Why Birdman is a great film

Rating: 10/10 (13 April 2015)

Birdman caught me by surprise when I was reading movie news one day. I saw that Michael Keaton was starring in it as Riggan Thomson, and I knew it would turn into something special. When I first saw the film, I was heartbroken because of the ending. It was beautiful seeing Sam (Riggan's daughter) looking into the sky smiling. Many people say that this film is horrible or a disgrace to be the best film awarded at the Oscars but that's not true. Birdman is a story about many real actors who lose popularity and have to find something to make them rise back to the top. The part that everyone should note is Birdman is a reference to the 1989 version of Batman because it changed that genre of films. Birdman shows that when someone is forgotten and is only known by the sweatiest of nerds, it can break them. Birdman hints at Hollywood's desire with money by selling people explosions when Riggan's is thinking about the future of Birdman. During the end of the film, Riggan knows that he doesn't need to act to find happiness and success, but he knew that couldn't live with the burden of Birdman. At the end of the film, Sam looks down and sees her dad, but she looks up because she knows that he's flying. Birdman shows that the ignorance of people can lead to their undoing. People lead hard lives, and it is hard to go on, but people will argue that suicide isn't the answer. Riggan's had only a day of being famous, and he knew that that was all he needed to be happy.