The Birds ending is one of my favourite movie endings, whenever I watch it I end up with a mix of tension and a strange feeling of paranoia. I somehow think the original ending would have destroyed this feeling, of course solely based on the video description.
The fact that it ends with the slow and frightened walk from the house to the car shows the power and control of the birds, they don’t run away the birds allow them to leave. Nevertheless I would love to watch the original ending.
If not the best, Before Sunrise is one of the best romance movies I’ve ever watched. Why? Because of its simplicity. Unlike the usual romance movie formula – couple in love with something between them (family, distance, culture…), there is nothing between. The argument of the film is just natural dialogue while wandering on the streets of Vienna during less than 24 hours. This movie is for the romance genre as Apocalypse Now is for war.
During my usual after movie reading, I noticed that it was directed by Richard Linklater, director of Dazed and Confused which I’ve watched one week ago. The similarities are evident, time frame of a single day, simple argument based fully on natural dialogues. I also have the DVD of Before Sunrise sequel, Before Sunset next to me…
Yesterday, in a chat on my way to work I was reminded of Tarkovsky first movie, Ivan’s Childhood.
One of my favourite movies.