Evaluation 2

Role in the film:

 A character similar to the girl in our film opening is Marion Crane from Psycho. Apart from of course being a

female character, there are many similarities. Marion was the victim in Psycho as she was stabbed in the

shower whilst staying at the Bates Motel by an unknown antagonist. She was getting on with her day to day

business, whilst being watched by Norman Bates. This is similar in the fact that our female character at the

beginning of Paranoia, our film opening, is killed by gunshot after being stalked and watched at the stable,

whilst getting on with her day to day routine with her horse. again this killing is done by an unknown

antagonist. Both characters though are oblivious to what is going on around them and only act when it is too

late. Another similarity between the two characters is that their deaths are both the reason as to why the film

even begins, they leave the audience with questions and it set the enigma for the film.


Costumes and appearance:

The characters costumes are nothing a like simply due to their ages. Both characters are young girls but

Marion is more mature in the fact that she is more at the stage of being a woman with a career. Whereas the

girl in our film is at more of a college age. Marion is often seen wearing quite formal, work looking clothing,

such as a long sleeved dress, that is blue in the coloured version of Psycho, with her hair which is quite short

in curls. Whereas the girl in our opening is seen in riding gear, a pink long sleeved top, black leggings. brown

riding boots with her hair tied back in a ponytail.

Representation:

Both characters are seen by the audience as being vulnerable simply because they are female characters and

females are often seen as the weaker sex and in cable to defend themselves. Also the fact that they are both

killed without a fight makes them appear weak and exposed. Another thing that portrays them as being

vulnerable is the fact that both characters are often seen alone, the girl in our opening is only ever seen with

her horse and Marion is only with someone at the start when she is working or when she is talking to Norman

Bates. Otherwise they are both alone when their deaths occur. The coloured version of Psycho Marion's hair is

blonde and in our opening film the girl killed is a blonde female. Now typically blondes are portrayed as being

less intelligent, in comparison to brunettes, quite feminine and attractive. Marion was viewed as attractive by

Norman Bates, we could tell this from how he watched and looked at her throughout Psycho. Then our

opening character could be seen as being quite feminine from her clothing to her hobbies, as horse riding is

viewed by society as being as being quite a feminine sport.