Have you ever been attacked by birds? I have. I was at the beach feeding bread crumbs to the seagulls, when I dropped the bag. The bread crumbs spilled everywhere and tens of birds swooped down around me. They practically formed a wall of feathers and flapping sounds. Luckily though, those birds weren’t trying to peck my eyes out and kill me. That is exactly what happens in both the short story and the movie, both titled The Birds. Both of them are quite similar, in the aspect of birds attacking people and living near water. There are many differences though, ranging from the characters connections to one another and reasoning for the birds attacks. There are some similarities between Hitchcock’s film and Daphne du Maurier’s story. The main similarity between the two is probably quite obvious. No, I’m not talking about how birds in both stories entered the house through the chimney.¹ I am speaking of the fact that in both of the movies there were birds, and they attacked people.
They were even the same kind of birds, the smaller ones you are prone to seeing in your yard and seagulls. The fact that the birds were similar could have something to do with the similar settings of the two stories. In both, it is set rather far from a large city and also near water.” The connections between the characters in Hitchcock’s film were quite different than the ones in du Maurier’s story. In du Maurier’s story they are quite simple. Nat Hocken is married and has two children, and there is a farm down the roads where people they are friends with live. Viola! It is rather easy to understand, as apposed the relationships in Hitchcock’s film. The film’s relationships are filled with complex love triangles, no, they are more like love polygons. There is Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) ¹ If you thought this was the most obvious thing, you’re an idiot. ” More on water later. And the multiple women that all want to be with him, although for different reasons. Lydia Brenner (Jessica Tandy), Mitch’s mother, is afraid to be abandoned by Mitch as she was when her husband died. Cathy Brenner (Veronica Cartwright) loves and looks up to her older brother and wants to spend time with him.
The Essay on Fantasy Stories and Films Merely Serve as a Means of Escapism. Do You Agree?
Through these stories and films emanating mysterious qualities and awe that is fantasy, the door to escapism is opened. Escapism in this sense refers to a negative connotation where humans escape from the unpleasant human world into the world of fantasy. Due to many people criticizing these stories and films just being of a fantastic nature, they often reject them as merely “escapist”- a term ...
Then, there is the rather typical Hollywood plotline consisting of the exgirlfriend, Annie Hayworth (Suzanne Pleshette), and the new girlfriend, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), both wanting the leading male because of romantic interest. Another rather major difference between the two stories is the reason for the attacks the birds made. It was made pretty clear in the short story that it was the tides (which were cause by the unusual wind) that caused the birds to attack. I found that a bit unbelievable. I have see ocean tides cause many a strange thing, this includes the devastation of sand castles and all those inside them,” as well as willing people to speak using surfing lingo. Through out al of these strange occurrences, I can say that I have never seen the ocean’s waves cause birds to go nuts and attack people. Perhaps, this is the reason Hitchcock decided to let you figure out the reason the birds attacked on your own.
So that if you don’t like the reason the birds are attacking, it’s your own fault. Also, seeing as how the setting for this story is Bodega Bay the reasoning couldn’t have included ocean waves for a few reasons. It is a bay not an ocean. Also bays don’t get waves; well not waves important enough to excite bird attacks! So, as you very well know, there are many a difference between the two versions of The Birds, but luckily the both had the same premise to them. This is a very good thing because few other normally nonthreatening animals can evoke such fear as birds. Think about it, if Hitchcock’s movie was called The Rabbits no one would have been afraid. Although Monty Python may prove me wrong. In conclusion, there are also many other differences and similarities between the two stories, and I will get into them later if I am forced to write a follow-up paper.
The Essay on Suspense In "The Birds" (comparison Of The Book And The Film)
At times, we don’t understand why things occur. In the story “The Birds” by Daphne du Maurier and The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock, all types of birds begin to attack the people for an unknown reason. The short story and the movie each have a different way of presenting the main idea and creating suspense. Throughout the film and short story, we see how the citizen’s cope with ...