Thursday, January 17, 2008

Psycho (1960)

Having seen the shocking shower scene from Psycho many times, both in documentaries of film and in other media, it failed to have any impact at all when it turned up in the actual film. 

It bothered me that so many people had summed up the film by focusing on that one scene. Its a lot longer than that and has a lot of shocks and unsettling moments centring around the unhinged owner of the motel. 

In my opinion, the film is an intriguing one. One which focuses on character and atmosphere over violence. More people should see it like that.

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