Bring on the tough stuff. There’s not just one right answer.
- In most Hollywood films, Marion Crane would survive to the end of the film. How would Psycho be different if Marion survived? How would the film be less effective? How might it be more effective?
- How would Psycho change if Marion were a man? If Norman were a woman?
- Psycho was shot on a relatively small budget. Would it have been better with expensive special effects? What might you upgrade, if you were the director and had a bigger budget?
- The main character in the film is really Norman Bates. How would the film change if you followed Norman's perspective all through? Would that make the film better or worse?
- Critic Slavoj Zizek suggests that the relationship between Marion and Norman can be seen as "true love." Is he right? Wrong? (Disgusting? Loopy?)