Women In Psycho By Alfred Hitchcock
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The perception of women in the United States is complex and ever-shifting, as is our attitude towards sex. American perceptions of both suffer from tunnel vision. Expectations for women and how they portray their sexuality are narrow. Society has these expectations reflected back at us through art – most popularly in American cinema. Limitations placed on sexuality and expectations for women are reflected on film in every genre. Two genres are more frequently female led – romantic comedies and horror films. The latter has undergone a significant amount of change in depiction of women. Horror speaks to one of our base, primal emotions: fear. But the fears horror plays off of are deeper and more complex than gore and guts. On a subconscious level, …show more content…
The once popular Universal monster movies had fallen out of fashion. Instead, proto-types for modern horror genres emerged. American fears of communism and the sexual repression and frustration of women was widely reflected in the horror genre. At this time, the Hays Code was still widely reinforced and this impacted the portrayal of sex and violence on-screen. Overtly sexual characters, especially women, had to be “punished” by the end of film as a way of reinforcing American values. This laid out the groundwork for future slasher films, most clearly seen in the 1959 movie Psycho by director Alfred Hitchcock. The protagonist at the start of the film is Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a secretary who plans to steal money from work so she can run away with her boyfriend. She feels trapped and lonely as an “older” unmarried women who is routinely demeaned at her place of work. Her isolation connects her to another, more sinister character, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) – the soft-spoken owner of Bates Motel. Norman appears to be controlled by a domineering, if not outright abusive, mother. As explained in A History of Horror, “Norman Bates is the psychopath in our midst, the person we would never suspect, the evil that hides in plain sight . . . Psycho changed the conventions of the horror film forever. “(Dixon, 76)The infamous twist of the film reveals Norman’s to be long dead, and is in fact “played” by Norman himself when he goes into murderous rage. Both Marion and Norman are protected by their assumed passivity, yet both become so frustrated with their place in society that they act out in frightening or unexpected ways. Their antisocial is a reflection of the fears American society had about womanhood, especially womanhood that wasn’t as docile as previously thought. This dual, unusual depiction of undesirable womanhood reoccurs throughout horror films. Later in Whatever
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the perception of women in the united states is complex and ever-shifting, as is our attitude towards sex.
- Explains that society shifts in values and attitudes as a direct side-effect of the war.
- Explains that the horror landscape of the post-world war 2 era was also vastly changed after the 40's. the hays code reinforced the portrayal of sex and violence on-screen.
- Explains that the perception of women in the united states is complex and ever-shifting, as is our attitude towards sex.
- Explains that society shifts in values and attitudes as a direct side-effect of the war.
- Explains that the horror landscape of the post-world war 2 era was also vastly changed after the 40's. the hays code reinforced the portrayal of sex and violence on-screen.
- Analyzes how the dual depiction of undesirable womanhood reoccurs throughout horror films. the haunting is notable for one of the first sympathetic portrayals of a lesbian character.
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- Explains that hitchcock's psycho psycho first hit our screens in 1960. it faced major controversy, as it was different. horror films before this were more unrealistic and gruesome.
- Analyzes how alfred hitchcock's psycho presents its audience with a running theme that consists of the opposition between good and evil.
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- Explains that hitchcock's psycho psycho first hit our screens in 1960. it faced major controversy, as it was different. horror films before this were more unrealistic and gruesome.
- Analyzes how alfred hitchcock's psycho presents its audience with a running theme that consists of the opposition between good and evil.
- Analyzes how hitchcock encourages his audience to become, in a sense, the protagonist within the film's plot. the visual emphasis of the theme helps provide an insight into what he attempted to do as director.
- Explains that hitchcock agreed to take out swearing, revealing poses, and the sick relationship bates had with his mother. the censors thought that some of the ideas that he had for the movie were quite risky.
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- Analyzes how hitchcock uses sound, which doesn't complement the image that we see. while the on screen image is a long shot of the house behind the motel, we can hear norman and his mother talking.
- Analyzes how lighting is used to show good and evil. marion in norman bates' parlour is well lit and her face is surrounded by warmth.
- Analyzes how hitchcock uses the night to expose marion's inner self through shadows.
- Analyzes how hitchcock set the main plot for psycho in a spooky, dark motel to create nail biting atmosphere.
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- Analyzes norman's deviant behavior in the scene where he spies on the young woman through a peep hole in adjoining wall.
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- Analyzes how norman killed one person but was caught by others and taken to the police station. his mother's voice echoes random thoughts as the film fades out to black.
- Opines that although treatment was not offered to norman, he would have continued to murder those that crossed his path. psychotherapy is used as treatment for individuals with did to improve their relationships with others. hypnosis introduces the subpersonalities to one another.
- Analyzes how psycho is well known for its famous shower scene where norman switches to his mother's personality and lunges at the young woman multiple times with a kitchen knife until she’s no longer alive.
- Analyzes how norman is surrounded by pictures and his stuffed birds of prey. the shadows cast from the birds suggest that he is more intimidating and perhaps aggressive.
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- Opines that bates is a rare case due to his environment and therefore there are not many people like him in our society.
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- Opines that bates is a rare case due to his environment and therefore there are not many people like him in our society.
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- Analyzes how alfred hitchcock believed having a double persona in his films made them twice as suspenseful.
- Analyzes how the famous hitchcock film psycho depicts an encounter between a travelling secretary, marion crane, and troubled motel owner norman bates.
- Analyzes how psycho uses the split personalities of two distinctive characters combined into one male figure.
- Analyzes how alfred hitchcock believed having a double persona in his films made them twice as suspenseful.
- Analyzes how the famous hitchcock film psycho depicts an encounter between a travelling secretary, marion crane, and troubled motel owner norman bates.
- Analyzes how psycho uses the split personalities of two distinctive characters combined into one male figure.
- Explains that norman's double personality is his way of keeping his mother alive. he pretends to be her.
- Analyzes how the doppelganger effect represented in psycho is a clash between one character's two personalities.
- Analyzes how hitchcock's north by northwest portrays a double figure. the doppelganger figure enhances the film by adding an unexpected journey of the main character.
- Analyzes how hitchcock's vertigo uses a doppelganger to tell the story of retired police detective john ferguson, who is hired to investigate his wife madeline, suspected of abnormal behavior.
- Narrates how scottie rescues madeline from a suicide attempt after she jumps into san francisco bay and falls in love with her.
- Analyzes how scottie attempts to reconstruct judy into madeleine's image by having her dye her hair and wear the same type of clothes madeline wore. while conquering his acrophobia, he solves the mystery.
- Analyzes how the surprise of the double adds suspense and thrill to the plot. the doppelganger figure in vertigo twists the film in an unpredicted way.
- Analyzes how hitchcock's films expose doubles in extraordinary ways. the double trait is woven through psycho, north by northwest, and vertigo.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how alfred hitchcock's psycho, made in 1960, was one of the first to depict sexuality and violence in a graphic manner.
- Analyzes how hitchcock had to fight to make the film as close to his vision as possible and find ways to work around censorship laws.
- Analyzes how hitchcock was keenly aware of how audiences responded to his films and sought to maintain their interest. he hired bernard hermann who wrote a modern score which challenged the norm.
- Analyzes how alfred hitchcock's psycho, made in 1960, was one of the first to depict sexuality and violence in a graphic manner.
- Analyzes how hitchcock had to fight to make the film as close to his vision as possible and find ways to work around censorship laws.
- Analyzes how hitchcock was keenly aware of how audiences responded to his films and sought to maintain their interest. he hired bernard hermann who wrote a modern score which challenged the norm.
- Analyzes how hitchcock used the media to sell his unconventional and daring film to a younger, fresher audience.
- Explains that in 1960 in the united states, the number of teenagers was on the rise. the mixed reviews and sexuality kept some older fans away from psycho, but this did not deter the younger audience.
- Analyzes the passionate response the film evoked from its more senior viewers was not based solely on the inclusion of daring sexuality and brutality.
- Explains that many critics rejected psycho because of its departure from the hitchcockian tradition. janet leigh suggests that the initial rejection of psycho was due to the film's uniqueness.
- Explains that alfred hitchcock was known as "the master of suspense-without-horror" before psycho. his 1954 film rear window featured snippets of the crime as heard from a distance.
- Analyzes how the brief and superfluous wrap-up provided by the psychiatrist does little to counterbalance the violent and bizarre nature of the film.
- Analyzes how alfred hitchcock's psycho was criticized for blatantly depicting the stabbings without any subtly.
- Analyzes how psycho goes against hitchcockian conventions in the fifties. roger thornhill overcomes his dependency on his mother to perform his patriotic duty. norman bates' role in society subverts the notion of what is decent and moral.
- Analyzes how hitchcock violated the security of the viewer and the trust they had put in the cinema.
- Explains that hitchcock filmed psycho in black and white and employed his television crew to produce it. the backlash against psycho reflected the threat the film posed to society.
- Analyzes how hitchcock's film was not intended to be taken seriously; critics had missed the point, which was to employ "film art to precipitate something of a mass emotion."
- Analyzes how critics' assessment of psycho changed dramatically once they were given enough time to absorb the changes in the film industry and society around them.
- Analyzes how hitchcock took the brunt of the backlash for the movement toward liberated filmmaking by virtue of psycho being the first such film.
- Explains that the french new wave was dedicated to creating films which broke the mold of the formulaic, studio-bound mainstream cinema. hitchcock's work, in line with that of other progressive filmmakers, pointed toward the 'new' morality.
- Analyzes how psycho had a tremendous impact on the industry's perception of films. it proved that the classical hollywood narrative did not have monopolies on cinematic success.
- Explains that psycho challenged the cinematic conventions of hollywood from within the studio system. the success of psycho meant that other production companies would soon make similar pictures.
- Explains that although some viewers and critics responded negatively to psycho, their appraisal changed once they had time to reassess the value of the film.
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- Analyzes how hitchcock intelligently positions the audience to think of marian crane as the prey and norman bates as a predator.
- Analyzes how hitchcock cleverly manipulates the audience through his use of mis-en-scene and motif of birds.
- Analyzes how alfred hitchcock's 1960 psycho is a masterpiece of tension, surprise, suspense and horror. janet leigh plays marian crane who encounters psychological murderer norman bates, played by anthony perkins.
- Analyzes how hitchcock intelligently positions the audience to think of marian crane as the prey and norman bates as a predator.
- Analyzes how hitchcock cleverly manipulates the audience through his use of mis-en-scene and motif of birds.
- Analyzes how the shower scene has become famous because of its clever construction and the unusual situation of the central character dying.
- Analyzes how the shower head resembles an eye that overlooks the situation, the motherly figure behind the transparent but blurring shower curtain, multi-angle shots in escalating speed making the stabbing look like they were done in one shot.
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- Analyzes how hitchcock's 1954 film rear window contained a complicated social and psychological question beneath it. the main character l.b. jeffries is more turned on by the activity outside his (rear) window than by his flesh-and-blood girlfriend, lisa.
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- Analyzes how hitchcock's 1954 film rear window contained a complicated social and psychological question beneath it. the main character l.b. jeffries is more turned on by the activity outside his (rear) window than by his flesh-and-blood girlfriend, lisa.
- Opines that jeff's sexual orientation from the framed windows of the newlyweds, miss lonely-hearts and miss torso may represent a compartmentalized sense of self that comprises his individual identity.
- Opines that jeff's sexual orientation may be implied by the cast of characters that he interacts with while recovering from a broken leg.
- Analyzes how lisa and jeff appear to be an ordinary couple whose role is reversed for no other reason than that jeff is weak while the women are strong due to jeff’s broken leg. the dynamic of lisa entering mr.
- Concludes that everything precious and perfect about lisa is a façade to hide her insecurity of ever having to compete for her husband with another woman.
- Analyzes how the theme of women having power over men continues in alfred hitchcock's 1960 film psycho.
- Explains that after marion meets norman, she feels guilty for steeling the money, and after norman is physically attracted to marion, he betrays his alter ego, which is that of his mother.
- Analyzes how hitchcock's lifelong interest in freudian psychology is intense in that norman bates had an oedipus complex.
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- Analyzes how hitchcock capitalizes on the shock the audience had of the previous scene by scaring the viewers with another unexpected murder.
- Analyzes how the mise-en-scene of norman bates and marion crane is set up to create a feel of uneasy and awkwardness.
- Analyzes how alfred hitchcock's movie psycho tested many cultural taboos and challenged the censors.
- Analyzes how hitchcock capitalizes on the shock the audience had of the previous scene by scaring the viewers with another unexpected murder.
- Analyzes how the mise-en-scene of norman bates and marion crane is set up to create a feel of uneasy and awkwardness.
- Analyzes how the paintings in the background and the low angle tilt camera angle show the difference mindsets between the two characters.
- Opines that hitchcock employs plenty of unique visuals, including camera tricks that confuse depth perception, invasive close-ups and film noir lighting, and rapid cuts to show nudity with out showing extreme violence / killing without much blood.
- Analyzes how the movie shows the dual nature of humanity and voyeurism.
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- Describes norman bates as an american serial killer who suffered from dissociative identity disorder, psychotic behavior, and visual and auditory hallucinations. he killed his mother and kept her mummified corpse in the basement of his house.
- Explains sigmund freud's theory of psychosexual stages of development. the oedipus complex refers to the child’s desire for sexual involvement with the opposite sex parent.
- Explains that amnesia occurs when the personality states are not communicating with one another. many people with did have early histories of severe physical and/or sexual abuse.
- Describes norman bates as an american serial killer who suffered from dissociative identity disorder, psychotic behavior, and visual and auditory hallucinations. he killed his mother and kept her mummified corpse in the basement of his house.
- Explains sigmund freud's theory of psychosexual stages of development. the oedipus complex refers to the child’s desire for sexual involvement with the opposite sex parent.
- Explains that amnesia occurs when the personality states are not communicating with one another. many people with did have early histories of severe physical and/or sexual abuse.
- Explains that schizophrenia is a brain disorder that distorts the way one thinks, acts, expresses emotions, perceives reality, and relates to other.
- Explains that norman bates, from psycho and the television series, showed many signs of having an oedipus complex when he murdered his mother and her partner.
- Analyzes how norman bates, an american serial killer, exhibits symptoms of schizophrenia in the television show, psycho, where he loses contact with reality and experiences hallucinations like seeing and hearing his mother.
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- Analyzes how williams neglects other genres such as comedy and musicals because they do not fit into her belief that "females make the best victims."
- Explains that williams, linda, "film bodies: genre, gender and excess." braudy and cohen.
- Analyzes how the film scholar and gender theorist linda williams juxtaposes the three genres to reveal similarities and differences, and their similar and different desire effects on the audiences.
- Analyzes how williams neglects other genres such as comedy and musicals because they do not fit into her belief that "females make the best victims."
- Explains that williams, linda, "film bodies: genre, gender and excess." braudy and cohen.
- Analyzes how the film scholar and gender theorist linda williams juxtaposes the three genres to reveal similarities and differences, and their similar and different desire effects on the audiences.
- Opines that williams' article is insightful in some respects, but the overall neglect of comedy and musical in order to satisfy and prove her criticisms regarding the gender roles in these films, render the article almost entirely ineffective to its readers.
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