flock of birds flying

Yvette 2022-04-20 09:01:17

The title is accompanied by the sound of flapping wings, and the silhouettes of the birds are constantly passing over the screen, with this chaotic sense of disorder. However, when the camera turns, the next scene is a very delicate pet store with a lot of birds hanging in it. cage. The switching between these two scenes changes the situation of the birds from free entry to bondage, and the noisy bird calls are replaced by a human conversation about bird trade.
The story then develops as usual.
What's the point of the birds' ensuing, seemingly regular attacks? From the indifference of human beings and the few words on the broadcast to the seriousness of bird attacks, the words "man-bird war" and "end of the world" have been mentioned.
At the end of the film, the car escapes amid a huge number of birds, carrying the hero's family and the heroine injured by the bird attack, and a pair of parrots trapped in a cage - because they have not attacked anyone is innocent. Does this mean: when humans have the ability to trap birds in cages, when birds are under the control of human order, but are they really people's trust in exchange for freedom? In fact, their fate of enslavement is only a foil for the human-dominated world order. Once out of the cage, they are no longer in control, and the disorder of birds is really only for humans, and for the birds themselves, it is just their natural state. Humans make a fuss, because they have become accustomed to human beings in control of all order, but forget that even birds in cages have the ability to fly freely.
When I saw the title of Hitchcock's "The Birds", I couldn't help thinking of my QQ signature last year. At that time, I chose a photo of birds flying in the air as my avatar, so I changed it to " Flocks of birds flying" signature, and the next day someone asked me what happened.
Birds can only fly in groups and orderly according to their migration habits, or they can only stay in cages quietly for people to watch and trade. In fact, why isn't that the case with humans? Everyone can make mistakes, but humanity as a whole can only take every step in a predetermined order, otherwise, panic and fear are unavoidable.

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The Birds quotes

  • Melanie Daniels: Get Cathy and Lydia out of here!

  • Mitch Brenner: What about the letter you wrote me, is that a lie, too?

    Melanie Daniels: No, I wrote the letter.

    Mitch Brenner: Well what did it say?

    Melanie Daniels: It said 'Dear Mister Brenner, I think you need these lovebirds after all. They may help your personality.'

    Mitch Brenner: But you tore it up?

    Melanie Daniels: Yes.

    Mitch Brenner: Why?

    Melanie Daniels: Because it seemed stupid and foolish.

    Mitch Brenner: Like jumping into a fountain in Rome?

    Melanie Daniels: I told you what happened!

    Mitch Brenner: You don't expect me to believe that, do you?

    Melanie Daniels: Oh, I don't give a damn what you believe!

    Mitch Brenner: I'd still like to see you.

    Melanie Daniels: Why?

    Mitch Brenner: I think it might be fun.

    Melanie Daniels: Well it might have been good enough in Rome, but it's not good enough now.

    Mitch Brenner: It is for me.

    Melanie Daniels: Well not for me!

    Mitch Brenner: What do you want?

    Melanie Daniels: I thought you knew! I want to go through life jumping into fountains naked, good night!