The psicopath as a main character in cinema. Keys of succes

Abstract

The characters with psychopath profile proliferate in the cinema for many years. In the present article we come closer to the reasons of this success. On one hand, the psychopath character is defined and some current examples (from reality and from cinema) are exposed. Finally, the most common cinematographic elements in the movies on psychopaths are analyzed: the mise-en-scene, the casting, the soundtrack, the script, the curiosity of the spectator, the fascination of the characters and the violence.