From Robert Bloch’s novel, Psycho it is inferred that Norman Bates is the antagonist, meaning the main character. The book starts off by introducing Norman Bates, Norma Bates, son. He is introduced in the opening of the book. “Norman Bates heard the noise a shock went through him.”(Bloch 8), he lives with his mother, the antagonist, Norma Bates. She is a very predominant mother who owns a motel. At the beginning of the book, Norma and Norman get into a very outrageous argument. Both the mother
Norman Bates and his mother moved to White Pine, Oregon when he was 17 years old after the death of his father. His mother was apt on starting over in a new town, and giving her son the chance to grow up someplace new. His mother bought a hotel for both of them to run, and would simultaneously bring in extra income after Norman’s father’s insurance money ran dry. Throughout the series, Norman and his mother’s relationship is portrayed as that of a two best friends rather than a typical son-mother
Norman Bates is arguably the most unforgettable character in the horror genre. His movements, voice and aura at first radiate a shy young man but transform into something more sinister as the movie Psycho (Hitchcock, USA, 1960) progresses. How has the director, Alfred Hitchcock, achieved this? Norman Bates was a careful construct: the casting, body language, lighting and even the subtle use of sound and mise-en-scène created the character. Anthony ‘Tony’ Perkins was well known for his roles in romantic
Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 thriller Psycho, one of the greatest suspense horror films of all time, focuses particularly on its main character Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), a haunted young man with particularly psychological troubles. A seemingly ordinary, meek man, Norman shows throughout the film his propensity for violence, often through the lens of his mother, whose personality inhabits him in moments of great frustration and mania. Hitchcock uses very many psychological lashings-out, putting the
character that brings along disgust, horror, suspense, and even sympathy. In Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), our monster is Norman Bates, the boy next door. This was one of the first times in American cinema that the killer was brought home, paving the way for the future of horror movies. According to Robin Wood in “An Introduction to the America Horror Film” (183-208), Bates follows the formula of the Monster being a human psychotic. This is conveyed through his normal façade portrayed with his
chose to analyze is Norman Bates. Norman Bates originated as the main character in Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Psycho". In the movie "Psycho", Norman is a middle-aged who runs a motel. He is a psychotic serial killer with many psychological issues. More recently Norman Bates became the main character in a television show called "Bates Motel." In the show, we see Norman in his teenage years. This is where we see Norman's psychological issues begin to develop. As a teenage Norman, we also get to see
“He [Norman] only half-existed,” the psychiatrist stated after taking a look at Norman himself (Psycho). Norman Bates is a character in the movie Psycho, whose mental illness caused him to turn murderous. Psycho is not the only film that uses a mental illness to produce a villain. The Joker from the Batman series is diagnosed by the viewers to be psychopathic, and he is known to be a mass murderer. From the 1960 film to modern movies, many producers create their villains with mental disabilities
After an uncomfortable dinner with Norman, Marion goes back to her room to take a shower. While in the shower Norman’s jealous mother stabs her to death with a butcher knife. Worried after not hearing from her sister in days Lila Crane goes to Sam's store to figure out why her sister has
multiple weeks in high school studying Hitchcock, and Psycho specifically, so I feel comfortable writing on it. I also thoroughly enjoy the film, its backstory, and the character development. Plus, it’s been roughly adapted into one of my favorite shows: Bates Motel, which I will also briefly explore. Any quotes on specific pieces of writing, film, art, or anything else tend to have more meaning because those speaking could be supporters, critics, or neutral minded analysts. Most specific quotes have some
Psycho is a 1960 horror film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles and John Gavin. It is considered a very significant movie in the history of Hollywood. I read the article “Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and 'The Art of Pure Cinema’”. by Peter Wilshire to analyze and get a deep understanding about what goes into the production of a movie like Psycho. The author starts the article discussing how Alfred Hitchcock directed most popular movies during
the opportunity to steal $40,000 very easily. Ultimately Marion leaves Phoenix with the money and heads in the direction of Fareville where Sam lives. Events occur that lead her to buy a new car and end up in the Bates Mo... ... middle of paper ... ...ple of this is Norman Bates but without realising it Marion herself is somewhat of a schizophrenic. We first meet a respectable person, we are led to know her as a good person. But she is ultimately a thief. But the audience does not see it
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
of ease. In the shower scene in Psycho, The first shot he chooses to give us is of a voyeuristic one. He show us Norman Bates moving a picture aside so that he can peep into the room of Marion a guest at the Bates motel. The picture he moves out of the way to see into her room is one that depicts the rape of Lucretia a well-known piece of art and fitting with the act of Norman! We then see him peeping through a hole in the wall of the young lady getting undressed then the shot swings to the
was common at that time. Alfred Hitchcock movie broke many cultural taboos and challenged the censors. Alfred Hitchcock showed a whole bunch of at the time absurd scene, for example: Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) dying naked while taking a shower, Norman Bates with split personality disorder, and the first ever flushing toilet shown in a movie. Because from the late 1920's to the late 1950's, movies were made usually go around the story, and usually with a lot dialogue. This movie gives the audience
Crane, who – in an attempt to end her financial troubles and marry her long-distance partner – steals $40,000 off of a client and travels out of town. Exhausted from the driving and the stress, Marion stops into Bates Motel for the approaching night and meets peculiar motel manager Norman Bates.
centering on the peculiar character that is Norman Bates. Hitchcock’s Psycho portrays the theme of madness during the scene where Marion is taking a shower, having resolved to return to Phoenix, and give back the stolen money (Crowther, 1). The scene is presented in one zoomed
Assessment A diagnosis, including the appropriate DSM-5 code The patient Norman Bates, eighteen year old male, shows signs of 300.15-Dissociative DO, Dissociative identity disorder (DID). He exhibits two know separate personalities, Normal Bates his normal functions as a teenager and he portrays the personality of his beloved deceased mother, Norma Bates. When transferring to his alternate personality of Norma Bates, Norman will suffer memory loss of any actions performed while in this state.
it on Norman Bates off of Bates Motel on AE channel. Norman is that typical shy 18 year old boy in class who is very friendly and a little odd. He has a very close relationship with his mother, some view it as too close. She has been very protective of Norman his whole life which has caused him to become very possessive and dependent on her. His father was killed in an apparent accident at their previous home which is what his mother told him. The real reason his dad died was because Norman killed
Traveling on the road to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the ramshackle Bates Motel and meets a polite young man name Norman Bates. A young man with interest in unusual relationship with his mother, which later reveals the good and evil in two minds. It is with Marion’s appeal that Hitchcock first introduces the notion of a split personality to
men and should be treated differently than men. In Hitchcock's Psycho Marion's depicted as a sex symbol and weak victim. Everything related to her is sexual, h... ... middle of paper ... ... Marion took the actions to be with Sam and Norman killed Mrs. Bates because of he wasn't able to control her sexuality. In Hitchcock's psycho all women are treated inferior to men, they were secretaries or a worker in a store where men owned motels, owned companies or worked in offices. Throughout the movie