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    Movies: A Thematic Analysis of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho has been commended for forming the archetypical basis of all horror films that followed its 1960 release. The mass appeal that Psycho has maintained for over three decades can undoubtedly be attributed to its universality. In Psycho‚ Hitchcock allows the audience to become a subjective character within the plot to enhance the film’s psychological effects for an audience that is forced to recognise its own neurosis

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    Psycho: A Psychological Horror Movie Directed by Alfred Hitchcock‚ the movie‚ Psycho (1960)‚ is well known for its effective use of suspense to trigger tension among the audience and to complement its central genre‚ “Bad Guys and Killers.” The film revolves around the idea that violence is part of the American culture and nobody is to be trusted. It uses a myriad of settings and imagery to highlight the qualities of specific characters and hint future events. According to The Art of Watching Films

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    From the creative mind of Alfred Hitchcock came many a classic film‚ but two that stand out are the thrillers Rear Window and Psycho. These films capture the viewer and create an atmosphere so unique and fresh that you feel as though you personally know the characters; sometimes you even feel like you’re becoming the characters. Although the films have many similarities they both have completely different moods and themes. Most importantly the films can still hold up against today’s incredibly high-budget

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    Media Coursework: Psycho How Effectively Does Hitchcock Manipulate the Audience in ‘Psycho’? The 1960’s movie ’Psycho’‚ was undoubtedly a groundbreaking and revolutionary film. The movie was produced by Alfred Hitchcock and is often referred to as the ‘mother of the modern horror movie’ as it is the first horror movie that received so much success. Horror films are movies with a purpose to strive to elicit fear‚ horror and terror responses from viewers. This is why ‘Psycho fits into the Horror

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    American Psycho Push Book Summary and Comment Ignacio Sánchez Pastor Magisterio Lengua Extranjera 2º American Psycho Brett Easton Ellis Summary Set in Manhattan‚ American Psycho spans two and one half years in the life of wealthy young investment banker Patrick Bateman. Bateman‚ 26 years old when the story begins‚ narrates his everyday activities‚ from his recreational life among the Wall Street elite to his forays into murder by nightfall. Bateman comes from a privileged background‚ and

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    American Psycho Review

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    American Psycho is a cult movie based on the much controversial novel by Brett Easton Ellis. Directed by Mary Harron‚ it is a dark comedy and a clever satire of America in the 1980’s that artfully connects conformity‚ materialism‚ misogyny‚ narcissism‚ classism and superficiality. If you are a movie connoisseur and enjoy well directed stories‚ you should definitely not miss American Psycho. But this movie is a bit difficult to assimilate as it is hard on your guts and your mind due to the obvious

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    Alfred Hitchcock’s powerful‚ complex psychological thriller‚ Psycho (1960) is the "mother" of all modern horror suspense films - it single-handedly ushered in an era of inferior screen ’slashers’ with blood-letting and graphic‚ shocking and killings. While this was Hitchcock’s first real horror film‚ he was mistakenly labeled as a horror film director ever since he directed Psycho. The master of suspense skillfully handle and guides the audience into identifying with the main character‚ luckless

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    American Psycho: Analysis

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    American Psycho: Analysis This extract of ‘American Psycho’ conveys most of the wider themes of the text‚ with similar stylistic techniques that are seen throughout the novel. Ellis uses a peculiar chapter title with ‘End of the 1980’s’ for this extract and throughout the rest of the book. These titles usually relate to the theme of the chapter or the events within it. This extract is named ‘End of the 1980’s’ which is very significant to the wider text. The entire novel is a dark‚ satirical

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    Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho The building of emotion‚ whether it is romantic love or deep hatred‚ can make a low-budget film into a blockbuster hit. Directors are constantly trying to build this deep feeling and emotion to make blockbuster hits. Alfred Hitchcock made hit films but instead‚ he built suspense – so much that it scared women from showering alone for years. Hitchcock’s appropriate label as the “Master of Suspense” came supremely out of his number one thriller‚ Psycho. His genius cinematic

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    Good vs. Evil in Psycho

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    PsychoPsycho” is a classic suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock which features a central female protagonist‚ a seemingly ordinary young woman named Marion Crane‚ who crosses paths with a dangerous mentally ill motel owner‚ Norman Bates. As their strange relationship develops‚ a dominant theme of good versus evil is introduced to the audience through the use of characterisation‚ editing‚ mise-en-scene and various other media techniques. From the outset‚ Hitchcock introduces an initial

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