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Module Five Discussion

Q Using one of the critical theories from Module 4.4 as a lens, describe how you could interpret the two film versions you've selected for Essay #2 from that approach. What are the key aspects involved in the theory? How could you apply some of the questions in the Critics Questions handout and the Theory Chart to help you interpret/analyze the film? What should you consider when utilizing this theory as a critical lens for the two versions of the story? What kinds of questions do you need to answer to view the films through this lens? What would you look for, how would you look for it, and why? Give a couple of specific examples from the two versions of the films that you think would best be used to illustrate how you could apply the same critical theory lens and what meaning(s) you get out of comparing the examples from the films through using this critical theory approach. After you've posted your response, look through your classmates' posts and give feedback and advice to one of them--suggest questions they could explore, weigh in on how you might apply that lens to the films, say what you think is working best about their approach and what they still need to consider.

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Psychoanalytic Theory and the Two Different Versions of Psycho. There are several situations in Marion's storey that are significant to examine and that highlight characteristics of psychoanalysis. An major revelation is presented in a moment where Marion (played by Janet Leigh) confronts a police officer, which links back to psychoanalytic terminology. The officer's clothes and behaviour allude to the law's power, as well as Lacan's concept of the Symbolic Father, denoting Power and Law. Marion fights the Symbolic father throughout the film, which is symbolised by a high-pitched music and close encounters that lead to her death. Furthermore, when Marion is shot just as she is about to leave her apartment, the money she took serves as a metaphor for her father. From the start of the film, filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock expresses his thoughts on gender hierarchy through the use of the camera to symbolise the masculine gaze. Marion's sexuality