The repetition of a knife being the murder weapon is shown in the two films Psycho (1960) and Halloween (1978). Marion Crane, the protagonist in Psycho, is brutally stabbed with a knife while she is in the shower, which can be interpreted as a phallic symbol of penetration; Marion being targeted due to her sexual relationship outside of wedlock. When Marion is being murdered, the perspective is from the murderer, Norman Bates, who the cameramen flick back to to focus on the mysterious silhoutte holding the knife threateningly in mid-air. Approximately 73 camera angles were used in the filming of the the shower scene, 73 ways to view Marion being killed. The main character in Halloween Laurie Strode is an innocent, educated young woman who is considered lucky to survive as she was targeted by Mike Myers the psychopath. Mike Myers targeted teenage girls, two of which broke the rules of horror films: One had sex and the other drank alcohol. Laurie babysat children, so she was the well-bahaved lady of her friends. It is debateable whether it was a miracle that Laurie survived, or whether her morals and values guilted the masked murderer to let her live. The knife was used for almost every death that happened in Halloween. In the beginning scene, we see the victim through the eyes (a mask-outline is placed on the camera lens) of the mysterious masked killer. We see the knife go through Mike Myer's sister's stomach more than once, and we also view her agony through the brother's eyes, which shows us that this boy is disturbed. Another moment with a knife in this film is when the boyfriend of the sexual young girl Linda is brutally stabbed. The memorable freeze frame was of Bob being pinned against the wardrobe door with the long knife in his chest, and the masked stalker standing infront of Bob, merely staring at his work.
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