Psycho follows some thriller conventions such as fast pacing scenes, having a disadvantaged hero against the villain, and a villain that causes problems for the hero. It uses suspense throughout, including in the music and unresolved ending where Norman Bates is seen smiling and talking to himself, leaving uncertainty. The money is used as a McGuffin to move the plot along. However, it also breaks conventions by swapping heroes and blending thriller and mystery elements atypical of the genres.
2. DOES PSYCHO FOLLOW THRILLER
CONVENTIONS ?
Psycho follows thriller conventions in some ways by
including :
- Fast pacing scenes like when Marian was killed by an
unknown person which we now know was Norman bates
- A resourceful hero that is at a disadvantage to the villain
which would be Sam crane in the case of psycho
- A villain that causes inconveniences for the hero which
was Norman bates
3. DOES PSYCHO FOLLOW THRILLER
CONVENTIONS ?
Thriller devices
Psycho uses suspense throughout the movie like when the
detective was about to be killed. Hitchcock used music to create
suspense like increasing or decreasing the tempo or the volume
of the string quartet
Hitchcock uses Normans unresolved fate as the cliffhanger in
psycho. At the end you see Norman Bates talking to himself and
then smiling at the cameras which leaves a feeling of uncertainty
and the feeling he has not been defeated.
4. DOES PSYCHO FOLLOW THRILLER
CONVENTIONS ?
McGuffin
A McGuffin is a devices that movies the plot along
but has little to no relevance to the story.
Hitchcock uses the Money as the McGuffin in
Psycho. The money in psycho leads Marion to
Norman’s hotel which is the moves the story into
the main plot of the movie.
5. DOES PSYCHO FOLLOW THRILLER
CONVENTIONS ?
Ways Hitchcock Doesn’t
Really
In some ways Hitchcock doesn't completely follow thriller
conventions some examples of Hitchcock's rebelliance against
thriller conventions are:
Hitchcock swaps heroes in psycho which while still lays in
thriller conventions in doesn’t follow It using traditionnel
methods .
Hitchcock also drifts between thriller and mystery by using
some features of a thriller and some of a mystery
