My thought exactly, Mr, Tree. Led me to dust off a long disused memory.
At one point in my marginally misspent youth I used to hang with my roommate's film studies friends, and fondly recall an all-night bull session after a viewing of Fellini Satyricon. I'll spare you guys descriptions of the film's imagery and structure, and direct your attention to the clip below.
The scene depicts the suicide of Petronius' fictional emperor, followed by the assassination of one of his generals. Then there's a "regime change" montage, which around the 3:04 mark briefly shows a row of crucified bodies, with largish carrion birds chowing down on their faces.
Let's just say Fellini's artistic vision doesn't mesh very well with mine.