Movie Notes: 'Psycho' (1960)
Psycho started it all (for modern horror).. period.
Hitchcock started it all with this movie of shrieking music, suspenseful narrative and one of its kind (at that time) imagery.
Psycho tells the story of Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) frustrated by her romantic relationship and job at a real estate office had the opportunity to start a new life when he was tasked to deposit $40,000. Driven by impulse, she decided to run off with the money. While on her way, paranoia and guilt came upon her. She stops over at Bates Motel run by Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) and here she would meet her fate with cinema's most memorable shower scene.
A week later, Lila (Vera Miles) confronts Marion's lover, Sam (John Gavin) on the whereabouts of her sister. A private detective approaches them and informs them that Marion has embezzled money from the office and is wanted. They would soon find her and came across Bates Motel where Lila becomes suspicious of Norman's suspicious behavior.
MOVIE NOTES
Psycho has been considered a horror classic because of Hitchcock. The imagery of building up of a suspenseful narrative, shrieking score and amazing performance of its actors made a somewhat conventional story into a classic.
Hitchcock's obsession with zoomed in shots and attention to detail has made this movie an art piece. The shower scene has become a memorable one and has made most of everyone who watches to be wary for some time when stepping into a shower.
There were a lot of hidden meanings in the movie and a lot of behind the scenes drama as narrated in the movie Hitchcock in 2012. It became Hitchcocks redeeming movie after losing some of his credibility as a filmmaker when he went mainstream TV.
It redeemed him very well with the critical response and blockbuster earnings. It also paved the way for the modern horror genre that still draws some inspiration from this movie.
I give this movie 5 out of 5 and listing it under my list of GREAT Movies.
This movie is available on Amazon -Psycho
or Download on iTunes - Psycho (1960) - Alfred Hitchcock
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This is a part of Fright Cinema 2015, a list of the best horror movies handpicked in no particular order by The Wandering Klutz. It features ten (10) films every year just in time for the scariest season of the year.
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