Psycho vs. Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

During our Monday lesson (10^th October 2011), we looked at the similarities and differences between Psycho (1960) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). It was interesting to discover how many similarities and differences there were between the two films and how they were conveyed throughout each film. As a class, we discovered:

Similarities	Differences
both inspired by Ed Gein	Norman is a normal human being whereas Leatherface is more like a monster
dressed up as women	Leatherface wears the skin of his victims
male human killers	Psycho is black and white
dominated by parents	more of a build-up in Psycho
a domestic setting	Texas Chainsaw Massacre is more gruesome
female protagonists	Psycho’s more conclusive
rural part of town	Leatherface is ready to go again
canons to new horrors	family of murderers in Texas Chainsaw Massacre
date & time (specified)	Leatherface is the animal
left in psychotic state	more realistic sound vs. psycho strings
	cannibalism vs. taxidermy
	Texas Chainsaw Massacre is more like a documentary