flock of birds

Trystan 2022-03-16 09:01:03

Opening close-up of a flock of birds flying by, constantly flying by, black and white with sound

The heroine and the man were talking about the schedule of the bird scene in the bird shop. The two stood and cut to each other. Before leaving, they cut to both of them. The two people basically follow whoever walks the track first, and whoever stops the track first will stop.

The heroine goes to the boy's house. After the power on the boat is turned off, the boat drifts forward. Then one of the main characters watches the boy's house, but this subjective shot is drifting from side to side.

Actions such as birds are to give a bird a direction in the air, and then follow the action between the bird and the person.

Hitchcock's films always progress slowly in the first half hour, and I don't know what to say. The speed of the plot depends on a sudden turning point. Although it is also paving the way for the later chapters, the sense of disconnection is too great.

Well, I just met yesterday, and today I went to someone's house after a bumpy ride.

There should be a foreshadowing in advance, and prompts should be given before the abrupt plot, such as the repeated appearance of birds, such as the panoramic car walking after the female protagonist leaves the male protagonist's house, a circle of birds on the wire, a close-up of the male protagonist, and a close-up of the bird.

The heroine is not good-looking, not as good-looking as that teacher

There are so many birds in the room, the actors are also afraid, how did you shoot

The film is also too slow, full of emotional depictions, and emotions have nothing to say

The heroine is sitting outside the school, with a bird falling behind him in the background, the music is the repeated singing of the students, and the birds are constantly increasing. There are so many birds

Below the students run, the birds fly

The close-up scene of the student being bitten was taken in the studio. The background was filmed in advance. The student was running in place, and the bird was fake.

The male and female protagonists went home and walked quietly, the track shot the crow subjective perspective

Is the chimney sealed?

good use of shadow, light and shadow

This film is not a suspense film, it is a disaster film, but Hitchcock obviously did not achieve the perfect fusion of story complex and disaster

Does this ending mean that the bird wins and the human loses?

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Extended Reading

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!