Bird Pattern Wallpaper Biography
The Birds is one of Alfred Hitchcock's finest works. It's a diabolically wonderful contribution to the world of film. While it may not meet today's ridiculous horror standards, I consider The Birds utterly terrifying.
The plot is very simple, almost silly: Birds begin attacking the small town of Bodega Bay. Had this scenario fallen into the wrong hands, it could easily have become a "B" picture. But, thankfully, it didn't. This simple story fell into the lap of one of the great filmmakers who turned it into a great technical achievement. Unlike Hitch's other works, in this film nature, rather than human nature, is the villain. There are no disturbed pathological killers, just birds.
In one especially poignant scene, Melanie Daniels (played very appropriately shallow by Tippi Hedren) calmly waits outside the schoolhouse to meet the Bodega Bay schoolteacher, Annie Hayworth. As she sits and waits on the bench, she is oblivious of a flock of crows who begin to gather on the school's playground equipment located directly behind her. Their numbers gradually accumulate. All we can hear are the children inside the school singing a monotonous nursery tune. The chemistry is chilling. This scene alone is proof of Hitchcock's technical work, which lays the groundwork for an excellent suspense sequence.
The Birds is one of Alfred Hitchcock's finest works. It's a diabolically wonderful contribution to the world of film. While it may not meet today's ridiculous horror standards, I consider The Birds utterly terrifying.
The plot is very simple, almost silly: Birds begin attacking the small town of Bodega Bay. Had this scenario fallen into the wrong hands, it could easily have become a "B" picture. But, thankfully, it didn't. This simple story fell into the lap of one of the great filmmakers who turned it into a great technical achievement. Unlike Hitch's other works, in this film nature, rather than human nature, is the villain. There are no disturbed pathological killers, just birds.
In one especially poignant scene, Melanie Daniels (played very appropriately shallow by Tippi Hedren) calmly waits outside the schoolhouse to meet the Bodega Bay schoolteacher, Annie Hayworth. As she sits and waits on the bench, she is oblivious of a flock of crows who begin to gather on the school's playground equipment located directly behind her. Their numbers gradually accumulate. All we can hear are the children inside the school singing a monotonous nursery tune. The chemistry is chilling. This scene alone is proof of Hitchcock's technical work, which lays the groundwork for an excellent suspense sequence.
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