{"id":374,"date":"2022-07-04T11:21:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T09:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lepap.eu\/?p=374"},"modified":"2024-12-10T15:41:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:41:33","slug":"psychose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lepap.eu\/?p=374","title":{"rendered":"PSYCHOSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Article \u00e9crit par E. D., \u00e9l\u00e8ve de 1\u00e8re LLCER2 , critique en anglais du film Psychose<\/em> d’Hitchcock projet\u00e9 au cin\u00e9ma Jean Eustache en d\u00e9cembre dans le cadre de Lyc\u00e9ens et apprentis au cin\u00e9ma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Often presented as the best movie ever released and as one of the most influent horror movies in cinema history, Psycho <\/em>lives up to its reputation. Released on November the 2nd<\/sup> 1960, it is the most successful Hitchcock movie. It was shot in black and white and used a cheap budget even for the standards of that period because the \u201cMaster of suspense\u201d wanted Psycho <\/em>to look like a cheap exploitation film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) has problems in her relationship with her lover Sam Loomis (John Gavin). He cares for her but doesn\u2019t want to commit and both of them have financial difficulties. So, one day, Marion robs $40,000 at her job and drives away with the money. We think that the point of the story is about the theft but Hitchcock is the master of red herrings. Moreover, the film director adds some characters like an oppressive policeman to let us follow this decoy. While she\u2019s driving, Marion is hit by a violent rainstorm and has to pull over at the Bates Motel far away from the highway to get some rest. After giving her a room, the manager, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), asks Marion if she wants to have dinner at his house but Norman\u2019s mother does not seem to want a girl to have dinner with them. As a consequence they eat behind Norman\u2019s desk.  The atmosphere is really oppressive and uncomfortable. We still think that the plot is about the money thanks to the close ups focusing only on the cash in the envelope. Later in the night, Marion takes a shower and that\u2019s when we realize that we were following a red herring since the beginning. Norman spies on her thanks to a hole in the wall and while she\u2019s showering, (the famous scene that inspired so many horror movies) the plot twists : he kills her. We figure out that it\u2019s a murder story and that it was absolutely not about the money.  In this movie, the characters are very complex and the plot is really innovative and daring for the time.
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This movie really deserves its reputation. Hitchcock knows perfectly how to set a creepy and oppressive atmosphere. He is a master at it. Plus the movie is really bold for the time because of the Hays Code. For the soundtrack, it\u2019s good but sometimes it\u2019s too much just like when Marion is driving with the stolen money and suddenly intense music starts making the scene scarier than it really is. The end remains surprising even though I figured it out the moment Norman cleans the shower after the murder. The idea of portraying madness is a really interesting point for the 60s. As a horror fan, I find it important to watch that movie because it\u2019s the origin of so many horror classics and of the slasher genre (Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre<\/em>\u2026). To conclude, this movie is worth watching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E.D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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