"Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, based on Robert Bloch's novel of the same name, begins as your standard paranoid thriller: Marion Crane (Janet Leigh) absconds from her workplace with $40,000 in cash, hoping to start a new life with her lover, Sam (John Gavin). As she drives away, she keeps hearing voices of how she imagines people in her life will react to her crime, making her increasingly nervous about her every move."
"A wrong turn brings her to the Bates Motel, where young proprietor Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) seems to be under his domineering mother's thumb. Marion shares an awkward dinner with him, and after deciding to return the money, she takes a shower. A shower scene in 1960 was scandalous enough, but what came next was completely shocking: an old woman figure suddenly appearing with a knife, brutally murdering the protagonist only 40-ish minutes into the runtime."
Psycho opens as a paranoid crime thriller following Marion Crane, who steals $40,000 to run away with her lover. As Marion drives, she imagines others' reactions and grows increasingly anxious. A wrong turn leads her to the Bates Motel, run by Norman Bates, who appears dominated by his mother. After an awkward dinner Marion decides to return the money and takes a shower, where an older female figure brutally stabs her to death roughly forty minutes in. The narrative then shifts to Marion's lover and sister investigating her disappearance and uncovering the Bates Motel's deeply disturbing secrets. The film's shrieking violins and unexpected structure redefined horror and cinematic storytelling.
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