Intertextuality is the borrowing of certain aspects between one film and another. This is done to give a similar feel and effect to viewer in order to keep them engaged in proceedings. The aspects that are borrowed usually consist of camera angles, sound and mis en scene. This may be seen as rather unoriginal but it is well known that people tend to like things that feel familiar to them.
'Psycho' is a film that has influenced many other thrillers. Famous scenes and aspects have been recreated in films such as, ' The Stepfarther' and 'Roomate'. For an example;
The shower head from 'Psycho'
The shower head from 'Roomate'
The shower curtain being torn off the rail in 'Psycho'
The shower curtain being torn off the rail in 'The Stepfather'
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