A Tragic Comedy

Rating: 8/10 (7 January 2015)

Expecting a few cheap laugh on a dull evening a brilliant plot unfolded before me while watching Birdman. For years past the notion of a tragic comedy was a commonplace but its definition ambiguous until Birdman. Rarely a film's ending that becomes apparent half way through makes me cheer for the protagonist to not execute the his ultimate actions. If I was capable of crying I would have shed a tear at its ending, making me jubilant of the direction the ending eventually takes.
To understand Birdman you must realize that once millions of people adore you as a fictional superstar you start believing the hype. Just as an idea becomes an ideology once millions embrace so does a super-ego of film star begin to manifest itself into reality. The brilliance of the film is its far reach from the common but still, its ability to capture the lust of our inner world in conflict with reality.