Psycho: With Sound and Without

Seeing the shower scene in the beginning I thought it was unrealistic and corny, but it still made me jump and feel nervous. When watched without sound it became very obvious that the directors use of music and sound, is what made the scene frightening and surprising. The large sharp noises as Norman pulled the curtain back made you jump because It was a drastic change to the regular low key noise of the shower. Then as the attackor was stabbing Marian with the knife, the director used sound effects that were similar to large brush cutters, kind of a chopping noise. This made it seem as though the knife was cutting into Marian even though the picture showed clearly it didn't. Then the scene ended with Marian grabbing the shower curtain, it ripping and a loud thud of her hitting the ground. I think this part showed the audience that Marian was really dead, because before with her sitting in the shower it was difficult to see if she was truley dead or not. Then the entire scene fiineshed with just that steady shower noise, which calmed the audience and told them the action was over and the attaker was gone...for now.