The Birds


Some time back I saw a movie named THE BIRDS and here is my take on the feature.

A timeless classic, The Birds is a suspense thriller based on Alfred Hitchcock’s story which gives a tinge of the nature and its effects of the common man. The story revolves around a wealthy socialite Melanine Daniels meeting a lawyer Mitch Brenner in a pet shop where a small conversation ends upto Melanine’s idea of returning the favour he did.

To this, she drives around an hour to the North of San Francisco to a small island called Bodega Bay where Mitch spends his weekends with his sister and possessive mother. After reaching there she finds that his house was across the river from the city and she prefers to sail alone and reach the destination and presents a pair of love birds to Mitch’s sister. This route was the first one when she was attacked by a seagull.

Soon after Mitch discovered about Melanine’s presence in town he invites her for dinner at his house and introduced her to his family. Later she stays with Annie Hayworth and came to know that once she was in a relationship with Mitch which was broken because of his possessive mother. By this time, Melanine and Mitch were attracted towards each other and Cathy (Mitch’s sister) had accepted her heartfully.

On her continued stayed in the city, she came across many instances where the seagull or the crows attack her and her acquaintances. During the birthday celebration of Cathy the kids were attacked by the birds through which the residents were under shock. In another remarkable incident where Melanine visits a local school where Annie is working as a teacher the audiences were shocked to see around 100 birds in the playground which were ready to attack the school kids and harm them.

Gradually the movie started becoming dark and full of suspense even the silence in some of the scenes was full of horror. The shrieking voice of the birds also maintains the horror behind the scenes. The continuous bird attack on the residents was increasing at a higher speed.

In all this the birds killed many people including one friend of Mitch’s mother and Annie. Atlast when the birds attacked Melanine in Mitch’s house though which resulted in injured Mitch and with a hairline escape they left the city and the birds behind to a new road. Though the movie finishes abruptly but it leaves a silent horror in the viewers mind. This is one of the finest works of Alfred Hitchcock.

Images: wikipedia

Comments

Post a Comment

I would like to have your Opinion on this. Please feel free to share your views!!!!

Popular posts from this blog

Restructure your Corporate Model

This is a common scenario with the corporate houses where the organizational structures are re-aligned for smoother operations in an organization. There are many compromises the Company has to do as per the requirements of the NEW management. One of the challenges faced by them would be studying the work graph of the employees and make them adjust in the new environment and accept the changes. It is said that changes are inevitable but changes should be accepted with open hands by the employees. The companies should come out of the shell of the BIG CORPORATE and should study their own SWOT and act on; the action and the analysis areas may be inside or outside their pre-determined shell. There can be lot many reasons for restructuring…be it less performance, all talks- no work, only work---no talks, no clear goal, no direction, no decision….and many more…everyone needs a change and a better change. With the advent of restructuring in the company the employee would be little skeptical as
Read more

FISH Philosophy!!!

Sometime back my colleague gave a presentation on the FISH Philosophy; it is a theory from John Christensen; which was derived by placing cameras in fish market to study the behaviour of workers working actively. As the book suggests, “When we choose to love the work we do, we can catch our limit of happiness, meaning and fulfillment every day.” The study shows how 75% of normal human life is consumed in work related areas as going to office, spending time in working and other such meagre activities and by the time Friday appears everyone sighs and says “Thank God its Friday” and gives their 100% of the energy. The promoters and writer proudly shares that this book will benefit the managers which will indeed increase employee retention and motivate people to take pride in what they do; so it says no work is small you should perform your duties with pride and enthusiasm. The story is a parable; an invented story about finding the deep source of energy, creativity and passion that exists
Read more

Building Bully- Free Workplace

In the dynamic realm of the workplace, collaboration and teamwork are crucial for success. However, sometimes this spirit of cooperation takes a dark turn when employees gang up against one particular team member. During a recent one-on-one session with a team member, I came to realize the immense importance of understanding and practicing concepts like empathy, sympathy, privacy, and secrecy. These terms may be interconnected, but they each hold their own significance. It is disheartening to witness team members struggling to fit into the competitive nature of the workplace. Do they not have their own individuality and unique perspectives? Should they not possess their own strong will? Numerous questions arise in light of this. Why do people gang up against a particular team member? Why do they feel entitled to delve into their personal issues? Can't they control their curiosity and focus on their own responsibilities? Why make fun of someone who is already going through emotional
Read more