The Need For Horror And Thrill And The Movies

Want to read the rest of this paper? Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay and over 50,000 other term papers

knife.
An example of a film that works with the shower scene in Psycho is obviously displayed in de Palma’s Dressed to Kill. The scene that correlates is when Peter’s mother is killed the elevator by Liz. This scene is similar to Psycho because as in Psycho when Kate has her revelation and decides to return the money, and showers as a way to “clean” her once evil thoughts, Peter’s mother also has some sort of revelation when she realizes she has been infected with a venereal disease. She then decides to discontinue her affair with the psychologist. Her attempt to “clean” her ways was interrupted with the blood bath inflicted on her by Liz. Both Kate and Peter’s mother were killed in a place where they were vulnerable and left with no where to run. In both scenes we see the after effect of blood from the cuts, but not the actual inflicted injuries.
Examples of films where the shower scene is worked against are seen in many of the splatter films of the 80’s and 90’s. ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays. Write better papers. Get better grades. Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE: