Alfred Hitchcock's film “Psycho” had a huge impact on American films of the 1960s. Hitchcock powerfully describes Marion's murder scene as she showers at the Bates Motel. Viewers and critics of the film believe that it is unconventional and excessively violent for the eyes of young viewers, but some analysts think that it is a form of deconstruction, a new structure of the horror film that Hitchcock wants to share. Different perspectives and ideas emerge due to the murder scene in the film, but despite this, Psycho is seen by millions of viewers who want to experience Hitchcock's morbid depiction, to believe the negative reactions of critics and viewers. After leaving theaters, moviegoers and critics condemn, attack, and seek to ban Hitchcock's Psycho because they believe the film features "simple crudeness, grotesque violence, and an ugly, twisted humanity" (Kendrick 3). However, the main reason why the film is poorly tolerated by viewers is because it deconstructs the conformist thinking of American society towards a “pleasant film”. American viewers and critics are not prepared for this type of film, which is why they respond so negatively to Hitchcock's film. James Kendrick further states that "Psycho represents as much as possible a film capable of overcoming the various divisions that separated the "mass audience" into a smaller and more specialized audience, which is what made it so effective in radically shattering the conventional expectations" (Kendrick 5). This is why people are unable to absorb the gruesome murder that takes place in the shower scene of the film. However, it is believed that "Hitchcock forced the viewer into the midst of violence as both a person who suffers and a person who inflicts...... middle of paper ......rs: The New York Times (2007): X15.Brkowitz, Albert. “Drawing the Line.” New York Times. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (2007): should be banned." New York Times. Historical Newspapers ProQuest: The New York Times (2007): X1.Crowther, Rosley. "Screen: Sudden Shocks: Hitchcock's 'Psycho' Bows to 2 Houses." New York Times. Newspaper ProQuest historians: The New York Times (2007): 37. Eggleston, Frank. “Clearly Labeled.” New York Times. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (2007): X4.Fitzgerald, Bill. "'Psychological' Analysis by Mail." , James. “Disturbing New Paths: Psychosis and Audience Priming.” Journal of Popular Film and Television. 2-9.