Great theatrical roller-coaster presented in a very unusual way

Rating: 9/10 (23 January 2015)

When I first saw this masterpiece in one of the Latvian movie theaters, I was much impressed by the seamless transitions between scenes, which make it look like the whole movie was shot in one take. Really impressive and unusual. It adds realism to the picture. But not the kind of realism, that you get quickly tired of, when the camera is all shaky and stuff. In this one the camera went smooth all the way. So, it's a pleasure to watch from visual perspective.
Then comes the filling of this eye-pleasing candy. And I tell you, it's so fresh, so full of life and humorous, vivid characters that you quickly fall in love with. I really enjoyed those scenes, where you get to be on stage, feel the actors' play being revealed in front of you. Really cool. Then there's humor spilled in almost every scene.
So, you get dipped into a constantly changing river of theatrical action, very modern though, I have to add. Because theater can be often associated with something from the past. But this is a very modern movie, very much about the modern days of YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. It's easy to connect with all that's shown.
I went to see it for the second time with my girlfriend. This time I thought it was even more fun. Great job by all the actors and splendid directing by Mr. Iñárritu.
It is indeed an unusual movie. If I would have to describe, what's it about, I'd say it's about a bird that lives in us, waiting to spread its wings and elevate us from our crawling up into the beauty of sky fly.