Psycho

Whodunit was the only question on every body's mind in the 1960's book-turned-movie Psycho. With the amazing works of the master of suspense, Sir Alfred Hitchcock, and his creative ways with cameras, Psycho was an absolute hit.
The plot of the movie was quite eerie because of the movie being based on Marion Crane and her blooming relationship with Sam Loomis. Fast forwarding to her stable job, Marion was given the responsibility to deposit 40,000 dollars for her boss. Instead, Marion steals the cash and leaves town abruptly. On a stormy night driving, she decides to stop at a motel for rest. A decision that would do exactly that.
The camera work, editing, sound, lighting, script, and special effects in this movie were exceptional. The great work of the auteur Alfred Hitchcock really brought the film together. The camera angles and music went hand in hand to make certain scenes scary or suspenseful. An example of the music being used to make a scene scary/suspenseful would be when Marion was in the shower and the music started out low and built up until her death. This let the viewer know that something, anything, was about to happen. Using violins to gradually build up a scene made chills run down spines and goosebumps form on forearms. However, the lighting was constantly black and white. Using black and white color throughout the film, (even though color was available at this time) made the film absolutely unforgettable. The script and acting was fantastic. Janet Leigh, mother of modern day actress Jaime Lee Curtis, did an outstanding job with the acting, from her facial expressions to her tone of voice. In that time period, using different camera angles and having great acting and music was all you need to scare 1960's folk. Nowadays with computers, most gory movies, look real.
In a nutshell, Psycho definitely scared present day viewers and viewers back then. Stating that no one could come into the theatre late, Alfred Hitchcock changed the way movies are viewed, when we view movies, and how the inspiration of horror movies came to be.