(with lots of spoilers)
I watched the movie in several parts.
First, the first part is about Melanie going to Boga Bay and being pecked by a bird; the second part is about the four of them being attacked by birds in the fireplace on the eve of their birthday; the third part is about Kathy's birthday party He was attacked by a flock of birds and hid in the room; in the fourth part, the neighbor (a man who lived alone) was pecked to death by a flock of birds that broke through the window; in the fifth part, Melanie went to the elementary school to pick up Casey, and shared with the classroom Annie talked about this and designed the children to run home quickly with fire drills; the sixth part, the classic restaurant debate, the gas station explosion and the large-scale bird attack, etc., the special two returned to the restaurant to play against the women and children; In the seventh part, the four people avoided the attack of the birds in the room and the heroine was attacked by the bird in the attic until the four people drove away. The most classic scenes are the chairs outside the school and the dialogue in the restaurant.
One is the insinuation between the classic lens language and character behavior. The viewer is aware of the impending danger, but the character is still smoking a cigarette on the bench. Until Melanie's eyes fell on a black bird flying in the sky, the camera panned, and the iron frame behind was full of birds. This is Hitchcock's classic way of creating a horror atmosphere.
The other is triggered by an unfriendly mixed barrage. This scene gathers groups of many "factions" who have a view on a certain thing, such as those who have experienced it first-hand, prejudices, impure religious believers, and ignorant women and children. people and the middle group. Until the disaster happened, they were forced to accept it, but instead believed that the disaster was brought by Melanie, an outsider. I thought I would be grateful, but the truth is doubt and rejection. It can be seen that this prejudice has not been eliminated since the beginning.
Suddenly an echo came to mind. At the beginning of the film, Melanie unintentionally released a bird in a bird shop in San Francisco, and was then restrained by Mitch with a black courtesy to subdue the bird. At the end of the film, Melanie and Mitch fortify the house, but they still can't resist the attack of the birds. In the end, because Melanie was injured, the four chose to leave Boga Bay. ——MTT
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