Part of the reason why some films will never get old is because visually they always help the audience put two and two together.

It wasn’t a matter of the wittiest line with the most obscure movie reference, it was about engaging the audience into the movie itself.

Enter “Psycho (1960)” directed by Alfred Hitchcock. A picture that will be one of the greatest thrillers ever made because from the very first shot until the very final line, the film keeps the audience thinking and putting events together.

Watching “Psycho” with a crowd is a delight because everyone is quiet at the right times and has loud reactions at the scariest moments.

“Psycho” was also one of the earliest movies to ever feature a well known movie star who was killed right in the middle of the movie and then the audience is suddenly empathizing with Anthony Perkins.

The “lack of dialogue” in this movie helps the viewer put puzzles together, and Hitchcock creates an emotional rollercoaster with “Psycho.”

It’s important nowadays to drop off the concept of “sassy” dialogue, and let the viewers think. When characters don’t talk, the director needs to make the camera talk. The camera moves the story. That was beautiful in films. That was phenomenal in “Psycho.”