Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, Starring: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, and Emma Stone.

Rating: 10/10 (3 November 2014)

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I could applaud Bridman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) for simply it's wild creativity. The way that it's shot, and scripted,and acted is all creative, but that really would be selling the entire thing short. This movie has so many layers, so many things to say,and explore about it's characters that it has to be inherently interesting on it's own. But it does have the creative direction,and cinematography, and scripting,and so much more. Birdman could be the best film of the year if only for the fact that I think the best film ever made came out this year.
Birdman tells the story of Riggan Thompson (Michael Keaton). He is a man who used to play a comic book hero called Birdman,but after years out of the spotlight is not much of a star. But he's trying to get back through a Broadway performance that he's writing,and directing. He will have to deal with stars clashing, and his own deteriorating mental state (There's a voice in his head that is Birdman talking to him) all the way up to the shocking conclusion. But that would only be skimming the surface of the entire thing. Do not expect to enjoy this film by just sitting,and watching it. That's not to say you couldn't it's just there is so much more to it than that. There's the way that the script of the play that Thompson is making especially the final scene describes the emotions felt by the character in real life. The way that time doesn't really change,and there is not cut's between the scenes,and the film just flows into the next part,and the way that the film is scripted in a way that shows,and doesn't tell. This list could go on,and on, and doesn't even begin to describe the depth that is found here. Really that's what I appreciated most about Birdman. The fact that after the film is over,and the funny dialogue,and beautiful imagery has gone away I can sit here,and still think about how it ties together. How I can dig my teeth into it still now,and still get something out of it.
The film is quite odd though,but the cast carries it with as a critic on the play in the film writes "super realism." Michael Keaton is a very good actor, and I just didn't know that from watching him prance around in tights. He gives a great performance that fit's the film perfectly,and it's kind of funny how his own career is basically the same as Riggan's. Edward Norton reminds me of why he is one of my favorites in a role as an egotistical actor that is actually really funny. Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifianakis remind us of the great actors they can be. They all mesh perfectly to create a wonderful trip behind the stage.
However if you are a person who wants to see spectacle,and is not a fan of anything weird don't go see this. It's good,but you have to think,and put together,and that might not make this the right experience for you.
Birdman is deliciously complex,and deep. It also has highlight performances,and if you look the way it all ties together is spectacular.I wish it were for more people, but it's not. It's a fantastic film though, and will be on my top 10.
I give Birdman a 10 out of 10.