Psycho is a horror and suspense film written by Joseph Stefano and directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This film was loosely adapted from Robert Bloch's 1959 thriller novel Psycho. The majority of the film was filmed in 1960 at Universal Studios in Los Angeles. Psycho is about Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), a secretary from Arizona who steals $40,000 from her employer's client. She takes this money and goes to California to meet her lover Sam Loomis (John Gavin) to start a new life. After a long drive, she leaves the main highway and eventually takes refuge in an isolated motel owned and operated by a deranged Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins). In Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho, symbols, character and point of view are three literary aspects used in the film to manipulate the audience's emotions and create suspense in the film. In Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho, he uses the symbolism of eyes and birds. manipulate the audience's emotion and create suspense throughout the film. The staging of the scene where Marion and Norman talk while she dines in her living room further demonstrates this statement. She is surrounded by two birds and a table in front of her to suggest that she is now trapped by Bates' mother and will not be able to leave the motel. During the same scene, the birds placed in the room strongly represent the two characters. An example is the owl that is mounted on the wall above Bates, while a small songbird and a raven are near Crane. The owl symbolizes his mother's watchful eyes and how she disoriented her son's mind. The little songbird represents Crane's vulnerability and helplessness in relation to the great owl. The songbird like Crane is unaware that Norman's mother, the owl, has come out... middle of paper ......in black and white form. The film was able to hold my attention despite all the suspense. I enjoyed the music composed by Bernard Herrmann in the film because it hinted at something that could happen and I felt tense every time the music came on. The characters were endearing and the incidents that happened in the film were realistic, which made the film more understandable. I would like to warn people that the movie is mind-numbing after the shower scene because everything happens very quickly after that. I think the viewer would need time to think about the film and that a pause is essential to fully understand what is happening. I would recommend this film to suspense fans especially since Psycho is one of Hitchcock's greatest works of art. I'm glad I chose this film because it was well organized and very engaging..