)
Many people when it was first released studied the shower scene as they thought if they looked hard enough they could see the leads nipples. that's why the shower murder scene is the most studied montages of film editing ever made. It contains at least 70 edits in just 45 seconds.
Bibliography
Ebert, Roger 1998, Great movies
http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-psycho-1960
Susman, Gary, 2015 movie fone
https://www.moviefone.com/2015/06/16/psycho-25-things-you-didnt-know/
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figure 1 Gary Susman, (2015), mother [ONLINE]. Available at: https://www.moviefone.com/2015/06/16/psycho-25-things-you-didnt-know/ [Accessed 1 March 2017].
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