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52 Weeks of Hitchcock: 2. Psycho (Patreon)

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2021-01-08 19:43:39
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SPOILERS. Shouldn't need saying but don't watch this if you haven't seen the film, even if you know the twist you still want to see the film first.
In part two of our new Patreon-exclusive series, Robin tries to find something new to say about one of the most analysed (and enjoyed) films of all time.

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52 Weeks of Hitchcock: 2- Psycho

Our new Patreon-exclusive series continues with a look at Alfred Hitchcock's most famous film.

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Anonymous

What fun. I think you had a great perspective, especially about the storytelling. Really a pleasure to watch. Have you ever listened to Bernard Herrmann's Sinfonietta for Strings written in 1935? It's a bit of a revelation about the origins of the "Psycho" score. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXXN9rCVadg

Anonymous

This episode does what the very best of the Dark Corners "academic" pieces do, which is to make me want to re-watch the film with a whole new slew of things to consider. I believe that the past few times I have watched Psycho have been for pure pleasure (nothing wrong there), and now I can seep myself once again into its nuances. Bravo. Excellent as always

Anonymous

Excellent commentary on an astonishing film. Your point that "Psycho", like so many of Mr. Hitchcock's films, actually seems to improve on repeated viewings is spot on. And thank you so much for your "Frenzy" mention! Coincidentally (or perhaps not), your comments early in the piece made me think of that later film as (somewhat) underrated (or perhaps semi-forgotten) in relation to his other films. Very much looking forward to your commentary on that film.

Anonymous

Great job on the video, Robin. It's always entertaining to hear your thoughts on films, no matter how well known. Psycho is by far Hitchcock's most iconic film and I feel very blessed that I did get to first see Psycho "cold" on television when I was thirteen. It changed my life and I've been a mystery/thriller genre fan ever since.

Stephen Crane

Sometimes I feel like I'm not giving this Patreon enough money for the amount of excellent content we get.

Anonymous

Great piece! Have you seen "Hitchcock" (2012)? Is it on point? What did the Hershey's company think about the use of their syrup as film blood, or is that just a legend?

Anonymous

Great video, I think I was lucky in that when I was about 12 I got to watch 'Psycho' and didn't have any real expectations. I think I vaguely knew the shower music but not the context. It is three films in one, but it works and you take in all three. Hitchcock once explained that a MacGuffin was "an apparatus for trapping lions in the highlands of Scotland" when pointed out that there are no lions in the highlands of Scotland, he pointed out that a MacGuffin was was nothing at all. Later he described it as 'Something spies are after but the audience doesn't care about" a young George Lucas decided to challenge this, and so R2-D2 is a MacGuffin that you care about. One thing I remember reading was the two sided mockup of the house was actually 3/4 scale so that Norman looked more menacing due to your sense of perspective being messed with. When Lila goes to the house, and for the close ups, they used the 'Harvey' house which was full sized to further add to that feeling. (the 'Harvey' house which predated the film it was named after along with many others that had historical value was destroyed to make 'Desperate Housewives')

darkcorners
>>51070127

I still haven't seen that. I haven't heard anything good about it. The chocolate syrup is apparently true.

Anonymous

I loved your point about how the characters and the audience are focused on the money, and the story is of course about the only character who doesn't seem to need or care about money at all. I wonder if Hitchcock was making a little jab at the producers--he was hardly an unknown at that point, had made them tons of cash, gotten Oscar nominations, was a "name" that could sell tickets, had a successful TV show--and he still has to nickel and dime everything, down to how many musicians his music producer can afford! So making a film that is saying "it's NOT ABOUT THE MONEY" works on a couple levels.

darkcorners
>>51186803

You reminded me of one thing I forgot to mention. This was the last time he was nominated for a best director Oscar - it was won, as were most of the main awards, by Billy Wilder for The Apartment. That is one hell of a good year.

Anonymous

Excellent video. I would quibble with you about Ford. Arguably, Ford was still at his height with great pictures like the Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance made within a few years of Psycho.