The following clip from Hitchcock's "Psycho" shows the motel's owner, Norman Bates discovering Marion's body in the shower of the motel room. Marion was stabbed to death by Norman's mentally distrubed mother. Norman wraps Marion's body in the shower curtain and places her along with all of her belongings into the trunk of her car. He then cleans the blood from the bathroom and makes the motel room look innocent once again. He later drives Marion's car to the nearby swamp and sinks the entire vehicle including Marion's body into a sinkhole, hiding what was left of the evidence. Norman doesn't know about the embezzled money Marion was carrying with her, and he sinks it along with the rest of Marion's things. This scene can be considered one of the climaxes of the film because one of the main characters, Marion, is killed, leaving the audience unsure of what is going to happen next. Hitchcock successfully films the murder of Marion without being too graphic. He doesn't show the gory details which may actually make the scene scarier. An unusual part of this scene that Hitchcock decided to include in the film was Norman's methodical way of cleaning up the bloody bathroom and disposing of the body. Usually, films do not include the detailed process of cleaning after the murder. Hitchcock's inclusion of this makes the entire thing seem even more creepy, because of how orderly he does things. The audience can tell that he has done this before, so then viewers can fill in the blanks having to do with the deranged mother and the source of Norman's odd disposition. This scene is important to the film as a whole because it thickens the plot with a murder and signifies the start of ensuing chaous.
Pyscho Response (Part 2)
After Marion's body is disposed of, Norman resumes his normal duties at the motel. Back in Arizona, Marion's sister Lila becomes worried afternot hearing from her sister. She and Sam go to the motel after Marion's investigator fails to return from it that day. They search for evidence that Norman stole the embezzled money, but discover that Norman is in fact the deranged "mother" playing two people at once. The scene where Marion is searching throught the house for the mother, she discovers strange things about the house. Objects like the indentation in the mother's bed and the toys in Norman's room. This scene is frightening for viewers because they are constantly on edge, awaiting the Norman or the mother's appearance. Lila scares herself when she sees a reflection of herself in the mirror in the mother's bedroom. The indentaion on the bed makes the audience wonder why they havn't actually seen the mother yet, or why there is such an identation in the mother's bed. In Norman's room the toys are strange, and make the audience further conclude that Norman isn't quite right. The music that plays during this scene also makes the scene more urgent and makes the audience want to bite their nails in anticipation of Lila's discovery. Hitchcock does a good job directing this scene because he inadvertantly answers questions the audience may be having about Norman and his mother.
The following clip from Hitchcock's "Psycho" shows the motel's owner, Norman Bates discovering Marion's body in the shower of the motel room. Marion was stabbed to death by Norman's mentally distrubed mother. Norman wraps Marion's body in the shower curtain and places her along with all of her belongings into the trunk of her car. He then cleans the blood from the bathroom and makes the motel room look innocent once again. He later drives Marion's car to the nearby swamp and sinks the entire vehicle including Marion's body into a sinkhole, hiding what was left of the evidence. Norman doesn't know about the embezzled money Marion was carrying with her, and he sinks it along with the rest of Marion's things. This scene can be considered one of the climaxes of the film because one of the main characters, Marion, is killed, leaving the audience unsure of what is going to happen next. Hitchcock successfully films the murder of Marion without being too graphic. He doesn't show the gory details which may actually make the scene scarier. An unusual part of this scene that Hitchcock decided to include in the film was Norman's methodical way of cleaning up the bloody bathroom and disposing of the body. Usually, films do not include the detailed process of cleaning after the murder. Hitchcock's inclusion of this makes the entire thing seem even more creepy, because of how orderly he does things. The audience can tell that he has done this before, so then viewers can fill in the blanks having to do with the deranged mother and the source of Norman's odd disposition. This scene is important to the film as a whole because it thickens the plot with a murder and signifies the start of ensuing chaous.
Pyscho Response (Part 2)
After Marion's body is disposed of, Norman resumes his normal duties at the motel. Back in Arizona, Marion's sister Lila becomes worried afternot hearing from her sister. She and Sam go to the motel after Marion's investigator fails to return from it that day. They search for evidence that Norman stole the embezzled money, but discover that Norman is in fact the deranged "mother" playing two people at once. The scene where Marion is searching throught the house for the mother, she discovers strange things about the house. Objects like the indentation in the mother's bed and the toys in Norman's room. This scene is frightening for viewers because they are constantly on edge, awaiting the Norman or the mother's appearance. Lila scares herself when she sees a reflection of herself in the mirror in the mother's bedroom. The indentaion on the bed makes the audience wonder why they havn't actually seen the mother yet, or why there is such an identation in the mother's bed. In Norman's room the toys are strange, and make the audience further conclude that Norman isn't quite right. The music that plays during this scene also makes the scene more urgent and makes the audience want to bite their nails in anticipation of Lila's discovery. Hitchcock does a good job directing this scene because he inadvertantly answers questions the audience may be having about Norman and his mother.