The Birds is a film about a wealthy well-known woman who follows a man to his home in a small town in Northern California. This is when strange things start to occur, episodes of birds begin to attack people. These attacks increase in viciousness and in larger numbers throughout the film.
Thrillers often include fast paced scenes. A scene will have something sudden happen and this changes the entire atmosphere of the scene and will scare the audience as they would not have had the time to examine what had happened as it has happened very suddenly.
The film uses an antagonist that is overwhelming. It doesn't seem as though the antagonist can be beaten and this is often portrayed in horror films. Often what we find horrifying is that there is no way to defeat what is causing such destruction and chaos.
The heroic figures in The Birds are Melanie and Mitch. Melanie protects the children and helps to instruct them to leave the school and get them to a place of safety when she is aware that the children are in danger. When she hears a noise from the house, she bravely goes to look for herself rather than putting someone else at risk of being killed. Mitch is heroic in that he keeps them safe within the house and plans their escape from the town. Mitch keeps the house secure and the birds from entering the household when they are trying to fight their way in.
The end of the film is a cliffhanger, as the car leaves we don't know what will happen next. If leaving the town will help them to escape or if the birds will just follow them or even if the birds continue to act violently towards people. The viewer is unaware of all of these things and the film is left with the audience asking themselves several questions.
The audience is aware that the film is called "The Birds" so when Mir
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