Hitchcock invents a new genre

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2006)

this is a roller-coaster ride of a scary movie. you could tell when you first hear that scary music, that something terrifying was on the way. The first half hour of the movie was kinda like a crime movie. It showed Janet Leigh stealing 40,000 dollars from her boss. then she drives far away to Touson,Arizona to find her sister. But she gets tired, so she pulls the car over and rests. In the morning she is woken up by a cop, she tries to flee. but he asks for her ID. then she goes to a car dealership, to get a new car, 'cause the same cop from before is following her. she gets a new car very quickly,and is acting very suspisicous. then she buys the car,in cash. she continues driving, but it's raining bad, she put the wipers on. but she can't at all. then she sees the big bright "Bate's motel" sign, and pulls over. then she checks in and the motel manager,Norman Bates, a very lonely mama's boy. he seems like a nice person, she checks in under a fake name. then Norman goes to his creepy-ass house on a hill with steps right next to the motel, to get Marion some food. Marion goes into her room and hears from the house, Norman and his mom arguing. then Norman comes down the hill with the food. then him and Marion have a talk, and he says his mom is bed-ridden. after their talk, Marion goes back to her cabin. moments later, she takes a shower, which turns out to be the most shooking and most effective scence in film. Marion gets stabbed and killed by Norman who's dressed up as his mom. Hitchcock does it so brilliantly and dosen't show a single stab, also the movie's black and white so he used chocolate that goes down the drain just like blood. Another terrifying and clever scence is when a detective goes to the Bate's house to question the mom about Marion. as he goes up the stairs, a door opens a crack, then out of nowhere comes Norman, who stabs the detective, he falls down the stairs and the camera falls with him. how you find out Bate's is the killer, is Marion's sister and Marion's boyfriend go to the motel, they never heard from the detective. they pose as a couple, and Marion's sister goes up to the house,while Marion's boyfriend questions Bates, she finds Mrs. Bates, who turns out to be dead in a chair,she screams,and up pops Norman dressed as his mother and talking in his mom's voice. he has a split personality. one of the scariest and most original films of all time. it also opened up the doors to a new horror genre,slasher. very effective!