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Hitchcock takes a different approach with the storyline presented in Psycho. It takes a more direct approach, taking the viewers through twists and turns in a journey through the story. Herrmann's music scores emphasise the suspense: if a scene is meant to be suspenseful the music fits. The black and white was mainly due to budget cuts, but it also shows how split the world can become : black and white, as opposed to many shades of all different colours. For a film released in 1960, the quality of the acting is spectacular: Anthony Perkins truly embodying the role of Norman Bates being a rather chilling and scary experience for an audience. Personally, I like the movie, as it mixes some of my favourite aspects of film: good acting, good music, and good laughs here and there. It can also be predicted at some times what will happen next, which is enjoyable when you're proven wrong or right in a few minutes time. Overall, I would watch it again, and i would recommend it to people who aren't a big fan of horror, but would still like to be a little bit scared.