Get's Better Every Time

Rating: Null/10 (23 April 2004)

When I watch Psycho I always see something new with it. That is something which is a joy when watching a film over and over again and always finding something new about it. Psycho is that kind of film. I studied the way Psycho was filmed in my Film Studies class and when you are taught to look at the film in a completely different way to when you actually watch it. Marion is a woman who has no idea. We are told by Hitchcock to not feel sorry for her because she is someone who has just robbed a man of his earnings and is on the run. Whilst she drives to her destination she is hearing all the voices of the people she had cheated and feeling guilty and on her way she bumps into many situations with a policeman and a car salesmen who make her feel un comfortable even more than she already is. She then arrives in the place where she thinks she is safe in the form of The Bates Motel. A secluded place where not to many visit. Here she bumps into the shy and vulnerable Norman who takes an interest into Marion the moment she steps into the motel. With Norman being so alone at many times except when his mother wants something from the house just above the motel he takes a shine to Marion as he is never bothered with guests and they bond over some tea. Marion does notice something unusual in Norman but believes this is because of his all demanding Mother and it takes it's toll on him but what she doesn't know is that Norman's life and way of living is more sadistic and terrifying than she cold ever imagine. I want talk anymore because everyone else knows what comes next.
What I found interesting about Psycho is how Hitchcock took the movie way beyond the lengths that any other films gone in the history of Hollywood. I mean Psycho was the first film ever to show a toilet being flushed and when Critics and audiences saw this they kicked up a huge fuss and little others thing to moan about. Psycho is one of the films which I do find terrifying and it must have been even more terrifying when it was released back in in 1960. Hitchcock is a director that was very rare to come across in the way of playing the it's audience and his way of brilliant filmmaking and when you look back at his films especially Psycho you realise he has put most of the directors we know where they are today.