The Horror Hitchcock's Effect On The Movie

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The Horror Hitchcock Built “Art is emotion. The use of film, I say, putting it together, and making it have an affect on an audience is the main function of film,’ said Alfred Hitchcock, in the CBC interview. (Hitchcock, A Talk with Hitchcock.) The movies have been a big part of culture since it was invented. Though, every film is not good, all may be somewhat impactful. Alfred Hitchcock, a man that has directed many big movies, couldn’t have known the impact of one of the most shocking and controversial movie ever. Hitchcock’s Psycho effected the way the current entertainment industry shows mental health, sexuality, suspense, and awareness in culture. With amazing violence and suggestive sexual content, the movie crossed some censorship lines. Arguably Hitchcock’s largest hit, still lives in current media today. The movie’s plot is twisted and sneaky. The opening scene starts with character Marion Crane, a real estate secretary. She is in a hotel with, Sam Loomis, her boyfriend. Sam owes debt, and Marion wants to bail him out of debt so they can get married. She goes to the office where she works, where a client leaves 40,000 in cash. Marion then takes the money to California to give the money to her boyfriend. Marion gets nervous and soon pulls over. A police comes …show more content…

It showed things a lot of people in 1960 wasn’t aware of. Robert Genter, a movie critic, says “In fact, Psycho was just the most visible document to issue a warning about the deviant behavior lurking within each individual. By 1960, policy makers had already alerted the public to the dangers mental illness posed to the body politic. Under the auspices of the National Mental Health Study Act of 1955, the US Congress, for instance, established the Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health, a research organization designed to collect nationwide data on the psycho-therapeutic profession.” (pg. 135). Which some in that time thought it shouldn’t be shown in that

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