Pleasure of Watching Psycho

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Pleasure of Watching Psycho
Psycho is one of the most famous films of all time. Produced by Alfred Hitchcock, it boasts of extreme suspense that glues together the contrasting elements in its plot, capturing the attention of the audience. Thus, the pleasure of watching Psycho lies in the thrill from the dangerous events and the emotional manipulation through its visual pleasure. It featured shocking bursts of violence and sexual explicitness that bordered on the censorship boundaries at the time.
The film is characterized by tragic scenes that capture the attention of the audience through suspense. Mulvey, in his analysis of the text, asserts that “the spectacle of death constitutes the high point of many Hitchcock plots” (Mulvey, Death 24x a second, 93). In Psycho, the 45-second shower murder is one of the scenes that is regarded as the most famous in the history of cinema. After the death of Marion, who is the protagonist, the hybrid of the film becomes evident as her sister, Lila, takes over. The narrative structure of the film is broken, and despite Lila replacing her, the aesthetics of the narrative change. In this narrative change, the story turns from the protagonist’s desire to pursue the future,...