I was dubious when first sitting down to watch this documentary, but after the first 5 minutes I was enticed by the simplicity of it all; a man who loves the wild parrots in San Francisco. It starts out with the man, Mark Bittner, explaining to some passerby about the parrots and how they survive. Soon mark explained the persona's of each and every one of his birds, whom he named with great pride and precision. My favorite was Connor, who was the only Blue-headed conure in the flock of cherry-headed conures. Poor Connor had no mate, and he was the outcast of the flock. My heart went out to him, and I realized: only a great movie such as this would make you sympathize for a parrot. Soon the movie explained that Mark is a semi-homeless struggling musician, who occupies, but does not pay rent, a tiny cottage. I find it inspiring that a man who can hardly feed himself feeds dozens of parrots. I admit, though the story was deep and melancholy, I laughed quite a bit. And the surprise ending through me off guard. In conclusion, you should definitely see this documentary, because it made me cry, laugh, and make my heart soar all at once.
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