The Birds Film Analysis

As the crows lay stagnant on the playset, children begin to run away from the school house under the advisement of their teacher, causing the birds to follow in hot pursuit of the children. The movie involved stronger features in its literary elements including plot, characters, and setting. As the film produced substantial differences in both the characters and setting revealed in the short story. A major distinction between the two works is in the characters. In the film, the main characters are Melanie Daniels and Mitch Brenner, who stay together in the town Bodega Bay with a majority of their time spent in Mitch’s mother's home during the attacks on the city. While in the story, the main character is Nat Hocken who focused on protecting his family and home during the Kamikaze attacks from the birds. An additional literary element that generated an impact larger in the film was the setting. The film took place in the small town of Bodega Bay while the story took place in a small town outside of London. In the seminal film and short story, “The Birds”, the film conveyed a deeper and stronger meaning in comparison to the story using setting, characters and plot. Throughout both of these works, the story and film, the literary element of setting in the film stands out as a prominent one. The setting of the film took place in both a city scene, San Francisco and a rural, Bodega Bay, about 66
These elements create a provoking influence improving the film over the short story. Despite the stories attempts to overcome the film’s ability to succeed in creating an impact in elements including setting, characters and plot, the film created a greater impact in comparison to the stories mediocre impact. Clearly throughout both works, the film shined brighter than the story when it comes to the impact that they unleashed upon the