Psycho : Alfred Hitchcock's Masterpiece

                           

We are in 2017 now, an era where good thriller movies are quite a few. If given an opportunity you can hardly name movies which have a fascinating suspense and gripping touch to it. However, I was lucky enough to stumble across this early 60's movie (1960 to be precise) named "PSYCHO".

                 

Well, what should I say about this movie which you all haven't already heard about. Lets see, this movie is a perfect example of amazing narration as well as direction. The story or the plot mainly revolves around 4 people. Marion crane played by Janet Leigh is the main key to the story as the complete movie is about missing Marion crane. In the beginning she steals around  $40,000 cash from one of her clients and runs away without informing anyone not even her sister Lila Crane (Vera Miles) or her boyfriend Sam Loomis (John Gavin). A Private detective is hired to check out on where Marion crane disappeared with those $40,000.That private investigator follows a few leads, speaks to Lila and Sam and with all the necessary evidence he starts his investigation. He reaches this place,a motel where he has a strong suspicion that Marion had stayed. The name of that motel is "BATES MOTEL". All the horrifying thing starts after he realises the truth but doesn't return back.

                

Lila and Sam are hungry for the answers to where Marion is and what she did with that money. Before the detective disappears he tells Lila about Bates Motel. He tells her that Marion had stayed here and the owner of this motel Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) is a weirdo. Now Sam and Lila go to that motel to unravel the mystery of sudden disappearance of Marion as well as the private detective Mr. Arbogast. Will they return back with the answers ? 

                 

This movie has a running time of 109 minutes but trust me those 109 minutes are worth spending. Director Alfred Hitchcock chose a beautiful background prelude by Bernard Herrmann sending down a creepy cold drop down your spine whenever its played.One of the most important scenes in this movie is the shower scene. Yaa you read it correctly. In the beginning of the movie Marion checks into Bates motel and takes a shower. It is considered to be the crucial part of this movie which was shot using 77 camera angles and 50 cuts. This scene has run time of Three minutes.

                 

If you're bored with those ugly fanatic movies and wanna have some scary spooky entertainment watch this movie.