In this scene Marion is
undressing and Norman
is watching her through a spyhole. This is Norman being a voyeur, meaning that he can see her, but she can’t see him. This could
reflect Hitchcock’s auteur style because he was somewhat of a voyeur in real
life, and the Upcoming movie Hitchcock explores his obsession with
blonde stars. The low key lighting
also connotes that Norman is evil and dark. Furthermore there is
light coming from Marion’s room, which connotes that even though Marion has stolen the
money she is still a good character, which is then proven because she decides
to give the money back. Just after this shot we get a POV shot from Norman, and we see Marion undressing and this
makes the audience feel uneasy because it is outside of the CDI. We don’t actually see Marion naked, because at
the time censorship was very strict
with the Hays Code, Marion could
only be shown taking her shirt off instead of her bra, but it is still
uncomfortable us to see through the eyes of a seedy voyeur.
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