the film itself was very odd and hard to understand. It could be interpreted in many different ways, such as the female character vs the birds and town, the town vs the birds and the birds vs everyone.
Whether Mr. Hitchcock intended this picture of how a plague of birds almost ruins a peaceful community to be symbolic of how the world might Le destroyed (or perilously menaced) by a sudden disorder of future's machinery is not apparent in the picture. (Crowther, 1963)
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The film's technical wizardry is extraordinary, especially in the film's closing scene. it has a complex, trick composite shot throughout the film. The music is non-existent and is replaced by an electronic soundtrack (including simulated bird cries and wing-flaps), with Hitchcock's favourite composer Bernard Herrmann serving as a sound consultant.
The film is confusing. I have no idea what draws the birds and turns them bad and it seems that nobody else does either. "I don't know why," says harried Melanie Daniels (Hedren). "Wish I could say," blurts bemused Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor). Everyone is confused, ruffled, on the brink of flight. (Brooks, 2012) The film is not about what is said but about the way the eyes and body moves. the town is also odd as they act different when the lead woman character is there. this is why they think the birds are targeting them due to her being cursed or per say being sent here to harm the town with a bird following.
Not all the birds attack as the love birds in the cage are fine. so maybe it was a curtain kind that only attacked.
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The film is very family based and the lead at the end looks up to the mother that has her in her arms. it has a very sweet ending and shows how Hitchcock has a big thing for families in his movies. she has a mother figure to look up to.
illustrations
figure 1 Alastair Sooke, (2015), Tippi Hedren [ONLINE]. Available at: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11334674/The-Birds-review-disturbing.html [Accessed 1 March 2017].
figure 2 Villans Wiki , (2015), The Birds [ONLINE]. Available at: http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/The_Birds_(The_Birds) [Accessed 1 March 2017].
bibliography
Crowther, Bosley, The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D05E7D9143CEF3BBC4953DFB2668388679EDE
Brooks, Xans, The Guardians
https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2012/jul/31/my-favourite-hitchcock-the-birds
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