Day 30: Psycho (1960)
“ She just metformin hydrochloride generic name goes a little mad sometimes. We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven’t you?”
Psycho was one of those films where I had seen a part of it so many times that I thought I had actually seen the entire film. I hadn’t. Then, a few years back, I went on an Alfred Hitchcock kick, which eventually led me to Psycho.
I was metformin side effects weight gain blown away. It was just amazing. The New York world premiere was held on June 16, 1960, and I can only imagine how terrifying it must have been 50 years ago. It’s still frightening to this day, and again, it’s because of the more simplistic uses of fear that we’ve been talking about throughout these 31 Days of Halloween.
I had an opportunity to go see Psycho on the big screen a few weeks ago at the Royal Laemmle theatre and it was an incredible experience. Of course there’s the most famous horror scene of all time, accompanied by arguably the most famous soundtrack cue of all time. Aside from the scene itself being so chilling, the power of that music in a movie theatre is entirely different than experiencing it at home. The music just resonates. It cuts through your soul. And Hitchcock agrees, because after hearing Bernard Herrmann’s score, he doubled the composer’s salary and said, “33% of the effect of Psycho was due to the music.” (Thanks IMDb trivia)
And the infamous music cue below, used as a motif throughout, is largely part of that.
That night after I left the theatre it was all I could hear in my head, and it was honestly freaking me out. Psycho is a masterpiece. If you haven’t seen it already, then you must do so. If you somehow have a chance to see it on the big screen, then you must do so. Hitchcock was a visual genius, and Psycho is likely his most famous film for good reason. I believe this is the scariest movie of all time. But it’s appropriately Day 30, and not Day 31, for an obvious reason I hope you already know, or can figure out on your own if you realize what we haven’t yet covered.
