Alfred Hitchcock's nature thriller The Birds has one of the most iconic and unsettling ambiguous endings of all time. Why did the birds suddenly stop?
Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds has one of the most unsettling ambiguous endings of all time, with deeper themes and meanings that aren’t immediately obvious. Loosely adapted from the 1952 short story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, the 1963 masterpiece takes place in the seaside town of Bodega Bay, where things take a sinister turn when the local bird population starts swooping down to attack people.
As Mitch quietly prepares the car for the trip to San Francisco, reports can be heard on the radio claiming the bird attacks have spread to nearby communities and the army might have to get involved. Then, all of a sudden, the birds stop their attacks. Hundreds and hundreds of birds all perch around the Brenner house and ominously stare as Melanie, Lydia, and Cathy join Mitch in the car, and they slowly drive away.
This interpretation of nature exacting vengeance against humankind has only gotten more and more relevant over time. As the human race has continued to deplete the planet’s natural resources, killing animals, drilling for oil, and tearing down rainforests, nature has responded through the destructive effects of climate change. The march of industry was praised as a significant innovation in the early 20th century, but all the factories were rapidly polluting the air.
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