"Psycho" was directed by Western suspense master Hitchcock, and opened the film through Marion and her boyfriend Sam. It tells that Sam needs to pay the alimony of his ex-wife because of debts, and he cannot be with Marion upright. Caused Marion to steal money. And through the fact that Marion was killed on the way to flee by car, the main content of the film is the story of Norman Baez suffering from schizophrenia and sub-personality murder.
First of all, from the perspective of color tone, the film mainly uses black and white tones. The black and white tones show the era and the characteristics of the era at that time. Through the color feeling on the picture, that is, the overall color effect of the picture is dominated by black and white. Make the picture show a sense of the times.
Then from the perspective of scene, the film uses a lot of close-up and close-up. After Marion stole the money and came home, a close-up of the money, followed by a close-up of the suitcase, hinted at what she was going to do - run away with the money. and set the stage for the next episode. When Mary ran away by car, the description of Mary's face was used to strengthen the audience's understanding of the details, to express the deep meaning with detail, and to express the inner tension of the characters. When Marion and Norman Baez first started talking, they used close-ups to create a sense of close communication. After Norman Baez took Marion and the car into the swamp, he made a close-up of his face, showing his abnormality through the strange smile at the corner of his mouth, paving the way for the subsequent development of the film.
From an artistic point of view, the film uses metaphorical montage. Metaphor montage is also equivalent to literary metaphor, which can highlight certain similar characteristics between different things. After Marion was killed, Norman Baez calmly handled the scene, showing Norman Baez's old-fashioned techniques, and through the use of metaphorical montages, the film often had a strong emotional appeal.
From a sound point of view, the film uses a lot of narration to make the film more expressive and narrative. The role of the environment at that time and the contrast and interpretation promoted the development of the film. The film also used a lot of sound and picture synchronization. For example, when Marion ran away by car, after the police questioned, the music started, and the music was used to render the atmosphere at that time and create a tense atmosphere. And when Marion was killed, talking to Norman Baez and his "mother", the same kind of music that appears several times in the film sets the basic tone of the film.
"Psycho" is also known as "Psycho", and the main content of the film can be derived from the title of the film. The film describes the story of a mentally ill patient's murder and crime from the perspective of tone, sound, artistic expression, scene and other audio-visual languages.
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