Birdman demands several viewings

Rating: 8/10 (25 November 2016)

I happened to see Birdman on an overseas flight, and thankfully I saw it more than once on the journey, because it does require several viewings. I originally thought the movie would be a satirical look (like The Player) of the behind-the-scenes of a Broadway play, but it was more than that.
I loved the cinematography and wow, I wonder how on earth the production team managed to get through some of the unbelievable scenes.
I know, I know, some people may think it prudish that I'm critical of the voluminous amount of swearing in this movie, but still, the massive amounts of swearing really got in the way of a fine movie. Anyway, I never knew of anyone who left a cinema complaining, "Gee, I wish this movie had more swearing." The Dark Knight trilogy hardly had any swearing, and its box office didn't suffer.
It's a shame Michael "Batman" Keaton didn't win an Oscar but maybe his time will come with his role as Ray Kroc in The Founder.