This film is about a secretary that steals $40,000 from her work, runs away, and checks into the Bates Motel run by a Norman Bates under the domination of his mother. This is a mysterious, psychological thriller, which is a definite success.
This film is known for its famous shower scene, but I have another scene that I believe really stands out. This scene is when Norman Bates is aware that people have their suspicions about Norman and especially of his mother that he keeps hidden behind locked doors which gives off a very strange and creepy vibe. Norman is trying to hide his mother from the people visiting to investigate, and so he plans on taking her to the fruit cellar. This scene begins with Norman walking up the stairs with the camera following him as if acting like a track shot to the bedroom that he and his mother share. The camera stops following Norman right outside of the room and all he audience can see is the door as well as the distinctly different voices assuming it is Norman and his mother speaking. Then the camera has a high angle shot that stays still capturing the moment with Norman carrying his mother down the stairs. I think that this shot was very odd and a strange choice to make. Often times this shot is used to make characters look vulnerable but later on the audience realizes that this shot was important because it was used as a hint and or foreshadowing of the mystery behind Norman Bates’ mother. I believe that this scene was used to know vulnerability upon his mother because on can see the limp body in Norman’s arms as well as his ease of carrying her. I thought his scene was brilliantly done. This film was overall very well done and makes one realize the reality of multiple personality disorders. This film is making me fall more in love with Hitchcock’s work.
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