Psycho

“We all go a little mad sometimes” said my Norman Bates, played by Anthony Perkins. Psycho, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, was a horror/suspense that kept people at the edge of their seats. This movie was based on the serial killer Ed Gein. I have this movie 4 out of 5 stars. One thing I liked about this movie was that I kept me thinking about what’s going to happen next. Like Mr. Bates whole obsession with birds, it made you think there was something to do with the birds when there wasn’t. Also there was the famous shower scene where Marion Crane, played by Janet Leigh, was murdered.

Marion Crane decides to steal $40,000 from her employer to go and marry her boyfriend Sam. She then drives off but then chooses to stay at the Bates Motel do to a storm. After having a small meal with Mr. Bates, Marion decides to return the money and go back home. She then takes a shower to cleanse herself and feel better, until someone sneaks into her room and murders her. A few days later her sister, Lila gets worried and files a missing persons report. After a PI went to the Bates Motel and never came back, Lila and Sam go out to the Bates Motel to find some shocking news.

The most famous scene in movie history is the shower scene in Psycho. The first thing I think of when I hear the movie Psycho is the shower scene because it is something that has been redone and you can see different versions of it in today’s movies and TV. Some interesting facts about that scene is that they used chocolate syrup as the blood. For the sound knife stabbing Marion it is really a knife being stabbed into a melon. I think that this is a good movie to watch.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)#Shower_scene

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