Each panel originally had a caption, a feature which was scrapped in a silly attempt to bring cohesiveness to the page as a whole. They were as follows: panel 1 - Pig fingers! Carrot hands! Cannot draw! panel 2 - Focus off. panel 3 - Perspective is a matter of perspective. panel 4 - What, me worry? In thinking about it, I suppose I might have impanelled these in the orange bar at the right, but it probably would've been a bit much. ... I'm not sure how wide-spread the campaign is, but in Seattle, there are numerous billboards and bus signs which read, "Jesus is ____." I want to play mad libs with these things, or else write in, "a day labourer." Other acceptable answers include, "bearded," and, "featured in a Leonard Cohen song."
If you haven't read the Daphne du Maurier original, you totally should. I'd link you to it, but I can't, as it's apparently still under copywrite.
ReplyDeleteOh, I have. Probably the best horror I've ever read. Far superior to Hitchcock's hokier adaptation. That said, I do enjoy the movie. That bit (just after the famous playground bit) where a kid smiles as he runs past the camera with a crow pecking at his head is one of the great moments in cinema.
ReplyDeleteI once heard (probably on TCM, but I don't know for sure) that the ending was originally supposed to feature them driving back to SF, and having thousands of birds sitting along the cables of the Golden Gate Bridge. That would have made it a lot less silly.
ReplyDeleteAlthough, really, considering the limitations of special effects back in the day, there are some really suspenseful parts of the film.
...weird. I have no clue how it knows who I am. I have a blogger name? How?!?
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