Psycho Review

I think Psycho was an interesting movie. I didn't find it scary at all, but in the end i have to say I did enjoy the kind of twisted story it had. Watching it you would have never known that the many different things in the backgrounds actually foreshadowed events to come. In the office scene, I thought the pictures on the walls were just pictures, not a sneak peek to Marians death! Also, when Marian arrived at the hotel I thought Norman Bates was just a regular guy, a little strange but I felt sympathy for him because his mother was so demanding on him. I would have never expected him to have a dual personality and really be a killer. In the end it was creepy to find out that Norman had killed Marian and really believed that his mother who was him himself did the deed. It was also creepy to find out that he had kept the body of his mother for years inside his home! What was most interesting to me in this movie though was the use of birds throughout the film. Marians last name is Crane, and when she arrives at the motel and has dinner with Norman in his parlor, the stuffed birds added a creepy effect. Especially the owl which sat above Marian, which represented Norman ready to pounce for the kill. Overall I enjoyed this movie, its blend of action, suspence, and twisted story made for a good movie.