Hitchcock uses the black and white color of the movie in order to emphasize the contrast of light and dark, and through this Norman’s plague is exposed. The black and white film allows for a focus on Norman’s clothes. Hitchcock allows for those dressed in white to be of goo

Hitchcock is a master craftsman of film. He, utilizing complex methods of mise se scene and striking imagery, conveys a message more haunting than the murders themselves: a man can become so mentally unseated that he loses all consent in his actions and becomes a monster of unfathomable quantity.

Via the use of haunting imagery, Hitchcock is further able to convey to his audience that Norman has no control over either thought or deed. As Lillian scours the Bates residence in search of Mrs. Bates, she comes across Norman’s room. It is the area of a young boy, not a grown man. Pillows and stuffed animals cover the clearly childish bed. However, the infamous and sexual innuendo filled Eroica rotates on an album player. The inferences from this image are disturbing. Norman Bates’ mental development is severely retarded. He is a grown man charged with running a motel and with obvious sexual de

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