A Brief Psychoanalytic Discussion of Psycho Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, as the title itself suggests, is a widely known psychological movie. It means that the conflicts and clashes of the movie have causes which are related in one way or another to the psychic state of the characters’ minds. To begin the discussion of such motives, first I would provide you with a brief account of the plot of the movie. Marion wants to marry her boyfriend, Sam, but first they must escape from his alimony debt. The movie begins with a romantic scene between Marion and Sam in a hotel room, while their departure is somehow filled with depression and disappointment, due to Sam’s inability to pay his alimony very soon.
They also share similar stories of two women who have overshadow how desperate women in Hollywood can be, and two men trying to make it into the Hollywood life style. Both Sunset Blvd, and The Day of the Locust show how the two leading female characters use men and manipulate them to get whatever they dicier. In the film Sunset Blvd, you see Norma Despond played by actress Gloria Swanson. Swanson really brought her character Norma performances to life in this film because she really made sure that the audience saw how sympathetic Norma was, and was in denial of the fact that she wasn’t a big star no more. One reason how Norman use her leading man Joe was when, Joe was sick and tired of dealing with Norma that he decided to leave her.
Although the film does portray leading characters that are akin to Caligula or Nero with a touch of Caesar. They have seen it all and have done everything. But still fail to succeed. Another example is of two beautiful women. One, you would introduce to your mother (Sean Young's character) and the other, you wouldn't ( the Darryl Hannah portrayal), because she would end up sleeping with her.
In the essay “Pop’s Drop: From Madonna to Miley” Pagila talks about how the American pop industry is slowly becoming shambles. The thesis in the essay states that sexiness has always played a role in the entertainment industry and how it takes skill to perform sexily. Pagila then compares Miley’s recent sub-par performance at the VMA’s to Madonna’s profound performance at the first VMA’s to illustrate the difference between having skills and just relying on shock value. The writer includes all of the bad critic reviews to try to persuade the reader to agree that Miley cyrus’s performance was dreadful. Pagila also starts the essay off by including her own personal opinion about Miley Cyrus’ recent performance calling it “atrocious”.
Perkin’s reading based on Psycho in suggestion of the Montage theory alongside the help of Carol J. Clover’s essay “Her Body/ Himself” suggesting similar to the Feminist theories of framework for horror films. As the feminist film theory suggests, “While male victims in horror films may shudder and scream as well, it has long been a dictum of the genre that women make the best victims. “Torture the women!” was the famous advice given by Alfred Hitchcock.” The infamous shower scene from Psycho begins with Marion (Janet Leigh) flushing away the calculations of the money she had stolen. As she takes of her robe and steps into the bath a medium shot is maintained with constant close ups of the shower itself creating noise of constant flow of water which forbids viewers to hear any other sounds and pay attention to it. Marion stands in the shower purifying herself, washing away the sins, with the shower curtain in her background while she seems as a very minor element of the scene; our attention is grabbed towards the shower curtain where a shadow appears slowly as the noise of the door is blocked out on purpose due to the noise caused by the shower.
Also, both governments change the past. V for Vendetta and 1984 both used torture to gain information from the characters. Now, V used torture methods on Evey to prove to herself that she didn’t fear anything anymore unlike how O’Brien tortured Winston to mentally break him. Both the movie and the book had a love connection between the characters. Winston and Julia’s relationship was a rebellion against the party because when they would have sex they were rebelling and also they both shared the common hate towards the party.
The main character, Leonard, is a man who cannot make new memories since the rape and murder of his wife, and who has devoted his life to attempting to get revenge for his wife’s death. His character is played by Guy Pearce. The other main characters in the film are Leonard’s friend, Teddy, played by Joe Pantoliano, and Natalie, a woman helping Leonard in his quest, played by Carrie-Anne Moss. The acting is all very convincing, especially that of Leonard, which significantly adds to the feel of the movie. Much as Inception confused the viewers by taking the characters into dreams-within-dreams, Memento confuses its viewers by telling two separate parts of the story at once, one part in reverse chronological order in color, interspersed with forward chronological shots in black and white.
INDIVIDUALISM IN DEAD POETS SOCIETY The movie Dead Poet’s Society explores the concept of individualism in great depth. The numerous conflicts that the characters face throughout the movie demonstrate the fundamental principles of existentialism and transcendentalism. Neil Perry’s suicide, for instance, illustrates the disturbing existential consequences that can transpire when an individual’s authority is allowed to prevail against tradition. On the other hand, however, the triumph of the individual spirit may sometimes have a positive outcome—as in the case of Knox Overstreet, an example of transcendentalism. When Knox becomes obsessed with a certain girl named “Chris”—without actually meeting her—he ends up risking his life to win her heart.
Hollywood’s Whores Music has always been an inspirational outlet for self expression and as a way to let go of suppressed feelings—many of which are not so pleasant. Various songs in the modern rock genre always come to mind when controversies arise in Hollywood. The band Papa Roach is no exception. Songwriter and Papa Roach band singer Jacoby Shaddix introduced the explicit song Hollywood Whore in 2008 and a music video for the song in middle October of the year. The song, directed to various celebrity women, presents today’s modern woman as scandalous, with an unsung claim of reevaluation of oneself and purity needs to be reintroduced in the media.
In the film “American Beauty” Lester is imprisoned within his marriage and job. The director shows his entrapment clearly by camera shots, dialogue and character actions. At the beginning in the opening scene Lester states “In less than a year I will be dead, of course I don’t know that yet, and in a way I am dead already”. This quote clearly shows Lester’s entrapment right from the beginning of the film. Lester shows his entrapment which was partly caused by his fantasy a young girl “Angela”, his daughters friend which inspires him to quit his job, blackmail his boss, buy a new car, smoke pot and exercise.