Psycho – Coursework
Film Review of Psycho
“Psycho!” What a film. Using unique camera angles and superb musical techniques “Psycho” keeps the audience’s attention building up to very sudden climaxes one after another.
Alfred Hitchcock didn’t keep to the bog standard film layout when he created “Psycho”. He thought about it carefully. No other film of the 1960’s featured semi-nudity and flushing toilets. Having a murder so early on is not usual. Especially as the victim was all Hitchcock had concentrated on up until this point but I don’t think it was just the content that made this film what it is but the style and manner of which the story was told.
On the other hand the music, playing throughout almost the entire film, could be seen as repetitive. Does the black and white picture keep it from seeming real? Does the black blood make you realise it’s only a film? Is the story thrilling enough?