THE BIRDS
COMPARING AND CONTRASTING
I personally really liked it, since it gave me the desperation feeling which I love because I am a huge fan of this genre. It made me want to know what will happen next everytime, it has some very essential elements of gothic horror, which makes it a really interesting movie --Even though I was only able to see some clips-- to watch and analyze later on.
Then, I
read the book, it was also a REALLY interesting piece, it kept me hooked all
the time!
I love this
genre in books as well, I personally really enjoy the feeling of tightness in
my throat in moments of suspense, my muscles tensing up at the psychological
effect. However, what is the difference between these pieces?
First of
all, the overall feeling you get. There is a quite difference between the two. When
I saw the movie version, I was desperate from the very beginning, since they’re
really straight forward when it comes to showing the antagonists -in this case
the birds- which doesn’t allow the feeling of tension or suspense to build up
quite as much. However, when the feeling of desperation or terror kicks in, it
really does. Terror running through your veins as if it was blood. “What is
going to happen to them?”, “Are they gonna make it?”, “What will they do next?”.
These are the kinds of questions that settle in your head while watching.
This movie
wasn't easy to watch since the visual effects --disregarding the year it
belongs to-- are amazingly and surprisingly well done, as well as the sound of
the movie that triggers that chilling sensation. It is not really as
psychological as the book, since as I previously mentioned, it didn´t allow the
suspense to build up.
In
comparison, the story by du Maurier makes you really feel that tension, the
suspense making you feel the anxiety that even though it worries you, it also
feels good, making you wanna read more and more every time. The knot in your
throat is present throughout the whole reading. This is one of the factors that
made me consider this piece really hooking, marvelous, and overall something that
I truly enjoyed. Some more aspects can include that it wasn’t quite easy or
simple to read. This piece included various adjectives and extravagant words
that would make it a little harder to understand. Nevertheless, I just think it
made the story more elegant, classy, making you feel privileged when reading it, if you ask me.
In
conclusion, these two pieces have quite a lot of
differences. For example, the
movie fits more in like a terror genre while the book is more of a horror one.
However, don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t make one better than the other while
the other one is awful. NOT in ANY way, even though they are different they are
each unique and a privilege to read and watch, I truly, deeply hope to find
more masterpieces like these classics.
Thank you
for reading my opinion over these two different pieces, remember toalways keep on reading.
