TaroFuzzy5588 t1_iufyf96 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:51 AM

At the end of The Birds when Melanie takes the kids from the schoolhouse and the birds are just watching

Key-Mulberry2456 t1_iugmvns wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:17 AM

You’re confusing two different scenes, but yes. Hitchcock was a visual storyteller. His best movies alternate scenes with dialog and scenes that are just perfectly shot and edited bits of film.

TaroFuzzy5588 t1_iugukqg wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:53 AM

I'm thinking at the end where Tippie Hedren and Rod Taylor quietly slip into the car with her daughter and slowly drive away...

Key-Mulberry2456 t1_iugxutb wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:41 AM

…with not even a musical score to provide any obvious emotional cues. Just the sounds of endless birds and the final visual of a conquered landscape.