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Analyse the ways in which Alfred Hitchcock builds tension and fear in the shower scene in the film 'Psycho'.
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Analyse the ways in which Alfred Hitchcock builds tension and fear in the shower scene in the film 'Psycho' Robert Bloch first released 'Psycho' in 1957 in form of a novel, but it was better known as a film directed and edited by 'the master of suspense,' Alfred Hitchcock, and it was first released on big screens in 1960. The film was highly controversial at the time due to the strict morals and ethics enforced by the Motion Picture Association, but escaped the censorship laws due to numerous tricks that Hitchcock deployed, to bend the rules. Hitchcock got around Norman's transvestite side, which along with homosexuality was taboo at the time, and by saying that Norman was not dressing up as a woman for sexual reasons so therefore was not a transvestite. These factors plus many more like the verity of camera angles, music and most importantly the plot helped...
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