FILM TECHNIQUE

Subtext

Meaning suggested beneath the literal words through context, delivery, movement or silence.

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Psycho · 1960

Hospitality turns defensive

Marion eats in the motel parlor while Norman talks about his birds, his life and his mother. A hospitable exchange becomes more guarded when she suggests a change.

Subtext

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Hospitality turns defensive

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