![]() ![]() Due to Hitchock’s religious upbringing and his known affinity for biblical references, it is reasonable to assume that he was at least in part inspired by the biblical image of the apocalypse when creating this film. ![]() And they shall eat what is left to you after the hail, and they shall eat every tree of yours that grows in the field, …” Despite the difference in species, the visual description of the locusts’ swarming and destruction of the town is similar to what we see occur in Bodega Bay when the birds attack. The line which describes this threat can be found in Exodus 10:1-19 “I will bring locusts into your country, and they shall cover the face of the land so that no one can see the land. In the book of Exodus, it is written that Moses told the Pharoah to let God’s people go, lest he releases a swarm of locusts upon his town. One similarity that can be drawn between the film and the bible is the appearance of the birds as a sign of the apocalypse. While Shadow of a Doubt may contain his most direct references to the church, many biblical allusions can also be seen throughout his 1963 horror film The Birds. Alfred Hitchcock was raised Catholic, and many of the ideas he was exposed to throughout his upbringing can be seen in his work. ![]()
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