The Universal franchise takes bold swings that keep it consistently finding new audiences.
The Big Picture Crafting a sequel to one of the most beloved films of all time is always a challenge. As good as films like 2010: The Year We Made Contact or Blade Runner 2049 are, they are always going to be compared to the original classics that inspired them. Initially, it seemed like making a sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s acclaimed classic Psycho was sacrilegious. Psycho is easily one of the most influential films of its era, and it ends on a pitch-perfect note.
Psycho II Recontextualizes the Original Movie's Themes The sequels do more than just pit Norman against a new batch of victims. Perkins gives a remarkably sensitive performance as a man struggling with the sins of his past as he inherits the infamous Bates Motel. Instead of relying on nostalgic iconography, the sequels recontextualized the themes of the original. Norman is both a victim and villain, and the audience is forced to contemplate whether he’s worthy of redemption.
'Psycho IV: The Beginning' Takes the Franchise Back to Its Roots If Psycho III paved a fascinating new direction for the series, Psycho IV: The Beginning took it back to its roots. Directed by Mark Grattis, the made-for-television film takes a The Godfather: Part II approach by acting as both a sequel and prequel. Who is Norman Bates? Psycho IV delved into his past by showing flashbacks to his mother Norma for the first time.
With 'Bates Motel,' the Franchise Keeps Finding New Audiences The Psycho saga expands well beyond the films themselves. After a Bates Motel television film debuted to abysmal reviews in 1987, A&E developed a contemporary prequel that cast Freddie Highmore as a younger Norman. Who thought that we needed a Psycho series for the Ryan Murphy era? While it’s no “prestige television,” Bates Motel may have inspired some younger viewers to check out the original films in the series.
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