Culturally Significant and Excellent.

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2014)

The film Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock is teeming with character and an interesting plot line. The film is culturally significant as it portrayed a villain that was not one dimensional but rather detailed. The ending scene where Norman Bates, while dressed up as his mother stabs Marion is iconic. This scene along with the classic music and sound that went along with it is unforgettable. The concept of Psycho has even been re imagined as a television series, since it remains so popular even today. The movie had great acting, and Norman Bates character made the film. He was eccentric and crazy, talking to his dead mother, and even 'becoming' her at times. The setting was ominous and creepy. There was this empty motel with this looming mansion above it on a hill. It emanated spookiness, and added to the mise-en-scene of the film. The movie gave a great feeling of intrusion, and the lack of privacy which made the movie scary and unsettling. Overall the film was an excellent piece of psychological horror that still resonates with fans today.