Psycho Scene Analysis 3

This shot of Norman Bates is another low expressionist angle showing his dominating power of Marion. He has just discovered that his ‘mother’ has killed Marion as he had sexual thoughts towards her and his ‘mother’ got jealous. The most obvious thing in this still is the photo of the bird on the wall, this connotes Marion’s life as shortly after this shot, the photo of the bird is knocked off the wall which suggests death. Marion’s last name is also Crane which connotes that she is a representation of the photo on the wall. This is a slow montage after a very long tracking shot. Marion’s death and then this scene put together shows collision cutting which creates suspense for the audience.