This Short Shows That Being Different Is Being Special
“For the birds” is a wonderful short. It’s just a few minutes of fun and enchantment in which you’ll meet a set of fifteen somewhat annoying and annoying birds that will get laughs and something more when they meet a different and eccentric bird.
If you have children at home don’t hesitate to take the time to see with them this production that Pixar gave us as a gift in the 2000s. The short was directed by Ralph Eggleston, a well-known name in the animation industry and present in films famous as “Up”, “Toy Story”, “Wall-E” or “Finding Nemo”.
The art of being different and the commitment to be similar
In life we find ourselves with many situations similar to those represented in this short film. The arrival of a stranger revolutionizes the community, the high school class, the neighbors block, the neighborhood group.
Our fifteen little blue birds are shocked to discover the arrival of this large and eccentric bird. Far from integrating it, far from responding to its kind arrival, they start a deafening whisper like small vultures conspiring with menacing eyes.
- Being different is generally seen as a threat, because it means having to question our own lifestyle, one that is already stable, under control and offers us security.
- Being part of a group and taking care of common similarities is an aspiration for those who have low self-esteem and don’t have an identity of their own. If I adopt the identity of the group and let myself go, I will feel safe.
- Being different is not a problem, in fact it is the problem of others for refusing to accept any other perspectives and enriching their worldview from what is not like them.
- Being different should be positive, as it gives us the opportunity to enjoy being authentic and unique. Something few people can be proud of.
There is a wonderful aspect to the short: the protagonist’s attitude, the way the strange and eccentric bird confronts the group of revolting birds who see their presence on the electric wire with such fear.
His smile never fades, it’s his calling card, his strength and his charm. That kind smile quickly becomes a curious and also pious expression, because when faced with a group of negative and unsympathetic creatures, the only forces that are worth, without a doubt, are kindness and kindness.
He doesn’t give up. He doesn’t mind that none of the birds return his greeting. He also doesn’t care if they don’t give him a place on the electrical wire. Our protagonist resists and persists, and far from going slow to break the ice, he decides to settle in the center of everyone else.
This bold act arouses many criticisms, whispers, irritating knocks and adorable gestures that get a thousand smiles and loud laughs. The short’s outcome is one of Pixar’s most epic, so much so that in 2001 it won the Oscar for best animated short, along with the Annie Award and another mention at the Sitges Festival.
Click here to watch the short “For the Birds”
