Physco

The film Physco was the most interesting movie that we have studied so far. The story line was impressive for its time. In the 1960’s mental illness had been barely recognized in medicine, let alone respected among people; so the theme throughout this movie is truly something that had not been touched upon yet. The movie Physco was always impressive because of the theme technique used at that time. The cross cutting, music and the blood were all used to create things that were not literally happening but presented on the screen in a way that made them seem as real as you or I. This film also subtly taught very valuable lessons; though shall not steal. If Marion had not taken the money than she would have not ended up at the Bates Motel and she would have not experienced such a violent death. Another important lesson is not to partake in infidelities; Marion would have not taken the money if her partner had not expressed his financial distress. The motion picture kept you guessing the whole way through; at first you begin to think that the only scandal happening in this film is the affair between Sam and Marion, then when Marion takes the money you quickly jump to the next event and from there at the Bates Motel you learn of Normans hardship and once Marion is killed you learn of the entirety of Norman’s emotional problems. This made for a very realistic adaptation because just like in life there is never just one clear cut problem, instead there are always obstacles we have to try and face. This film overall presented a good morals, an interesting story line, great filming and impressive acting. I had never been more impressed with a black and white film as I was with Psycho, everything was so detailed and constructed so perfectly, with so much life it was hard to notice that there was no color.