Quartile rating: 7.5/10 · 1 rating
One by one, a flock of small birds perches on a telephone wire. Sitting close together has problems enough, and then comes along a large dopey bird that tries to join them. The birds of a feather can't help but make fun of him - and their clique mentality proves embarrassing in the end.
For the Birds is a charming Pixar short with a satisfying, karmic punchline ending that lands perfectly. The plot is simple but effective for its runtime, delivering a clear moral about clique mentality with comic precision. Acting/voice performance is essentially irrelevant in a dialogue-free short, so it scores low by default. Cinematography is competent Pixar work but unremarkable. Novelty is moderate — the premise is simple and the 'bully gets comeuppance' arc is familiar, though the execution and timing are distinctly Pixar-polished. The ending is the clear standout, functioning as a near-perfect comedic payoff that makes the whole piece memorable.