Birdman: or (The Unexpected Brilliance of Filmmaking)

Rating: 10/10 (15 November 2014)

This was one of the most masterfully crafted films I have seen in years. An intense drama masked by comedy; phenomenal acting from the entire cast, not a moment is unbelievable. Michael Keaton was top notch (his best performance ever in my opinion). Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography is something to marvel in its self! The idea of following him day to day as one continuous take shows the sad nature to this characters world. Behind the comedy of this films world there is a very depressing nature to the film throughout. Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) is haunted by his past superhero character, Birdman, and it's destroying him as a person. His greatest achievement has now become his worse enemy.