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Title: Think About It!
Review: Everything that has been said about this film is true...even more.Think about the last few reels. Norman and his mother are at each other out of sight in the upstairs bedroom. A womans voice says that she doesnt want to be put in the cellar. However she has to relent. Now we cut away from the slightly open door. ....we hear that Norman is picking up mother...we , the audience are apprehensive..about finally seeing mother...We might think that Hitchcock will not tease us by just showing feet walking down the stairs..However, here is where his genius comes in ..we get again the dreaded "over head" shot of the stairs..( the last time we had this shot in the film is when Mr. Arbogast was done in.) Therefore, there is visual anxiety for the audience here..and with that the ( seemingly) appearance of Mother and Norman ..going down the stairs to the fruit cellar.This is not only pure cinema but pure audience manipulation. A unique film experience
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