Similarities between Psycho and Vertigo:
Extended opening sequence
Blonde female protagonist
Orchestra mask stunts - incidental
Norman's face half in darkness
Focus on eye in the shower scene
Mental illness
Norman emascualted
Strange things about it:
Black and white even though colour was around - thought it looked creepier and more effective in terms of shadows
The protagonist dies half way through, massive twist, similar to Vertigo with Madeline's death half way through - both films have fake protagonists
Breaks conventions
Technical elements:
Loads of shot-reverse-shots
In Norman - Marion (protagonist) conversation, she's in centre with Norman on the right, with out matching in her shot - predator
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