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Rating: 9/10 (15 March 2019)

If you only have one movie to watch or rewatch let it be this one. I was blown away. I'm late to the bird-part partly because I didn't wanna join the hype that surrounded this movie but boy am I happy I changed my mind.
Thanks to an intelligent script, great directing and elite performances in both main and supporting cast, Birdman takes you on an unforgettable journey that's about mental health, consequences of ambition, father-daughter relationship, romance and its complications, artistic vision, celeb culture vs.passion for acting, jealousy and competitiveness.
The stand out scene imho is where Keaton is acting that he's acting, before he aggressively lashes out on Norton's character (who btw is equally impressive) and the confrontation is spell binding. You forget everything around you, somehow you're just sucked into the universe and are a participant, you can almost smell the flowers in the vase and feel the air when he later floats above the tall buildings and his frantic rants are full of heart wrenching sadness yet amusing in its revelations.
Emma Stone is the other half of the heart and soul of Birdman, her fragility, sarcastic and completely spaced out persona manages to make the viewer feel both empathy and mild repulsion, she owns every scene she's in.
The only reason why I didn't rate this 10 is because it could've been a bit longer. It's such a rare emotion, often there's a natural need for an ending, a resolution but this time I simply was so struck that I wanted it to continue just a bit more. You laugh, cry, ponder, fantasize and stay transfixed the entire time.
Do yourself a massive favour and indulge in this magnificent, colorful, at times crazy and annoying bird, yet the more you watch you discover the beauty and the message that's behind its multi layered feathers.