connotations and denotations of ojects in the film

Connotations and Denotations of Objects in Films

The Case of `Psycho ' and `Some Like it Hot

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Films , as part of the mainstream media , play a very crucial role in shaping the minds of the viewing public . Since the beginning , films have been a medium for messages to be conveyed - whether explicitly or implicitly

Some of the films shown in the mainstream have been used to injecting objects or symbols that have connotative and denotative meanings that could be derived by its audience . Consciously or

otherwise , films have created a great impact on the viewing public 's minds

Examples of the movies which displayed objects which we could derive connotations and denotations are `Psycho ' and `Some Like it Hot

Psycho

Released in 1960 , Psycho is a suspense-thriller film by Alfred Hitchcock . It was described several times by film critics as a complex thriller and as the mother ' of all horror and suspense films as it all started the trend which was only followed by Chainsaw Massacre (1974 , De Palma 's Dressed to kill (1980 , and Motel Hell (1980 , among others

The movie talks about themes of confused identities , human vulnerabilities and some deadly effects of money

The movie presents Marion (a real-estate secretary ) as the main character who has a lunchtime affair ' with Sam , who has financial difficulties so he cannot go on with the annulment case with her former wife

The film is filled with underlying themes and subtlety by suing symbols which appears occasionally in the film : reflecting mirrors and the stuffed birds

The reflecting mirrors and the stuffed birds are always shown in the majority of the scenes of the film . It could be inferred that the stuffed birds symbolized woman ' while the reflecting mirrors show that someone 's watching what Marion is doing , probably

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The conflict of the movie starts as Marion checked in a motel named Bates Hotel ' owned and run by a crazy and psychotic guy named Norman

Marion runs away from her place because she got with her the 40 ,000 worth of dollars that is supposedly to be deposited in the bank . The money concerns her work as a real estate secretary . Bringing the money with her , she hides in a cheap motel where no one else stays except the motel owner , Norman

Norman initially appears to be very accommodating as he even offers Marion a simple dinner . Before the dinner , she overhears Norman arguing with his `mother

Her first hours in the motel seem to be safe because Norman show acts of kindness . But while Marion is taking a bath , Norman peeps in the bathroom through a hole behind the nude panting of a woman . Then the crime starts

The unforgettable crime scene in the bathroom was emulated by the later suspense thriller films

The scene starts off as the usual scenario of a woman taking a bath She rubs her body and visibly enjoys the therapeutic effect...