Peeping Tom Movie, 1960 Directed by Michael Powell
A story of a son that was tormented by his fathers obsession of fear and capturing fear using cameras and sound recordings for a scientific project. The son grew up to have the same fascination as his dad although he didn't just stop at taking photographs; he would kill his victims with the end of his camera tripod that was wielded into a spike.
When the victim's were filmed by the male protagonist the point of view was as if the audience were looking through the lens, one scene showed a cross that centred on the subject, as if about to target the victim and kill her, like a gun pointed at a victim.
Peeping Tom has been praised for its psychological complexity. On the surface, the film is about the Freudian relationship between the protagonist and his father and the protagonist and his victims. However, several critics argue that the film is as much about the voyeurism of the audience as they watch the protagonist's actions. For example, Roger Ebert, in his review of the film, states that "The movies make us into voyeurs. We sit in the dark, watching other people's lives. It is the bargain the cinema strikes with us, although most films are too well-behaved to mention it."
