If you watch it, you will unconsciously look at yourself...

Rogers 2022-03-22 09:01:21

I didn't understand it at first glance, but when I thought about it, I was terrified. Every scene is abnormal, every time the plot develops, I am guessing why. So I'm always waiting for the secret to be revealed. I didn't expect to wait until the end and still don't know, and every guess may be reasonable. The seemingly bizarre story with no beginning and no end is surprisingly consistent with the inner state of his many experiences: in fact, every step is unpredictable, but he always expects the result habitually, and keeps searching and asking. However, sometimes there is no reason, or the process is the result, and the result is no result. Good works do make people look inside.

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  • Garnet 2022-04-23 07:01:26

    From the playfulness of the bird shop at the beginning to the horror of the gathering of birds at the end, Hitchcock successfully turned the cute things in daily life into horror elements, and the atmosphere creation can be used as a textbook. The heroine's makeup and clothing are a sign of the times, and her bold behavior is more charming, so I can't accept that she finally becomes weak, and I will deduct one point. Maintenance is also very important, Tippi is so beautiful and Jessica is so beautiful, so that the male protagonist who was tanned by the Australian sun with wrinkles on his face doesn't look like the former's same age and the latter's son.

  • Ivah 2022-03-23 09:01:25

    Hitchcock's purest suspense movie, from the use of special effects to the pure sound effect processing without soundtrack, is captivating. The most terrifying picture is the static confrontation, and it is the attack of the smiling seagull for no reason. At the same time, it is embedded in the family. Whether the discussion of relationships, especially the role of mothers (an extension of Psycho), has anything to do with flocks of birds is another puzzling question.

The Birds quotes

  • Lydia Brenner: [reacting to Melanie's bird-inflicted wounds] Yes, of course, bandages! It's terrible!

  • [first lines]

    Melanie Daniels: Hello there, Mrs. MacGruder.

    Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Oh, hello, Miss Daniels.

    Melanie Daniels: Have you ever seen so many gulls? What do you suppose it is?

    Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Well, there must be a storm at sea, that can drive them inland, you know. I was hoping you'd be a little late because he hadn't arrived yet.

    Melanie Daniels: Oh, but you'd said three o'clock...

    Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Oh I know, I know. I've been calling all morning. Oh, Miss Daniels you have no idea. They are so difficult to get, really they are. We have to get them from India, when they're just baby chicks, and then we have...

    Melanie Daniels: But this one won't be a chick, will he?

    Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Certainly not. Oh no, certainly not. This will be a full grown mynah bird, full grown.

    Melanie Daniels: And he'll talk?

    Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Well yes, of course he'll... well no, you'll have to teach him to talk. My. I guess maybe I'd better phone, they'd said three o'clock. Maybe it's the traffic. I'll call. Would you mind waiting?

    Melanie Daniels: Well, maybe you'd better deliver him. Let - let me give you my address.

    Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Oh, well, alright, but I'm sure they're on the way... Would you mind if I called?

    Melanie Daniels: No, alright, but...