Birdman deserves Best Picture!

Rating: 10/10 (19 March 2015)

I created an account just to set the record straight on all these bad reviews. From start to finish I was completely engaged with every the characters. I found them to be humorous and at the same time realistic. The movie is not about plot points people! Its about characters and how they are all trying to find validation through this play. The idea that Keaton's character starts to blur the line between art and reality, his Birdman character and himself, is really the focus. You will see this theme throughout, like with Norton's character trying to make the play hyper- realistic (real booze, real sex, etc.) and as well with the actors roles in the play they are doing in the movie becoming what actually is occurring (on some level-for example the pregnancy with the girlfriend). The filming was genius, it felt like a play going from one room to the next room, furthering the idea that the play is their reality. The drum track really kept the momentum and Edward Norton was so funny!By far this was Michael Keaton's best performance (not Batman, lol). So don't look for a traditional storyline, its about how Keaton becomes one with Birdman, reality and fantasy becoming the same thing. Best movie of the year, hands down! I also want to add, I laughed more watching this movie than any comedy I have watched recently.