3 reasons why Hitchcock's "The Birds" shines in film history *Spoiler alert

*This article touches on the core of the story, so we recommend reading it after watching the movie.

"The Birds" synopsis

Beautiful blonde Melanie Daniels comes to Bodega Bay to meet her fiancé, Mitch Brenner. Suddenly, The Birds swooped down, pecked Melanie on the forehead, and flew away. This was the beginning of the incident. Then thousands of The Birds flock to the town and attack the children and residents. Mitch and Melanie also risk their lives to fight the forces of The Birds that attack for no reason.

Index

• A panic thriller masterpiece from a suspense master
• An unprovoked attack by The Birds and a meticulously drawn human drama
• The Birds attack. Disney's compositing technology used for special effects
• No music! ? Amazing sound effects produced by electronic musical instruments

A panic thriller masterpiece from a suspense master

The Birds attack humans. I don't think there is any other work that can explain the general outline of the movie in just one line. People who eat it will be hooked on this alone. At first glance, this seems like the ultimate in ``thimble is best.''

However, it is a fact of life that the simpler something looks, the more carefully crafted it is behind the scenes. In particular, this work is the follow-up to `` Psycho '' (1960), which became a sensation all over the world, and Hitchcock experienced the pain of childbirth like never before. In this way, the great masterpiece of this century was born after pouring in an unprecedented level of tenacity and passion both technically and in terms of story.

The original story is a short story by Daphne du Maurier. What fascinated Hitchcock most of all was the apocalyptic idea of ​​The Birds, which would be cute if they were alone, coming together in groups to attack humans.

He does not look for projects based on the scale of ``it can be done or it can't be done.'' First, he pursues ideas that make his heart flutter, and only after finding them does he and his staff take the time to explore how they can make them a reality.

"The Birds" (C) 1963 Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

It was the same this time. He immediately asked art director Robert Boyle to consider whether this could be made into a film. When Boyle read the original story, an image of Munch's famous painting ``The Scream'' naturally came to mind (*1).

The ``screams'' not only from the main character running away from The Birds, but also from the technical staff who worked on the unprecedented footage, must have been quite loud. However, Hitchcock was a person who loved the detailed preparation process before filming began, and he even said, ``The actual production is boring because it ends so quickly.'' It is because the team was led by such a director that everyone was able to enjoy trial and error without fear of failure, and to create visual expressions that astounded the world.

So, what exactly was so amazing about ``The Birds''? In this article, I would like to focus on three points.

*1 From the documentary footage included in the “The Birds” DVD

An unprovoked attack by The Birds and a meticulously drawn human drama