Post by Prime etc. on Jun 21, 2019 8:04:07 GMT
There was a section on this in Everson's More Classic of the Horror Film (from 1986).
One can see why Scorsese was so fond of it-since the male protagonist is very much a Scorsese type of lead--a character incapable of change (although in the scene where he talks to the doctor who knew his father it seemed he was seeking help) who is destined to change those around him (for the worse).
Similar to Hitchcock's male characters who were often helpless to influence the plot in ways they desired.
One can see why Scorsese was so fond of it-since the male protagonist is very much a Scorsese type of lead--a character incapable of change (although in the scene where he talks to the doctor who knew his father it seemed he was seeking help) who is destined to change those around him (for the worse).
Similar to Hitchcock's male characters who were often helpless to influence the plot in ways they desired.