Intertextuality is a term to describe the visual referencing between films. Meaning films 'borrow' certain scenes and the audience may recognise the scene.
For example, many ideas are borrowed from Psycho.
There are many striking shots in Psycho such as:
1. Hand going towards the camera
2. Dead still eye --> zoomed out
3. Shadow shower scene
4. Close up of the scream
5. The killer is not shown--> shadow hides his identity
6. Blood going down the drain
7. Big knife
8. Sound of water, tension-building music
All these key scenes are used in other films to create more tension and drama.
What Lies Beneath:
In this clip, the director shows Harrison Ford putting the lady in the bath tub to kill her. The director uses elements from the Psycho such as the sound of water running, a bird's eye view of the shower head. The shower curtain is also used.
Other films who used the concept of the shower scene from 'Psycho' are 'Fatal Attraction' and 'The room mate'
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