In her book Shots in the Mirror, Nicole Rafter
highlights psychological theories of crime as one of three major crime theories
portrayed in film, the other two being environmental and biological theories. Psychological
theories refer to any abnormal psychological or mental state that can
contribute to criminality.
Rafter discusses that
abnormal psychological states can be categorized both as having a specific
ailment or being generally insane. She says on page 55 that some characters in
crime films can simply be called ‘insane’, as “some are obsessives, others are
sadomasochists, narcissists are homicidal maniacs.” We’ll see in the upcoming
entries whether or not a specific ailment can be attributed to any villain.
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