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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Minor: Incest
Rarely have I seen a movie that stayed so faithful to the book. Of the three notable differences I discerned, two were significant. In the book, it is Mary Crane who steals the money. In the movie, her name is Marion. So insignificant, I can't even understand why they changed it. A significant and shocking difference is in the shower scene. In the book, Mary is not only stabbed, but also beheaded.
I guess that was a little too gory for Alfred Hitchcock. The other significant change is in the Norman Bates character. I think most people are familiar with Anthony Perkins, the perfectly creepy Norman Bates. Tall, thin, neat, nervously fidgety. However, in the book, Norman is depicted as being fat, bespectacled, disheveled bordering on slovenly, and a heavy drinker. I, for one, will always think of Tony Perkins as the real Norman Bates.
This was written in 1959, but it holds up well to the test of time.
I guess that was a little too gory for Alfred Hitchcock. The other significant change is in the Norman Bates character. I think most people are familiar with Anthony Perkins, the perfectly creepy Norman Bates. Tall, thin, neat, nervously fidgety. However, in the book, Norman is depicted as being fat, bespectacled, disheveled bordering on slovenly, and a heavy drinker. I, for one, will always think of Tony Perkins as the real Norman Bates.
This was written in 1959, but it holds up well to the test of time.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Classic.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There’s a reason this is considered to be a classic horror novel! 5/5.
And he would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn’t for the murder victim’s meddling sister…
And he would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn’t for the murder victim’s meddling sister…