The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill(2005) This poignant documentary chronicles the true story of a modern-day St. Francis of Assisi, a homeless San Francisco street musician by the name of Mark Bittner who adopts a flock of wild parrots as he searches for meaning in his life. With a surprise ending that left festival audiences cheering, director Judy Irving's film celebrates urban wildness -- human and avian -- and links parrot antics to human behavior.
- Movie #34 "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" --- life is too short to watch a documentary that I just didn't like..............and this is the first time in a long time that I disagree with rottentomatoes.com (who gave this a 95%) . I watched 40 minutes and went away from it, looked up some critiques, and then tried to watch it again. Nope, not for me. I fail to see the interest in this ------ I don't see the poignancy, so I'm moving on. I definitely don't see the comparison of the guy who makes friends with these parrots and St. Francis of Assisi. With St. Francis, it seemed more than just liking these birds. Oops. I just noticed it is supposed to have a surprise ending. Well, if anyone is reading this and has seen the film, and completely changed his/her mind DUE to the ending , let me know because I just didn't see what all the hubub was for this film. oh well, I guess there are people out there that would say the same thing about "Citizen Kane" or "Casablanca" ---- in fact, I remember talking to someone recently that said, "Casablanca" ? that's not a classic! what's the big deal about that film? And there was so much to say, I was left open mouthed. Oh well, kind of like that, I guess.
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