The Birds

From "Jaws" to Contemporary Film: Is Fauna More Savage Than Flora? College

The nature versus nurture debate pales in comparison to the discussion of nature versus animals regarding the future of the human race. Two movies – Jaws and The Birds – are examples of animals turning against humanity in the most tragic ways. In contrast, the two movies The Happening and The Day After Tomorrow are perfect examples of how nature can turn against the human race. Both nature and animals are harmful to humans, but one is proven to be much more harmful than the other: nature is the most devastating way to erase an entire group of beings. Nature doesn’t always kill us as immediately as an animal can, but how we treat nature and what we do to create new products for ourselves from nature are more likely and definite to kill a species than the most dangerous animals on the planet; this suggests how devastating and harmful nature is in comparison to our fellow animal species.

Nature is commonly depicted as anything outside of the common human living areas, such as weather, trees, plants, animals, and other living organisms. However, nature can be separated into two categories: animal life and plant life, which includes natural disasters. Animals are commonly feared: numerous phobias have been established due to a...

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