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How does Hitchcock portray the theme of duality in the film Psycho? Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, is a film of many genres it may be categorised as a thriller,  

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How does Hitchcock portray the theme of duality in the film Psycho? Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, is a film of many genres it may be categorised as a thriller, a romance or a horror. Psycho focuses on the themes of secrets, lies, deceit, theft and above all duality. The film shows us the two sides of the characters, perhaps the most obvious to us as an audience is the character of Norman Bates. However, through the use of metaphors: mirrors and shadows, we also see the theme of duality in Marion Crane The title credits of the film are very long, and because they are it leaves us wanting to watch the film as we are anxious. While watching the title credits we can anticipate many things wondering what the film is going to be about. For example the high pitch music warns us something terrible is going to happen, and the typography...

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