This shot is a point-of-view to put us in Marion's shoes which
makes the whole scene seem more unsettling.
The silhouette in shot makes it unclear who the killer is, this enhances
the twist at the end of the film since it doesn't look like Norman's hair who
the audience already feels uneasy about.
The knife he's using is raised above his head so he can bring it down
with a lot of force which shows us he's doing this out of anger since he wants
it to be brutal rather than just having the knife discretely at hip
height. Behind the silhouette we can see
the door to the bathroom (and the escape) but he is standing in between you and
the door to show there's no way out.
Norman is using a knife to kill Marion which is a phallic symbol showing
that the attack is somewhat sexual since before this scene we saw Norman
looking through the peep hole. The rain
in front of the camera acts like rain which partially obscures the identity of
the killer and rain is always associated with darkness and misery.
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