Here is an interesting link that revolves around Freudian theory in Alfred Hitchcock films. It is interesting to see how Freudian concepts such as repression, reaction formation and the Oedipus complex are used to create situations of anxiety and fear. For example in the film Psycho, Hitchcock portrays a twisted form of the Oedipus complex to create a demented and mysterious personality. Hitchcock purposefully uses Freudian themes of the subconscious to create mystery and suspense in his films. This may be due to the fact that we still know little about this subject. Psychology is greatly reliant on theory and by exploiting this Hitchcock is also exploiting the fact that humans fear the unknown.
http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2006/10/17/the-psychology-of-alfred-hitchcock/
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Interesting how they explained human psyche. Using the scene from Psycho was ingenious for translating the theory of anticipation. Us as the viewer look at the scene and automatically sense that something will happen just by camera angles and and Shadows. The music plays a deep role because the screaching sound that is used to dramtically capture horror. The irony and human psyche is that we dont see the knife go inside the women but we anticipate that it will and that it is doing something harmful to her.
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