The Birds tells
the story of Melanie Daniels as she travels to Bodega Bay and is inexplicably
attacked by a seagull.
Suddenly,
thousands of birds begin to flock into the island town and begin to prey on the
residents in a terrifying series of attacks.
In multiple
scenes within the home Melanie is staying at, the birds (Crows and Seagulls)
find their way inside the house to do some damage and prey on the family. But
the one constant that remains unharmed are two caged Love Birds.
At the end of
the film when the family survives the latest attack, they find themselves
needing to escape quickly before another attack occurs. With hundreds of birds
outside the house waiting patiently until they feel the urge to attack yet
again, I know..crazy story but bear with me, the family decides to make a quick
getaway. They move ever so slowly out the front door as they try to make it to
the parked car in front of the house. The young girl Cathy asks her big brother
if she could take her Love Birds with, as she comments,"They never hurt
anyone".
The final scene
shows the family driving away with the Love Birds sitting in their cage upon the
backseat. The birds sit there content and at peace.
Alfred
Hitchcock was not only so good at bringing suspenseful stories to us, but in
some subtle way his stories had a message.
What I believe
he was driving at here by showing the Love Birds at peace in that final scene,
was to give us the perspective that love conquers all.
Let us stop
just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions. (1 John 3:18)
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