Psycho Scene - We all think crazily!

Audience Importance in Psycho

Audience engagement is created and maintained through the consistent use of suspense and according horror. Beginning quite intimately, association between audiences and characters are created. Relying on the corruption from theft, the plot allows characters to begin development, resulting in brasher actions in response to complications.Through this form of narrative, actions are justified, allowing plot to escalate quickly. Therefore, as conflicts become evident throughout the plot, the stress of traumatic experiences are perceived well by the audience. An interesting form of narration is used during Marion’s escape in her new car. Via voiceover, dialogue between Marion’s coworker and boss is heard, growing more alarmed as time progresses. This particular narration occurs with little shown events, yet generates a strong response with the audience. Guilt is obvious to audiences, yet it is unsure wether this is originates from Marion’s thoughts, or if it is a filmic version of an aside. 

Marion’s reactions, seen as coincidental, match the emotion that would be associated to the ironies of the dialogue. (Here yet another allusion occurs for those who have already seen the movie or audience members who have predicted the outcome; “I'll get it back and if any of it's missin' I'll replace it with her fine soft flesh!” Such psychopathic thoughts, while presently comprehensible, lead to the theme that revengeful brash actions arise from other brash actions.) Therefore, this scene not only suffices to include the character’s reactions to the theft, it also reveals underlying themes that orient the film as well as our society.