Psycho

Psycho

Psycho is a psychological- thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1960, starring Vera Miles, Janet Leigh and Antony Perkins. The storyline is based on a secretary who begins her journey after she steals a large amount of money from her employer, throughout her long journey she stops at a secluded motel which is owned by a very disordered man who accomponies her at dinner and get's talking to her. While she is at the hotel, she becomes a murder victim to the own Norman Bates, after she is brutally murdered Norman Bates does everything to clear the evidence. After not hearing from her sister and finding out that she has gone mising, Marion Crane attempts to look for her sister at the motel with her sister's former lover.



Alfred Hitchcock Psycho was pronounced as one of Hitchcock's best peice. This is because he was the first to present such a gruesome murder, in the 1960's films were very peaceful in the way they presented murder, psycho was known best for the murder scene. There were a variety of different angles used to make the murder look more realistic for the audience. CharactersIn most films, the audience usually get a feel as to who is the 'bad guy' and 'good guy'
however in this film, characters are are presented in a mysterious way. Alfred Hitchcock presented his characters in a very confusing way. In the beginning we gather that Norman Bates has a mysterious side to him, later on we learn that he has a personality disorder which makes him switch personalities between his mother and himself.

Shower Scene 

This was one of the most memorable scenes for it's gruesome, realistic detail on murder. At first it became an issue for the production company as they were not used to seeing such detailed murder scenes, in the shower scene the sound effects actually sound like someone is being stabbed and the screams are very realistic.